Stallone Lawsuit for Rocky Movie
Stallone Settles `Rocky' Films Lawsuit
Tuesday August 8, 2006 5:16 PM
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Chuck Wepner has ended his bid to get compensation from Sylvester Stallone for using him as the inspiration for his ``Rocky'' movies.
Lawyers for Wepner and Stallone filed notice in U.S. District Court last week that they have settled the 2003 lawsuit for undisclosed terms.
Wepner had maintained that although he was the inspiration for Stallone's Rocky Balboa character, the actor never made good on promises that he would get payment.
The former heavyweight boxer claimed Stallone improperly used his name to promote the ``Rocky'' films, while Stallone countered that Wepner had already benefited by making public appearances as ``the real Rocky.''
Stallone has said that he was working on a screenplay about a fighter when he watched Wepner nearly go the distance with heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali in 1975.
``What I saw was pretty extraordinary,'' Stallone said during a 2001 interview that became part of a ``Rocky'' anniversary DVD. ``I saw a man they call `the Bayonne Bleeder' who didn't have a chance at all against the greatest fighting machine supposedly that ever lived.''
``Rocky,'' which won the Oscar for best picture in 1977, is the story of a down-and-out club fighter from Philadelphia who gets a long-shot chance at the heavyweight title. Stallone played Balboa, who trained at a meat-cutting plant and nearly dethroned the champ.
Stallone, 60, is now working on ``Rocky Balboa,'' the sixth film in the franchise, which is set for release Dec. 22.
Wepner, now 67, was a New Jersey club fighter who got his nickname from the damage he was prone to receive even while winning.
He was plucked from obscurity by promoter Don King, who offered him a title shot against reigning heavyweight champion George Foreman. But when Ali defeated Foreman, Wepner got the match with Ali. He knocked Ali to the canvas in the ninth round before losing by technical knockout 19 seconds before the final bell.
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WTF? this guy floored ALI??????
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Stallone Settles `Rocky' Films Lawsuit
Tuesday August 8, 2006 5:16 PM
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Chuck Wepner has ended his bid to get compensation from Sylvester Stallone for using him as the inspiration for his ``Rocky'' movies.
Lawyers for Wepner and Stallone filed notice in U.S. District Court last week that they have settled the 2003 lawsuit for undisclosed terms.
Wepner had maintained that although he was the inspiration for Stallone's Rocky Balboa character, the actor never made good on promises that he would get payment.
The former heavyweight boxer claimed Stallone improperly used his name to promote the ``Rocky'' films, while Stallone countered that Wepner had already benefited by making public appearances as ``the real Rocky.''
Stallone has said that he was working on a screenplay about a fighter when he watched Wepner nearly go the distance with heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali in 1975.
``What I saw was pretty extraordinary,'' Stallone said during a 2001 interview that became part of a ``Rocky'' anniversary DVD. ``I saw a man they call `the Bayonne Bleeder' who didn't have a chance at all against the greatest fighting machine supposedly that ever lived.''
``Rocky,'' which won the Oscar for best picture in 1977, is the story of a down-and-out club fighter from Philadelphia who gets a long-shot chance at the heavyweight title. Stallone played Balboa, who trained at a meat-cutting plant and nearly dethroned the champ.
Stallone, 60, is now working on ``Rocky Balboa,'' the sixth film in the franchise, which is set for release Dec. 22.
Wepner, now 67, was a New Jersey club fighter who got his nickname from the damage he was prone to receive even while winning.
He was plucked from obscurity by promoter Don King, who offered him a title shot against reigning heavyweight champion George Foreman. But when Ali defeated Foreman, Wepner got the match with Ali. He knocked Ali to the canvas in the ninth round before losing by technical knockout 19 seconds before the final bell.
Stallone is 60??
is he going to be fighting in this movie?
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Originally Posted by frozensolid_702
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Originally Posted by TheBESTP4P
Stallone Settles `Rocky' Films Lawsuit
Tuesday August 8, 2006 5:16 PM
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Chuck Wepner has ended his bid to get compensation from Sylvester Stallone for using him as the inspiration for his ``Rocky'' movies.
Lawyers for Wepner and Stallone filed notice in U.S. District Court last week that they have settled the 2003 lawsuit for undisclosed terms.
Wepner had maintained that although he was the inspiration for Stallone's Rocky Balboa character, the actor never made good on promises that he would get payment.
The former heavyweight boxer claimed Stallone improperly used his name to promote the ``Rocky'' films, while Stallone countered that Wepner had already benefited by making public appearances as ``the real Rocky.''
Stallone has said that he was working on a screenplay about a fighter when he watched Wepner nearly go the distance with heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali in 1975.
``What I saw was pretty extraordinary,'' Stallone said during a 2001 interview that became part of a ``Rocky'' anniversary DVD. ``I saw a man they call `the Bayonne Bleeder' who didn't have a chance at all against the greatest fighting machine supposedly that ever lived.''
``Rocky,'' which won the Oscar for best picture in 1977, is the story of a down-and-out club fighter from Philadelphia who gets a long-shot chance at the heavyweight title. Stallone played Balboa, who trained at a meat-cutting plant and nearly dethroned the champ.
Stallone, 60, is now working on ``Rocky Balboa,'' the sixth film in the franchise, which is set for release Dec. 22.
Wepner, now 67, was a New Jersey club fighter who got his nickname from the damage he was prone to receive even while winning.
He was plucked from obscurity by promoter Don King, who offered him a title shot against reigning heavyweight champion George Foreman. But when Ali defeated Foreman, Wepner got the match with Ali. He knocked Ali to the canvas in the ninth round before losing by technical knockout 19 seconds before the final bell.
Stallone is 60??
is he going to be fighting in this movie?
Is your house under a rock? ;)
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yeah stallones fighting in it. hes in really good shape for a 60yr old man. tarver supposedly almost sent him to the hospital while filming the fight scenes by knocking stallone down.
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Originally Posted by AdamGB
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Originally Posted by frozensolid_702
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Originally Posted by TheBESTP4P
Stallone Settles `Rocky' Films Lawsuit
Tuesday August 8, 2006 5:16 PM
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Chuck Wepner has ended his bid to get compensation from Sylvester Stallone for using him as the inspiration for his ``Rocky'' movies.
Lawyers for Wepner and Stallone filed notice in U.S. District Court last week that they have settled the 2003 lawsuit for undisclosed terms.
Wepner had maintained that although he was the inspiration for Stallone's Rocky Balboa character, the actor never made good on promises that he would get payment.
The former heavyweight boxer claimed Stallone improperly used his name to promote the ``Rocky'' films, while Stallone countered that Wepner had already benefited by making public appearances as ``the real Rocky.''
Stallone has said that he was working on a screenplay about a fighter when he watched Wepner nearly go the distance with heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali in 1975.
``What I saw was pretty extraordinary,'' Stallone said during a 2001 interview that became part of a ``Rocky'' anniversary DVD. ``I saw a man they call `the Bayonne Bleeder' who didn't have a chance at all against the greatest fighting machine supposedly that ever lived.''
``Rocky,'' which won the Oscar for best picture in 1977, is the story of a down-and-out club fighter from Philadelphia who gets a long-shot chance at the heavyweight title. Stallone played Balboa, who trained at a meat-cutting plant and nearly dethroned the champ.
Stallone, 60, is now working on ``Rocky Balboa,'' the sixth film in the franchise, which is set for release Dec. 22.
Wepner, now 67, was a New Jersey club fighter who got his nickname from the damage he was prone to receive even while winning.
He was plucked from obscurity by promoter Don King, who offered him a title shot against reigning heavyweight champion George Foreman. But when Ali defeated Foreman, Wepner got the match with Ali. He knocked Ali to the canvas in the ninth round before losing by technical knockout 19 seconds before the final bell.
Stallone is 60??
is he going to be fighting in this movie?
Is your house under a rock? ;)
no, i just havent been following the production of this movie, at all
i hope it will be good, and i will probably pay to see it in the movies, but my expectations arent very high after rocky 5..........GO FOR IT!!
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yeah rocky 5 one word: OUCH!!!!!!!!!
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yeah stallones fighting in it. hes in really good shape for a 60yr old man. tarver supposedly almost sent him to the hospital while filming the fight scenes by knocking stallone down.
Mate, if you're a 60 year old man, at least one that has been through the blender a bit, being in good shape means having all your own body parts and not pissing 5 times a night. Not that I'd know, I'm just judging this on stereotypes of old people.
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Originally Posted by AdamGB
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Originally Posted by frozensolid_702
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Originally Posted by TheBESTP4P
Stallone Settles `Rocky' Films Lawsuit
Tuesday August 8, 2006 5:16 PM
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Chuck Wepner has ended his bid to get compensation from Sylvester Stallone for using him as the inspiration for his ``Rocky'' movies.
Lawyers for Wepner and Stallone filed notice in U.S. District Court last week that they have settled the 2003 lawsuit for undisclosed terms.
Wepner had maintained that although he was the inspiration for Stallone's Rocky Balboa character, the actor never made good on promises that he would get payment.
The former heavyweight boxer claimed Stallone improperly used his name to promote the ``Rocky'' films, while Stallone countered that Wepner had already benefited by making public appearances as ``the real Rocky.''
Stallone has said that he was working on a screenplay about a fighter when he watched Wepner nearly go the distance with heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali in 1975.
``What I saw was pretty extraordinary,'' Stallone said during a 2001 interview that became part of a ``Rocky'' anniversary DVD. ``I saw a man they call `the Bayonne Bleeder' who didn't have a chance at all against the greatest fighting machine supposedly that ever lived.''
``Rocky,'' which won the Oscar for best picture in 1977, is the story of a down-and-out club fighter from Philadelphia who gets a long-shot chance at the heavyweight title. Stallone played Balboa, who trained at a meat-cutting plant and nearly dethroned the champ.
Stallone, 60, is now working on ``Rocky Balboa,'' the sixth film in the franchise, which is set for release Dec. 22.
Wepner, now 67, was a New Jersey club fighter who got his nickname from the damage he was prone to receive even while winning.
He was plucked from obscurity by promoter Don King, who offered him a title shot against reigning heavyweight champion George Foreman. But when Ali defeated Foreman, Wepner got the match with Ali. He knocked Ali to the canvas in the ninth round before losing by technical knockout 19 seconds before the final bell.
Stallone is 60??
is he going to be fighting in this movie?
Is your house under a rock? ;)
no, i just havent been following the production of this movie, at all
i hope it will be good, and i will probably pay to see it in the movies, but my expectations arent very high after rocky 5..........GO FOR IT!!
It can't loose... :) it will either be as good as the first Rocky (fat chance) or Comedy gold to watch with your mates like like 3,4 and 5 where :P
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Mate, if you're a 60 year old man, at least one that has been through the blender a bit, being in good shape means having all your own body parts and not pissing 5 times a night. Not that I'd know, I'm just judging this on stereotypes of old people.
Easy bitch...Wacko just turned 35...your'e get a little to close to home for the fat guy. ;) ;D
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Also...I'd like to add that Stallone's ass needs to be butthole deep in giraffe shat for even making a 6th Rocky movie!
There's where the title of this thread is most appropriate! Stallone in Lawsuit for making Rocky Movie
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Originally Posted by TheBESTP4P
yeah stallones fighting in it. hes in really good shape for a 60yr old man. tarver supposedly almost sent him to the hospital while filming the fight scenes by knocking stallone down.
Mate, if you're a 60 year old man, at least one that has been through the blender a bit, being in good shape means having all your own body parts and not pissing 5 times a night. Not that I'd know, I'm just judging this on stereotypes of old people.
I'm 5 yrs. younger than Stallone and I workout every day, but I'm nowhere near the shape I was in 30 yrs. ago and never will be. Oh, I only p*ss about twice during the night.
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About twice a night?
Canvasbacks memory clearly isnt what it was ;D
;)
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WTF? this guy floored ALI??????
yeah i'm not sure but i think he may have stood on his foot and then hit him but couldn't swear too that...
http://wepner.homestead.com/files/chuck2.jpg
as for the compensation for Wepner im all for getting a few quid as Stalone can afford it but if im honest i dont think he should have had to pay anything i mean whats next....
Steelie suing the makers of Brokeback Mountain :-\
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Originally Posted by TheBESTP4P
WTF? this guy floored ALI??????
With assistance of a body shot, some balance, and his foot on Ali's ;)
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I think over time Stallone downplayed Wepners role in the birth of Rocky which pissed Wepner off no end.
If Stallone reneged on his word he should pay the man (I always thought Stallone promised him a role?), so what if Wepner made money off the back of Rocky, thats irrelevant in my book.
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WTF? this guy floored ALI??????
yeah i'm not sure but i think he may have stood on his foot and then hit him but couldn't swear too that...
http://wepner.homestead.com/files/chuck2.jpg
as for the compensation for Wepner im all for getting a few quid as Stalone can afford it but if im honest i dont think he should have had to pay anything i mean whats next....
Steelie suing the makers of Brokeback Mountain :-\
CC bro!
i love them nostalgic classic rare photos man!!!
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Originally Posted by TheBESTP4P
WTF? this guy floored ALI??????
With assistance of a body shot, some balance, and his foot on Ali's ;)
ahaha it takes that much to floor the GRRREEEEEEEEEATEST huh babe?
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Originally Posted by Starr
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Originally Posted by TheBESTP4P
WTF? this guy floored ALI??????
With assistance of a body shot, some balance, and his foot on Ali's ;)
Wepner was on Ali's foot! Accident? Who knows. Still, Wepner was tough and gave Ali more than he, or anyone else, expected.
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Mate, if you're a 60 year old man, at least one that has been through the blender a bit, being in good shape means having all your own body parts and not pissing 5 times a night. Not that I'd know, I'm just judging this on stereotypes of old people.
Easy bitch...Wacko just turned 35...your'e get a little to close to home for the fat guy. ;) ;D
Sorry wacko.....you're halfway to senility already. I'm 24 next month and am coming to the realisation that the consequences of going out and drinking till 5 or 6am are not as fun as they were when I was 18. :((
