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Jimmy Ellis needs a big win against George Chuvalo Monday night at Maple Leaf Gardens if he hopes to regain any of his boxing stature. He still hopes (...)
Jimmy Ellis needs a big win against George Chuvalo Monday night at Maple Leaf Gardens if he hopes to regain any of his boxing stature. He still hopes (...)

Jimmy Ellis needs a big win against George Chuvalo Monday night at Maple Leaf Gardens if he hopes to regain any of his boxing stature. He still hopes (...)

Date5/5/1971
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Original Toronto Star caption: Jimmy Ellis needs a big win against George Chuvalo Monday night at Maple Leaf Gardens if he hopes to regain any of his boxing stature. He still hopes to get a shot at Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier. But a defeat would end it all.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0045772F
Stranger in town: Jimmy Ellis relaxes in hotel room on his arrival in Toronto for upcoming bout with George Chuvalo next Monday at Maple Leaf Gardens
Stranger in town: Jimmy Ellis relaxes in hotel room on his arrival in Toronto for upcoming bout with George Chuvalo next Monday at Maple Leaf Gardens
5/4/1971
George Chuvalo has that look of ferocious determination as he pounds on practice bag during his final prep for Monday night's bout at Maple Leaf Garde(...)
George Chuvalo has that look of ferocious determination as he pounds on practice bag during his final prep for Monday night's bout at Maple Leaf Garde(...)
5/5/1971
Big man in boxing: Former heavyweight champion George Chuvalo looks as if he could give the scales a tussle himself as he observes the weighing in ceremonies
Big man in boxing: Former heavyweight champion George Chuvalo looks as if he could give the scales a tussle himself as he observes the weighing in ceremonies
12/7/1987
George Jr. is the only Chuvalo boy who is serious about boxing and although he does most of his training at Sully Sullivan's club, he sometimes gets t(...)
George Jr. is the only Chuvalo boy who is serious about boxing and although he does most of his training at Sully Sullivan's club, he sometimes gets t(...)
1/23/1975
A concerned father, who knows exactly what his son is going through, is George Chuvalo, Canada's heavyweight boxing champ. Acting as cornerman, he min(...)
A concerned father, who knows exactly what his son is going through, is George Chuvalo, Canada's heavyweight boxing champ. Acting as cornerman, he min(...)
11/25/1969
George Chuvalo puts a bruising polish on his training as he warms up for Monday night's 12-round fight with former world heavyweight champion Muhammad(...)
George Chuvalo puts a bruising polish on his training as he warms up for Monday night's 12-round fight with former world heavyweight champion Muhammad(...)
4/24/1972
World title hopes go down the drain
World title hopes go down the drain
6/29/1975
When George Chuvalo and family get together around the kitchen table for a snack the talk is much more likely to be about hockey than boxing. George i(...)
When George Chuvalo and family get together around the kitchen table for a snack the talk is much more likely to be about hockey than boxing. George i(...)
1/23/1975
Distraught Father: Former boxing great Geroge Chuvalo believes his on George Lee belonged under psychiatric care, not in prison
Distraught Father: Former boxing great Geroge Chuvalo believes his on George Lee belonged under psychiatric care, not in prison
11/7/1993
Boxer land on the ropes. Former Canadian heavyweight champ George Chuvalo (left) and his son Mitch have had their licenses to arrange boxing matches r(...)
Boxer land on the ropes. Former Canadian heavyweight champ George Chuvalo (left) and his son Mitch have had their licenses to arrange boxing matches r(...)
2/24/1977
. . . But Can She Counter-Punch? There's no heavyweight champion potential here. Canadian boxing champion George Chuvalo views his new daughter, Vanes(...)
. . . But Can She Counter-Punch? There's no heavyweight champion potential here. Canadian boxing champion George Chuvalo views his new daughter, Vanes(...)
1/21/1968
Sports Geo. Chuvalo Pro Boxing
Sports Geo. Chuvalo Pro Boxing
12/31/1999