Word: chuvalo
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Pierre Coopman (surely you remember the Lion of Flanders). For me Ali always symbolized the best in boxing--the dexterity, grace and mental toughness it takes to be a great fighter. Ali also took a punch better than anyone in the history of the sport (unless you count George Chuvalo, who nobody does...
...Sugar Ray ..." "Lay" for "lie" may be a weak paraphrase of fighters' talk, though the context makes this seem unlikely. But a few pages later there is something that would earn an automatic C minus in freshman English: "No one ever looked good wearing out their hands on Chuvalo...
...number 12. More information about him might be made public sometime in the future but now he is over-shadowed by a star-bright squad. The same goes for backup catcher Tim Blackwell, a fine fielding catcher who is generally considered the worst hitter since George, Chuvalo, perhaps unfairly. Bob Montgomery is another catcher probably soon to say adieu...