Chuck Wepner, the real fighter who inspired Stallone to write Rocky, read for the part of a sparring partner named Chink Weber. Wepner did so poorly that he didn’t get the part and the character was cut from the movie. 
Chuck Wepner, the real fighter who inspired Stallone to write Rocky, read for the part of a sparring partner named Chink Weber. Wepner did so poorly that he didn’t get the part and the character was cut from the movie.