He kinda looks like Tony Soprano.
I think there's a likeness rights issue - if his story (and his fight with Ali) was the inspiration for the character, and Stallone has admitted as much, then Mr. Wepner has a big, fat fucking cheque waiting for him at the end of this. Box office, merchandise, you name it - If it says Rocky, he is entitled to a slice. I've seen an interview where Stallone mentions going to see, or hearing about Wepner's bloody fight with Ali and Ali calling it the toughest fight he's ever had. I think that stuff like that can be used as evidence.
Wepner has long been regarded as the inspiration for Rocky. He took Ali into the fifteenth round and actually knocked him to the canvas in the ninth. Allegedly in his corner after the ninth round he said to his manager "I knocked Ali down!" to which his manager replied "Yeah, and boy does he look pissed." Stallone should have been taking care of him all along. Too bad he wasn't. Hopefully Wepner will get enough to ensure a comfortable retirement, Stallone can afford it.
