Robert Mladinich has an interesting profile/interview with Chuck Wepner over at TheSweetScience.com. As most SZoners know, it was Wepner’s fight against Muhammad Ali that provided Sly with the spark to create Rocky. Last year, as Sly was prepping “Rocky Balboa,” Wepner filed suit against Sly and MGM. The case was settled out of court.
So what did Wepner think of “Rocky Balboa”? “I wasn’t disappointed at all,” Wepner is quoted as saying, “The first movie was a masterpiece. This one was pretty close.”
For the full story click HERE. – Craig Zablo