On This Date…
Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2023 12:08 pm
March 24, 1975. Ali vs Chuck Wepner at the Richfield Coliseum. Sylvester Stallone was in they audience and based his character Rocky on Chuck Wepner, AKA as The Bayonne Bleeder. A bunch of us split the cost of the pay per view and watched it at the house, a great card that night.
https://case.edu/ech/articles/a/ali-wepner-fight