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Terrell carved a few more knots on Chuvalo's gnarled face in a lopsided contest last year. The Canadian champion has lost two of his last three bouts and 11 of 47 over...

Author: By Philip Ardery, | Title: Chuvalo Faces Ali in Title Mismatch | 3/29/1966 | See Source »

Motherhood, God, Americanism, and George Chuvalo, the Brian London of the Western Hemisphere, will try to wrest the heavyweight boxing title from world champion Muhammed Ali in Toronto tonight. Las Vegas bookmakers rate Ali the eight-to-one favorite...

Author: By Philip Ardery, | Title: Chuvalo Faces Ali in Title Mismatch | 3/29/1966 | See Source »

...challenger should go off at 80-to-1, but even the gambling establishment has a trace of patriotism. Chuvalo is a bum, and won the title shot only after World Boxing Association champion Ernie Terrell backed out of his bout with All three weeks...

Author: By Philip Ardery, | Title: Chuvalo Faces Ali in Title Mismatch | 3/29/1966 | See Source »

Cassius Clay will defend his title in Toronto, March 29; but it will probably be against George Chuvalo instead of Ernie Terrell...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Sports Scoreboard | 3/11/1966 | See Source »

Poor Ernie. Even his best friends won't tell him. By rough count, Terrell hit Chuvalo 400-odd times smack in the face over 15 rounds last week-with a left jab that was curiously described by sportswriters as "savage," "snapping," "a bullwhip" and "the finest jab any heavyweight has shown since Joe Louis." Curiously, because Chuvalo didn't even blink. The best blow of the night was a butt by the Canadian that opened up a one-inch gash over Terrell's left eye. "He butted me deliberately," Terrell complained afterward. "He stepped on my toes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Prizefighting: This Laughing Image | 11/12/1965 | See Source »

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