George Chuvalo would be a handful for any fighter. He was never dropped in his life, street fight, sparring, amateur, or pro. He had some power in his hands, and he was strong as an ox.
He gave Ali a tough fight and sent him to the hospital in 1966, yet he went out dancing the very same night. Chuvalo fought huge punchers like Frazier, Foreman, and Bonavena, but his knee's never buckled, even taking several of Foreman's hardest shots smack in the face and on the jaw in a row. Frazier couldn't budge him either. At one point Frazier tried pushing Chuvalo back, and ended up pushing himself back.
At the age of 70 (now) Chuvalo has been reported benching around 500lbs (I think 470 to be exact).
He has had a very tough life with 3 of his sons commiting suicide due to substance abuse, and a wife doing away with herself because of grief. George's struggles outside of the ring were far greater than they ever were in it. He was the Canadian heavyweight champion for 21 years straight, from 1958-1979 when he retired. He was inducted into the Canadian HOF in 1990, and he continues to give lectures and speaches against drugs to this day.
Few men were as tough as George Chuvalo, Tex Cobb resembled a more mediocre Chuvalo, including the iron jaw.
He gave Ali a tough fight and sent him to the hospital in 1966, yet he went out dancing the very same night. Chuvalo fought huge punchers like Frazier, Foreman, and Bonavena, but his knee's never buckled, even taking several of Foreman's hardest shots smack in the face and on the jaw in a row. Frazier couldn't budge him either. At one point Frazier tried pushing Chuvalo back, and ended up pushing himself back.
At the age of 70 (now) Chuvalo has been reported benching around 500lbs (I think 470 to be exact).
He has had a very tough life with 3 of his sons commiting suicide due to substance abuse, and a wife doing away with herself because of grief. George's struggles outside of the ring were far greater than they ever were in it. He was the Canadian heavyweight champion for 21 years straight, from 1958-1979 when he retired. He was inducted into the Canadian HOF in 1990, and he continues to give lectures and speaches against drugs to this day.
Few men were as tough as George Chuvalo, Tex Cobb resembled a more mediocre Chuvalo, including the iron jaw.