George Chuvalo

George Louis Chuvalo CM (born September 12, 1937), also known as Jure Čuvalo, was a Canadian 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 hevyweight contender Bob Baker.

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
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 Archived 2013-01-18 at Archive.today
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Win 73-18-2 George Jerome TKO 3 (12) 11/12/1978 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 Earl McLeay TKO 1 (12) 08/12/1977 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Retained Canada Heavyweight title. McLeay knocked out by a straight right hand.
Win 71-18-2 Bob Felstein KO 9 (12) 07/03/1977 North York Centennial Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Won vacant Canada Heavyweight title.
Win 70-18-2 Mike Boswell KO 7 (10) 30/10/1973 Twin Rinks, Cheektowaga, New York, United States
Win 69-18-2 Tony Ventura TKO 3 (10) 25/09/1973 Twin Rinks, Cheektowaga, New York, United States
Win 68-18-2 Charlie Boston KO 2 (?) 05/09/1972 Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Win 67-18-2 Tommy Burns KO 1 (?) 10/08/1972 Nelson, British Columbia, Canada Retained Canada Heavyweight title.
Loss 66-18-2 Muhammad Ali UD 12 01/05/1972 Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada For NABF Heavyweight title.
Win 66-17-2 Jim Christopher KO 2 (10) 21/02/1972 Winnipeg Arena, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Win 65-17-2 Charley Chase TKO 6 (12) 28/01/1972 Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Retained Canada Heavyweight title. Fight was stopped after Chase suffered a broken right hand.
Win 64-17-2 Cleveland Williams UD 10 17/11/1971 Astrodome, Houston, Texas, United States
Loss 63-17-2 Jimmy Ellis UD 10 10/05/1971 Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Win 63-16-2 Charles Couture KO 2 (10) 11/12/1970 Austintown Fitch High School Gym, Youngstown, Ohio, United States
Win 62-16-2 Tony Ventura TKO 4 (10) 05/11/1970 Forum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Win 61-16-2 Tommy Burns KO 1 (10) 24/10/1970 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Win 60-16-2 Mike Bruce KO 2 (10) 15/08/1970 Kosevo Stadium, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Loss 59-16-2 George Foreman TKO 3 (10) 04/08/1970 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 Charlie Reno KO 3 (10) 30/06/1970 Seattle, Washington, D.C., United States Reno was knocked down four times in the 3rd round.
Win 58-15-2 Gino Ricci TKO 1 (10) 10/05/1970 Kimberley, British Columbia, Canada
Win 57-15-2 Willie Tiger KO 10 (10) 01/05/1970 Fairgrounds, Detroit, Michigan, United States
Win 56-15-2 Jerry Quarry KO 7 (10) 12/12/1969 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 Leslie Borden TKO 3 (?) 16/11/1969 Kimberley, British Columbia, Canada
Win 54-15-2 Stamford Harris TKO 3 (?) 08/09/1969 Exhibition Pavilion, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Loss 53-15-2 Buster Mathis UD 12 03/02/1969 Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
Win 53-14-2 Dante Cane TKO 7 (10) 12/11/1968 Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Win 52-14-2 Manuel Ramos TKO 5 (10) 26/09/1968 Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States Ramos down in the 5th round.
Win 51-14-2 Vic Brown TKO 3 (10) 17/09/1968 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 Levi Forte TKO 2 (10) 03/09/1968 Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States
Win 49-14-2 Johnny Featherman KO 1 (12) 30/06/1968 Penticton, British Columbia, Canada
Win 48-14-2 Jean-Claude Roy UD 12 05/06/1968 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 Joe Frazier TKO 4 (10) 19/07/1967 Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
Win 47-13-2 Archie Ray TKO 2 (10) 22/06/1967 Adams Field House, Missoula, Montana, United States
Win 46-13-2 Willi Besmanoff TKO 3 (10) 27/05/1967 Cocoa, Florida, United States
Win 45-13-2 Willi Besmanoff TKO 3 (10) 04/04/1967 Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States
Win 44-13-2 Buddy Moore KO 2 (10) 20/03/1967 Four Seasons Arena, Walpole, Massachusetts, United States
Win 43-13-2 Dick Wipperman TKO 3 (10) 22/02/1967 Armory, Akron, Ohio, United States Wipperman was knocked down three times in the 3rd round.
Win 42-13-2 Vic Brown KO 4 (10) 16/01/1967 Four Seasons Arena, Walpole, Massachusetts, United States
Win 41-13-2 Willie McCormick KO 3 (10) 16/12/1966 Labrador City, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Win 40-13-2 Dave Russell TKO 2 (10) 28/11/1966 Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Win 39-13-2 Boston Jacobs TKO 3 (10) 21/11/1966 Cobo Arena, Detroit, Michigan, United States
Win 38-13-2 Dick Wipperman TKO 5 (10) 12/10/1966 Paul Sauve Arena, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Win 37-13-2 Bob Avery TKO 2 (15) 15/09/1966 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Chuvalo walloped Avery to the canvas five times before the referee stopped the bout.
Win 36-13-2 Mel Turnbow KO 7 (10) 16/08/1966 Paul Sauve Arena, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Loss 35-13-2 Oscar Bonavena MD 12 23/06/1966 Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
Win 35-12-2 Levi Forte TKO 2 (10) 15/05/1966 Miner's Forum, Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada Forte's corner threw in the towel.
Loss 34-12-2 Muhammad Ali UD 15 29/03/1966 Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Wor World Heavyweight title.
Loss 34-11-2 Eduardo Corletti PTS 10 25/01/1966 Olympia, Kensington, London, United Kingdom
Win 34-10-2 Joe Bygraves PTS 10 07/12/1965 Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, United Kingdom Bygraves down in the 10th round.
Loss 33-10-2 Ernie Terrell UD 15 01/11/1965 Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada For WBA World Heavyweight title.
Win 33-9-2 Orvin Veazey KO 2 (10) 17/08/1965 Exhibition Stadium, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Win 32-9-2 Dave Bailey KO 3 (10) 30/06/1965 Exhibition Stadium, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Win 31-9-2 Ed Sonny Andrews TKO 1 (10) 07/06/1965 Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Win 30-9-2 Bill Nielsen TKO 8 (10) 19/04/1965 Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Loss 29-9-2 Floyd Patterson UD 12 01/02/1965 Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States 1965 Fight of the Year by The Ring Magazine.
Win 29-8-2 Calvin Butler KO 3 (10) 10/11/1964 Hull, Quebec, Canada
Win 28-8-2 Doug Jones TKO 11 (12) 02/10/1964 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 Don Prout TKO 3 (10) 27/07/1964 Sargent Field, New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States
Win 26-8-2 Hugh Mercier KO 1 (12) 18/03/1964 Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada Won vacant Canada Heavyweight title.
Loss 25-8-2 Zora Folley UD 10 17/01/1964 Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Draw 25-7-2 Tony Alongi PTS 10 08/11/1963 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 Mike DeJohn MD 10 27/09/1963 Convention Center, Louisville, Kentucky, United States DeJohn was down in the 2nd & 6th rounds.
Win 24-7-1 Lloyd Washington KO 2 (10) 18/05/1963 Central High Field House, Battle Creek, Michigan, United States
Win 23-7-1 Chico Gardner KO 4 (?) 29/04/1963 London, Ontario, Canada
Win 22-7-1 James Wakefield TKO 6 (10) 22/04/1963 Arena, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Win 21-7-1 Rico Brooks TKO 2 (?) 15/03/1963 Arena, Detroit, Michigan, United States
Loss 20-7-1 Joe Erskine DQ 5 (10) 02/10/1961 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Chuvalo was disqualified for headbutting.
Loss 20-6-1 Bob Cleroux SD 12 08/08/1961 Delormier Stadium, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Lost Canada Heavyweight title.
Win 20-5-1 Willi Besmanoff TKO 4 (10) 27/06/1961 Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Win 19-5-1 Alex Miteff SD 10 27/03/1961 Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Win 18-5-1 Bob Cleroux UD 12 23/11/1960 Forum, Quebec, Canada Won Canada Heavyweight title.
Loss 17-5-1 Bob Cleroux SD 12 17/08/1960 Delormier Stadium, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Lost Canada Heavyweight title.
Loss 17-4-1 Pete Rademacher UD 10 19/07/1960 Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Win 17-3-1 Yvon Durelle KO 12 (12) 17/11/1959 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 Frankie Daniels TKO 7 (10) 14/09/1959 Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Loss 15-3-1 Pat McMurtry UD 10 17/10/1958 Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
Win 15-2-1 James J Parker KO 1 (12) 15/09/1959 Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Won vacant Canada Heavyweight title. Parker was knocked down three times.
Draw 14-2-1 Alex Miteff PTS 10 16/06/1958 Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Miteff was knocked down in the 10th round.
Win 14–2 Howard King KO 2 (10) 21/04/1958 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Win 13–2 Julio Mederos UD 10 27/01/1958 Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Mederos was knocked down twice in the 2nd round.
Loss 12–2 Bob Baker UD 10 09/09/1957 Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Win 12–1 Joe Schmolze KO 4 (10) 06/06/1957 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 Emil Brtko TKO 2 (10) 04/22/1957 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Win 10–1 Moses Graham KO 2 (10) 25/03/1957 Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Win 9–1 Walter Hafer KO 3 (8) 04/03/1957 Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Win 8–1 Sid Russell KO 1 (8) 14/01/1957 Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Win 7–1 Bob Biehler UD 8 19/11/1956 Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Loss 6–1 Howard King SD 8 22/10/1956 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Win 6–0 Joe Evans KO 1 (8) 10/09/1956 Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Win 5–0 Johnny Arthur UD 8 11/06/1956 Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Win 4–0 Ed McGee KO 1 (?) 23/04/1956 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Jack Dempsey Heavyweight Novice Tournament.
Win 3–0 Ross Gregory KO 1 (?) 23/04/1956 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Jack Dempsey Heavyweight Novice Tournament.
Win 2–0 Jim Leonard KO 2 (?) 23/04/1956 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Jack Dempsey Heavyweight Novice Tournament.
Win 1–0 Gordon Baldwin TKO 2 (?) 23/04/1956 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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