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George Chuvalo vs Mel Turnbow — record, stats and common opponents compared

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George Chuvalo

Mel Turnbow

George Chuvalo (73-18-2) and Mel Turnbow (0-7 across 7 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 4 common opponents.

Chuvalo

73

Wins64 KO · 88%

18

Losses

2

Draws93 tracked bouts

Turnbow

Tracked record

0–7

counted from 7 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

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

George Chuvalo and Mel Turnbow have met 1 time; Chuvalo leads 1–0.

George Chuvalo and Mel Turnbow have met 1 time; Chuvalo leads 1–0.
Met1966Aug 16Series
George ChuvaloFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Mel TurnbowFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR71Meeting

The Numbers

Chuvalo 5 · Turnbow 0 of 5 measurable rows
ChuvaloTurnbow
Record†
73-18-2 (edge)0-7
Win %0–100%
79.6% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 64
64 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
87.67%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
88%—
Times stopped‡max 6
2 (edge)
6
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 4.1
4.1 (edge)
1.1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 93
93
7

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

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

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
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%

Mel Turnbow0 wins · from 7 tracked bouts

Mel Turnbow: no tracked wins in the 7 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Turnbow yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — George Chuvalo 93, Mel Turnbow 7 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

4 shared

4 shared · Chuvalo better on 1 · even on 3

Chuvalo

Opponent

Turnbow

  • George Chuvalo

    Win, UD

    1971

    WilliamsChuvalo better

    Mel Turnbow

    Loss, UD

    1966

  • George Chuvalo

    Loss, TKO 3

    1970

    ForemanEven

    Mel Turnbow

    Loss, TKO 1

    1970

  • George Chuvalo

    Loss, UD

    1969

    MathisEven

    Mel Turnbow

    Loss, TKO

    1968

  • George Chuvalo

    Loss, TKO 4

    1967

    FrazierEven

    Mel Turnbow

    Loss, KO 1

    1966

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

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

Mel Turnbow last boxed on May 10, 1972 — 19,886 days ago. Turnbow had lost seven straight.LLLLL

Chuvalo Aug 1966Mathis Apr 1968Bodell Aug 1968Foreman Dec 1970Lyle May 19721.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have George Chuvalo and Mel Turnbow ever fought each other?
Yes. George Chuvalo and Mel Turnbow met once on August 16, 1966, and George Chuvalo won by KO in round 7.
The meeting

WAug 16, 1966 · Chuvalo · KO R7

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Chuvalo or Turnbow?
George Chuvalo is 73-18-2 and Mel Turnbow is 0-7 across the 7 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. George Chuvalo has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Chuvalo73–18–279.6%

Turnbow0–70%

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

Chuvalo6487.7%

Turnbow0

The Numbers ↓
Do Chuvalo and Turnbow have any common opponents?
George Chuvalo and Mel Turnbow share 4 common opponents: Cleveland Williams, George Foreman and Buster Mathis (and 1 other). George Chuvalo fared better against 1 of them.
4 shared opponents

Cleveland WilliamsWL

George ForemanLL

Buster MathisLL

Joe FrazierLL

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Chuvalo and Turnbow?
This comparison is drawn from 93 bouts tracked for George Chuvalo and 7 bouts tracked for Mel Turnbow. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Chuvalo93bouts

Turnbow7bouts

How They Win ↓

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