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Word: chuvalo (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Usage:

...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...

Author: By Jeffrey R. Toobin, | Title: Boxing at Harvard: An Idea Whose Time Has Come? | 1/17/1979 | See Source »

...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...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: The Harder They Fall | 9/8/1975 | See Source »

...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...

Author: By Richard Turner, | Title: Introducing...the Boston Red Sox | 7/15/1975 | See Source »

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