Title: George Chuvalo Content: 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. 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.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 . ==Professional boxing record== |- |align="center" colspan=8|73 Wins (64 knockouts, 9 decisions), 18 Losses (2 knockouts, 16 decisions), 2 Draws |- | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Result | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Record | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Opponent | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Type | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Round | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Date | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Location | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Notes |-align=center |Win | |align=left| George Jerome |TKO |3 |11/12/1978 |align=left| St. Lawrence Market, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |align=left| |-align=center |Win | |align=left| Earl McLeay |TKO |1 |08/12/1977 |align=left| Toronto, Ontario, Canada |align=left| |-align=center |Win | |align=left| Bob Felstein |KO |9 |07/03/1977 |align=left| North York Centennial Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |align=left| |-align=center |Win | |align=left| Mike Boswell |KO |7 |30/10/1973 |align=left| Twin Rinks, Cheektowaga, New York, United States |align=left| |-align=center |Win | |align=left| Tony Ventura |TKO |3 |25/09/1973 |align=left| Twin Rinks, Cheektowaga, New York, United States |align=left| |-align=center |Win | |align=left| Charlie Boston |KO |2 |05/09/1972 |align=left| Port-au-Prince, Haiti |align=left| |-align=center |Win | |align=left| Tommy Burns |KO |1 |10/08/1972 |align=left| Nelson, British Columbia, Canada |align=left| |-align=center |Loss | |align=left| Muhammad Ali |UD |12 |01/05/1972 |align=left| Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |align=left| |-align=center |Win | |align=left| Jim Christopher |KO |2 |21/02/1972 |align=left| Winnipeg Arena, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |align=left| |-align=center |Win | |align=left| Charley Chase |TKO |6 |28/01/1972 |align=left| Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |align=left| |-align=center |Win | |align=left| Cleveland Williams |UD |10 |17/11/1971 |align=left| Astrodome, Houston, Texas, United States |align=left| |-align=center |Loss | |align=left| Jimmy Ellis |UD |10 |10/05/1971 |align=left| Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |align=left| |-align=center |Win | |align=left|Charles Couture |KO |2 |11/12/1970 |align=left| Austintown Fitch High School Gym, Youngstown, Ohio, United States |align=left| |-align=center |Win | |align=left| Tony Ventura |TKO |4 |05/11/1970 |align=left| Forum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada |align=left| |-align=center |Win | |align=left| Tommy Burns |KO |1 |24/10/1970 |align=left| Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |align=left| |-align=center |Win | |align=left| Mike Bruce |KO |2 |15/08/1970 |align=left| Kosevo Stadium, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina |align=left| |-align=center |Loss | |align=left| George Foreman |TKO |3 |04/08/1970 |align=left| Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States |align=left| |-align=center |Win | |align=left| Charlie Reno |KO |3 |30/06/1970 |align=left| Seattle, Washington, D.C., United States |align=left| |-align=center |Win | |align=left| Gino Ricci |TKO |1 |10/05/1970 |align=left| Kimberley, British Columbia, Canada |align=left| |-align=center |Win | |align=left| Willie Tiger |KO |10 |01/05/1970 |align=left| Fairgrounds, Detroit, Michigan, United States |align=left| |-align=center |Win | |align=left| Jerry Quarry |KO |7 |12/12/1969 |align=left| Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States |align=left| |-align=center |Win | |align=left| Leslie Borden |TKO |3 |16/11/1969 |align=left| Kimberley, British Columbia, Canada |align=left| |-align=center |Win | |align=left| Stamford Harris |TKO |3 |08/09/1969 |align=left| Exhibition Pavilion, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada |align=left| |-align=center |Loss | |align=left| Buster Mathis |UD |12 |03/02/1969 |align=left| Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States |align=left| |-align=center |Win | |align=left| Dante Cane |TKO |7 |12/11/1968 |align=left| Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |align=left| |-align=center |Win | |align=left| Manuel Ramos |TKO |5 |26/09/1968 |align=left| Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States |align=left| |-align=center |Win | |align=left| Vic Brown |TKO |3 |17/09/1968 |align=left| Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |align=left| |-align=center |Win | |align=left| Levi Forte |TKO |2 |03/09/1968 |align=left| Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States |align=left| |-align=center |Win | |align=left| Johnny Featherman |KO |1 |30/06/1968 |align=left| Penticton, British Columbia, Canada |align=left| |-align=center |Win | |align=left| Jean-Claude Roy |UD |12 |05/06/1968 |align=left| Exhibition Stadium, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada |align=left| |-align=center |Loss | |align=left| Joe Frazier |TKO |4 |19/07/1967 |align=left| Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States |align=left| |-align=center |Win | |align=left| Archie Ray |TKO |2 |22/06/1967 |align=left| Adams Field House, Missoula, Montana, United States |align=left| |-align=center |Win | |align=left| Willi Besmanoff |TKO |3 |27/05/1967 |align=left| Cocoa, Florida, United States |align=left| |-align=center |Win | |align=left| Willi Besmanoff |TKO |3 |04/04/1967 |align=left| Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States |align=left| |-align=center |Win | |align=left| Buddy Moore |KO |2 |20/03/1967 |align=left| Four Seasons Arena, Walpole, Massachusetts, United States |align=left| |-align=center |Win | |align=left| Dick Wipperman |TKO |3 |22/02/1967 |align=left| Armory, Akron, Ohio, United States |align=left| |-align=center |Win | |align=left| Vic Brown |KO |4 |16/01/1967 |align=left| Four Seasons Arena, Walpole, Massachusetts, United States |align=left| |-align=center |Win | |align=left|Willie McCormick |KO |3 |16/12/1966 |align=left| Labrador City, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |align=left| |-align=center |Win | |align=left| Dave Russell |TKO |2 |28/11/1966 |align=left| Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada |align=left| |-align=center |Win | |align=left| Boston Jacobs |TKO |3 |21/11/1966 |align=left| Cobo Arena, Detroit, Michigan, United States |align=left| |-align=center |Win | |align=left| Dick Wipperman |TKO |5 |12/10/1966 |align=left| Paul Sauve Arena, Montreal, Quebec, Canada |align=left| |-align=center |Win | |align=left| Bob Avery |TKO |2 |15/09/1966 |align=left| Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |align=left| |-align=center |Win | |align=left| Mel Turnbow |KO |7 |16/08/1966 |align=left| Paul Sauve Arena, Montreal, Quebec, Canada |align=left| |-align=center |Loss | |align=left| Oscar Bonavena |MD |12 |23/06/1966 |align=left| Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States |align=left| |-align=center |Win | |align=left| Levi Forte |TKO |2 |15/05/1966 |align=left| Miner's Forum, Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada |align=left| |-align=center |Loss | |align=left| Muhammad Ali |UD |15 |29/03/1966 |align=left| Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |align=left| |-align=center |Loss | |align=left| Eduardo Corletti |PTS |10 |25/01/1966 |align=left| Olympia, Kensington, London, United Kingdom |align=left| |-align=center |Win | |align=left| Joe Bygraves |PTS |10 |07/12/1965 |align=left| Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, United Kingdom |align=left| |-align=center |Loss | |align=left| Ernie Terrell |UD |15 |01/11/1965 |align=left| Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |align=left| |-align=center |Win |33-9-2 |align=left| Orvin Veazey |KO |2 |17/08/1965 |align=left| Exhibition Stadium, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada |align=left| |-align=center |Win |32-9-2 |align=left| Dave Bailey |KO |3 |30/06/1965 |align=left| Exhibition Stadium, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada |align=left| |-align=center |Win |31-9-2 |align=left| Ed Sonny Andrews |TKO |1 |07/06/1965 |align=left| Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada |align=left| |-align=center |Win |30-9-2 |align=left| Bill Nielsen |TKO |8 |19/04/1965 |align=left| Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |align=left| |-align=center |Loss |29-9-2 |align=left| Floyd Patterson |UD |12 |01/02/1965 |align=left| Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States |align=left| |-align=center |Win |29-8-2 |align=left| Calvin Butler |KO |3 |10/11/1964 |align=left| Hull, Quebec, Canada |align=left| |-align=center |Win |28-8-2 |align=left| Doug Jones |TKO |11 |02/10/1964 |align=left| Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States |align=left| |-align=center |Win |27-8-2 |align=left| Don Prout |TKO |3 |27/07/1964 |align=left| Sargent Field, New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States |align=left| |-align=center |Win |26-8-2 |align=left| Hugh Mercier |KO |1 |18/03/1964 |align=left| Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada |align=left| |-align=center |Loss |25-8-2 |align=left| Zora Folley |UD |10 |17/01/1964 |align=left| Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, United States |align=left| |-align=center |style="background:#abcdef;"|Draw |25-7-2 |align=left| Tony Alongi |PTS |10 |08/11/1963 |align=left| Miami Beach, Florida, United States |align=left| |-align=center |Win |25-7-1 |align=left| Mike DeJohn |MD |10 |27/09/1963 |align=left| Convention Center, Louisville, Kentucky, United States |align=left| |-align=center |Win |24-7-1 |align=left| Lloyd Washington |KO |2 |18/05/1963 |align=left| Central High Field House, Battle Creek, Michigan, United States |align=left| |-align=center |Win |23-7-1 |align=left| Chico Gardner |KO |4 |29/04/1963 |align=left| London, Ontario, Canada |align=left| |-align=center |Win |22-7-1 |align=left| James Wakefield |TKO |6 |22/04/1963 |align=left| Arena, Windsor, Ontario, Canada |align=left| |-align=center |Win |21-7-1 |align=left| Rico Brooks |TKO |2 |15/03/1963 |align=left| Arena, Detroit, Michigan, United States |align=left| |-align=center |Loss |20-7-1 |align=left| Joe Erskine |DQ |5 |02/10/1961 |align=left| Toronto, Ontario, Canada |align=left| |-align=center |Loss |20-6-1 |align=left| Bob Cleroux |SD |12 |08/08/1961 |align=left| Delormier Stadium, Montreal, Quebec, Canada |align=left| |-align=center |Win |20-5-1 |align=left| Willi Besmanoff |TKO |4 |27/06/1961 |align=left| Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |align=left| |-align=center |Win |19-5-1 |align=left| Alex Miteff |SD |10 |27/03/1961 |align=left| Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |align=left| |-align=center |Win |18-5-1 |align=left| Bob Cleroux |UD |12 |23/11/1960 |align=left| Forum, Quebec, Canada |align=left| |-align=center |Loss |17-5-1 |align=left| Bob Cleroux |SD |12 |17/08/1960 |align=left| Delormier Stadium, Montreal, Quebec, Canada |align=left| |-align=center |Loss |17-4-1 |align=left| Pete Rademacher |UD |10 |19/07/1960 |align=left| Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |align=left| |-align=center |Win |17-3-1 |align=left| Yvon Durelle |KO |12 |17/11/1959 |align=left| Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |align=left| |-align=center |Win |16-3-1 |align=left| Frankie Daniels |TKO |7 |14/09/1959 |align=left| Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |align=left| |-align=center |Loss |15-3-1 |align=left| Pat McMurtry |UD |10 |17/10/1958 |align=left| Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States |align=left| |-align=center |Win |15-2-1 |align=left| James J Parker |KO |1 |15/09/1959 |align=left| Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |align=left| |-align=center |style="background:#abcdef;"|Draw |14-2-1 |align=left| Alex Miteff |PTS |10 |16/06/1958 |align=left| Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |align=left| |-align=center |Win |14–2 |align=left| Howard King |KO |2 |21/04/1958 |align=left| Toronto, Ontario, Canada |align=left| |-align=center |Win |13–2 |align=left| Julio Mederos |UD |10 |27/01/1958 |align=left| Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |align=left| |-align=center |Loss |12–2 |align=left| Bob Baker |UD |10 |09/09/1957 |align=left| Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |align=left| |-align=center |Win |12–1 |align=left| Joe Schmolze |KO |4 |06/06/1957 |align=left| Fort William, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |align=left| |-align=center |Win |11–1 |align=left| Emil Brtko |TKO |2 |04/22/1957 |align=left| Toronto, Ontario, Canada |align=left| |-align=center |Win |10–1 |align=left| Moses Graham |KO |2 |25/03/1957 |align=left| Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |align=left| |-align=center |Win |9–1 |align=left| Walter Hafer |KO |3 |04/03/1957 |align=left| Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |align=left| |-align=center |Win |8–1 |align=left| Sid Russell |KO |1 |14/01/1957 |align=left| Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |align=left| |-align=center |Win |7–1 |align=left| Bob Biehler |UD |8 |19/11/1956 |align=left| Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |align=left| |-align=center |Loss |6–1 |align=left| Howard King |SD |8 |22/10/1956 |align=left| Toronto, Ontario, Canada |align=left| |-align=center |Win |6–0 |align=left| Joe Evans |KO |1 |10/09/1956 |align=left| Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |align=left| |-align=center |Win |5–0 |align=left| Johnny Arthur |UD |8 |11/06/1956 |align=left| Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |align=left| |-align=center |Win |4–0 |align=left|Ed McGee |KO |1 |23/04/1956 |align=left| Toronto, Ontario, Canada |align=left| |-align=center |Win |3–0 |align=left|Ross Gregory |KO |1 |23/04/1956 |align=left| Toronto, Ontario, Canada |align=left| |-align=center |Win |2–0 |align=left| Jim Leonard |KO |2 |23/04/1956 |align=left| Toronto, Ontario, Canada |align=left| |-align=center |Win |1–0 |align=left| Gordon Baldwin |TKO |2 |23/04/1956 |align=left| Toronto, Ontario, Canada |align=left| |-align=center