George Chuvalo Record & Stats
George Chuvalo is a retired Canadian professional boxer. He was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on September 12, 1937. Chuvalo made his professional boxing debut at the age of 18 against Gordon Baldwin on April 23, 1956. He is yet to win a world title. Chuvalo turned 85 last month, on the 12th.
- Born
- Sep 12, 1937
- Age
- 85
- Debut
- Apr 23, 1956
- Record
- 73-18-2
- Rounds
- 512
- KO Pct
- 68.8%
- Height
- 183 cm
- Reach
- 180 cm
- Ape Index
- -3 cm
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Last Fight
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George Chuvalo Record
In a career spanning 22 years and 7 months, George Chuvalo fought 93 times with 73 wins, 18 losses, and 2 draws. By his last professional fight on December 11, 1978, Chuvalo's record stood at 73-18-2 (64 KOs). In total, he fought 512 rounds of professional boxing in 93 bouts.
| Total Fights | 93 |
|---|---|
| Wins | 73 |
| Losses | 18 |
| Draws | 2 |
| No-Contests | 0 |
| KO Wins | 64 |
|---|---|
| Total Title Wins | 0 |
| Title Defenses | 0 |
| Title-Fight KO Wins | 0 |
| Losses via KO | 2 |
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Result | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93 | Dec 11, 1978 | 41 | George Jerome | Win | TKO3 |
| 92 | Dec 8, 1977 | 40 | Earl McLeay | Win | TKO1 |
| 91 | Mar 7, 1977 | 39 | Bob Felstein | Win | KO9 |
| 90 | Oct 30, 1973 | 36 | Mike Boswell | Win | KO7 |
| 89 | Sep 25, 1973 | 36 | Tony Ventura | Win | TKO3 |
| 88 | Sep 5, 1972 | 34 | Charlie Boston | Win | KO2 |
| 87 | Aug 10, 1972 | 34 | Tommy Burns | Win | KO1 |
| 86 | May 1, 1972 | 34 | Muhammad Ali | Loss | UD |
| 85 | Feb 21, 1972 | 34 | Jim Christopher | Win | KO2 |
| 84 | Jan 28, 1972 | 34 | Charley Chase | Win | TKO6 |
| 83 | Nov 17, 1971 | 34 | Cleveland Williams | Win | UD |
| 82 | May 10, 1971 | 33 | Jimmy Ellis | Loss | UD |
| 81 | Dec 11, 1970 | 33 | Charles Couture | Win | KO2 |
| 80 | Nov 5, 1970 | 33 | Tony Ventura | Win | TKO4 |
| 79 | Oct 24, 1970 | 33 | Tommy Burns | Win | KO1 |
| 78 | Aug 15, 1970 | 32 | Mike Bruce | Win | KO2 |
| 77 | Aug 4, 1970 | 32 | George Foreman | Loss | TKO3 |
| 76 | Jun 30, 1970 | 32 | Charlie Reno | Win | KO3 |
| 75 | May 10, 1970 | 32 | Gino Ricci | Win | TKO1 |
| 74 | May 1, 1970 | 32 | Willie Tiger | Win | KO10 |
| 73 | Dec 12, 1969 | 32 | Jerry Quarry | Win | KO7 |
| 72 | Nov 16, 1969 | 32 | Leslie Borden | Win | TKO3 |
| 71 | Sep 8, 1969 | 31 | Stamford Harris | Win | TKO3 |
| 70 | Feb 3, 1969 | 31 | Buster Mathis | Loss | UD |
| 69 | Nov 12, 1968 | 31 | Dante Cane | Win | TKO7 |
| 68 | Sep 26, 1968 | 31 | Manuel Ramos | Win | TKO5 |
| 67 | Sep 17, 1968 | 31 | Vic Brown | Win | TKO3 |
| 66 | Sep 3, 1968 | 30 | Levi Forte | Win | TKO2 |
| 65 | Jun 30, 1968 | 30 | Johnny Featherman | Win | KO1 |
| 64 | Jun 5, 1968 | 30 | Jean-Claude Roy | Win | UD |
| 63 | Jul 19, 1967 | 29 | Joe Frazier | Loss | TKO4 |
| 62 | Jun 22, 1967 | 29 | Archie Ray | Win | TKO2 |
| 61 | May 27, 1967 | 29 | Willi Besmanoff | Win | TKO3 |
| 60 | Apr 4, 1967 | 29 | Willi Besmanoff | Win | TKO3 |
| 59 | Mar 20, 1967 | 29 | Buddy Moore | Win | KO2 |
| 58 | Feb 22, 1967 | 29 | Dick Wipperman | Win | TKO3 |
| 57 | Jan 16, 1967 | 29 | Vic Brown | Win | KO4 |
| 56 | Dec 16, 1966 | 29 | Willie McCormick | Win | KO3 |
| 55 | Nov 28, 1966 | 29 | Dave Russell | Win | TKO2 |
| 54 | Nov 21, 1966 | 29 | Boston Jacobs | Win | TKO3 |
| 53 | Oct 12, 1966 | 29 | Dick Wipperman | Win | TKO5 |
| 52 | Sep 15, 1966 | 29 | Bob Avery | Win | TKO2 |
| 51 | Aug 16, 1966 | 28 | Mel Turnbow | Win | KO7 |
| 50 | Jun 23, 1966 | 28 | Oscar Bonavena | Loss | MD |
| 49 | May 15, 1966 | 28 | Levi Forte | Win | TKO2 |
| 48 | Mar 29, 1966 | 28 | Muhammad Ali | Loss | UD |
| 47 | Jan 25, 1966 | 28 | Eduardo Corletti | Loss | PTS |
| 46 | Dec 7, 1965 | 28 | Joe Bygraves | Win | PTS |
| 45 | Nov 1, 1965 | 28 | Ernie Terrell | Loss | UD |
| 44 | Aug 17, 1965 | 27 | Orvin Veazey | Win | KO2 |
| 43 | Jun 30, 1965 | 27 | Dave Bailey | Win | KO3 |
| 42 | Jun 7, 1965 | 27 | Ed Sonny Andrews | Win | TKO1 |
| 41 | Apr 19, 1965 | 27 | Bill Nielsen | Win | TKO8 |
| 40 | Feb 1, 1965 | 27 | Floyd Patterson | Loss | UD |
| 39 | Nov 10, 1964 | 27 | Calvin Butler | Win | KO3 |
| 38 | Oct 2, 1964 | 27 | Doug Jones | Win | TKO11 |
| 37 | Jul 27, 1964 | 26 | Don Prout | Win | TKO3 |
| 36 | Mar 18, 1964 | 26 | Hugh Mercier | Win | KO1 |
| 35 | Jan 17, 1964 | 26 | Zora Folley | Loss | UD |
| 34 | Nov 8, 1963 | 26 | Tony Alongi | Draw | PTS |
| 33 | Sep 27, 1963 | 26 | Mike DeJohn | Win | MD |
| 32 | May 18, 1963 | 25 | Lloyd Washington | Win | KO2 |
| 31 | Apr 29, 1963 | 25 | Chico Gardner | Win | KO4 |
| 30 | Apr 22, 1963 | 25 | James Wakefield | Win | TKO6 |
| 29 | Mar 15, 1963 | 25 | Rico Brooks | Win | TKO2 |
| 28 | Oct 2, 1961 | 24 | Joe Erskine | Loss | DQ |
| 27 | Aug 8, 1961 | 23 | Bob Cleroux | Loss | SD |
| 26 | Jun 27, 1961 | 23 | Willi Besmanoff | Win | TKO4 |
| 25 | Mar 27, 1961 | 23 | Alex Miteff | Win | SD |
| 24 | Nov 23, 1960 | 23 | Bob Cleroux | Win | UD |
| 23 | Aug 17, 1960 | 22 | Bob Cleroux | Loss | SD |
| 22 | Jul 19, 1960 | 22 | Pete Rademacher | Loss | UD |
| 21 | Nov 17, 1959 | 22 | Yvon Durelle | Win | KO12 |
| 20 | Sep 14, 1959 | 22 | Frankie Daniels | Win | TKO7 |
| 19 | Oct 17, 1958 | 21 | Pat McMurtry | Loss | UD |
| 18 | Sep 15, 1958 | 21 | James J. Parker | Win | KO1 |
| 17 | Jun 16, 1958 | 20 | Alex Miteff | Draw | PTS |
| 16 | Apr 21, 1958 | 20 | Howard King | Win | KO2 |
| 15 | Jan 27, 1958 | 20 | Julio Mederos | Win | UD |
| 14 | Sep 9, 1957 | 19 | Bob Baker | Loss | UD |
| 13 | Jun 6, 1957 | 19 | Joe Schmolze | Win | KO4 |
| 12 | Apr 22, 1957 | 19 | Emil Brtko | Win | TKO2 |
| 11 | Mar 25, 1957 | 19 | Moses Graham | Win | KO2 |
| 10 | Mar 4, 1957 | 19 | Walter Hafer | Win | KO3 |
| 9 | Jan 14, 1957 | 19 | Sid Russell | Win | KO1 |
| 8 | Nov 19, 1956 | 19 | Bob Biehler | Win | UD |
| 7 | Oct 22, 1956 | 19 | Howard King | Loss | SD |
| 6 | Sep 10, 1956 | 18 | Joe Evans | Win | KO1 |
| 5 | Jun 11, 1956 | 18 | John Arthur | Win | UD |
| 4 | Apr 23, 1956 | 18 | Ed McGee | Win | KO1 |
| 3 | Apr 23, 1956 | 18 | Ross Gregory | Win | KO1 |
| 2 | Apr 23, 1956 | 18 | Jim Leonard | Win | KO2 |
| 1 | Apr 23, 1956 | 18 | Gordon Baldwin | Win | TKO2 |
George Chuvalo Stats
Career Summary
George Chuvalo was active from from 1956 to 1978. He started boxing professionally at 18 years of age; Chuvalo debuted against Gordon Baldwin on April 23, 1956, and defeated Baldwin via 2nd round TKO.
He had his first world title fight at the age of 28 on November 1, 1965 after 44 professional fights against Ernie Terrell for the WBA title. Chuvalo lost to Terrell via 15 round unanimous decision.
Chuvalo's notable victories include wins over Dick Wipperman, Vic Brown, Willie McCormick, Levi Forte, James J. Parker, Dave Russell, and Howard King. For a complete list of Chuvalo's best performances refer to George Chuvalo's best fights.
His last professional fight was a non-title bout against George Jerome on December 11, 1978. Chuvalo won the fight via 3rd round TKO. It's been 43 years, 9 months, and 26 days since this fight.
FAQs
How many KOs does George Chuvalo have on his record?
Chuvalo knocked out 64 of his 93 opponents. By his last fight, his KO ratio was at 68.8%. Of his total 73 wins, 64 of them were via KO (87.7%).
Who did George Chuvalo lose to?
George Chuvalo had a total of 18 losses in 93 fights — two of them in title bouts and 16 in non-title bouts. He suffered his first loss against Howard King via 8 round SD in his 7th fight. He has been stopped two times and lost 16 times via decision.
Jimmy Ellis, George Foreman, Buster Mathis, Joe Frazier, and Oscar Bonavena are some of the boxers who have beaten Chuvalo. For more details about these defeats, refer to All of George Chuvalo's losses.