Chuck (2016)
Chuck
”A liquor salesman turned boxer faces the greatest fighter of all time.”
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This movie is based on the story of boxer Chuck Wepner, who challenged no one else but the legend Muhammad Ali for the world title. In some ways, it's a story that reminds us of Rocky Balboa's - and not by chance since the 1976 film was inspired by Chuck's journey, with Apollo Creed being based on Ali himself. One of the merits of this new feature is that it captures the energy of boxing in the mid-1970s, with good fight choreographies and portrays well the journey of an underdog trying to turn the game of life and career.
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He was the pride of Bayonne, New Jersey, a man who went fifteen rounds in the ring with Muhammad Ali, and the real life inspiration for Rocky Balboa. But before all that, Chuck Wepner was a liquor salesman and father with a modest prizefighting career whose life changed overnight when, in 1975, he was chosen to take on The Greatest in a highly publicized title match.
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