Muhammad Ali vs. Chuck Wepner

Muhammad Ali and Chuck Wepner fought each other in a boxing match on March 24, 1975, at the Richfield Coliseum in Richfield Township, Summit County, Ohio.

Muhammad Ali vs Chuck Wepner
DateMarch 24, 1975
VenueRichfield Coliseum, Ohio
Title(s) on the lineWBA, WBC, and The Ring heavyweight titles
Tale of the tape
Boxer Muhammad Ali Chuck Wepner
Nickname The Greatest The Bayonne Bleeder
Hometown Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. New York City, New York, U.S.
Purse $1.6 million $100,000
Pre-fight record 45-2 (32 KO) 30-9-2 (12 KO)
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight 224 lb (102 kg) 225 lb (102 kg)
Style Orthodox Orthodox
Recognition WBA, WBC, and The Ring heavyweight champion Ranked No. 8 heavyweight by The Ring
Result
Ali wins via 15th-round TKO

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.

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