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George Chuvalo

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Chuvalo in April 2010

Statistics
Real name
Jure Čuvalo
Weight(s)
Heavyweight
Height
6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Reach
71 in (180 cm)
Nationality
Canadian
Born
(1937-09-12) September 12, 1937 (age 80)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Stance
Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights
93
Wins
72
Wins by KO
63
Losses
19
Draws
2
No contests
0

George Louis Chuvalo, CM (born September 12, 1937) is a retired Canadian professional boxer who was a five-time Canadian heavyweight champion, and two-time world heavyweight title challenger. Chuvalo was inducted into the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in 1995.[1]




Contents





  • 1 Early life and career


  • 2 Two Ali fights


  • 3 Other career highlights


  • 4 Tributes and other appearances


  • 5 Professional boxing record


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links




Early life and career[edit]


Chuvalo was born in Toronto, to Croat parents from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Stipan and Katica (née Kordić) Čuvalo, both from villages near Ljubuški. His father was from Proboj and mother from Grljevići. Chuvalo grew up in The Junction district of west Toronto. He attended St. Michael's College School and Humberside Collegiate Institute, becoming one of the best-known amateur boxers in Toronto, fighting out of the Earlscourt Athletic Club.[citation needed]


Chuvalo became Canadian amateur heavyweight champion in May 1955, defeating Winnipeg's Peter Piper with a first-round KO in a tournament final in Regina, Saskatchewan. Chuvalo finished his amateur career with a 16-0-0 record, all by KO within four rounds. Nicknamed "Boom Boom", Chuvalo turned professional in 1956, knocking out four opponents in one night to win a heavyweight tournament held by former world's champion Jack Dempsey at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto on April 26, 1956.[2]



Two Ali fights[edit]


Chuvalo is best known for his two fights against Muhammad Ali. He went the distance both times, in each case losing the decision by a wide margin on the scorecards. The first fight, on March 29, 1966, was for Ali's world title. "He's the toughest guy I ever fought", said Ali of Chuvalo after the fight.[3] The second Ali fight was in 1972. Ali, then between his first and second world championship reigns, won an easy decision. It was the last major fight of Chuvalo's career.[citation needed]



Other career highlights[edit]


Future world champions Joe Frazier and George Foreman, despite being big punchers, were unable to knock Chuvalo down, but they were the only two fighters to ever stop him, scoring technical knockout (TKO) victories. Ring Mag reported Frazier nearly closed both Chuvalo's eyes and also cracked one of the man's cheek bones.[citation needed]


Foreman, regarded as one of the hardest hitters in boxing history, mauled Chuvalo with a wicked jab and some truly thunderous big punches, breaking Chuvalo's nose.[citation needed]


One of Chuvalo's biggest victories was a seventh-round knockout of contender Jerry Quarry on December 12, 1969.[citation needed]


He lost to WBA heavyweight champion Ernie Terrell in 1965 and to former WBA champion Jimmy Ellis in 1971, with both of those fights taking place at Maple Leaf Gardens.[citation needed]


He got an eleventh-round knockout against contender Doug Jones on October 2, 1964 notably using the boxing technique 'kill the body and the head dies' . Chuvalo also defeated notable fighters such as Howard King, Canadian champion Bob Cleroux, Yvon Durelle, Willi Besmanoff, big hitting Mike DeJohn, Cleveland Williams, and Manuel Ramos.[citation needed]



Tributes and other appearances[edit]


Chuvalo was inducted into the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame in 1990 and the World Boxing Hall of Fame in 1997. He was made a Member of the Order of Canada in 1998 and was awarded a star on Canada's Walk of Fame in 2005.[citation needed]


Chuvalo also appeared in film roles. These included playing an ex-boxer turned hitman (who claims to have fought Muhammad Ali!) in the murder thriller I Miss You, Hugs and Kisses (1978) and an ill-fated arm-wrestler in the remake of The Fly (1986), together with roles in Stone Cold Dead (1979), Last Man Standing (1987), the horror comedy Prom Night III: The Last Kiss (1990), as well as a brief cameo as a boxing referee in the 1998 comedy "Dirty Work".


On August 14, 2008, Chuvalo's kitchen was the featured renovation project on the Canadian TV series Holmes on Homes in an episode titled "Kitchen Knockout." [4]


Chuvalo was featured as part of the 2009 documentary film Facing Ali, in which notable former opponents of Ali (Chuvalo fought Ali twice) speak about how fighting Ali changed their lives.[citation needed]


During April 2010, George was a special guest at the BC Golden Gloves
tournament held at the Eagle Ridge Community Centre in Langford, BC.
[5]
The event was co-hosted by Boxing BC and the Capital City Boxing Club


On December 17, 2011, he came to Sarajevo to attend the unveiling of a statue in his honor in Ljubuški on Sunday, December 18, 2011.[6]


Chuvalo appears on the cover for Canadian rock band Our Lady Peace's 2012 album Curve. Chuvalo's vocal excerpts are featured in "Mettle", the final song in the album.



Professional boxing record[edit]



















































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































72 Wins (63 knockouts, 9 decisions), 19 Losses (2 knockouts, 17 decisions), 2 Draws[7]

Result

Record

Opponent

Type

Round

Date

Location

Notes
Win

72-19-2

Canada George Jerome
TKO
3
11/12/1978

Ontario St. Lawrence Market, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Retained Canada Heavyweight title.
Win

71-19-2

Canada Earl McLeay
KO
1
08/12/1977

Ontario Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Retained Canada Heavyweight title. McLeay was knocked out by a straight right hand.
Win

70-19-2

Canada Bob Felstein
KO
9
07/03/1977

Ontario North York Centennial Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Won vacant Canada Heavyweight title.
Win

69-19-2

United States Mike Boswell
KO
7
30/10/1973

New York (state) Twin Rinks, Cheektowaga, New York, United States

Win

68-19-2

United States Tony Ventura
TKO
3
25/09/1973

New York (state) Twin Rinks, Cheektowaga, New York, United States

Win

67-19-2

United States Charlie Boston
KO
2
05/09/1972

Haiti Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Win

66-19-2

Canada Tommy Burns
KO
1
10/08/1972

British Columbia Nelson, British Columbia, Canada

Retained Canada Heavyweight title.
Loss

65-19-2

United States Muhammad Ali
UD
12
01/05/1972

British Columbia Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

For NABF Heavyweight title.
Win

65-18-2

United States Jim Christopher
KO
2
21/02/1972

Manitoba Winnipeg Arena, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Win

64-18-2

Canada Charley Chase
TKO
6
28/01/1972

British Columbia Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Retained Canada Heavyweight title. Fight was stopped after Chase suffered a broken right hand.
Win

63-18-2

United States Cleveland Williams
UD
10
17/11/1971

Texas Astrodome, Houston, Texas, United States

98–93, 97–94, 98–93
Loss

62-18-2

United States Jimmy Ellis
UD
10
10/05/1971

Ontario Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Win

62-17-2

France Charles Couture
KO
2
11/12/1970

Ohio Austintown Fitch High School Gym, Youngstown, Ohio, United States

Win

61-17-2

United States Tony Ventura
TKO
4
05/11/1970

Quebec Forum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Win

60-17-2

Canada Tommy Burns
KO
1
24/10/1970

Ontario Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Win

59-17-2

United States Mike Bruce
KO
2
15/08/1970

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Kosevo Stadium, Sarajevo, Yugoslavia

Loss

58-17-2

United States George Foreman
TKO
3
04/08/1970

New York (state) Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States

Corner stoppage.
Win

58-16-2

United States Charlie Reno
KO
3
30/06/1970

Washington, D.C. Seattle, Washington, D.C., United States

Reno was knocked down four times in the 3rd round.
Win

57-16-2

Canada Gino Ricci
TKO
1
10/05/1970

British Columbia Kimberley, British Columbia, Canada

Win

56-16-2

United States Willie Tiger
KO
10
01/05/1970

Michigan Fairgrounds, Detroit, Michigan, United States

Win

55-16-2

United States Jerry Quarry
KO
7
12/12/1969

New York (state) Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States

In round 7 Quarry was knocked down by a left hook on the top of the head. He rose at the count of 3, but decided to take a knee, he got up at the count of 10 instead of 9 and referee Zach Clayton declared the fight over at 2:59.
Win

55-15-2

Canada Leslie Borden
TKO
3
16/11/1969

British Columbia Kimberley, British Columbia, Canada

Win

54-15-2

United States Stamford Harris
TKO
3
08/09/1969

Alberta Exhibition Pavilion, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada

Loss

53-15-2

United States Buster Mathis
UD
12
03/02/1969

New York (state) Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States

2–10, 3–9, 3–8
Win

53-14-2

Italy Dante Cane
TKO
7
12/11/1968

Ontario Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Win

52-14-2

Mexico Manuel Ramos
TKO
5
26/09/1968

New York (state) Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States

Ramos was knocked down in the 5th round.
Win

51-14-2

United States Vic Brown
TKO
3
17/09/1968

Ontario Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Brown signalled to the referee that he had enough, after he was knocked down twice in the 3rd round.
Win

50-14-2

United States Levi Forte
TKO
2
03/09/1968

Florida Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States

Win

49-14-2

United States Johnny Featherman
KO
1
30/06/1968

British Columbia Penticton, British Columbia, Canada

Win

48-14-2

Canada Jean-Claude Roy
UD
12
05/06/1968

Saskatchewan Exhibition Stadium, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

Won Canada Heavyweight title. Joe Louis was the referee. There were no knockdowns and neither fighter was in serious trouble.
Loss

47-14-2

United States Joe Frazier
TKO
4
19/07/1967

New York (state) Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States

Cut eye stoppage.
Win

47-13-2

United States Archie Ray
TKO
2
22/06/1967

Montana Adams Field House, Missoula, Montana, United States

Win

46-13-2

Germany Willi Besmanoff
TKO
3
27/05/1967

Florida Cocoa, Florida, United States

Win

45-13-2

Germany Willi Besmanoff
TKO
3
04/04/1967

Florida Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States

Win

44-13-2

United States Buddy Moore
KO
2
20/03/1967

Massachusetts Four Seasons Arena, Walpole, Massachusetts, United States

Win

43-13-2

United States Dick Wipperman
TKO
3
22/02/1967

Ohio Armory, Akron, Ohio, United States

Wipperman was knocked down three times in the 3rd round.
Win

42-13-2

United States Vic Brown
KO
4
16/01/1967

Massachusetts Four Seasons Arena, Walpole, Massachusetts, United States

Win

41-13-2

Canada Willie McCormick
KO
3
16/12/1966

Newfoundland and Labrador Labrador City, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Win

40-13-2

United States Dave Russell
TKO
2
28/11/1966

New Brunswick Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

Win

39-13-2

United States Boston Jacobs
TKO
3
21/11/1966

Michigan Cobo Arena, Detroit, Michigan, United States

Win

38-13-2

United States Dick Wipperman
TKO
5
12/10/1966

Quebec Paul Sauve Arena, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Win

37-13-2

United States Bob Avery
TKO
2
15/09/1966

Alberta Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Chuvalo walloped Avery to the canvas five times, before referee stopped the bout.
Win

36-13-2

United States Mel Turnbow
KO
7
16/08/1966

Quebec Paul Sauve Arena, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Loss

35-13-2

Argentina Oscar Bonavena
MD
12
23/06/1966

New York (state) Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States

Win

35-12-2

United States Levi Forte
TKO
2
15/05/1966

Nova Scotia Miner's Forum, Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada

Forte's corner threw in the towel.
Loss

34-12-2

United States Muhammad Ali
UD
15
29/03/1966

Ontario Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

For World Heavyweight title.
Loss

34-11-2

Argentina Eduardo Corletti
PTS
10
25/01/1966

United Kingdom Olympia, Kensington, London, United Kingdom

Win

34-10-2

United Kingdom Joe Bygraves
PTS
10
07/12/1965

United Kingdom Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, United Kingdom

Bygraves was knocked down in the 10th round.
Loss

33-10-2

United States Ernie Terrell
UD
15
01/11/1965

Ontario Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

For WBA World Heavyweight title.
Win
33-9-2

United States Orvin Veazey
KO
2
17/08/1965

Saskatchewan Exhibition Stadium, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

Win
32-9-2

United States Dave Bailey
KO
3
30/06/1965

Saskatchewan Exhibition Stadium, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

Win
31-9-2

United States Ed Sonny Andrews
TKO
1
07/06/1965

New Brunswick Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

Win
30-9-2

United States Bill Nielsen
TKO
8
19/04/1965

Ontario Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Loss
29-9-2

United States Floyd Patterson
UD
12
01/02/1965

New York (state) Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States

1965 Fight of the Year by The Ring Magazine.
Win
29-8-2

United States Calvin Butler
KO
3
10/11/1964

Quebec Hull, Quebec, Canada

Win
28-8-2

United States Doug Jones
TKO
11
02/10/1964

New York (state) Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States

Jones was knocked down once in the 11th, before referee Arthur Mercante stopped it. Chuvalo led on two of the three scorecards at the time of the stoppage.
Win
27-8-2

United States Don Prout
TKO
3
27/07/1964

Massachusetts Sargent Field, New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States

Win
26-8-2

Canada Hugh Mercier
KO
1
18/03/1964

Saskatchewan Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

Won vacant Canada Heavyweight title.
Loss
25-8-2

United States Zora Folley
UD
10
17/01/1964

Ohio Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, United States

45–50, 42–49, 44–47
Draw
25-7-2

United States Tony Alongi
PTS
10
08/11/1963

Florida Miami Beach, Florida, United States

First decision had been win for Alongi, but recheck showed error in referee's card and commission changed decision.
Win
25-7-1

United States Mike DeJohn
MD
10
27/09/1963

Kentucky Convention Center, Louisville, Kentucky, United States

DeJohn was knocked down in the 2nd and 6th rounds.
Win
24-7-1

United States Lloyd Washington
KO
2
18/05/1963

Michigan Central High Field House, Battle Creek, Michigan, United States

Win
23-7-1

United States Chico Gardner
KO
4
29/04/1963

Ontario London, Ontario, Canada

Win
22-7-1

United States James Wakefield
TKO
6
22/04/1963

Ontario Arena, Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Win
21-7-1

United States Rico Brooks
TKO
2
15/03/1963

Michigan Arena, Detroit, Michigan, United States

Loss
20-7-1

United Kingdom Joe Erskine
DQ
5
02/10/1961

Ontario Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Chuvalo was disqualified for headbutting.
Loss
20-6-1

Canada Bob Cleroux
SD
12
08/08/1961

Quebec Delormier Stadium, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Lost Canada Heavyweight title.
Win
20-5-1

Germany Willi Besmanoff
TKO
4
27/06/1961

Ontario Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Win
19-5-1

Argentina Alex Miteff
SD
10
27/03/1961

Ontario Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Win
18-5-1

Canada Bob Cleroux
UD
12
23/11/1960

Quebec Forum, Quebec, Canada

Won Canada Heavyweight title.
Loss
17-5-1

Canada Bob Cleroux
SD
12
17/08/1960

Quebec Delormier Stadium, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Lost Canada Heavyweight title.
Loss
17-4-1

United States Pete Rademacher
UD
10
19/07/1960

Ontario Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Win
17-3-1

Canada Yvon Durelle
KO
12
17/11/1959

Ontario Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Retained Canada Heavyweight title. Durelle was knocked down once in the 1st and 9th rounds, twice in the 10th round, and again for the count in the 12th round.
Win
16-3-1

United States Frankie Daniels
TKO
7
14/09/1959

Ontario Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Loss
15-3-1

United States Pat McMurtry
UD
10
17/10/1958

New York (state) Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States

Win
15-2-1

United States James J. Parker
KO
1
15/09/1959

Ontario Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Won vacant Canada Heavyweight title. Parker was knocked down three times.
Draw
14-2-1

Argentina Alex Miteff
PTS
10
16/06/1958

Ontario Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Miteff was knocked down in the 10th round.
Win
14-2

United States Howard King
KO
2
21/04/1958

Ontario Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Win
13-2

Cuba Julio Mederos
UD
10
27/01/1958

Ontario Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Mederos was knocked down twice in the 2nd round.
Loss
12-2

United States Bob Baker
UD
10
09/09/1957

Ontario Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Win
12-1

United States Joe Schmolze
KO
4
06/06/1957

Ontario Fort William, Ontario, Canada

Joe Schmolze fought this fight under the alias "Joe Olsen". Schmolze was a substitute for Kid Gage.
Win
11-1

United States Emil Brtko
TKO
2
04/22/1957

Ontario Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Win
10-1

United States Moses Graham
KO
2
25/03/1957

Ontario Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Win
9-1

United States Walter Hafer
KO
3
04/03/1957

Ontario Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Win
8-1

United States Sid Russell
KO
1
14/01/1957

Ontario Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Win
7-1

United States Bob Biehler
UD
8
19/11/1956

Ontario Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Loss
6-1

United States Howard King
SD
8
22/10/1956

Ontario Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Win
6-0

United States Joe Evans
KO
1
10/09/1956

Ontario Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Win
5-0

South Africa John Arthur
UD
8
11/06/1956

Ontario Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Win
4-0

Canada Ed McGee
KO
1
23/04/1956

Ontario Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Jack Dempsey Heavyweight Novice Tournament.
Win
3-0

Canada Ross Gregory
KO
1
23/04/1956

Ontario Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Jack Dempsey Heavyweight Novice Tournament.
Win
2-0

United States Jim Leonard
KO
2
23/04/1956

Ontario Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Jack Dempsey Heavyweight Novice Tournament.
Win
1-0

Canada Gordon Baldwin
TKO
2
23/04/1956

Ontario Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Jack Dempsey Heavyweight Novice Tournament.


References[edit]




  1. ^ "George Chuvalo". http://oshof.ca/. Retrieved 23 September 2014.  External link in |website= (help)


  2. ^ Zawadzki, Edward (2001). The Ultimate Canadian Sports Trivia Book, Volume 1. Canada: Dundurn Press Ltd. p. 216. ISBN 9780888822376. 


  3. ^ "Great catcher poor pitcher that's George", Jim Proudfoot, Toronto Star, March 30, 1966


  4. ^ Episode: Kitchen Knockout, HGTV.ca: Holmes on Holmes, http://www.hgtv.ca/ontv/titledetails.aspx?titleid=111645.


  5. ^ 2010 BC Golden Gloves program


  6. ^ Jure Čuvalo (Georg Chuvalo) danas u Sarajevu, sutra u Ljubuškom http://www.hercegovina.info/vijesti/sport/borilacki-sportovi/jure-cuvalo-georg-chuvalo-jucer-u-sarajevu-danas-u-ljubuskom


  7. ^ http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=119&cat=boxer&pageID=1



</references/>^ Chuvalo, George (November 2013). "Lost Boys". Toronto Life Magazine.



External links[edit]




  • Džordž (Jure) Čuvalo, najbolji kanadski bokser svih vremena: Nikad na kolenima - Tačno.net

  • George Chuvalo's Official Fight Against Drugs Website


  • Professional boxing record for George Chuvalo from BoxRec

  • CBC Digital Archives - Still Standing: The People's Champion George Chuvalo

  • Historica.ca - Footprints - George Chuvalo

  • Ian Palmer's TigerBoxing article on Chuvalo

  • The Canadian Encyclopedia

  • Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia

  • CBC Digital Archives. The Biggest Fight of George Chuvalo's Life


  • George Chuvalo on IMDb









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