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 ...
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. ANDREA ( ANDREACHEOR )
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So what? Chuvalo didn't speak English when he was young, he only knew Croatian and kids in school made fun of him.. You're now making fun of "DerventaHR"??
He did it with Foreman in Zaire. Foreman DESTROYED Ali's sides in Zaire, only to have Ali say "is that all you got?" at the end of the fifth round. Ali was known to take punches to demoralize his opponents, because they couldn't see any effect during the fight.
ok but chuvalo didn't quit he kept punching, I bet ali was thinking : "hit me, you can't hurt me that much... f*** why can't I knock him down, I must hold to the end...." after last bell: "thank god it's over"
Yeah you're right...I looked it up: They fight was in Canada and Chuvalo is from Canada! OK! BUT i wanna say: if his parents are CROATIAN (real name is JURE CUVALO... Jure---> translated is George like the Saint George) what is he then? is he Canadian or is he Croatian? where you're born doesnt say what you are... example if Bin Laden is born in Toronto would you call him Canadian??? hahaha ;-)
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after last bell: "thank god it's over"