Who could eat a right hand from Shavers and not be downed?

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  1. AngryBirds

    AngryBirds Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    I'd imagine the list will be short for this one.
     
    AngryBirds, Apr 6, 2023
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    Atomic Bull.
     
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    Jerry Quarry.
     
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    It's possible 90s George Foreman.

    It would have been interesting to see peak Chuvalo fight him.
     
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    William Walker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Oh, if Quarry fought a more relaxed fight he would definitely go down.
     
    William Walker, Apr 6, 2023
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    William Walker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    ABSOLUTELY.
     
    William Walker, Apr 6, 2023
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    swagdelfadeel Obsessed with Boxing

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    Don't think that fight lasted long enough, for Shavers to land his Sunday punches and I doubt Quarry would've stayed upright had they landed.
     
    swagdelfadeel, Apr 6, 2023
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    Ali more than proved he could withstand Shavers' power.
     
    swagdelfadeel, Apr 6, 2023
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    Tex Cobb and Muhammad Ali did.

    Others that would Tua, Mercer, McCall, 90s Foreman, Vitali.
     
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    It’s not often noted but Shavers was clearly having traction issues with the canvas when he fought Cobb - Tex himself slipped a bit a few times IIRC.

    Not saying that Cobb doesn’t still hang tough and remain upright, but it had to take from Earnies power in some measure - as Earnie himself claimed after the fight.

    The slippery deck would’ve also lent to and hastened Shavers’ fatiguing.

    For one, I would guess that Chuvalo could take Earnie’s right hand - but perhaps not without being stunned or wobbled to some degree.

    There are some chins out there that are just inhuman.
     
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    swagdelfadeel Obsessed with Boxing

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    To be fair, Shavers was on a decline when he fought Cobb, and had retina issues that eventually led to his retirement.

    Also, didn't he get a knockdown around the 6th or I misremembering?
     
    swagdelfadeel, Apr 6, 2023
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    Could we afford absolute peak Liston the honour of surviving Earnie’s best, single right hand bomb? Personally, I think more likely he does than not.
     
    Pugguy, Apr 6, 2023
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    Bob stallings
     
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    No, there wasn’t a KD ruled against Tex vs Earnie - I’d have to review that round as there might’ve been a slip ruled though.
     
    Pugguy, Apr 6, 2023
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    And that name brings to mind Ron Stander also. Though Ron certainly didn’t survive Jeff Merritt. :D
     
    Pugguy, Apr 6, 2023
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