Your group of four will dine with the legendary heavyweight boxer Chuck Wepner, the man who inspired one of the greatest sports films ever made. When Wepner came within 19 seconds of going the full distance against Muhammad Ali in their 1975 heavyweight championship fight, a young Sylvester Stallone was watching. Shortly after, Stallone wrote the script for Rocky, released in theatres in 1976. For years Stallone denied the connection, but eventually admitted that Wepner was the inspiration behind Rocky Balboa. ESPN immortalized the story in their 2011 documentary titled The Real Rocky, and Wepner's life has since been chronicled in two films, the 2016 biographical drama Chuck, in which Liev Schreiber portrayed him, and the 2019 film The Brawler.
Wepner's story is one of extraordinary toughness and heart. The New Jersey state heavyweight champion, he faced some of the most fearsome punchers in boxing history. He was the last man to fight former undisputed world heavyweight champion Sonny Liston, a bout that left Wepner needing 72 stitches in his face and which he later described as his toughest fight, calling Liston the hardest puncher he ever faced. He also faced George Foreman and Joe Bugner, and across a 16-year career accumulated 328 stitches and nine broken noses, none of which, as Wepner himself put it, ever fazed him. Following setbacks against Foreman and Liston, Wepner went on to win nine of his next eleven bouts, including victories over Charlie Polite and former WBA heavyweight champion Ernie Terrell, proving once again that the Bayonne Bleeder was never one to stay down.
This is a rare and intimate opportunity to sit across the table from a genuine piece of boxing and Hollywood history.
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Don't miss your chance to claim this extraordinary evening with one of boxing's most iconic and beloved figures. Place your bid now before someone else is breaking bread with the real Rocky Balboa.
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