George Chuvalo

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George Chuvalo
Chuvalo at the River Rock Casino in April, 2010
Statistics
Real nameJure Čuvalo
Rated atHeavyweight
NationalityCanadian
Born (1937-09-12) September 12, 1937 (age 86)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Stanceorthodox
Boxing record
Total fights93
Wins73
Wins by KO64
Losses18
Draws2

George Louis Chuvalo CM (born September 12, 1937), also known as Jure Čuvalo, is a Canadian former heavyweight boxing champion and the multiple contender for the heavyweight title in the 1960s and 1970s. He was never knocked off his feet in ninety-three professional fights between 1956 and 1979. On September 9 1957, George lost ten rounds bout to #2 heavyweight contender Bob Baker.

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.

He went to Sarajevo for the revealing of a statue in his honor in Ljubuški on Sunday, December 18, 2011.[1]

Professional boxing record[change | change source]

73 Wins (64 knockouts, 9 decisions), 18 Losses (2 knockouts, 16 decisions), 2 Draws [1] Archived 2013-01-18 at Archive.today
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Win 73-18-2 Canada George Jerome TKO 3 (12) 11/12/1978 Ontario St. Lawrence Market, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Retained Canada Heavyweight title. This was Chuvalo's last bout, ending a 20 year career as a pro.
Win 72-18-2 Canada Earl McLeay TKO 1 (12) 08/12/1977 Ontario Toronto, Ontario, Canada Retained Canada Heavyweight title. McLeay knocked out by a straight right hand.
Win 71-18-2 Canada Bob Felstein KO 9 (12) 07/03/1977 Ontario North York Centennial Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Won vacant Canada Heavyweight title.
Win 70-18-2 United States Mike Boswell KO 7 (10) 30/10/1973 New York (state) Twin Rinks, Cheektowaga, New York, United States
Win 69-18-2 United States Tony Ventura TKO 3 (10) 25/09/1973 New York (state) Twin Rinks, Cheektowaga, New York, United States
Win 68-18-2 United States Charlie Boston KO 2 (?) 05/09/1972 Haiti Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Win 67-18-2 Canada Tommy Burns KO 1 (?) 10/08/1972 British Columbia Nelson, British Columbia, Canada Retained Canada Heavyweight title.
Loss 66-18-2 United States Muhammad Ali UD 12 01/05/1972 British Columbia Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada For NABF Heavyweight title.
Win 66-17-2 United States Jim Christopher KO 2 (10) 21/02/1972 Manitoba Winnipeg Arena, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Win 65-17-2 Canada Charley Chase TKO 6 (12) 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 64-17-2 United States Cleveland Williams UD 10 17/11/1971 Texas Astrodome, Houston, Texas, United States
Loss 63-17-2 United States Jimmy Ellis UD 10 10/05/1971 Ontario Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Win 63-16-2 Charles Couture KO 2 (10) 11/12/1970 Ohio Austintown Fitch High School Gym, Youngstown, Ohio, United States
Win 62-16-2 United States Tony Ventura TKO 4 (10) 05/11/1970 Quebec Forum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Win 61-16-2 Canada Tommy Burns KO 1 (10) 24/10/1970 Ontario Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Win 60-16-2 United States Mike Bruce KO 2 (10) 15/08/1970 Bosnia and Herzegovina Kosevo Stadium, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Loss 59-16-2 United States George Foreman TKO 3 (10) 04/08/1970 New York (state) Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States Corner stoppage. Chuvalo was rocked by a left hook and was taking punches in the corner without responding.
Win 59-15-2 United States Charlie Reno KO 3 (10) 30/06/1970 Washington, D.C. Seattle, Washington, D.C., United States Reno was knocked down four times in the 3rd round.
Win 58-15-2 Canada Gino Ricci TKO 1 (10) 10/05/1970 British Columbia Kimberley, British Columbia, Canada
Win 57-15-2 United States Willie Tiger KO 10 (10) 01/05/1970 Michigan Fairgrounds, Detroit, Michigan, United States
Win 56-15-2 United States Jerry Quarry KO 7 (10) 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
Win 53-14-2 Italy Dante Cane TKO 7 (10) 12/11/1968 Ontario Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Win 52-14-2 Mexico Manuel Ramos TKO 5 (10) 26/09/1968 New York (state) Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States Ramos down in the 5th round.
Win 51-14-2 United States Vic Brown TKO 3 (10) 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 (10) 03/09/1968 Florida Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States
Win 49-14-2 United States Johnny Featherman KO 1 (12) 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 (10) 19/07/1967 New York (state) Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
Win 47-13-2 United States Archie Ray TKO 2 (10) 22/06/1967 Montana Adams Field House, Missoula, Montana, United States
Win 46-13-2 Germany Willi Besmanoff TKO 3 (10) 27/05/1967 Florida Cocoa, Florida, United States
Win 45-13-2 Germany Willi Besmanoff TKO 3 (10) 04/04/1967 Florida Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States
Win 44-13-2 United States Buddy Moore KO 2 (10) 20/03/1967 Massachusetts Four Seasons Arena, Walpole, Massachusetts, United States
Win 43-13-2 United States Dick Wipperman TKO 3 (10) 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 (10) 16/01/1967 Massachusetts Four Seasons Arena, Walpole, Massachusetts, United States
Win 41-13-2 Willie McCormick KO 3 (10) 16/12/1966 Newfoundland and Labrador Labrador City, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Win 40-13-2 United States Dave Russell TKO 2 (10) 28/11/1966 New Brunswick Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Win 39-13-2 United States Boston Jacobs TKO 3 (10) 21/11/1966 Michigan Cobo Arena, Detroit, Michigan, United States
Win 38-13-2 United States Dick Wipperman TKO 5 (10) 12/10/1966 Quebec Paul Sauve Arena, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Win 37-13-2 United States Bob Avery TKO 2 (15) 15/09/1966 Alberta Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Chuvalo walloped Avery to the canvas five times before the referee stopped the bout.
Win 36-13-2 United States Mel Turnbow KO 7 (10) 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 (10) 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 Wor 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 Jamaica Joe Bygraves PTS 10 07/12/1965 United Kingdom Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, United Kingdom Bygraves 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 (10) 17/08/1965 Saskatchewan Exhibition Stadium, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Win 32-9-2 United States Dave Bailey KO 3 (10) 30/06/1965 Saskatchewan Exhibition Stadium, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Win 31-9-2 United States Ed Sonny Andrews TKO 1 (10) 07/06/1965 New Brunswick Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Win 30-9-2 United States Bill Nielsen TKO 8 (10) 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) 10/11/1964 Quebec Hull, Quebec, Canada
Win 28-8-2 United States Doug Jones TKO 11 (12) 02/10/1964 New York (state) Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States Jones was 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 (10) 27/07/1964 Massachusetts Sargent Field, New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States
Win 26-8-2 Canada Hugh Mercier KO 1 (12) 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 Saskatchewan Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
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 down in the 2nd & 6th rounds.
Win 24-7-1 United States Lloyd Washington KO 2 (10) 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 (10) 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 (10) 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 (10) 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 (12) 17/11/1959 Ontario Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Retained Canada Heavyweight title. Durelle was down once in the 1st and 9th, twice in the 10th, and again for the count in the 12th.
Win 16-3-1 United States Frankie Daniels TKO 7 (10) 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 (12) 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 (10) 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 (10) 06/06/1957 Ontario Fort William, Toronto, 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 (10) 04/22/1957 Ontario Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Win 10–1 United States Moses Graham KO 2 (10) 25/03/1957 Ontario Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Win 9–1 United States Walter Hafer KO 3 (8) 04/03/1957 Ontario Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Win 8–1 United States Sid Russell KO 1 (8) 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 (8) 10/09/1956 Ontario Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Win 5–0 South Africa Johnny Arthur UD 8 11/06/1956 Ontario Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Win 4–0 Ed McGee KO 1 (?) 23/04/1956 Ontario Toronto, Ontario, Canada Jack Dempsey Heavyweight Novice Tournament.
Win 3–0 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[change | change source]

  1. ↑ Jure Čuvalo (Georg Chuvalo) danas u Sarajevu, sutra u Ljubuškom: http://www.ljubuski-online.info/bih/novosti/8825-jure-cuvalo-georg-chuvalo-danas-u-sarajevu-sutra-u-ljubuskom-foto.html Archived 2012-04-25 at the Wayback Machine.




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