Ed... Chuvalo. I watched it on TV. What a scrap! After only three weeks to train... "In the ring, Mr. Chuvalo was widely expected to succumb quickly to Mr. Ali. Instead, Mr. Ali for the first time was pushed to a full 15 rounds – even as he easily won the decision. "This was my toughest fight," Mr. Ali, dressed in what was described as a flamboyant brocade tuxedo, said afterward in the steaming Gardens press room." Toronto Globe And Mail.

"George Chuvalo is one of Canada's most famous boxers, partly because he was never knocked off his feet in 93 professional fights between 1956 and 1978. Considering that he fought some of the all-time greats — Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, Floyd Patterson, George Foreman — his record of perfect verticality is one of the more remarkable feats in modern athletic history." National Post.

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Few people speak of one of the toughest boxers ever. I remember, after the ref stopped his fight with Foreman in the third round because Chuvalo's nose was broken and bleeding, Chuvalo said, "What are you, nuts?!" I think he was...