I have a good friend who back in the day would not listen to me, he insisted on sitting next to Chuck Wepner at a local club.
It was like half Rock & Roll and half disco.
He insisted on telling Chuck how good a boxer he was and how he thinks he might be able to take him in a street fight.
Chuck looked at me standing next to my Buddy who was seated next to Chuck.
I held up both hands , palms out and said "he's on his own"
Chuck wasn't scared there might be 2 guys involved there, he just wanted to make sure how many punches to throw.
Now to be honest, I was in really good shape and was fighting once a month (strictly amateur) but there are huge differences between a pro and an amateur which my buddy was about to find out.
Chuck said to my Buddy, are you ready?
(I believe my Buddy thought they were going outside to brawl, LOL)
Jimmy said yep, Chuck shot out a jab that knocked my buddy Jimmy off the bar stool and into what I refer to as lala land.
He didn't get up right away (lucky for him) as I believe Mr Wepner would have thrown one more punch.
Chuck Wepner looked at me and said "have a good night" , I said "you too Mr Wepner"
He left the club and I help my Buddy Jimmy to his feet, his nose was as broken as I have ever seen from a fight, but this was no fight, it was one punch which I almost didn't see because it was that fast.
Chuck Wepner was never known for his speed, he was a brawler, his nick name was the Bayonne Bleeder.
He did give Ali a hard time and made Chucks stock go up some.
A pro boxer , even an out of shape Mike Tyson can kill you in a heart beat.