Legendary Canadian boxer George Chuvalo dies aged 89
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Canadian boxer George Chuvalo, a five-time national heavyweight champion, has died at the age of 89.
加拿大拳击手乔治·楚瓦洛，五届全国重量级冠军，享年89岁去世。
Out of 93 total professional fights in his career - 73 victories, 18 losses, and two draws - Chuvalo was never once knocked down to the canvas.
在他职业生涯共参加的93场职业比赛中——73胜18负2平——楚瓦洛从未被击倒在地。
"His photos have hung on our walls for decades. His stories have been passed down from one generation of fighters to the next," said Sully's Boxing, the Toronto gym where he trained, in a statement.
"他的照片已经挂在我们墙上几十年了。 他的故事已经从一代战士传到了下一代，"他训练的多伦多健身房Sully'S Boxing在一份声明中说。
He battled Muhammad Ali in 1966 and 1972, and though Chuvalo lost both fights, Ali called him the toughest guy he ever fought.
他曾在1966年和1972年与穆罕默德·阿里交手，尽管楚瓦洛两场均告失败，阿里称他是自己遇到过最强悍的对手。
Chuvalo was born in 1937 to Croatian immigrant parents, grew up in Toronto and got into boxing at a young age.
楚瓦洛1937年出生于克罗地亚移民家庭，在多伦多长大，年幼时便开始接触拳击。
Widely considered "Canada's greatest warrior", Chuvalo was known for his iron chin, relentless durability, and fights against world famous fighters like George Foreman, Joe Frazier, and Ali.
楚瓦洛被广泛认为是"加拿大最伟大的战士"，以铁腕下巴、坚韧不拔的耐力以及与世界著名拳手如乔治·福尔曼、乔·弗雷泽和阿里的比赛而闻名。
George Chuvalo fighting against Muhammad Ali in 1966 "George Chuvalo was a heavyweight boxing legend, a family friend and a Canadian icon," Ontario Premier Doug Ford wrote on social media.
乔治·楚瓦洛在1966年与穆罕默德·阿里的比赛 安大略省省长道格·福特在社交媒体上写道："乔治·楚瓦洛是重量级拳击传奇，是家族朋友，也是加拿大的偶像。"
"My thoughts are with all of George's family and loved ones as we mourn his passing."
"在我们哀悼乔治的离世时，我与乔治所有的家人和亲人同在。"
After retiring from professional boxing in 1978, Chuvalo travelled the country as a public speaker advocating for anti-drug education and mental health awareness.
1978年退役后，楚瓦洛作为公众演讲者走遍全国，倡导反毒教育和心理健康意识。
Chuvalo lost three sons and his wife to drug overdoses and suicide, he has said.
楚瓦洛表示，他失去了三个儿子和妻子，死于药物过量和自杀。
"I'd like to think if you're ever tempted with the idea of doing drugs, or you ever flirt with doing drugs, I hope you think of me, George Chuvalo, and what drugs did to my family," he once said, according to a CBC Radio report in 1998.
"我想，如果你曾经想过吸毒，或者曾经想过吸毒，我希望你能想起我，乔治·楚瓦洛，以及毒品对我家人造成的影响，"他曾这样说，据1998年CBC广播报道。
In retirement, Chuvalo also dipped his toes in acting, appearing in the 1998 comedy film Dirty Work and alongside Jeff Goldblum in the 1986 horror film The Fly.
退休后，楚瓦洛也涉足演艺圈，出演了1998年的喜剧电影《肮脏的工作》，以及1986年与杰夫·高布伦合作出演的恐怖片《变蝇人》。
He also served as a guest commentator for major boxing matches and co-hosted a TV boxing program called Greatest Knockouts with his friend and fellow fighter Charles "Spider" Jones.
他还曾作为嘉宾解说员参与重要拳击比赛，并与好友兼拳击手查尔斯"蜘蛛"琼斯共同主持电视拳击节目《最伟大击倒》。
Chuvalo is survived by his eldest son Mitch, daughter Vanessa, grandchildren, and second wife Joanne.
楚瓦洛身后留下长子米奇、女儿瓦妮莎、孙辈和第二任妻子乔安妮。
He died on Saturday, his birthday, said Sully's Boxing Gym.
萨利的拳击馆说，他在星期六，他的生日去世了。
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