Chuck Wepner
Professional Boxer, Boxer
1939 –
Who is Chuck Wepner?
Charles "Chuck" Wepner is a former heavyweight boxer from Bayonne, New Jersey. As a tough journeyman boxer he went 15 rounds with world heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali in a 1975 fight. Wepner claimed that he was the inspiration for the movie Rocky. Wepner also appeared in the book Operation Bullpen about the $100 million fake autograph scam. The last chapters of Operation Bullpen focus on the John Olson-Chuck Wepner counterfeit scheme in which Olson forged Muhammad Ali autographs on a variety of Ali merchandise, including photographs of Ali and Wepner. Wepner sold forgeries in partnership with Olson, and in 2002 the FBI arrested them both. Each received probation for their crimes.
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- Born
- Feb 26, 1939
New York City - Also known as
- Charles "Chuck" Wepner
- Charles Wepner
- The Bayonne Bleeder
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- Bayonne
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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