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George Chuvalo

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.

George Chuvalo
File:George Chuvalo.jpg
Chuvalo at the River Rock Casino in April, 2010
Statistics
Real nameJure Čuvalo
Rated atHeavyweight
NationalityCanadian
BornSeptember 12, 1937 (aged 88)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Stanceorthodox
Boxing record
Total fights93
Wins73
Wins by KO64
Losses18
Draws2

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

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 23x15px George Jerome TKO 3 (12) 11/12/1978 23x15px 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 23x15px Earl McLeay TKO 1 (12) 08/12/1977 23x15px Toronto, Ontario, Canada Retained Canada Heavyweight title. McLeay knocked out by a straight right hand.
Win 71-18-2 23x15px Bob Felstein KO 9 (12) 07/03/1977 23x15px North York Centennial Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Won vacant Canada Heavyweight title.
Win 70-18-2 23x15px Mike Boswell KO 7 (10) 30/10/1973 23x15px Twin Rinks, Cheektowaga, New York, United States
Win 69-18-2 23x15px Tony Ventura TKO 3 (10) 25/09/1973 23x15px Twin Rinks, Cheektowaga, New York, United States
Win 68-18-2 23x15px Charlie Boston KO 2 (?) 05/09/1972 23x15px Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Win 67-18-2 23x15px Tommy Burns KO 1 (?) 10/08/1972 23x15px Nelson, British Columbia, Canada Retained Canada Heavyweight title.
Loss 66-18-2 23x15px Muhammad Ali UD 12 01/05/1972 23x15px Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada For NABF Heavyweight title.
Win 66-17-2 23x15px Jim Christopher KO 2 (10) 21/02/1972 23x15px Winnipeg Arena, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Win 65-17-2 23x15px Charley Chase TKO 6 (12) 28/01/1972 23x15px Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Retained Canada Heavyweight title. Fight was stopped after Chase suffered a broken right hand.
Win 64-17-2 23x15px Cleveland Williams UD 10 17/11/1971 23x15px Astrodome, Houston, Texas, United States
Loss 63-17-2 23x15px Jimmy Ellis UD 10 10/05/1971 23x15px Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Win 63-16-2 Charles Couture KO 2 (10) 11/12/1970 23x15px Austintown Fitch High School Gym, Youngstown, Ohio, United States
Win 62-16-2 23x15px Tony Ventura TKO 4 (10) 05/11/1970 23x15px Forum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Win 61-16-2 23x15px Tommy Burns KO 1 (10) 24/10/1970 23x15px Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Win 60-16-2 23x15px Mike Bruce KO 2 (10) 15/08/1970 23x15px Kosevo Stadium, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Loss 59-16-2 23x15px George Foreman TKO 3 (10) 04/08/1970 23x15px 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 23x15px Charlie Reno KO 3 (10) 30/06/1970 23x15px Seattle, Washington, D.C., United States Reno was knocked down four times in the 3rd round.
Win 58-15-2 23x15px Gino Ricci TKO 1 (10) 10/05/1970 23x15px Kimberley, British Columbia, Canada
Win 57-15-2 23x15px Willie Tiger KO 10 (10) 01/05/1970 23x15px Fairgrounds, Detroit, Michigan, United States
Win 56-15-2 23x15px Jerry Quarry KO 7 (10) 12/12/1969 23x15px 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 23x15px Leslie Borden TKO 3 (?) 16/11/1969 23x15px Kimberley, British Columbia, Canada
Win 54-15-2 23x15px Stamford Harris TKO 3 (?) 08/09/1969 23x15px Exhibition Pavilion, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Loss 53-15-2 23x15px Buster Mathis UD 12 03/02/1969 23x15px Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
Win 53-14-2 23x15px Dante Cane TKO 7 (10) 12/11/1968 23x15px Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Win 52-14-2 23x15px Manuel Ramos TKO 5 (10) 26/09/1968 23x15px Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States Ramos down in the 5th round.
Win 51-14-2 23x15px Vic Brown TKO 3 (10) 17/09/1968 23x15px 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 23x15px Levi Forte TKO 2 (10) 03/09/1968 23x15px Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States
Win 49-14-2 23x15px Johnny Featherman KO 1 (12) 30/06/1968 23x15px Penticton, British Columbia, Canada
Win 48-14-2 23x15px Jean-Claude Roy UD 12 05/06/1968 23x15px 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 23x15px Joe Frazier TKO 4 (10) 19/07/1967 23x15px Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
Win 47-13-2 23x15px Archie Ray TKO 2 (10) 22/06/1967 23x15px Adams Field House, Missoula, Montana, United States
Win 46-13-2 23x15px Willi Besmanoff TKO 3 (10) 27/05/1967 23x15px Cocoa, Florida, United States
Win 45-13-2 23x15px Willi Besmanoff TKO 3 (10) 04/04/1967 23x15px Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States
Win 44-13-2 23x15px Buddy Moore KO 2 (10) 20/03/1967 23x15px Four Seasons Arena, Walpole, Massachusetts, United States
Win 43-13-2 23x15px Dick Wipperman TKO 3 (10) 22/02/1967 23x15px Armory, Akron, Ohio, United States Wipperman was knocked down three times in the 3rd round.
Win 42-13-2 23x15px Vic Brown KO 4 (10) 16/01/1967 23x15px Four Seasons Arena, Walpole, Massachusetts, United States
Win 41-13-2 Willie McCormick KO 3 (10) 16/12/1966 23x15px Labrador City, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Win 40-13-2 23x15px Dave Russell TKO 2 (10) 28/11/1966 23x15px Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Win 39-13-2 23x15px Boston Jacobs TKO 3 (10) 21/11/1966 23x15px Cobo Arena, Detroit, Michigan, United States
Win 38-13-2 23x15px Dick Wipperman TKO 5 (10) 12/10/1966 23x15px Paul Sauve Arena, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Win 37-13-2 23x15px Bob Avery TKO 2 (15) 15/09/1966 23x15px Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Chuvalo walloped Avery to the canvas five times before the referee stopped the bout.
Win 36-13-2 23x15px Mel Turnbow KO 7 (10) 16/08/1966 23x15px Paul Sauve Arena, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Loss 35-13-2 23x15px Oscar Bonavena MD 12 23/06/1966 23x15px Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
Win 35-12-2 23x15px Levi Forte TKO 2 (10) 15/05/1966 23x15px Miner's Forum, Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada Forte's corner threw in the towel.
Loss 34-12-2 23x15px Muhammad Ali UD 15 29/03/1966 23x15px Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Wor World Heavyweight title.
Loss 34-11-2 23x15px Eduardo Corletti PTS 10 25/01/1966 23x15px Olympia, Kensington, London, United Kingdom
Win 34-10-2 23x15px Joe Bygraves PTS 10 07/12/1965 23x15px Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, United Kingdom Bygraves down in the 10th round.
Loss 33-10-2 23x15px Ernie Terrell UD 15 01/11/1965 23x15px Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada For WBA World Heavyweight title.
Win 33-9-2 23x15px Orvin Veazey KO 2 (10) 17/08/1965 23x15px Exhibition Stadium, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Win 32-9-2 23x15px Dave Bailey KO 3 (10) 30/06/1965 23x15px Exhibition Stadium, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Win 31-9-2 23x15px Ed Sonny Andrews TKO 1 (10) 07/06/1965 23x15px Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Win 30-9-2 23x15px Bill Nielsen TKO 8 (10) 19/04/1965 23x15px Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Loss 29-9-2 23x15px Floyd Patterson UD 12 01/02/1965 23x15px Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States 1965 Fight of the Year by The Ring Magazine.
Win 29-8-2 23x15px Calvin Butler KO 3 (10) 10/11/1964 23x15px Hull, Quebec, Canada
Win 28-8-2 23x15px Doug Jones TKO 11 (12) 02/10/1964 23x15px 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 23x15px Don Prout TKO 3 (10) 27/07/1964 23x15px Sargent Field, New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States
Win 26-8-2 23x15px Hugh Mercier KO 1 (12) 18/03/1964 23x15px Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada Won vacant Canada Heavyweight title.
Loss 25-8-2 23x15px Zora Folley UD 10 17/01/1964 23x15px Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Draw 25-7-2 23x15px Tony Alongi PTS 10 08/11/1963 23x15px 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 23x15px Mike DeJohn MD 10 27/09/1963 23x15px Convention Center, Louisville, Kentucky, United States DeJohn was down in the 2nd & 6th rounds.
Win 24-7-1 23x15px Lloyd Washington KO 2 (10) 18/05/1963 23x15px Central High Field House, Battle Creek, Michigan, United States
Win 23-7-1 23x15px Chico Gardner KO 4 (?) 29/04/1963 23x15px London, Ontario, Canada
Win 22-7-1 23x15px James Wakefield TKO 6 (10) 22/04/1963 23x15px Arena, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Win 21-7-1 23x15px Rico Brooks TKO 2 (?) 15/03/1963 23x15px Arena, Detroit, Michigan, United States
Loss 20-7-1 23x15px Joe Erskine DQ 5 (10) 02/10/1961 23x15px Toronto, Ontario, Canada Chuvalo was disqualified for headbutting.
Loss 20-6-1 23x15px Bob Cleroux SD 12 08/08/1961 23x15px Delormier Stadium, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Lost Canada Heavyweight title.
Win 20-5-1 23x15px Willi Besmanoff TKO 4 (10) 27/06/1961 23x15px Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Win 19-5-1 23x15px Alex Miteff SD 10 27/03/1961 23x15px Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Win 18-5-1 23x15px Bob Cleroux UD 12 23/11/1960 23x15px Forum, Quebec, Canada Won Canada Heavyweight title.
Loss 17-5-1 23x15px Bob Cleroux SD 12 17/08/1960 23x15px Delormier Stadium, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Lost Canada Heavyweight title.
Loss 17-4-1 23x15px Pete Rademacher UD 10 19/07/1960 23x15px Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Win 17-3-1 23x15px Yvon Durelle KO 12 (12) 17/11/1959 23x15px 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 23x15px Frankie Daniels TKO 7 (10) 14/09/1959 23x15px Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Loss 15-3-1 23x15px Pat McMurtry UD 10 17/10/1958 23x15px Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
Win 15-2-1 23x15px James J Parker KO 1 (12) 15/09/1959 23x15px Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Won vacant Canada Heavyweight title. Parker was knocked down three times.
Draw 14-2-1 23x15px Alex Miteff PTS 10 16/06/1958 23x15px Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Miteff was knocked down in the 10th round.
Win 14–2 23x15px Howard King KO 2 (10) 21/04/1958 23x15px Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Win 13–2 23x15px Julio Mederos UD 10 27/01/1958 23x15px Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Mederos was knocked down twice in the 2nd round.
Loss 12–2 23x15px Bob Baker UD 10 09/09/1957 23x15px Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Win 12–1 23x15px Joe Schmolze KO 4 (10) 06/06/1957 23x15px 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 23x15px Emil Brtko TKO 2 (10) 04/22/1957 23x15px Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Win 10–1 23x15px Moses Graham KO 2 (10) 25/03/1957 23x15px Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Win 9–1 23x15px Walter Hafer KO 3 (8) 04/03/1957 23x15px Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Win 8–1 23x15px Sid Russell KO 1 (8) 14/01/1957 23x15px Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Win 7–1 23x15px Bob Biehler UD 8 19/11/1956 23x15px Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Loss 6–1 23x15px Howard King SD 8 22/10/1956 23x15px Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Win 6–0 23x15px Joe Evans KO 1 (8) 10/09/1956 23x15px Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Win 5–0 23x15px Johnny Arthur UD 8 11/06/1956 23x15px Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Win 4–0 Ed McGee KO 1 (?) 23/04/1956 23x15px Toronto, Ontario, Canada Jack Dempsey Heavyweight Novice Tournament.
Win 3–0 Ross Gregory KO 1 (?) 23/04/1956 23x15px Toronto, Ontario, Canada Jack Dempsey Heavyweight Novice Tournament.
Win 2–0 23x15px Jim Leonard KO 2 (?) 23/04/1956 23x15px Toronto, Ontario, Canada Jack Dempsey Heavyweight Novice Tournament.
Win 1–0 23x15px Gordon Baldwin TKO 2 (?) 23/04/1956 23x15px Toronto, Ontario, Canada Jack Dempsey Heavyweight Novice Tournament.

References

  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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