Trevor Berbick vs. Earnie Shavers

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  1. Vince Voltage

    Vince Voltage Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Shavers has power, Berbick has size and stamina. Both got knocked out early at times. Who would a 12 rounder between them?
     
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  3. joebeadg

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    Trevor was pretty good but I think Shavers walks through him, KO in 1 or 2
     
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    shavers in 6
     
  5. foreman&dempsey

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    Berbick was not hard to hit. This one is a realistic VĂ­ctory for shavers
     
  6. mr. magoo

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    Could go either way.. Berbick could have gotten caught early and stopped.. Then again if he survived the early rounds he might have out lasted shavers and either decisioned or gotten him out of there late. Trevor overcame a lot of good fighters and many of whom were in their primes. He was also stopped far less times than the Acorn too.. His overall resume is superior in my opinion.
     
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    Toss up
     
  8. zadfrak

    zadfrak Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Pretty good matchup. One of those real easy Monday morning quarterback one's----whoever wins probably does so fairlly easily and lopsided. Very very shaky vote for Trevor.

    Not too many of those Trevor Berbick matches were he is the guy with his hand raised though.
     
  9. TerribleTerry73

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    I'd go with Berbick.
     
  10. Saad54

    Saad54 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Earnie by ko.

    Berbick had some problems with big punchers.
     
  11. Curtis Lowe

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    Berbick in 8 over Shavers.