Big Cat was a fine fine fighter in his day with power in either hand! No question about that! Chuvalo was a granite chinned rugged brawler who never kissed the canvas in 96 fights, not many can claim that feat, let alone fight some of the greatest heavyweights ever. It’s a shame that Big Cat had been shot, nearly losing his life which was very sad because it robbed him of some valuable time in his career. I mean both men were gladiators! Thanks for the historic footage!
Chuvalo was a very tough fighter. Not the greatest ring skills, not the fastest, but a very hard hitter and perhaps the strongest chin in the game at that time. Ali once said that Chuvalo was the toughest fighter he'd ever faced. As a Torontonian, Chuvalo did Canada proud!
@@p.a.paolino9505 I believe Williams' left leg was partially paralyzed as a result of the shooting. Not sure how old he was here in 71. The 2 fights Williams had with Liston are worth watching. A hell of a physical specimen in his day.
"In a match like this it's a pity that someone had to win." 2 honest, in-shape fighters who could still bang and entertain. Whoever wrote the above comment couldn't carry their jock strap, as the old saying goes.
On the undercard for Buster Mathis-Ali at the Astrodome. Back when these fights were on radio, could watch it live on closed circuit or wait for the ABC replay the following weekend. Chuvalo remained durable and difficult to beat his entire career. They don't make them anymore like George, who glad to report is still kicking at 86...
yeah exactly there aint no one like mr chuvalo i watched his interview so he mustve liked double bubble gum alot lol, but aint no one able to take more punishment than chuvalo not ali not marciano no one not anyone no one can take that away from the king of canada (chuvalo)
Most people don't know but Cleveland almost died in the operating table after getting shot after a Texas trooper shot him in the stomach.. he came back and continued his career.
Been on Chuvalo binge lately this is great, thanks! Totally off topic of my beloved sport of 20+ years but the footage from the 50s through early 80s is crazy You get fights from the 60s looking in HD some in color. Then you see the 70s and early 80s and they look like they were recorded on a potato
Man oh man, had this fight happened six-years earlier, when both men were in their prime. The Big Cat could be knocked out, as Sonny Liston had already done. George Chuvalo was one of the strongest and most durable fighters of all time, even years past his prime. George "never" kissed the canvas, never! He would fight some of the games heaviest hitters, Joe Frazier, Oscar Bonavena, George Foreman, and a multitude of highly ranked contenders, none came close to knocking the "Iron Man" of boxing down. The fight with former heavyweight champ Floyd Patterson was a slugfest from get to go! Floyd's hand speed, throwing combos of 4 or 5-punches, and landing most of these thrown punches. The Fight of the Year according to Ring Magazine. This fight here, done 5-years earlier, would have been a fight fans dream fight!
@@EwFatppl Nico, the Big Cat, in his prime, certainly could have beaten George, but if I was a betting man, I would put my money on George to win a brutal, hard fought fight. If George Foreman, Joe Frazier, Oscar Bonavena, Jerry Quarry, numerous other top-10 fighters could not "rambled" George, I don't think Cleveland could have. A hard fought fight, but remember that Cleveland suffered several KO's in his career. George "never" kissed the canvas, despite those heavy hitters he met in his career.
Williams Was A Devastating Puncher Who Could Knock You Out With Either Hand! Particularly His Right Hand! But By This Time, He Was Just A Shell Of His Former Self! 🥊
Chuvalo's biceps(upper arms measurement) redd 15". He was obviously not flexing while being measured. He would have at least 17-1/2 or 18" upper arms while flexed. He was a Very Jacked 6'1 227 lb'er.
I would guess his arms to be 16.5 to 17 inches which is very impressive. It's funny, I have one of George Foreman's comeback fights on tape where they measured his arms at 21 or 22. Online it says something like 17 or 18 which is laughable. His arms were fucking massive, just like his fists. Cheers
@@FRLN500 How So..? Think about this for a Moment. Sugar Ray Leonard was listed as having 15" upper arms, and this while he was still a Welterweight(147) no less..!! This i saw in the tale of the tape comparisons in "The Ring" Magazine back in 1980, shortly before Leonard fought Duran in they're first bout back in June of 1980. In case you're wondering, Duran was listed as having 12" upper arms, for That specific tale of the tape. When you see them boxing in the ring in that bout, it's clearly evident that obviously Leonard's upper arm measurement was while Flexed, while Duran obviously didn't want to flex while being measured. Leonard Did Love to Chop Wood during his training camps, while Duran's upper body exercises were an even balance of Heavy-Bag, ShadowBoxing, Speed-Bag, and get this, playing Drums ! That's right ! According to what I've redd, Duran would keep switching back and forth between Bag-work and Playing the Drums. Believe it or not, they Do actually correlate quite well. I know this for proven fact being that I'm an avid percussionist and also a boxing training enthusiast. They Do in fact Compliment one another, especially if you try to play the drums with maximized intensity.
Chuvalo did not have 18" arms, maximum 16.5-17" when flexed and that's being generous. Arms built from boxing don't increase by 3" from flexing. 1-2" at most
Tough era in the heavyweight division. Ali, Frazier, Foreman, Jimmy Young, Ken Norton, Shavers etc. I saw Foreman pound on Chuvalo for 5 rounds until they stopped the fight. George could take a wallop!
The commentor must be blind to say this fight 'is no good ' because of the lack of boxing skills. I thoight it was an intregueing and tough fight with plenty of good punches being thrown by both fighters who both reacted with courage and came straight back.
The Watcher. A distant relative of his way back was the lookout at night when the Croats rose up against the Turkish occupation. His mother had a cousin Petar Barberic An official Saint in Croatia/ Herzegovina. A young priest who died and was exhumed 6 months later and was as fresh as the day he was buried. Fact! Google it.
Cosell , would fawn over big stars like Ali and Sugar Ray but he had no respect for plucky underdogs. He would often disrespectfully deride very courageous efforts by lesser talents .
Exactly, he had his favorites. Arrogant man. I remember during the 2nd Ali-Patterson fight, he was calling the latter "amateurish" .... the latter was only a heavy champ himself, and one of the quickest and most skilled fighters of his generation. I remember a buddy was enraged by some comments Cosell made during the 1984 Olympics, during a Canada-US boxing match (I am in Canada).
Cleveland Williams looked washed up. He tied up repeatedly, grabbing Chuvalo's arms when George got on the inside. What was Howard Cosell thinking, predicting a decision for Williams?
@@iamtman1 Ali fought many controversial fights. I often wonder how could he have knocked down Sonny Liston yet never Leon Sphinx? Also Ken Norton in his prime was 50/50 against Ali.
Ali was 23 yrs old reaching his prime vs Liston. He was 37 yrs old with Parkinson’s disease already showing when he fought spinks. There’s your answer. An no Norton nowhere near as good as prime Ali before the layoff.
Marciano wanted to manage Chuvalo but wanted 50% cut. Chuvalo said Marciano wanted to teach him to fight out of a crouch which George years later said would have been a good idea.
And Joe Frazier beat the living shit out of Ali in his prime!! Joe was an all time great boxer but an even better human being. You never heard a racist or hateful word come out of Joe’s mouth. Unlike Ali.
Williams was a very good heavyweight before he got shot. In fact back in the day word was if it hadn't have been for that he would have beaten Ali, also word was it was really his manager who shot him. Chavalo was a very rugged, strong, and durable fighter. Who could and did fight with anyone. Cut from the same cloth as Oscar "Ringo" Bonevena. Just two more tough Italians, one from Canada, and the other from Argentina. Much appreciation 💛 and respect for all three of these Men.
@@franksantucci3038 I always thought that,too, because the name Chuvalo sounds italian but he was from croatian descant and had nothing to do with Italy.
@@2009framat he's actually Canadian by Decent, and to my knowledge he's of mixed bloodlines, about half of which was Italian. But either way, he was still a rough tuff fighter that nobody played around with in the ring. And yes, he did Canada proud. And yes he was cut from the same cloth as Oscar "Ringo" Bonavena, and "The Wild Bull Of The Pampas" Louis Firpo, who knocked Dempsey out of the ring when he was champ. Although "The Manassa Mauler" climbed back in the Ring, and K.O.ed Firpo in devastating fashion a round later, with a vicious barrage of punches the likes of which have almost never been seen. All of these men were from the same cloth, less Dempsey as he is an all time Great. I have him at no3, but still a rough tough fighter like the others. I don't believe anyone ever took Chuvalo off his feet, and he ducked no one, and fought everyone. Molto respect for all these Fighters. Ciao.
Williams broke Liston’s nose but lost by KO. In the rematch, Liston had easier time & beat Williams by KO. Props to pre gunshot Big Cat for entering into the ring TWO times against Liston. Don’t think a healthy Williams coulda beaten a Prime Ali.
Big, BIG respect for Cleveland Williams,who fought a prime Ali, after he received gunshot wounds that required a lengthy hospital stay. Could Tyson or Holyfield have shown that bravery? Don't make me laugh.....
i dont know how much they got for this fight but trying to hazard a guess. Ali / folley fight in 1967 Ali got 250 grand while folley got 80 grand with that being a title fight four years earlier i would think chuvalo/williams fight would have earned both these fighters 50 grand each what with it not being a title fight.
@@benrking7922 .. I guess you never knew 1964-1967 ever existed .. and that he beat George Foreman as well I guess you forgot all of that .. good job .. he beat Sonny Liston and George Foreman in two of the biggest upsets ever in heavyweight title history .. you obviously have no clue and know nothing.
The announcer made a mistake when he said that Chuvalo fought Frazier for the heavyweight championship. Frazier was not champion and would not become champion for another 7 months and 3 fights after facing Chuvalo.
It looked like he was chewing on his finger as well. It looked scary. My first thought was that something bad was wrong with him but they were somehow covering it up for financial reasons. Whatever it was it didn't look right.
Chuvalo not being knocked down is kind of a misnomer. Foreman hit him with a thunderous left hook in the 3rd round that sent him flying back into the ropes. Had they not been there to bounce him back into George's wheelhouse, he would have gone down. His knees completely gave out. Only a few years later did they count that as a knockdown. Go watch it. Cheers.
![George Chuvalo vs. Jerry Quarry [HW.[Dec.12th-1969]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/SUWGNkHQiGA/mqdefault.jpg)
Big Cat was a fine fine fighter in his day with power in either hand! No question about that! Chuvalo was a granite chinned rugged brawler who never kissed the canvas in 96 fights, not many can claim that feat, let alone fight some of the greatest heavyweights ever. It’s a shame that Big Cat had been shot, nearly losing his life which was very sad because it robbed him of some valuable time in his career.
I mean both men were gladiators! Thanks for the historic footage!
Chuvalo was a very tough fighter. Not the greatest ring skills, not the fastest, but a very hard hitter and perhaps the strongest chin in the game at that time. Ali once said that Chuvalo was the toughest fighter he'd ever faced. As a Torontonian, Chuvalo did Canada proud!
He had a great chin!
He never fought Cleveland Williams in his prime. After being shot and major surgery Williams was never the same.
@@p.a.paolino9505 I believe Williams' left leg was partially paralyzed as a result of the shooting. Not sure how old he was here in 71. The 2 fights Williams had with Liston are worth watching. A hell of a physical specimen in his day.
Didn't Chuvalo die or was murdered by some type of mob association he was dealing with?
@@aarondigby5054 You're thinking of Sonny Liston, whose death looks suspicious.
My dad, Paul was best friends with George. Obviously this is before I was born, but my mom tells me of a Lotta good times. ❤️
"In a match like this it's a pity that someone had to win."
2 honest, in-shape fighters who could still bang and entertain.
Whoever wrote the above comment couldn't carry their jock strap, as the old saying goes.
On the undercard for Buster Mathis-Ali at the Astrodome. Back when these fights were on radio, could watch it live on closed circuit or wait for the ABC replay the following weekend. Chuvalo remained durable and difficult to beat his entire career. They don't make them anymore like George, who glad to report is still kicking at 86...
Thank you! Great fight 🍻🍻
Love both these fighters especially Georgie boy.
yeah exactly there aint no one like mr chuvalo i watched his interview so he mustve liked double bubble gum alot lol, but aint no one able to take more punishment than chuvalo not ali not marciano no one not anyone no one can take that away from the king of canada (chuvalo)
@@EwFatppl FFFFAAACCCTTTTSSSS
George Chuvalo was a human tank and another man that fought everybody
Imagine a can of beer for a nickel
@@johntoomey357 Chuvalo and Foreman are probably the few who were able to escape that era not only still alive but with most of their brain cells.
the ref s and judges got the score right for a change tough Chuvalo was never knocked off his feet in his whole career
Most people don't know but Cleveland almost died in the operating table after getting shot after a Texas trooper shot him in the stomach.. he came back and continued his career.
And fought clay
@@andykerr3803 you mean Muhammad Ali…..
@@andykerr3803 depending on the era? ali changed his name in '64, 2yrs before he fought cleveland
@@andykerr3803 how do you think "ali" is spelled scholar?
@@cameron6249 well, duh
C-L-A-Y
Been on Chuvalo binge lately this is great, thanks! Totally off topic of my beloved sport of 20+ years but the footage from the 50s through early 80s is crazy
You get fights from the 60s looking in HD some in color. Then you see the 70s and early 80s and they look like they were recorded on a potato
Are you a fellow Canadian? I was born in Nova Scotia now residing in Boston, Ma.
Enjoyed this fight. Thank you for sharing.
Man oh man, had this fight happened six-years earlier, when both men were in their prime. The Big Cat could be knocked out, as Sonny Liston had already done. George Chuvalo was one of the strongest and most durable fighters of all time, even years past his prime. George "never" kissed the canvas, never! He would fight some of the games heaviest hitters, Joe Frazier, Oscar Bonavena, George Foreman, and a multitude of highly ranked contenders, none came close to knocking the "Iron Man" of boxing down. The fight with former heavyweight champ Floyd Patterson was a slugfest from get to go! Floyd's hand speed, throwing combos of 4 or 5-punches, and landing most of these thrown punches. The Fight of the Year according to Ring Magazine. This fight here, done 5-years earlier, would have been a fight fans dream fight!
big cat wouldve rambled george in prime
@@EwFatppl Nico, the Big Cat, in his prime, certainly could have beaten George, but if I was a betting man, I would put my money on George to win a brutal, hard fought fight. If George Foreman, Joe Frazier, Oscar Bonavena, Jerry Quarry, numerous other top-10 fighters could not "rambled" George, I don't think Cleveland could have. A hard fought fight, but remember that Cleveland suffered several KO's in his career. George "never" kissed the canvas, despite those heavy hitters he met in his career.
Yeah ali said that although the big cat could
Punch as hard as liston,he couldn't take it on the chin as good as liston...
Williams Was A Devastating Puncher Who Could Knock You Out With Either Hand! Particularly His Right Hand! But By This Time, He Was Just A Shell Of His Former Self! 🥊
Chuvalo's still around. He had lasting power.
Been through a lot with his sons... A real resilient man 👍
Cara... Chuvalo era um cavalo!! Bom lutador tbm... ambos foram muito bem.
George Chuvalo jamais foi nocauteado nem derrubado em 93 lutas! 😃
No! *toro* amigo - bull
Chuvalo's biceps(upper arms measurement) redd 15".
He was obviously not flexing while being measured.
He would have at least 17-1/2 or 18" upper arms while flexed.
He was a Very Jacked 6'1 227 lb'er.
🤣😂🤣 You're either dreaming or hallucinating!
I would guess his arms to be 16.5 to 17 inches which is very impressive. It's funny, I have one of George Foreman's comeback fights on tape where they measured his arms at 21 or 22. Online it says something like 17 or 18 which is laughable. His arms were fucking massive, just like his fists. Cheers
@@FRLN500 How So..? Think about this for a Moment. Sugar Ray Leonard was listed as having 15" upper arms, and this while he was still a Welterweight(147) no less..!!
This i saw in the tale of the tape comparisons in "The Ring" Magazine back in 1980, shortly before Leonard fought Duran in they're first bout back in June of 1980. In case you're wondering, Duran was listed as having 12" upper arms, for That specific tale of the tape.
When you see them boxing in the ring in that bout, it's clearly evident that obviously Leonard's upper arm measurement was while Flexed, while Duran obviously didn't want to flex while being measured. Leonard Did Love to Chop Wood during his training camps, while Duran's upper body exercises were an even balance of Heavy-Bag, ShadowBoxing, Speed-Bag, and get this, playing Drums !
That's right ! According to what I've redd, Duran would keep switching back and forth between Bag-work and Playing the Drums.
Believe it or not, they Do actually correlate quite well. I know this for proven fact being that I'm an avid percussionist and also a boxing training enthusiast. They Do in fact Compliment one another, especially if you try to play the drums with maximized intensity.
Chuvalo did not have 18" arms, maximum 16.5-17" when flexed and that's being generous. Arms built from boxing don't increase by 3" from flexing. 1-2" at most
That's sonny listons bicep circumference
2 tough M/F s Respect !
Good Fight George!
Cosell trying to flex lol this is a great fight 🤜 🤛
Tough era in the heavyweight division. Ali, Frazier, Foreman, Jimmy Young, Ken Norton, Shavers etc. I saw Foreman pound on Chuvalo for 5 rounds until they stopped the fight. George could take a wallop!
These guys were of an earlier era, they were old fighters from the 50s 60s era fighting washed up in the 70s here
Mercante stopped it in the 3rd round.
Chuvalo tired from hitting Williams. Williams tired from getting hit.
Willie still displaying some power
Willie?
@@harryheath7728 Cleveland Williams. I just called him Willie for short
Thank you Willie! He he
Okay
Willie? I call him Willie for short. He he. Ok
The commentor must be blind to say this fight 'is no good ' because of the lack of boxing skills. I thoight it was an intregueing and tough fight with plenty of good punches being thrown by both fighters who both reacted with courage and came straight back.
Chuvalo means someone who 'keep' or 'guard' something on Croatian (where his parents come from). He is great character.
The Watcher.
A distant relative of his way back was the lookout at night when the Croats rose up against the Turkish occupation.
His mother had a cousin
Petar Barberic
An official Saint in Croatia/ Herzegovina.
A young priest who died and was exhumed 6 months later and was as fresh as the day he was buried.
Fact!
Google it.
Also reminds me of why I never could stand Howard Cosell….
Howard Otell was a dikkwod.
Cosell was difficult to stomach at the best of times.
Cosell , would fawn over big stars like Ali and Sugar Ray but he had no respect for plucky underdogs. He would often disrespectfully deride very courageous efforts by lesser talents .
Exactly, he had his favorites.
Arrogant man.
I remember during the 2nd Ali-Patterson fight, he was calling the latter "amateurish" .... the latter was only a heavy champ himself, and one of the quickest and most skilled fighters of his generation.
I remember a buddy was enraged by some comments Cosell made during the 1984 Olympics, during a Canada-US boxing match (I am in Canada).
Thank you Tex Cobb, for selflessly sacrificing your skull in order to run Cosell out of boxing…
Cleveland Williams looked washed up. He tied up repeatedly, grabbing Chuvalo's arms when George got on the inside. What was Howard Cosell thinking, predicting a decision for Williams?
No idea
cossell always took black..
Cosell didn’t really know as much as he thought he did about boxing.
@@triplejunction7073to put it mildly - something of a clown🙄
A shame they never fought while Williams was in his prime prior to getting shot in 1964.
At that time Cleveland was a has been fighter.
Pretty much washed up was BCWilliams at age 38yrs old.
One needs to eat. He was great against Liston in a real slugfest in the 1959 era.
I would liked to see Williams against Ali when he was in his prime.
Wouldn't have made a difference. No fighter in history beats 1966 Ali pre layoff.
@@iamtman1 Ali fought many controversial fights. I often wonder how could he have knocked down Sonny Liston yet never Leon Sphinx? Also Ken Norton in his prime was 50/50 against Ali.
Ali was 23 yrs old reaching his prime vs Liston. He was 37 yrs old with Parkinson’s disease already showing when he fought spinks. There’s your answer. An no Norton nowhere near as good as prime Ali before the layoff.
@@iamtman1 I'm guessing you would think Ali had a better job then Larry Holmes.
What does holmes jab have to do with this discussion. But while you’re at it, prime Ali whips holmes too.
As usual Cosell couldnt pick the winner.
These guys were heavy for the 1970s; most guys back then seemed to always weigh around 210 or less. These guys were like super-heavyweights.
they were both old at this time
Boxers would cut weight because ther wasnt a cruiserweight division after light heavy only heavyweight.
In a match like this it's a pity that someone had to win.
Marciano wanted to manage Chuvalo but wanted 50% cut. Chuvalo said Marciano wanted to teach him to fight out of a crouch which George years later said would have been a good idea.
Cosell was too biased.
The blow by blow announcer gets zero help from Cosell
George won decisively as Cleve clearly got gassed midway through the bout.
What the hell was cosell watching lol
Very little padding in those gloves …ouch !
Did you here Cosell's score ?
Too bad Williams never got a shot at Rocky..CW turned pro in 1949..he was 39-2 by 1955..Rocky, or his team wouldn't give Williams a shot at the title.
in 1949 he wasnt even a adult he was 16/17 he fought underage then they found his age 1951 he turned pro
Just shows how good Ali was,he outclassed both of these guys pretty handily..
Ali did the shuffle on big cat Williams
Clueless
And Joe Frazier beat the living shit out of Ali in his prime!! Joe was an all time great boxer but an even better human being. You never heard a racist or hateful word come out of Joe’s mouth. Unlike Ali.
Nickel beer night? Holy shit. I would have spent at least 3 quarters and a dime.
Chuvalo is the last guy you would want to fight in a bar or an alley.
@@maxv3208 pretty much punch proof no one in a bar or alley could ever hurt him
Chuvalo against Two Ton Tony Galento in a bar fight would be an instant classic!!! 👊💥
Williams was a very good heavyweight before he got shot. In fact back in the day word was if it hadn't have been for that he would have beaten Ali, also word was it was really his manager who shot him. Chavalo was a very rugged, strong, and durable fighter. Who could and did fight with anyone. Cut from the same cloth as Oscar "Ringo" Bonevena. Just two more tough Italians, one from Canada, and the other from Argentina. Much appreciation 💛 and respect for all three of these Men.
Bonavena was an Italian from Argentina but Chuvalo was of Croatian descent
@@jtoo6060 mixed racial to my knowledge.
@@franksantucci3038 I always thought that,too, because the name Chuvalo sounds italian but he was from croatian descant and had nothing to do with Italy.
@@2009framat he's actually Canadian by Decent, and to my knowledge he's of mixed bloodlines, about half of which was Italian. But either way, he was still a rough tuff fighter that nobody played around with in the ring. And yes, he did Canada proud. And yes he was cut from the same cloth as Oscar "Ringo" Bonavena, and "The Wild Bull Of The Pampas" Louis Firpo, who knocked Dempsey out of the ring when he was champ. Although "The Manassa Mauler" climbed back in the Ring, and K.O.ed Firpo in devastating fashion a round later, with a vicious barrage of punches the likes of which have almost never been seen. All of these men were from the same cloth, less Dempsey as he is an all time Great. I have him at no3, but still a rough tough fighter like the others. I don't believe anyone ever took Chuvalo off his feet, and he ducked no one, and fought everyone. Molto respect for all these Fighters. Ciao.
@@franksantucci3038 It seems you want him to be italian desperately - no matter what 🙂
Williams broke Liston’s nose but lost by KO. In the rematch, Liston had easier time & beat Williams by KO. Props to pre gunshot Big Cat for entering into the ring TWO times against Liston. Don’t think a healthy Williams coulda beaten a Prime Ali.
The chuvalo Frazier fight was not for the title...Joe wasn't champ yet
🐅 👍
Who was the commentator, I thought he did a good job , just called the action, without trying to push a narrative like so many modern announcers do.
that was howard cosell
@@EwFatppl no!
At 35-40 secs. in Howard Cosell identified him as Dan Lovett , apopular local sportscaster from the 60's onward...
@@EwFatppl WRONG
Big, BIG respect for Cleveland Williams,who fought a prime Ali, after he received gunshot wounds that required a lengthy hospital stay.
Could Tyson or Holyfield have shown that bravery? Don't make me laugh.....
Holyfield damn sure would
@@3-ddjr460not just a bullet, but also a lot of other bad stuff happened in williams life I don’t think no one could handle.
Ok
I wonder what both fighters made $ for this fight.
probably not much cleveland knowing for a knockout man brought most attention
i dont know how much they got for this fight but trying to hazard a guess. Ali / folley fight in 1967 Ali got 250 grand while folley got 80 grand with that being a title fight four years earlier i would think chuvalo/williams fight would have earned both these fighters 50 grand each what with it not being a title fight.
The guy calling the fight is brutal.
Chuvalo uses his elbows...cheat
I believe if it was a prime Williams vs prime chuvalo then Williams would have won by decision round 12.
You copy cat
Chuvalo was of Indian blood - his skull was some 2" thicker
Chuvalo was of Croatian heritage from both sides.
Ali easily beat both fighters and we all know Ali was and is still greatest boxer who ever lived.
Clueless
Ali easily the most overrated fighter of alltime and everybody knows it the videos are there to prove it. He lost several fights they gave him.
Muhammad Ali is the greatest boxer to lace up boxing gloves
@@benrking7922 .. I guess you never knew 1964-1967 ever existed .. and that he beat George Foreman as well I guess you forgot all of that .. good job .. he beat Sonny Liston and George Foreman in two of the biggest upsets ever in heavyweight title history .. you obviously have no clue and know nothing.
@@GogglesPaesano lol are you 12 🤣 Ali was a joke got beat 3 times by Frazier 3 times by Norton twice by spinks shavers beat him young beat him ...
The announcer made a mistake when he said that Chuvalo fought Frazier for the heavyweight championship. Frazier was not champion and would not become champion for another 7 months and 3 fights after facing Chuvalo.
Did anyone notice ALI in his dressing hands shaking like that.
I did. Wonder what that was all about.
It looked like he was chewing on his finger as well. It looked scary. My first thought was that something bad was wrong with him but they were somehow covering it up for financial reasons. Whatever it was it didn't look right.
Chuvalo not being knocked down is kind of a misnomer. Foreman hit him with a thunderous left hook in the 3rd round that sent him flying back into the ropes. Had they not been there to bounce him back into George's wheelhouse, he would have gone down. His knees completely gave out. Only a few years later did they count that as a knockdown. Go watch it. Cheers.
bonavena knocks chuvalo back good
Joe Frazier hit Chuvalo with that classic lefthook and broke George's eye socket and impaired his vision. Chuvalo turned his back and that was it TKO.