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.
George Chuvalo (73-18-2) and Mel Turnbow (0-6 across 6 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 3 common opponents.
George Chuvalo vs Mel Turnbow — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
George Chuvalo leads 1–0- George Chuvalo wonChuvalo vs TurnbowAug 16, 1966 · KO · R7
The Numbers
- 73-18-2 (edge)
- Record
- 0-6
- 79.6% (edge)
- Win %
- 0%
- 63 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 0
- 86.3%
- KO rate
- —
- 88%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- —
- 2 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 5
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 4.2 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 1
- 95
- Bouts tracked
- 6
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- 6′0″ (183 cm)
- Height
- —
- 82″ (208 cm)
- Reach
- —
- 88
- Age
- —
- Orthodox
- Stance
- —
- Heavyweight
- Division
- —
- Canada
- Nationality
- —
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyGeorge Chuvalo · 73 wins
KO/TKO
64
Decision
9
Other
0
Mel Turnbow · 0 wins
No tracked wins yet.
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (95 and 6 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
3 sharedShared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
George Chuvalo
WWWWW
W7 streak · last fought Dec 11, 1978
Mel Turnbow
LLLLL
L6 streak · last fought May 10, 1972
Common Questions
- 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.
- Who has the better record, George Chuvalo or Mel Turnbow?
- George Chuvalo is 73-18-2 and Mel Turnbow is 0-6 across the 6 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.
- Who has more knockouts, George Chuvalo or Mel Turnbow?
- George Chuvalo has 63 knockout wins and Mel Turnbow has 0. George Chuvalo has more.
- Do George Chuvalo and Mel Turnbow have any common opponents?
- George Chuvalo and Mel Turnbow share 3 common opponents: Cleveland Williams, George Foreman and Joe Frazier. George Chuvalo fared better against 1 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on George Chuvalo and Mel Turnbow?
- This comparison is drawn from 95 bouts tracked for George Chuvalo and 6 bouts tracked for Mel Turnbow. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.