[PAR] [TLE] Rocky [SEP] Rocky is a 1976 American sports drama film directed by John G. Avildsen and both written by and starring Sylvester Stallone.  It tells the rags to riches American Dream story of Rocky Balboa, an uneducated but kind-hearted working class Italian-American boxer working as a debt collector for a loan shark in the slums of Philadelphia.  Rocky starts out as a small-time club fighter, and later gets a shot at the world heavyweight championship.  The film also stars Talia Shire as Adrian, Burt Young as Adrian's brother Paulie, Burgess Meredith as Rocky's trainer Mickey Goldmill, and Carl Weathers as the champion, Apollo Creed. [PAR] [TLE] Muhammad Ali vs. Chuck Wepner [SEP] Muhammad Ali and Chuck Wepner fought each other in a boxing match on March 24, 1975.  This was Ali's first boxing bout after The Rumble in the Jungle.  The fight was billed as "Give the White Guy a Break".  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".
[PAR] [TLE] Rocky [ SEP ] Rocky is a 1976 American sports drama film directed by John G. Avildsen and both written by and starring Sylvester Stallone . It tells the rags to riches American Dream story of Rocky Balboa , an uneducated but kind - hearted working class Italian - American boxer working as a debt collector for a loan shark in the slums of Philadelphia . Rocky starts out as a small - time club fighter , and later gets a shot at the world heavyweight championship . The film also stars Talia Shire as Adrian , Burt Young as Adrian 's brother Paulie , Burgess Meredith as Rocky 's trainer Mickey Goldmill , and Carl Weathers as the champion , Apollo Creed . [PAR] [TLE] Muhammad Ali vs. Chuck Wepner [ SEP ] Muhammad Ali and Chuck Wepner fought each other in a boxing match on March 24 , 1975 . This was Ali 's first boxing bout after The Rumble in the Jungle . The fight was billed as " Give the White Guy a Break " . 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 " .
When did the film inspired by the Ali vs. Wepner fight come out?
When did the film inspired by the Ali vs. Wepner fight come out ?
1976
1976