| George Chuvalo | |
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| Statistics | |
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| Real name | George Chuvalo |
| Rated at | Heavyweight |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Birth date | September 12, 1937 |
| Birth place | Toronto, Canada |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 93 |
| Wins | 73 |
| Wins by KO | 64 |
| Losses | 18 |
| Draws | 2 |
George Louis Chuvalo, CM (born September 12, 1937) is a retired Canadian heavyweight boxer who was never knocked down in ninety-three professional fights between 1956 and 1979. Heavyweight is a division or weight class, in Boxing. Fighters who weigh over 200 pounds (14 st 4 lb/91 kg are considered heavyweights by the major professional Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Order of Canada is the highest civilian honour within the Canadian system of honours, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the order's Latin Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight, He was Canadian heavyweight champion as both an amateur and a professional, and twice fought for versions of the professional world's heavyweight title.
Born in Toronto to Croatian parents, Stephan and Kate. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between Chuvalo grew up in The Junction district of west Toronto, and had one sibling, Zora. The Junction, is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, that derives its name from two native trails which intersected in the area prior to European While a student at Humberside Collegiate Institute, he became one of the best-known amateur boxers in Toronto, fighting out of the Earlscourt Athletic Club. Humberside Collegiate Institute is a public High school located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 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. Regina (rɨˈdʒaɪnə is the capital of Saskatchewan, Canada. Chuvalo finished his amateur career with a 16-0-0-0, all by KO within four rounds, a record.
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. Jack "Manassa Mauler" Dempsey ( June 24, 1895 – May 31, 1983) was an American boxer who held the world This article is about the arena For the company formerly known as Maple Leaf Gardens Ltd Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
As a pro, Chuvalo is best known for his two fights against Muhammad Ali. Biography Early life Cassius Clay Jr was born on January 17 1942 He went the distance both times, but lost by a wide margin on the scorecards. The first fight, on March 29, 1966 would have been for Ali's world title but for boxing politics that caused it to be staged as "a heavyweight attraction" instead. Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. The fight was scheduled for and indeed went fifteen rounds, with the decision going to Ali. "He's the toughest guy I ever fought", said Ali of Chuvalo after the fight. [1] Ali's cornerman, Angelo Dundee, said, "He never stopped coming on . Angelo Mirena (born August 30, 1921 in Philadelphia PA) better known in the Boxing world as Angelo Dundee, is a boxing cornerman . . you've got to admire a man like that. "[1] The second Ali fight was in 1972 and went twelve rounds, with Ali—between his world championship reigns—winning an easy decision. It was the last major fight of Chuvalo's career.
Future world champions Joe Frazier and George Foreman, despite being big punchers, were unable to knock Chuvalo down, but they were the only fighters to stop him, scoring technical knockout (TKO) victories. For the Major League Baseball player and manager see Joe Frazier (baseball. George Edward Foreman (born January 10, 1949) is an American two-time World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Foreman—regarded as one of the hardest hitters in boxing history—mauled Chuvalo, bombing him with punch after punch. Yet, in his typical display of toughness, when the referee stopped the fight in the third round, Chuvalo said to him, "What are you, nuts?"
Chuvalo's biggest victories were a seventh-round knockout of contender Jerry Quarry on December 12, 1969, and an eleventh-round knockout of contender Doug Jones on October 2, 1964. "Irish" Jerry Quarry ( May 15, 1945 - January 3, 1999) nicknamed “The Bellflower Bomber” was an American Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Chuvalo also defeated notable fighters such as Howard King, Bob Cleroux, Yvon Durelle, Willi Besmanoff, Mike DeJohn, Cleveland Williams, and Manuel Ramos. Chuvalo was the number one contender for the British Empire heavyweight title for many years but champion Henry Cooper did not fight him. Sir Henry Cooper OBE, KSG (born May 3 1934) in South East London, is a retired English Heavyweight
In addition to his losses to Ali, Frazier, and Foreman, Chuvalo also lost to former champion Floyd Patterson in a bout that The Ring named fight of the year for 1965. Floyd Patterson ( January 4, 1935 – May 11, 2006) was an American heavyweight boxing champion. The Ring (often called Ring Magazine) is an American Boxing Magazine that was first published in 1922 as a boxing Every year since 1945 The Ring magazine has named a fight as fight of the year, based on the magazine's writers' criteria 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. The World Boxing Association (WBA is a Boxing organization that sanctions official matches and awards the WBA world championship title at the professional level Ernie Terrell (born on April 4, 1939 in Belzoni Mississippi) is an American Singer, Record producer, and former World James Albert "Jimmy" Ellis (born February 24, 1940 was a boxer from Louisville Kentucky.
He lost two sons, Steven Louis Chuvalo and Georgie Lee Chuvalo, to drug overdoses, another son, Jesse Chuvalo, to suicide and his wife to suicide after that. A psychoactive drug or psychotropic substance is a Chemical substance that acts primarily upon the Central nervous system where it alters Brain His remaining son, Mitch, became a successful teacher and coach, now working at the University of Toronto Schools. The University of Toronto Schools (UTS (founded in 1910 is an independent private Secondary school in downtown Toronto Canada for academically-gifted students throughout Chuvalo currently tours giving lectures against drugs and actively participates in charity work.
Chuvalo was inducted into the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame in 1990 and the World Boxing Hall of Fame in 1997. Canada's Sports Hall of Fame is a Hall of fame located in Toronto and established in 1955 to "preserve the record of Canadian sports achievements The modern World Boxing Hall of Fame (WBHF is located in Riverside, California, United States, in Southern California 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. The Order of Canada is the highest civilian honour within the Canadian system of honours, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the order's Latin Canada's Walk of Fame, Toronto, Ontario is a walk of fame that acknowledges the achievements and accomplishments of successful Canadians
Current Ottawa Senators goalie Ray Emery has a picture of Chuvalo painted on his goalie mask. The Ottawa Senators (Les Sénateurs d'Ottawa are a professional Ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Raymond "Ray" Emery (born September 28 1982 in Hamilton, Ontario) is a professional Ice hockey Goaltender, currently playing for
He also appeared as the ill-fated arm-wrestler in the 1986 version of The Fly. The Fly is a 1986 Science fiction / Horror film produced by Brooksfilms and 20th Century Fox, directed by David Cronenberg
To mark the 40th anniversary of his July 19, 1967 fight against Joe Frazier, he and Frazier held a gala in Toronto, raising money for different charities. Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar.
External links
- 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
Media:Example.og==References==
- ^ a b "Great catcher poor pitcher that's George", Jim Proudfoot, Toronto Star, March 30, 1966
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