"The Lords of Flatbush" elevated Sylvester Stallone's profile, but hardly propelled him to stardom. In 1975, Stallone watched a boxing match on TV, in which far-outclassed fighter Chuck Wepner ...

Sylvester Stallone, a name synonymous with Rocky ... from a real-life boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Chuck Wepner. Sylvester Stallone watched this fight on March 19, 1975, and it left ...

Sylvester Stallone's Rocky drew inspiration from a real-life boxing of boxing legend Muhammad Ali The movie Rocky drew direct inspiration from a real-life boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Chuck ...

One of the most endearing and significant was the friendship between Sylvester Stallone, creator and ... by the historic fight between Ali and Chuck Wepner, had captivated the world.

Sylvester Stallone Before he made it in the ... Later, when he saw a boxing match between Mohammed Ali and Chuck Wepner, he got the inspiration to write the script for the famous movie ‘Rocky.’ ...

Editor's Note: The following is excerpted from "The Official Rocky Scrapbook." Copyright 1977 by Sylvester Stallone. Used by permission. The inspiration for the film ...