Once I visited ex-heavyweight contender Earnie Shavers down in Martinsville, a burg near the North Cacalackey-Virginia border. Some former backer had taken pity and put Earnie up in a...

Earnie Dee Shaver (August 31, 1944 – September 1, 2022), [1] best known as Earnie Shavers, was an American professional boxer who competed between 1969 and 1995. A two-time world heavyweight championship challenger, he is known as one of …

2021年12月21日 · Earnie Shavers is up there with Mike Tyson and George Foreman when discussing who was the hardest-hitting heavyweight boxer of all time. Sporting a menacing physical appearance with a bald head and Fu Manchu mustache, Shavers took on all the best of his era including Muhammad Ali, Larry Holmes, Ron Lyle and Jerry Quarry.

Sims knocked down heavyweight contender Earnie Shavers in the first round of their fight on the undercard of the Muhammad Ali-Trevor Berbick fight in Nassau. Shavers survived the round and...

2023年9月15日 · Earnie Shavers was a heavyweight boxer who gained his reputation as one of the hardest hitters to ever grace the squared circle. His punching power was nothing short of legendary, and opponents...

Earnie Shavers is up there with Mike Tyson and George Foreman when discussing who was the hardest-hitting heavyweight boxer of all time. Sporting a menacing physical appearance with a bald head and Fu Manchu mustache, Shavers took on all the best of his era including Muhammad Ali, Larry Holmes, Ron Lyle and Jerry Quarry.

On August 31, 1944, exactly 80 years ago, a baby was born in Garland, Texas, whose fists would one day become powerful enough to fell a tree: the unforgettable Earnie Shavers. Nicknamed the “Black Destroyer,” Shavers never managed to become world champion, but he was still a key figure with his brutal knockouts and sensational battles ...

Name: Earnie Shavers Alias: Black Destroyer Birth Name: Earnie Dee Shavers Hometown: Warren, Ohio, USA Birthplace: Garland, Alabama, USA Died: 2022-09-01 (Age:78) Stance: Orthodox Height: 183cm Reach: 201cm Pro Boxer: Record Amateur Boxer: Record Amateur Trainers: Pedro Tomez, Bob Saffold Professional Trainers: Chappie Roberts, Ted Bentham Managers: Dean Chance, Blackie Gennaro

2022年9月2日 · By Round 6, however, l Shavers caught him and hit him with some of the most brutal punches a heavyweight has hit a man in the history of the fight game, beating him from pillar to post in the middle rounds until Muhammad found that unholy holy reserve of …

2022年9月2日 · Hell, Shavers fought a stupefying 17 times in 1971 alone. Of his 74 wins, an amazing 68 ended by knockout. Of those 68 KOs, 41 of them occurred in either the first or second round—a mind-boggling statistic. Shavers holds victories over former champions Vincente Rondon, Ken Norton, and Jimmy Ellis.