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: Wepner later sued Stallone for using his life story to promote the franchise without compensation. They eventually reached a private out-of-court settlement in 2006.

: Stallone went home and reportedly wrote the script for Rocky in just three days, capturing the spirit of a man who didn't necessarily win, but "went the distance". Life After the Ring The Real Rocky

: The training sequence where Rocky punches slabs of meat in a cold storage locker was a direct lift from Frazier’s real-life training at a Philadelphia slaughterhouse. : Wepner later sued Stallone for using his

: In the ninth round, Wepner did the unthinkable—he knocked Muhammad Ali to the canvas. It was only the fourth time in Ali's career he had been knocked down. Life After the Ring : The training sequence

: After serving time in prison in the 1980s for drug possession, Wepner turned his life around. He spent decades working as a liquor salesman in New Jersey and remains a local legend in Bayonne. Other Pieces of the Puzzle

: Stallone actually tried to cast Wepner in Rocky II as a sparring partner, but Wepner famously blew the audition after a two-day partying bender.