Andre the Giant was larger than life, both in a figurative and literal sense. Born André René Roussimoff, the wrestler and ...

Andre the Giant was known as being a very generous man, as Arnold Schwarzenegger found out to his own detriment. The ...

Chuck Wepner entered the boxing ring to fight for the heavyweight championship title against none other than Muhammad Ali. Although Wepner was the underdog, he seemed to be holding his own early in ...

The ALI-WEPNER FIGHT on 24 Mar. 1975 was the first major boxing match in Cleveland since the SCHMELING-STRIBLING FIGHT of 1931. The uneven contest matched the reigning heavyweight champion of the ...

Now, Chuck Wepner is getting his moment in the spotlight. And now boxer Chuck Wepner is finally getting his moment in the spotlight thanks to a film about his life starring Naomi Watts and Liev ...

It’s now gone, but on March 24, 1975, it hosted one of the most entertaining 15-round boxing matches you’ll ever see between the greatest of all-time Muhammad Ali and Chuck Wepner.

When part-time fighter Chuck Wepner is given a shot to fight heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali in 1975, no one gives him a chance. But his heroism in the ring knocked down all expectations ...

Andre the Giant and Kareem Abdul Jabbar lift Arnold Schwarzenneger / IMAGO / ZUMA Press Wire A book titled "The Eighth Wonder of the World: The True Story of André the Giant," includes a chapter ...

André the Giant fought a pro boxer. On June 25, 1976, a unique exhibition bout took place at Shea Stadium when boxer Chuck Wepner ... be a cumbersome experience, Andre grew fond of QVC, the ...

With a little more technique and a cannonade of punches, Chuck is sent to the floor and can't get up in time. This loss, however, brings fame to Wepner and in the years that follow he faces Andre the ...

is inspired by Chuck Wepner, a journeyman boxer who shocked the world by going 15 rounds with Muhammad Ali in 1975 (he also fought a bizarre wrestling vs boxing match against Andre The Giant).

When part-time fighter Chuck Wepner fought Muhammad Ali in 1975, no one gave him a chance. But he soon knocked down all expectations, and inspired a cinematic saga in the process. Show more When ...