Canadian heavyweight legend George Chuvalo is famous for his incredible chin. Never once knocked down, either in sparring or in a fight, of which George had 93, Chuvalo was truly made of iron.
George Chuvalo, born Jure Chuvalo on this day back in 1937, could easily be given a distinction other than one that reminds us all of the toughness and grit he always showed in the ring.
Fans, especially older fans, know the George Chuvalo story, both in and out of the ring. The Canadian warrior is still celebrated as one of the toughest, most durable fighters who ever climbed into the ring, a man who, as his sole surviving son, Mitch, says, had a “huge pain threshold.”
Heaven knows, there have been, over the years, some superb heavyweights who never managed to win a world title, not even a version – and plenty of them are still living.