加拿大传奇重量级拳手乔治·楚瓦洛于其生日当日逝世，享年89岁1。楚瓦洛是加拿大五届全国重量级冠军，职业生涯参加93场比赛，战绩为73胜18负2平，从未遭到击倒1。
楚瓦洛生涯最引人瞩目的比赛是与穆罕默德·阿里的两次交手，分别在1966年和1972年进行，虽然两次都告负，但阿里曾评价他为自己交过手最强硬的对手1。1978年退役后，楚瓦洛在全国范围内开展公众演讲工作，倡导反毒教育和心理健康意识1。除拳击事业外，他还参演过1986年恐怖片《The Fly》和1998年喜剧电影《Dirty Work》，并曾与拳击手查尔斯·琼斯合作主持电视节目《Greatest Knockouts》1。
楚瓦洛生活中经历了重大的个人悲剧——他的妻子和三个儿子都死于药物过量和自杀1。
George Chuvalo, one of Canada's most celebrated heavyweight boxers, has passed away at the age of 89 1. The five-time Canadian national heavyweight champion enjoyed a storied professional career spanning 93 fights, during which he compiled a record of 73 wins, 18 losses, and 2 draws, remarkably never being knocked down 1.
Chuvalo faced Muhammad Ali twice, in 1966 and 1972, losing both encounters 1. Despite these defeats, Ali praised him as the toughest opponent he had ever fought 1. Following his retirement in 1978, Chuvalo dedicated himself to public speaking across Canada, advocating for drug prevention education and mental health awareness 1. His commitment to these causes was deeply personal; he had lost three sons and his wife, all to drug overdoses and suicide 1.
Beyond the boxing ring, Chuvalo appeared in the 1986 horror film The Fly and the 1998 comedy Dirty Work 1. He also co-hosted the television program Greatest Knockouts with boxer Charles Jones 1. Chuvalo passed away on his birthday 1.
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