It was 'Good Entertainment,' says ring veteran George Chuvalo after seeing Rocky, a movie about a broken-down fighter that leaves its audience cheerin(...)

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It was 'Good Entertainment,' says ring veteran George Chuvalo after seeing Rocky, a movie about a broken-down fighter that leaves its audience cheerin(...)

Date2/22/1977

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Chuvalo, George, 1937- (subject)

Griffin, Doug (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: It was 'Good Entertainment,' says ring veteran George Chuvalo after seeing Rocky, a movie about a broken-down fighter that leaves its audience cheering and howling for blood at the end. Chuvalo, who's had 64 fights, including a 15-rounder against Muhammad Ali, checks movie poster in a Toronto gym.

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