1966 muhammad ali vs george chuvalo (voice don dumphy) part1

Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Canada, 29th March, 1966.

On 17th February of 1966 Muhammad Ali mad his famous comments 'I aint got no quarrel with them Vietcong.' This statement came at a time when there was little opposition to the war in Vietnam.

Muhammad Ali was banned from fighting in Chicago and Louisville after his comments and it soon became apparent that Ali would have to fight outside of America. Muhammad Ali was due to meet Ernie Terrell and Toronto accepted an offer to host the bout, but Terrell pulled out due to contractual problems. George Chuvalo a tough Canadian stepped in. Ali had considered Chuvalo as an opponent before, but Chuvalo's fame has faded after being defeated by Terrell. Chuvalo had lost twelve times but boasted that he had never been knocked out.



Chuvalo's corner devised a strategy based on sapping Ali's incredible speed. A concerted body attack, they reasoned, would take away his mobility in the later rounds. overhearing their plan, Ali deliberately exposed his torso to Chuvalo's punches, effectively giving the challenger ten free shots while taunting him to hit harder!

Muhammad Ali was exceptionally strong and Chuvalo made little headway. Although, Ali later claimed that Chuvalo was tougher than both Liston and Patterson. In truth, the fight was one-sided, except for a brief rally from Chuvalo in the closing stages. The judges gave the challenger just one round out of fifteen and even his close family would of had problems recognizing him such was the damage to his face caused by Ali's punches.
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[dubbedcrazy]

wtf george had only 17 days to prepare for this!

and when he was dancing with his wife; he told her jokingly that he should've danced more in the fight!

45 years ago today!

keep on rockin george...and you too ali *_*

[starimacor]

JureCuvalo je iz LJuboskug a mislim da je taj grad u Bosni i Hercegovini

[UT5000]

@stat2kI personally think Frazier would beat him because of his weaving and power, klitscko is like lewis and everyone says they are way to mechanical not fast and mobile, and golden age is a tilte and george chuvalo feels teh same way, i saw him say it at an interview, and yes Ali doesn't ahve teh evasive speed, however his hand speed was at about 75-80 percent but that just shows how gud Ali is, and his stamina in my opinion is also almost as high because of his fight in manila and w/ shavers.

[stat2k]

@UT5000 I don't know where you're heading with this - "credit", "golden age" ... can't you see that those are only words? It doesn't have anything to do with the reality that takes place in the ring. Vitali is not responsible for the opponents he fights. He's a dangerous heavyweight - and given the size different, I suggest to you that he'd be a horror match-up for Dempsey, Louis, Marciano, Frazier.

[stat2k]

@UT5000 The speed and stamina of 1970ies Ali is not even close to the speed and stamina of 1966 Ali - do you deny that? I wish there would've never been the 3-year-layoff. But at least Ali took that punishment in order to make an important statement.

[UT5000]

Al;i should have used his speed more.

[UT5000]

@stat2k

Klitscko doesn't have that credit at all on Louis and i doubt any champion before him excpet for a few but none in teh golden age.

[UT5000]

@stat2k

BOth Alis are way to fast for slomo klitscko

[stat2k]

@vladiator100 Again I have to explain to you that I'm not talking about THE KLITSCHKOS, I'm talking about VITALI KLITSCHKO. The man who was beating Lennox Lewis to the punch, who never was decisioned, KO'd or even dropped.

You're right about reach, but what about height? It's hard to land a shot on Vitali's head. And Ali certainly won't hurt him with body punches because Ali never went to the body.

I think prime Ali (around 1966) beats him ... 1970ies Ali gets lots of problems.

[vladiator100]

@stat2k Ali handled Liston who had longer reach than him AND Klitschko, now you are trying to switch it up with reach by putting your sorry excuses and assumptions. Ali had an 80 inch reach, Klitschko has an almost identical of 81, Liston had an insane 84. Give it up, you are a Klitschko lover and Ali hater. Ali would most likely whoop both klitschkos at the same time.

[allthingsarelikethis]

@stat2k Yeah Holmes would have beat Patterson in a match, my list is skewed by my own joy of watching them fight or in the case of Dempsey the stories of his fights and his ability to hit hard with both hands has always made me think highly of him, my list does not take into account if they could beat the fighters ranked below them, although it does work out that way in some cases.

[stat2k]

@allthingsarelikethis I think Patterson is underrated, but I don't see how he's ahead of Holmes... Holmes would've beaten everybody Patterson fought except from Ali and Liston maybe... but Chuvalo, Machen, Bonavena, Ellis, Cooper, Quarry would've been no issue for Holmes.

Ali said that Floyd was the most talented he fought, I would've liked to see him against Norton and Frazier.