“The Bayonne Bleeder” was the nickname for Wepner and he as soon as tried to sue Sylvester Stallone saying that the “Rocky” character was based mostly on his life. Wepner was a scrapper and had as a lot coronary heart as any fighter you might discover. He was rugged and hard however not an excellent boxer. However to look at his efforts and the way exhausting he fought made him an attraction. His last file was a decent 35-14-2 and in his solely shot on the world title going through Muhammad Ali, Wepner misplaced by TKO within the fifteenth spherical however within the course of knocked down Ali within the ninth spherical. Eight of his losses had been by TKO or KO. Of his 14 losses, some had been by the hands of well-known fighters (Buster Mathis, George Foreman, Sonny Liston, Joe Bugner, Ali, and Duane Bobick). For many who know Wepner’s story, many will most likely keep in mind him most for being on the cardboard of Muhammad Ali vs. Antonio Inoki, boxer versus wrestler that noticed Wepner taking over Andre the Large and the previous WWE star tossing Wepner out of the ring like a rag doll.
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