I met and conversed with Chuvalo in a Beer store line up 20+ years ago, boxing never come close to hurting him. The loss of his children devastated him.
I also met him and his wife in a clothing store in Canada, completely by accident. He was a charming, quietly spoken man. His hands were about the size of my head. He could have crushed me with just one of them.
I'm so glad I can see these Ali fights. My father, heck everyone told Me he is the greatest. I see it. Fight after fight the left jab, the accuracy, the chin the elusivness the willingness to fight the endurance, crowd pleasure!! Chuvalo is a tough strong fighter a great opponet
I really like both of these fighters. I'm happy this fight happened for a second time and I'm really happy both of them went the distance. I don't know much about boxing but I enjoyed the fight between the legend Muhammad Ali and the man who never got knocked out, George Chuvalo.
Fifty years ago and still burned into my memory. What a great fight by two great champions I had the privilege not only attend the fight but all so the prior week of training and media interview that took place. All at my fathers gym in North Vancouver. I had a front row seat and was privy to many back room antics and conversations between the athletes, coaches, journalists and other cast characters. My greatest memory is at my fathers side,inside his tiny gym office which housed the weigh in scale. Though Ali and Chuvalo trained on separate days they both ended up in this tiny room two days before the fight. With only us four in the room Ali slammed the door closed. Shutting out media and all other’s. He an Chuvalo then started a noisy fake fight. Yelling and banging on the walls and door so all outside could hear. (All with a smile on their faces). Some thought we had witnessed a real battle, with my dad breaking it up. Two of the many fine gentlemen I had the privilege meet so briefly but so memorable Late April 1972.
Chuvalo was sooooo underrated when I was a child. He rarely threw a punch that didn't hit it's target but when you're in the ring with the best elusive and mobile heavy hitters in Ali. Makes it difficult to keep that average. 😆 Magnífico share, gracias.. 🇵🇷✊🏾
Wow I'd heard about Chuvalo but had never watched one of this fights. He seems to lure you into a false sense of security because he is pretty easy to hit and doesn't seem that intimidating. But man does this guy surprise you with ultra fast and accurate combinations out of nowhere. You could tell Ali wasn't taking him that seriously at first and then was like damn, where does he get this energy from? Never seen such a chin and stamina. He'd be nearly unbeatable if he had good defense.
I’m met George several times and had a few chats … he was a nice man and a great boxer….Sadly he had family tragedies one after the other and most of his immediate family had untimely deaths and he suffered internally for that… He was one hell if a guy!!! RIP Mr C
Ali is just 1 of a kind. From my point of view he is number 1 boxer and Sportsman on this Planet. Never can be replace . Rest In Peace. Never forgotten. Cheers for the Ali
@@l.a.french3063 I don't know if Muhammad ever played hockey or not let we can all see that Ali was throwing punches & combination punches to George Chuvalo's face like a hockey player hit a hockey puck.
Ali was introduced at a BB King show before the fight , on my way home I ran into him and 2 other men. I asked him for his autograph , he said come into the Hotel Georgia bar with us sit down with us. In I went and sat down , in total shock, he gave me the autograph. I left with a hand shake , my hand lost in his hand. The greatest athlete to visit Vancouver. A sad day for Canadians as we loved this man.
@@bholaoates1542 Its a hotel bar and just because you are in a bar does not mean you have to drink alcohol. By hotel bar means a place to socialise without having them come to your room.
In their prime it's always could you beat Ali in his prime. The answer is always NO. Chuvalo was Rocky in many ways. He didn't win against prime Ali but he went the distance.
Ali record is very poor he beat mostly no name bum cruisers fraizer is the first opponent he faced in 7 years after the title he got from liston that didn't have any losses in his resume
Ali gave lot of fighters the beating of their life, but seriously Chuvalo took the most !!! he got pounded in his face and head from all 360 degree angles. Ali the cleanest face puncher, and he keeps on pounding round by round. king of the ring Ali. esp the 6th round, was savage, tiger of the ring , Ali
@@frano6567 His LIVER was never damaged, you dumb-ass. He went to the hospital due to kidney shots which caused him to urinate blood; not uncommon for a fight with a body pummeler like Chuvalo, and he left that same night.. Also, that happened not in THIS fight, but in the FIRST fight, which Ali ALSO won, both by unanimous decision. So stop HATING...Muhammad Ali-najveći svih vremena.
@@frano6567 Da Ali je još uvijek bio neporažen, zapravo je dokazao da je superioran borac i sportaš. disko klubovi su za bijeg od sramote i terora s kojima se Chuvalo te noći suočio
George Chuvalo was a figure in Toronto when I was living there. Always a pleasant guy that was treated with great respect when you ran into him. Pretty good fight. George hung in there till the end. Dished it out and took it.
how he boxes... he's an aesthete in boxing. Muhammad Ali the greatest. I don't know anyone who boxes as cool as he does. i love his dancing moves. the greatest of all time
Muhammad Ali...seorang petinju yg sangat saya kagumi....disamping itu, beliau adalah salah satunya petinju yg beragama Islam satu-satunya pd saat itu...beliau sungguh memberi suguhan yg menghibur dg tarian hasnya yg indah.dan itulah yg menambah penonton sangat terhibur sebab menambah suasana di arena tinju menjadi seni dan nyaman untuk ditontonya....Terimakasih Muhammad Ali.Engkau seorang petinju yg menyuguhkan permainan yg sangat menghibur...
Very tough fighter that Chuvalo was, but Ali had to much natural talent, and was clearly in a class of his own. Give George credit -- he fought a boxer who is regarded as the best of "all time" and held his own.
That George Chuvalo is one hell of a tough cookie. Never realised till I saw this fight. Also! I loved the way this fight was shown at different t angles. Sometimes you cannot see the devastating effect that punches have. Both great warriors.
Agreed. Ali should have retired after the Thrilla In Manila fight with Joe Frazier. In fact, that brutal fight took their souls. They were never the same boxers afterwards, and should have retired after that bout.
@@marwenplukol9235 Forget about them not being the same boxers, they weren’t the same men. Especially Ali, Joe was already noticeably punchy but almost immediately afterwards you could see the difference in Ali. Partially his own fault, he cherry-picked Frazier thinking it would be an easy fight and he really didn’t train properly. He was in decent shape but he spent most of the trip fucking his then mistress and future wife Veronica Porche and having his fill of the local Filipina women in between lol
What a great fight. This is actually my first time watching this fight, and I have to say George Chuvalo did much better in this fight than he did in their first one. I had Ali winning 9-3, but Chuvalo was tough and did real good work up close while Ali was on the ropes. Here’s how I scored it: Round 1: 5/4 Ali Round 2: 5/4 Ali (10-8) Round 3: 4/5 Chuvalo (14-13) Round 4: 4/5 Chuvalo (18-18) Round 5: 4/5 Chuvalo (22-23) Round 6: 5/4 Ali (27-27) Round 7: 5/4 Ali (32-31) Round 8: 5/4 Ali (37-35) Round 9: 5/4 Ali (42-39) Round 10: 5/4 Ali (47-43) Round 11: 5/4 Ali (52-47) Round 12: 5/4 Ali (57-51) I thought George Chuvalo took command of the fight in rounds 3-5, but Ali got more and more effective with those combinations and his footwork, which would somehow tire out his opponents more than him. Ali too busy, too fast, too accurate.
old guy here..I watched a lot of ali's fights on tv back in the day pre-cable..everyone including announcers were always rooting against him..ali didn't care, he just went out did the work..beating them all..champ
@@anonymike8280 You apparently have no athletic experience to draw upon. Especially athletic experience competing against a guy who is twice as strong as you. There's a reason why there are weight divisions.
@@babulah8447 What postulated match up are you, thinking of? Marciano had the punching power of a heavyweight. He would have been able to match up with Ali or Chuvalo. He worked out with Ali at the age of 46 to create footage for a fight film. Ali was impressed and said so.
Ali was of course the more complete fighter, but gotta give Chuvalo his due. Imagine being able to say to your grandkids and anyone who'll listen that you went 12 rounds with Mohammed Ali in his prime and got in some pretty good licks.
Chuvalo had previously gone 15 with him in a title fight. That was one held in 1966 at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto. The result was a unanimous decision in favour of Ali. It's still worth a look.
What a fright?Great combination punches from Muhammad Ali,I love his footing and punches,He was very fast in landing those punches on George Chuvalo,Great fright from you legend Ali.RIP
2:05 look at Ali, he was very serious about Chuvallo. Even after Alis career ended, Ali said that Chuvallo was one of his hardest oponents. Anyways, their first fight back in 66 shows that Chuvallo is amazing. Amazing.
From the way Muhammad was constantly throwing punches and combinations at Chuvallo's face it didn't look like he was one of his hardest opponents to me. Ali was messing that man Chivallo up something seriously.
@@tamirsharif314 you are a really special kind of stupid. Chuvalo took a lot of punches to the face but very little damage was done. Even Ali's uppercuts had very little effect on Chuvalo. George finished the fight with only superficial damage. Ali was right and you are wrong. I really believe that Ali would know better than you who his toughest opponents were.
@@FRLN500 You are extremely dumb & stupid you nitwit. All that i mostly seen in this fight was Muhammad landing punches & a few combination punches on point to George Chuvallo's face. Regardless that Muhammad himself said that George Chuvallo was one of his toughest opponent in this fight (just like their first fight) Muhammad handle George Chuvallo with such ease.
Muhammad Ali, evander holyfield Mike Tyson, Roberto Duran ,Thomas hearns, sugar ray Leonard, marvin hagler, manny pacman, Errol Spence, Floyd Mayweather, all boxers I like to watch
Chuvalo is very underrated. Besides being the only heavyweight to never touch the canvas (which is insane…) he had a very high KO % of 87.3, only bested by Tyson, Foreman & Fitzsimmons, and routinely knocked big guys out of the ring. Being Canadian (unknown/uncool/irrelevant on the world stage) and not having the best trainers early on definitely capped his potential. He wasn’t a douchebag trash talker who converted to Islam & changed his name (cringe…) or a larger than life persona, or an ex-military Olympic gold medalist (MURICA!!!), or involved with the mob, embroiled in controversy etc. People want colourful champs, not some poor guy from Toronto. Considering all the damage he’s sustained, it’s incredible how up until about 8 years ago he was still perfectly coherent and didn’t have shaky hands. Absolute legend.
A Hero of A Thousand Faces..."Douchebag trash talker who converted to Islam & changes his name (cringe..)..." debases your own spirituality and relationship with God. Try again. A man who refused to do the bidding of the military industrial complex, to fight in a war in Vietnam, is a hero. A humble man from Canada who boxed professionally, a hero. Trash talking is the game, as you have demonstrated.
I love this fight, not only does George last, but he keeps coming on, pushing the action, Ali wins by a mile in points but every round has at least one decent rally by Chuvalo
toujours la classe je vole comme un papillon 🦋 et je pique comme une abeille 🐝 repose en paix Mohammed Ali 💔 ont ne t'oubliera jamais tu à marqué l'histoire de la boxe 🥊👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
There is a great documentary about all the boxers who fought against Mohammed Ali, i recommend every fan of boxing watch this film. You learn about what it takes to step into the ring and challenge a champion. Ali will always be remembered not just for being a a great boxer and champion of the people but also for the qualityof the opposition he faced.
Ali sure had some real battles and to only be knocked down once is unbelievable.and is was a quick knock down at that. Chuck Wepner said it best nobody took a punch like ali
just count the punches Ali threw in the last round more than today's heavyweights throw in the whole fight he was different class, I love Chuvalo toughest man ever.
According to Chuvalo,Dundee told him later on that Chuvalo hurt Ali in the 5th round with the left hook.He said that Ali was waving Chuvalo in after he was hit to distract him while he recovered.He told Chuvalo that he should have kept going after Ali but he stopped punching when Ali was waving him in. Chuvalo said that was one of Ali’s greatest strengths.You could never really tell when one of your punches hurt Ali.He was very good at bluffing.
David vs Goliath in style, stamina and record. David (Chuvalo) in this case lost the fight but earned a great deal of respect. He went toe to toe with Ali and still had some energy at the end.
That is remarkable....so Ali considered George to be harder and tougher than Joe Frazier, Ken Norton, and George Foreman....!!.....We had best throw Sonny Liston in that mix too....... Truly Incredible!!!........
I live in Toronto and have had the honor to meet George and his wife. They used to come into my old gym I worked out in. Super nice guy, very friendly and kind.
Fighting chuvalo would be like fighting a zombie , he wont die , and he keeps coming at you , what a terrifying boxer , i mean that with respect to him as a boxer .
I knew George personally. A Toronto Boy who's famous line was "Keep on Punching Kid" Hands of steel and the absolute nicest sincere dear friend with a heart of Gold. You are a legend and a true friend. I love you bro! If you are reading my post please generously donate to help find a cure for Alzheimer's / dementia. Thank you.
I was a young guy when the heavyweight division of the 70s was active. Often watched the fights in one the neighborhood bars. It bothers me that so many of the best heavies came to bad ends just so ww=e could get drunk and enjoy the reflected glory. I refuse to watch fights anymore, but all of these are a done deal already. I don't want to watch football either for much the same reason, but I still follow the storylines. The Rams winning the Super Bowl was a great story. But who knows if the results were manipulated? The league may do what it can to make things come out the way the league wants it. Do the players and the coaches go along with it? Look, when you get paid millions of dollars to play a game, you might be expected to have to do something in return for your money every now and then. Occasionally, former players say something. But not one pays any attention to them. If a current player spoke out, he would be treated like he was nuts. In the NBA, Red Auerbach even admitted in his book that during the 1960s the referees were instructed to give the Celtics all the calls. The league was doing well with the Celtics as perennial champion and Wilt Chamberlain as their seventh-wonder-of-the-world individual attraction. Then there's boxing. Who knows what goes on in boxing? I don't know about the scoring in this fight. Chuvalo took a lot of punches on the gloves and a lot of Ali's shots looked good but actually missed. Was the fight scripted according to a plan? I can't say that but if there is some agreement in advance how each fighter is going to fight and how it is going to be scored, then it is a scripted fight even if the outcome is not predetermined. Wouldn't shock me. Chuvalo had his boxing sinecure up in Canada. Most of the opponents he fought in his career were not American.
Nothing but respect for this guy, George Chuvalo, For a man to withstand the horrendous tragedy's he has had to endure, and still stick to his guns.and never give up, A real fighters fighter,
Crazy how fast Ali is despite this fight being after his 3.5 year layoff, way faster than any heavyweights today. Makes you wonder just how fast he was before he lost his lisense
This is almost like Ali Frazier I. One thing about Ali, that's not talked about often, is his ability to take a beating, and keep going at full steam. He was the greatest.
you read about the ali vs chuvalo fight now and it sounds like an easy win for ali.after watching this bout,nothing easy about it.chuvalo was tough and landed some good body blows.looked like chuvalo tired late.thanks for the upload.
The fact George was so brilliant and tough underpins just how top class Muhammad Ali was. The last man you want to face is George Chuvelo. A lovely man.
Ali had good legs because in most of his fights he ran from his opponents just like he ran from the draft! He took more of a beating than most of his fans want to admit, that’s why he was punch drunk in the end!
@@jamesdeco241 Depends on how you look at it. I was 19 and volunteered to go to Vietnam to serve my country. We did have a legitimate pact with South Vietnam called S.E.A.T.O. and the draft was in force. Muhammad Ali just refused to answer the call. Chances are he would have served in a non-combative role.
Awesome fight from 2 contrasting styles. Chuvalo the brawler and Ali the boxer. Ali was smart which made him the goat. Ali danced and moved against brawlers like Chuvalo because he knew he would not last if he traded with them. Pleasure to see how fluid Ali was when he floated like a butterfly and stung like a bee. Plus the pure devastating power of Chuvalo. Great fight.
G. Chuvalo is something extraordinary. After having so many punches, he didn't fall. I think there wasn't a signal boxer who could stand such pressure. Not even today.
George is the only boxer to fight Ali before, and after his exile. He said the younger Ali had better reflexes, and he lost some of that when he came back. But he also said this older Ali was more savvy. Ali obviously won this fight, but Cuvalo took and gave his best. After this fight Ali said, "I don't want to fight that guy again!"
Later in life, Ali was asked about his opponents. He said Ernie Shavers was the hardest puncher. But he said George Chuvalo was not only the strongest but the toughest guy he ever fought, adding "and that includes Joe Frazier".
@@liamsmith2340 Lying ? Really.... he did in fact say that, whether or not he was serious or was just being kind, he said it. He also said he did not know if he could have beaten Rock Marciano (woulda killed him) but he said it.
Chuvalo fought a good fight. He was famous for his granite chin. What often goes overlooked is Ali's chin. He took at least 7 shots from Chuvalo that normally would've been KOs against most opponents and shrugged them off. Later in his career, Ali took huge shots from Frazier, Foreman, and Shavers and remained standing.
