George Louis Chuvalo,
CM (born September 12, 1937 as Jure Čuvalo) is a Canadian former
professional boxer
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who was a five-time Canadian
heavyweight
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Boxing Professional
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champion and two-time world heavyweight title challenger. He is known for having never been knocked down in his 93 bout professional career including fights against
Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali (; born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.; January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016) was an American professional boxer and activist. Nicknamed "The Greatest", he is regarded as one of the most significant sports figures of the 20th century, ...
,
Joe Frazier
Joseph William Frazier (January 12, 1944November 7, 2011), nicknamed "Smokin' Joe", was an American professional boxer who competed from 1965 to 1981. He was known for his strength, durability, formidable left hand, and relentless pressure f ...
, and
George Foreman
George Edward Foreman (born January 10, 1949) is an American former professional boxer, entrepreneur, minister and author. In boxing, he was nicknamed "Big George" and competed between 1967 and 1997. He is a two-time world heavyweight champi ...
. Chuvalo unsuccessfully challenged Muhammad Ali for the heavyweight championship in 1966. Chuvalo was inducted into the
Ontario Sports Hall of Fame
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in 1995.
Early life and career
Chuvalo was born on September 12, 1937 to
Croat
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immigrants Stipan and Katica from
Ljubuški in the
Herzegovina
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region of what is today
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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. Chuvalo became the Canadian
amateur
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History
...
heavyweight
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Boxing Professional
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champion in May 1955, defeating
Winnipeg
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's Peter Piper with a first-round
knockout
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(KO) in a tournament final in
Regina, Saskatchewan
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. Chuvalo finished his amateur career with a 16–0 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 champion
Jack Dempsey
William Harrison "Jack" Dempsey (June 24, 1895 – May 31, 1983), nicknamed Kid Blackie and The Manassa Mauler, was an American professional boxer who competed from 1914 to 1927, and reigned as the world heavyweight champion from 1919 to 1926 ...
at
Maple Leaf Gardens
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in Toronto on April 26, 1956.
George Chuvalo's rankings as a heavyweight were: number 9 in 1963, number 5 in 1964, number 3 in 1965, number 8 in 1966, number 4 in 1968 and number 7 in 1970.
Against Ali
Chuvalo is best known for his two fights against
Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali (; born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.; January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016) was an American professional boxer and activist. Nicknamed "The Greatest", he is regarded as one of the most significant sports figures of the 20th century, ...
. 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, at Toronto's Maple Leaf Gardens, was for Ali's world heavyweight title. "He's the toughest guy I ever fought", said Ali of Chuvalo after the fight.
["Great catcher poor pitcher, that's George", Jim Proudfoot, '']Toronto Star
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'', March 30, 1966
Other notable contests
George also had some losses against famous fighters other than his two losses to Ali. In 1957, George lost to Bob Baker, who was ranked as high as number two contender in 1955. This was his thirteenth fight and second professional loss. He also lost to
Zora Folley, who was once ranked as the top contender. Among his victories was a win against
Doug Jones, who gave Muhammad Ali a closely contested bout in 1963.
Tributes and other appearances
His 1966 match against Ali was the subject of
Joseph Blasioli
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's 2003 documentary film ''
The Last Round: Chuvalo vs. Ali''.
[ Geoff Pevere, "Chuvalo's finest hour packs a punch". '']Toronto Star
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'', October 31, 2003.
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".
During April 2010, Chuvalo was a special guest at the BC Golden Gloves tournament held at the Eagle Ridge Community Centre in
Langford, British Columbia.
On December 17, 2011, he travelled to
Sarajevo
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to attend the unveiling of a statue in his honor in
Ljubuški on December 18, 2011.
On May 11, 2019, the George Chuvalo Community Centre in
Toronto
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,
Ontario
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, opened which provide a variety of recreational programs for children as well as
LGBTQ
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The LGBT term is ...
youth.
Professional boxing record
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!Result
!Record
!Opponent
!Type
!Round
!Date
!Location
!Notes
, - align=center
, 93
, Win
, 73–18–2
, align=left, George Jerome
, TKO
, 3 (12)
, Dec 11, 1978
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 92
, Win
, 72–18–2
, align=left, Earl McLeay
, TKO
, 1 (12)
, Dec 8, 1977
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 91
, Win
, 71–18–2
, align=left, Bob Felstein
, KO
, 9 (12)
, Mar 7, 1977
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 90
, Win
, 70–18–2
, align=left, Mike Boswell
, KO
, 7 (10)
, Oct 30, 1973
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 89
, Win
, 69–18–2
, align=left, Tony Ventura
, TKO
, 3 (10)
, Sep 25, 1973
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 88
, Win
, 68–18–2
, align=left, Charlie Boston
, KO
, 2
, Sep 5, 1972
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 87
, Win
, 67–18–2
, align=left, Tommy Burns
, KO
, 1 (12)
, Aug 10, 1972
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 86
, Loss
, 66–18–2
, align=left,
Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali (; born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.; January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016) was an American professional boxer and activist. Nicknamed "The Greatest", he is regarded as one of the most significant sports figures of the 20th century, ...
, UD
, 12
, May 1, 1972
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 85
, Win
, 66–17–2
, align=left, Jim Christopher
, KO
, 2 (10)
, Feb 21, 1972
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 84
, Win
, 65–17–2
, align=left, Charley Chase
, TKO
, 6 (12)
, Jan 28, 1972
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 83
, Win
, 64–17–2
, align=left,
Cleveland Williams
, UD
, 10
, Nov 17, 1971
, align=left,
,
, - align=center
, 82
, Loss
, 63–17–2
, align=left,
Jimmy Ellis Jimmy Ellis may refer to:
* Jimmy Ellis (boxer) (1940–2014), American boxer
* Jimmy "Orion" Ellis (1945–1998), American singer
* Jimmy "Preacher" Ellis (born 1935), American musician
* Jimmy Ellis (1938–2012), lead singer of The Trammps
* Jim ...
, UD
, 10
, May 10, 1971
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 81
, Win
, 63–16–2
, align=left, Charles Couture
, KO
, 2 (10)
, Dec 11, 1970
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 80
, Win
, 62–16–2
, align=left, Tony Ventura
, TKO
, 4 (10)
, Nov 5, 1970
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 79
, Win
, 61–16–2
, align=left, Tommy Burns
, KO
, 1 (12)
, Oct 24, 1970
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 78
, Win
, 60–16–2
, align=left, Mike Bruce
, KO
, 2 (10)
, Aug 15, 1970
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 77
, Loss
, 59–16–2
, align=left,
George Foreman
George Edward Foreman (born January 10, 1949) is an American former professional boxer, entrepreneur, minister and author. In boxing, he was nicknamed "Big George" and competed between 1967 and 1997. He is a two-time world heavyweight champi ...
, TKO
, 3 (10)
, Aug 4, 1970
, align=left,
,
, - align=center
, 76
, Win
, 59–15–2
, align=left, Charlie Reno
, KO
, 3 (10)
, Jun 30, 1970
, align=left,
,
, - align=center
, 75
, Win
, 58–15–2
, align=left, Gino Ricci
, TKO
, 1 (10)
, May 10, 1970
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 74
, Win
, 57–15–2
, align=left, Willie Tiger
, KO
, 10 (10)
, May 1, 1970
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 73
, Win
, 56–15–2
, align=left,
Jerry Quarry
, KO
, 7 (10)
, Dec 12, 1969
, align=left,
,
, - align=center
, 72
, Win
, 55–15–2
, align=left, Leslie Borden
, TKO
, 3 (10)
, Nov 16, 1969
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 71
, Win
, 54–15–2
, align=left, Stamford Harris
, TKO
, 3 (12)
, Sep 8, 1969
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 70
, Loss
, 53–15–2
, align=left,
Buster Mathis
Buster Mathis (June 11, 1943 – September 6, 1995) was an American boxer.
Career
Mathis had a successful career as an amateur heavyweight boxer. He qualified for a spot in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, but had to withdraw due to an injury. He was r ...
, UD
, 12
, Feb 3, 1969
, align=left,
,
, - align=center
, 69
, Win
, 53–14–2
, align=left, Dante Cane
, TKO
, 7 (10)
, Nov 12, 1968
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 68
, Win
, 52–14–2
, align=left,
Manuel Ramos
, TKO
, 5 (10)
, Sep 26, 1968
, align=left,
,
, - align=center
, 67
, Win
, 51–14–2
, align=left, Vic Brown
, TKO
, 3 (10)
, Sep 17, 1968
, align=left,
,
, - align=center
, 66
, Win
, 50–14–2
, align=left, Levi Forte
, TKO
, 2 (10)
, Sep 3, 1968
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 65
, Win
, 49–14–2
, align=left, Johnny Featherman
, KO
, 1 (12)
, Jun 30, 1968
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 64
, Win
, 48–14–2
, align=left, Jean-Claude Roy
, UD
, 12
, Jun 5, 1968
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 63
, Loss
, 47–14–2
, align=left,
Joe Frazier
Joseph William Frazier (January 12, 1944November 7, 2011), nicknamed "Smokin' Joe", was an American professional boxer who competed from 1965 to 1981. He was known for his strength, durability, formidable left hand, and relentless pressure f ...
, TKO
, 4 (10)
, Jul 19, 1967
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 62
, Win
, 47–13–2
, align=left, Archie Ray
, TKO
, 2 (10)
, Jun 22, 1967
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 61
, Win
, 46–13–2
, align=left,
Willi Besmanoff
William David Besmanoff (October 4, 1932 – October 20, 2010) was a German boxer who was a heavyweight contender in the 1950s. He was born in Munich, Germany. His father was Jewish American. When Willi was 11, he was imprisoned in the Buchenwa ...
, TKO
, 3 (10)
, May 27, 1967
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 60
, Win
, 45–13–2
, align=left,
Willi Besmanoff
William David Besmanoff (October 4, 1932 – October 20, 2010) was a German boxer who was a heavyweight contender in the 1950s. He was born in Munich, Germany. His father was Jewish American. When Willi was 11, he was imprisoned in the Buchenwa ...
, TKO
, 3 (10)
, Apr 4, 1967
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 59
, Win
, 44–13–2
, align=left, Buddy Moore
, KO
, 2 (10)
, Mar 20, 1967
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 58
, Win
, 43–13–2
, align=left, Dick Wipperman
, TKO
, 3 (10)
, Feb 22, 1967
, align=left,
,
, - align=center
, 57
, Win
, 42–13–2
, align=left, Vic Brown
, KO
, 4 (10)
, Jan 16, 1967
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 56
, Win
, 41–13–2
, align=left, Willie McCormick
, KO
, 3 (10)
, Dec 16, 1966
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 55
, Win
, 40–13–2
, align=left, Dave Russell
, TKO
, 2 (10)
, Nov 28, 1966
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 54
, Win
, 39–13–2
, align=left, Boston Jacobs
, TKO
, 3 (10)
, Nov 21, 1966
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 53
, Win
, 38–13–2
, align=left, Dick Wipperman
, TKO
, 5 (10)
, Oct 12, 1966
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 52
, Win
, 37–13–2
, align=left, Bob Avery
, TKO
, 2 (15)
, Sep 15, 1966
, align=left,
,
, - align=center
, 51
, Win
, 36–13–2
, align=left, Mel Turnbow
, KO
, 7 (10)
, Aug 16, 1966
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 50
, Loss
, 35–13–2
, align=left,
Oscar Bonavena
Oscar Natalio "Ringo" Bonavena (September 25, 1942 – May 22, 1976) was an Argentine heavyweight professional boxer with a career record of 58 wins, 9 losses and 1 draw. A rugged, wild-swinging puncher, he was nicknamed "Ringo" because of his Be ...
, MD
, 12
, Jun 23, 1966
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 49
, Win
, 35–12–2
, align=left, Levi Forte
, TKO
, 2 (10)
, May 15, 1966
, align=left,
,
, - align=center
, 48
, Loss
, 34–12–2
, align=left,
Muhammad Ali
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, UD
, 15
, Mar 29, 1966
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 47
, Loss
, 34–11–2
, align=left,
Eduardo Corletti
Héctor Eduardo Corletti (born 14 August 1941) is a retired Argentinian heavyweight boxer. As an amateur he won a silver medal at the 1959 Pan American Games and finished ninth at the 1960 Summer Olympics. Next year he turned professional and in ...
, PTS
, 10
, Jan 25, 1966
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 46
, Win
, 34–10–2
, align=left,
Joe Bygraves
,
, 10
, Dec 7, 1965
, align=left,
,
, - align=center
, 45
, Loss
, 33–10–2
, align=left,
Ernie Terrell
, UD
, 15
, Nov 1, 1965
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 44
, Win
, 33–9–2
, align=left, Orvin Veazey
, KO
, 2 (10)
, Aug 17, 1965
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 43
, Win
, 32–9–2
, align=left, Dave Bailey
, KO
, 3 (10)
, Jun 30, 1965
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 42
, Win
, 31–9–2
, align=left, Ed Sonny Andrews
, TKO
, 1 (10)
, Jun 7, 1965
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 41
, Win
, 30–9–2
, align=left, Bill Nielsen
, TKO
, 8 (10)
, Apr 19, 1965
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 40
, Loss
, 29–9–2
, align=left,
Floyd Patterson
Floyd Patterson (January 4, 1935 – May 11, 2006) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1952 to 1972, and twice reigned as the world heavyweight champion between 1956 and 1962. At the age of 21, he became the youngest boxer in hi ...
, UD
, 12
, Feb 1, 1965
, align=left,
,
, - align=center
, 39
, Win
, 29–8–2
, align=left, Calvin Butler
, KO
, 3 (10)
, Nov 10, 1964
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 38
, Win
, 28–8–2
, align=left,
Doug Jones
, TKO
, 11 (12)
, Oct 2, 1964
, align=left,
,
, - align=center
, 37
, Win
, 27–8–2
, align=left, Don Prout
, TKO
, 3 (10)
, Jul 27, 1964
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 36
, Win
, 26–8–2
, align=left, Hugh Mercier
, KO
, 1 (12)
, Mar 18, 1964
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 35
, Loss
, 25–8–2
, align=left,
Zora Folley
, UD
, 10
, Jan 17, 1964
, align=left,
,
, - align=center
, 34
, style="background:#abcdef;", Draw
, 25–7–2
, align=left, Tony Alongi
, PTS
, 10
, Nov 8, 1963
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 33
, Win
, 25–7–1
, align=left, Mike DeJohn
,
, 10
, Sep 27, 1963
, align=left,
,
, - align=center
, 32
, Win
, 24–7–1
, align=left, Lloyd Washington
, KO
, 2 (10)
, May 18, 1963
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 31
, Win
, 23–7–1
, align=left, Chico Gardner
, KO
, 4 (10)
, Apr 29, 1963
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 30
, Win
, 22–7–1
, align=left, James Wakefield
, TKO
, 6 (10)
, Apr 22, 1963
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 29
, Win
, 21–7–1
, align=left, Rico Brooks
, TKO
, 2 (10)
, Mar 15, 1963
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 28
, Loss
, 20–7–1
, align=left,
Joe Erskine
,
, 5 (12)
, Oct 2, 1961
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 27
, Loss
, 20–6–1
, align=left, Bob Cleroux
, SD
, 12
, Aug 8, 1961
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 26
, Win
, 20–5–1
, align=left,
Willi Besmanoff
William David Besmanoff (October 4, 1932 – October 20, 2010) was a German boxer who was a heavyweight contender in the 1950s. He was born in Munich, Germany. His father was Jewish American. When Willi was 11, he was imprisoned in the Buchenwa ...
, TKO
, 4 (10)
, Jun 27, 1961
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 25
, Win
, 19–5–1
, align=left, Alex Miteff
, SD
, 10
, Mar 27, 1961
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 24
, Win
, 18–5–1
, align=left, Bob Cleroux
, UD
, 12
, Nov 23, 1960
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 23
, Loss
, 17–5–1
, align=left, Bob Cleroux
, SD
, 12
, Aug 17, 1960
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 22
, Loss
, 17–4–1
, align=left,
Pete Rademacher
Thomas Peter Rademacher (November 20, 1928 – June 4, 2020) was an American heavyweight boxer. A gold medalist at the 1956 Olympics, he became the only person to challenge for the world heavyweight championship in his first professional b ...
, UD
, 10
, Jul 19, 1960
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 21
, Win
, 17–3–1
, align=left,
Yvon Durelle
, KO
, 12 (12)
, Nov 17, 1959
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 20
, Win
, 16–3–1
, align=left, Frankie Daniels
, TKO
, 7 (10)
, Sep 14, 1959
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 19
, Loss
, 15–3–1
, align=left, Pat McMurtry
, UD
, 10
, Oct 17, 1958
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 18
, Win
, 15–2–1
, align=left, James J. Parker
, KO
, 1 (12)
, Sep 15, 1959
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 17
, Draw
, 14–2–1
, align=left, Alex Miteff
,
, 10
, Jun 16, 1958
, align=left,
,
, - align=center
, 16
, Win
, 14–2
, align=left, Howard King
, KO
, 2 (10)
, Apr 21, 1958
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 15
, Win
, 13–2
, align=left, Julio Mederos
, UD
, 10
, Jan 27, 1958
, align=left,
,
, - align=center
, 14
, Loss
, 12–2
, align=left, Bob Baker
, UD
, 10
, Sep 9, 1957
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 13
, Win
, 12–1
, align=left, Joe Schmolze
, KO
, 4 (10)
, Jun 6, 1957
, align=left,
,
, - align=center
, 12
, Win
, 11–1
, align=left, Emil Brtko
, TKO
, 2 (10)
, Apr 22, 1957
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 11
, Win
, 10–1
, align=left, Moses Graham
, KO
, 2 (8)
, Mar 25, 1957
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 10
, Win
, 9–1
, align=left, Walter Hafer
, KO
, 3 (8)
, Mar 4, 1957
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 9
, Win
, 8–1
, align=left, Sid Russell
, KO
, 1 (8)
, Jan 14, 1957
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 8
, Win
, 7–1
, align=left, Bob Biehler
, UD
, 8
, Nov 19, 1956
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 7
, Loss
, 6–1
, align=left, Howard King
,
, 8
, Oct 22, 1956
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 6
, Win
, 6–0
, align=left, Joe Evans
, KO
, 1 (8)
, Sep 10, 1956
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 5
, Win
, 5–0
, align=left,
John Arthur
,
, 8
, Jun 11, 1956
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 4
, Win
, 4–0
, align=left, Ed McGee
, KO
, 1 (3)
, Apr 23, 1956
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 3
, Win
, 3–0
, align=left, Ross Gregory
, KO
, 1 (3)
, Apr 23, 1956
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 2
, Win
, 2–0
, align=left, Jim Leonard
,
, 2 (3)
, Apr 23, 1956
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 1
, Win
, 1–0
, align=left, Gordon Baldwin
,
, 2
, Apr 23, 1956
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
References
* Chuvalo, George (November 2013). "Lost Boys". Toronto Life Magazine.
External links
Džordž (Jure) Čuvalo, najbolji kanadski bokser svih vremena: Nikad na kolenima – Tačno.netGeorge Chuvalo's Official Fight Against Drugs Website*
*
ttps://web.archive.org/web/20070311183102/http://www.histori.ca/minutes/minute.do?id=14226 Historica.ca – Footprints – George Chuvalobr>
Ian Palmer's TigerBoxing article on ChuvaloThe Canadian Encyclopedia*
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1937 births
Living people
Canadian male boxers
Canadian people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent
Canadian people of Croatian descent
Heavyweight boxers
Members of the Order of Canada
Boxers from Toronto