Muhammad Ali vs. Chuck Wepner
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Muhammad Ali vs. Chuck Wepner was a professional boxing match contested on March 24, 1975, for the undisputed heavyweight championship.[1]
Quick Facts Date, Venue ...
Date | March 24, 1975 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Venue | Richfield Coliseum, Richfield Township, Ohio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Title(s) on the line | WBA, WBC and The Ring undisputed heavyweight championship | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tale of the tape | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ali won via 15th round TKO |
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Ali won the fight after he knocked out Wepner in the fifteenth round. The fight is notable for being among the four fights in which Ali was officially knocked down in the ring, and for inspiring the 1976 film Rocky.[2][3][4][5]