George Chuvalo vs. Mike DeJohn

George Chuvalo 211 lbs beat Mike DeJohn 207 lbs by MD in round 10 of 10

• Date: 1963-09-27
• Location: Convention Center, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
• Referee: Don Asbury 49-49
• Judge: Tom Nuckles 46-42
• Judge: Kenny Pastor 47-42

In the 2nd round, Chuvalo knocked DeJohn back into the ropes and then struck him him several times when he was helpless leaning backwards on the loose ropes, before he went down. George was penalized (apparently because once DeJohn was leaning back like that he was technically down) and the round was awarded to DeJohn 5-3. DeJohn was given a substantial period of time to recover. Chuvalo dropped DeJohn again in the 6th round. A second knockdown in the round could have been from a combination of blows and a push. The referee at first acted like it was a push and no knockdown, because he literally pulled DeJohn up to his feet without counting. However, once DeJohn was on his feet, the referee gave him a count.

• Unofficial AP scorecard - 47-42 Chuvalo
• Unofficial UPI scorecard - 47-40 Chuvalo

Post fight comment

• "I thought that referee was DeJohn's brother." -George Chuvalo