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Dave Russell vs George Chuvalo — record, stats and common opponents compared

Dave Russell

🇨🇦HEAVYWEIGHT

George Chuvalo

Dave Russell (1-5 across 6 tracked bouts) and George Chuvalo (73-18-2) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Russell

Tracked record

1–5

counted from 6 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Chuvalo

73

Wins64 KO · 88%

18

Losses

2

Draws93 tracked bouts

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Chuvalo leads 1–0

Dave Russell and George Chuvalo have met 1 time; Chuvalo leads 1–0.

Dave Russell and George Chuvalo have met 1 time; Chuvalo leads 1–0.
Met1966Nov 28Series
Dave RussellFighter ALLost0–1W–L
George ChuvaloFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR21Meeting

The Numbers

Russell 0 · Chuvalo 6 of 6 measurable rows
RussellChuvalo
Record†
1-573-18-2 (edge)
Win %0–100%
16.7%
79.6% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 64
0
64 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—87.67%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
0%
88% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 4
4
2 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 4.1
0.2
4.1 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 93
6
93

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · § Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Heightnot held
Dave Russell: No height on file
George Chuvalo: 6′0″
Reachnot held
Dave Russell: No reach on file
George Chuvalo: 82″
Agenot held
Dave Russell: No date of birth
George Chuvalo: Died aged 89
Stance
Dave Russell: Not recorded
George Chuvalo: Orthodox

Dave Russell left, George Chuvalo right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Dave Russell1 win · from 6 tracked bouts

Dave Russell: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 6 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

George Chuvalo73 wins · from 93 tracked bouts

George Chuvalo: 73 tracked wins — 64 by KO/TKO (88%) and 9 on the cards (12%). Counted from 93 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

64 by KO/TKO 88%9 on the cards 12%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Dave Russell 6, George Chuvalo 93 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Dave Russell last boxed on Apr 30, 1993 — 12,226 days ago. Russell had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Johnny Nelson.LLLWL

Foster Mar 1965Chuvalo Nov 1966Lewis Apr 1968Carr Apr 1985Nelson Apr 19930.2 tracked bouts per year

George Chuvalo has won seven straight, the most recent against George Jerome. Chuvalo last boxed on Dec 11, 1978.WWWWW

Ventura Sep 1973Boswell Oct 1973Felstein Mar 1977McLeay Dec 1977Jerome Dec 19784.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Dave Russell and George Chuvalo ever fought each other?
Yes. Dave Russell and George Chuvalo met once on November 28, 1966, and George Chuvalo won by TKO in round 2.
The meeting

LNov 28, 1966 · Chuvalo · TKO R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Russell or Chuvalo?
Dave Russell is 1-5 across the 6 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and George Chuvalo is 73-18-2. George Chuvalo has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Russell1–516.7%

Chuvalo73–18–279.6%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Russell or Chuvalo?
Dave Russell has 0 knockout wins and George Chuvalo has 64. George Chuvalo has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Russell0

Chuvalo6487.7%

The Numbers ↓
Do Russell and Chuvalo have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Dave Russell and George Chuvalo have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Russell and Chuvalo?
This comparison is drawn from 6 bouts tracked for Dave Russell and 93 bouts tracked for George Chuvalo. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Russell6bouts

Chuvalo93bouts

How They Win ↓

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