George Chuvalo

George Louis Chuvalo CM (born September 12, 1937), also known as Jure Cuvalo, 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 Ljubuski on Sunday, December 18, 2011.
Professional boxing record
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|align="center" colspan=8|73 Wins (64 knockouts, 9 decisions), 18 Losses (2 knockouts, 16 decisions), 2 Draws
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| 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|
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|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
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|-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
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|Win
|
|align=left| Cleveland Williams
|UD
|10
|17/11/1971
|align=left| Astrodome, Houston, Texas, United States
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|-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
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|-align=center
|Win
|
|align=left| Mike Bruce
|KO
|2
|15/08/1970
|align=left| Kosevo Stadium, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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|-align=center
|Loss
|
|align=left| George Foreman
|TKO
|3
|04/08/1970
|align=left| Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
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|-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|
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|Win
|
|align=left| Jerry Quarry
|KO
|7
|12/12/1969
|align=left| Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
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|-align=center
|Win
|
|align=left| Leslie Borden
|TKO
|3
|16/11/1969
|align=left| Kimberley, British Columbia, Canada
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|Win
|
|align=left| Stamford Harris
|TKO
|3
|08/09/1969
|align=left| Exhibition Pavilion, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
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|Loss
|
|align=left| Buster Mathis
|UD
|12
|03/02/1969
|align=left| Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
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|-align=center
|Win
|
|align=left| Dante Cane
|TKO
|7
|12/11/1968
|align=left| Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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|-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
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|-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
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|-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
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|-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
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|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
References
1937 births
Canadian boxers
Living people
Sportspeople from Toronto