Former heavyweight Bayonne boxer Chuck Wepner will get his due as the inspiration for Rocky Balboa in the new ESPN documentary “The Real Rocky” premiering in October, TV officials said last week.

On a crisp autumn night in November, Henry Hascup, President of the New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame, rose to the dais for the organization’s annual induction and awards banquet. With his booming Jersey ...

Stream the latest The Real Rocky videos on Watch ESPN. A profile of Chuck Wepner, the original inspiration for Sylvester Stallone's Rocky Balboa character, and how Rocky-like glory eluded Wepner as he ...

Chuck Wepner jokingly sends an open-hand jab through Muhammad Ali's "defense" during a press conference for their title fight March 24, 1975, in Cleveland, OH. Ali took home $1.5 million, Wepner ...

Sylvester Stallone as Rocky Balboa and Talia Shire as Adrian in Rocky. (Photo by John Springer Collection/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images) Chuck Wepner may not be a household name, but the fictional ...

Uncover the gritty and inspiring story of Chuck Wepner, the rugged, unpolished street brawler from New Jersey who famously defied the odds to step into the ring with boxing's greatest legends. Known ...