Former heavyweight boxer Chuck Wepner fought Muhammad Ali in 1975 . ` I hope this movie 's decent . '' The fight was a rematch of the first Ali-Frazier fight, which took place on April 15, 1971, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Wepner was arrested for cocaine possession in 1985 ; spent time in prison . ESPN will air `` The Real Rocky , '' a new documentary about Wepner , in October .
Former heavyweight boxer Chuck Wepner fought Muhammad Ali in 1975 . The fight was a rematch of the first Ali-Frazier fight, which took place on April 15, 1971, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Wepner was arrested for cocaine possession in 1985 ; spent time in prison . ESPN will air `` The Real Rocky , '' a new documentary about Wepner , in October .