Little bit of history of the great George Chuvalo. For all who don't know, he is a retired legendary boxer. My daughter took a short video of me meeting hm at a local country style donut shop.

"Considered to have had the greatest chin in boxing history, Chuvalo was never knocked down in the 93 pro fights of his career between 1956 and 1979. He actually finished his amateur career with a 16-0-0 record, all by knockout within the first four rounds. He turned pro in 1956 and knocked out four opponents in one night to win a heavyweight tournament sponsored by Jack Dempsey. Though he celebrated many victories, the biggest were his seventh-round knockout of contender Jerry Quarry in 1969 and his eleventh-round knockout of contender Doug Jones in 1964. He wasn't so lucky against Ali: he went the distance with him twice, but in both fights, lost by a wide margin on the scorecards. While enjoying substantial professional success, his personal life was disastrous. He lost three sons between 1985 and 1996, one to suicide and two to drug overdoses. His wife also committed suicide after the death of their second son. Happily, his remaining son became a teacher in Toronto and Chuvalo became stepfather to his second wife's two children. He and his wife tour Canadian high schools, speaking out against the devastation of drug use."

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