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In a photo taken Wednesday, April 26, 2017, former boxer Chuck Wepner poses for The Associated Press in his home in Bayonne, N.J. Wepner, the Bayonne Bleeder, went toe-to-toe with Muhammad Ali in a fight that inspired Sylvester Stallone to write "Rocky." Stallone later settled a lawsuit Wepner filed against him. Wepner’s life story has now arrived on the big screen with Liev Schreiber playing the Bayonne Bleeder in “Chuck,” which opens on Friday, May 5, 2017, in New York and Los Angeles before expanding nationwide. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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In a photo taken Wednesday, April 26, 2017, former boxer Chuck Wepner talks to The Associated Press in his home in Bayonne, N.J. Wepner, the Bayonne Bleeder, went toe-to-toe with Muhammad Ali in a fight that inspired Sylvester Stallone to write "Rocky." Stallone later settled a lawsuit Wepner filed against him. Wepner's real-life story is coming to the big screen and this time he's getting all the credit, with Liev Schreiber playing Wepner in “Chuck,” which opens on Friday, May 5, 2017, in New York and Los Angeles before expanding nationwide, (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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In a photo taken Wednesday, April 26, 2017, former boxer Chuck Wepner talks to The Associated Press in his home in Bayonne, N.J. Forty-two years after he stepped into the ring against Muhammad Ali as a 40-to-1 underdog, Wepner’s business card still has a picture of the moment when he knocked down the champ. Wepner’s life story has now arrived on the big screen with Liev Schreiber playing the Bayonne Bleeder in “Chuck,” which opens on Friday, May 5, 2017, in New York and Los Angeles before expanding nationwide. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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FILE - In this May 4, 1976, file photo, heavyweight boxer Chuck Wepner, left, compares fists with professional wrestler Andre The Giant in New York. HBO Sports, and the Bill Simmons Media Group will produce "Andre The Giant," a documentary film examining the life and career of one of wrestling's biggest stars. The film will explore Andre's upbringing in France, his celebrated career in WWE and his forays in the entertainment world. (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler)
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FILE - In this June 26, 1976, file photo, professional wrestler Andre the Giant tosses heavyweight contender Chuck Wepner out of the ring at Shea Stadium New York. HBO Sports, and the Bill Simmons Media Group will produce "Andre The Giant," a documentary film examining the life and career of one of wrestling's biggest stars. The film will explore Andre's upbringing in France, his celebrated career in WWE and his forays in the entertainment world. (AP Photo/File)
