George Chuvalo vs. James J Parker

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George Chuvalo 214 lbs beat James J Parker 219 lbs by KO at 2:00 in round 1 of 12

  • Date: 1958-09-15
  • Location: Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • Referee: Sammy Luftspring
  • Canadian Heavyweight Title (Vacant title)
  • Time: 2:00
  • Weights: Chuvalo 213.8 lbs, Parker 219 lbs
  • Attendance: 10,000

Notes

  • Title had been vacated by Earl Walls.
  • Parker was knocked down three times during the first round.
  • The first and second knockdowns were the result of left hooks to the chin.
  • After Parker rises from the second knockdown, Chuvalo "rained lefts and rights at his head and body and Parker dropped and was counted out by referee Sammy Luftspring" according to the September 16, 1958 edition of the New York Times.

"Young George Chuvalo of Toronto, is all set for a bout in New York after capturing the vacant Canadian heavyweight championship in Maple Leaf Gardens with a slashing one-round knockout victory over James J. Parker of Barrie, Ontario. The fight was less than a minute old before the businesslike Chuvalo caught Parker on the side of the face with a left hook and followed with an overhand right to the nose, sending Parker down for a seven-count. Parker was barely on his feet before Chuvalo threw a left hook to the jaw and sent him down for nine. As Parker rose unsteadily, Chuvalo swarmed in with a flurry of left and rights, catching his opponent with a right uppercut. Parker was on his way down for the last time. He was pawing at the ropes trying vainly to pull himself up as the count reached 10." -Canadian Press

  • The bout scheduled in New York's Madison Square Garden had not yet signed an opponent for Chuvalo. Willi Besmanoff, Archie McBride and Alex Miteff were all mentioned as possible opponent, but finally they settled on Pat McMurtry.

Post fight comments

  • "We're all set for New York now. George is going right back into training and we'll be all set for MSG next month." -Tommy McBeigh, Chuvalo's manager
  • "I don't know where he'll go now. What can I say about tonight? I had several bouts lined up for Jimmy but I doubt if he'll get anything now." -Bill Daly, Parker's manager


Preceded by:
Walls vs. Parker 		Canadian Heavyweight Title Fight
# 23 		Succeeded by:
Chuvalo vs. Durelle


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