He may conceivably be the strongest man alive having endured blow after blow in the ring without ever giving in to an opponent's attempts for a K.O, and turning the emotional trauma that lead his wife to suicide into the motivating factor behind his selfless work to save teens from the devastating world of substance abuse. "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." - George Chuvalo

29.9.08

In the ring

Pro record:
73-18-2 (64 knockouts) 1st Canadian Heavyweight Title:
1958 (KO'd James J. Parker)

Notable opponents:

Floyd Patterson (1965)
Muhammad Ali (1966 - for World Heavyweight Title; 1972 - for NABF Heavyweight Title)
Joe Frazier (1967)
Jerry Quarry (1969)
George Foreman (1970)

Retired:
1979


"(KO 11) His manager (Koskowitz) complained that I stepped on Jones' bunions. But there's nothing in the Marquis of Queensbury rules that prohibits me from stepping all over an adversary's tootsies before executing the coup de grace." - George Chuvalo




"This fight took place three days after my 21st birthday and ended with a KO in two minutes flat. It was Yom Kippur and I wanted to send referee Sammy Luftspring (who was Jewish) home early along with Parker." - George Chuvalo


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