Sylvester Stallone has settled a lawsuit with the real-life boxer who was the inspiration behind the "Rocky" film franchise. According to legal motions filed by both parties, Chuck Wepner, aka the "'Bayonette Bleeder," whose 1975 fight against Muhammad Ali became the basis for the film, has...

Sylvester Stallone has settled a lawsuit with the real-life boxer who was the inspiration behind the "Rocky" film franchise. According to legal motions filed by both parties, Chuck Wepner, aka the "'Bayonette Bleeder," who's 1975 fight against Muhammad Ali became the basis for the film, has...

E! Online - Sylvester Stallone has settled a lawsuit brought by Chuck Wepner, the ex-boxer who claimed he wasn't compensated as promised for serving as the inspiration for the Rocky franchise.

AP - Chuck Wepner has ended his bid to get compensation from Sylvester Stallone for using him as the inspiration for his "Rocky" movies.

AP - A push to move the bronze statue of a triumphant Rocky Balboa to the foot of the Philadelphia Museum of Art steps is on the ropes.