Earnie Shavers Vs Tommy Morrison?

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by Fergy, Oct 21, 2025 at 6:45 AM.

?

Who takes it?

  1. Tommy Morrison

    3 vote(s)
    18.8%

  2. Earnie Shavers

    13 vote(s)
    81.3%
Page 1 of 2
  1. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

    Joined:
    Jan 8, 2017
    Messages:
    29,947
    Likes Received:
    36,764
    Non title fight 10 rounds
    Las Vegas
    Two of the hardest punchers, going head to head .
    Known for early fireworks and shaky durability.
    Crowd on edge of their seats Cos this could be explosive
     
    Fergy, Oct 21, 2025 at 6:45 AM
    #1
  2. Wladimir

    Wladimir Active Member Full Member

    Joined:
    Sep 5, 2024
    Messages:
    1,323
    Likes Received:
    959
    Shavers by KO early.
     
    Wladimir, Oct 21, 2025 at 6:48 AM
    #2
    InMemoryofJakeLamotta and Fergy like this.
  3. nyterpfan

    nyterpfan Active Member Full Member

    Joined:
    Oct 7, 2021
    Messages:
    539
    Likes Received:
    1,048
    I'd go with Shavers in a quick KO--4 rounds tops.
     
    nyterpfan, Oct 21, 2025 at 7:05 AM
    #3
    InMemoryofJakeLamotta and Fergy like this.
  4. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

    Joined:
    Jan 8, 2017
    Messages:
    29,947
    Likes Received:
    36,764
    Round 1 Morrison comes out quickly and hurts Shaver's.
    No kds but Earnie shaken.
    Round 2
    Tommy comes out fast trying to capitalize, but Shaver's is ready with a booming right hand.
    Morrison is down and hurt badly!
    He drags himself up but Shaver's smells blood and Morrison goes down hard again.
    This time he's down for the full count.

    Shavers wko 2
     
    Fergy, Oct 21, 2025 at 7:18 AM
    #4
    InMemoryofJakeLamotta likes this.
  5. Reinhardt

    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

    Joined:
    Oct 4, 2016
    Messages:
    14,070
    Likes Received:
    19,179
    The winner? whoever gets to the party 1st
     
    Reinhardt, Oct 21, 2025 at 7:31 AM
    #5
    Homericlegend03, InMemoryofJakeLamotta and Fergy like this.
  6. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

    Joined:
    Jan 3, 2007
    Messages:
    51,280
    Likes Received:
    25,655
    I think it’s anybody’s fight but no matter who wins I can’t imagine it going long. Might as well schedule this one for 3 rounds
     
    mr. magoo, Oct 21, 2025 at 8:31 AM
    #6
    Homericlegend03, MarkusFlorez99, InMemoryofJakeLamotta and 1 other person like this.
  7. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

    Joined:
    Jan 14, 2022
    Messages:
    15,754
    Likes Received:
    33,003
    A fight between 2 KO artists who were not the most durable fighters could go either way impossible to predict.
     
    Dynamicpuncher, Oct 21, 2025 at 8:49 AM
    #7
    Homericlegend03, Reinhardt, MarkusFlorez99 and 2 others like this.
  8. SouthpawsRule

    SouthpawsRule Active Member Full Member

    Joined:
    Jul 2, 2025
    Messages:
    1,043
    Likes Received:
    1,290
    Morrison, two glass cannons but Morrison was bigger, faster and a more skilled fighter.
     
    SouthpawsRule, Oct 21, 2025 at 8:50 AM
    #8
    Homericlegend03, Journeyman92 and Fergy like this.
  9. Devon

    Devon Boxing Addict Full Member

    Joined:
    Dec 31, 2018
    Messages:
    6,610
    Likes Received:
    5,827
    Shavers was more of 2 handed puncher, he also had a better arsenal of punches, which gives him a higher percentage of landing the first fight ending punch.
     
    Devon, Oct 21, 2025 at 11:27 AM
    #9
    Homericlegend03 and InMemoryofJakeLamotta like this.
  10. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

    Joined:
    Sep 21, 2017
    Messages:
    16,466
    Likes Received:
    11,909
    Whoever hits with the hardest punches first
     
    InMemoryofJakeLamotta, Oct 21, 2025 at 12:03 PM
    #10
    Homericlegend03 and Fergy like this.
  11. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

    Joined:
    Jan 13, 2021
    Messages:
    15,163
    Likes Received:
    17,159
    Morrison is faster and has come back from being dropped and hurt he probably stops Shavers
     
    MarkusFlorez99, Oct 21, 2025 at 3:18 PM
    #11
  12. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

    Joined:
    Apr 3, 2012
    Messages:
    26,912
    Likes Received:
    17,973
    Shavers beat plenty of guys who were more skilled than him and dropped Holmes. Morrison only won a sloppy decision over a way past prime Foreman and got a premature stoppage in a fight against a past prime Ruddock who mightve stopped him if allowed to continue.
     
    NoNeck, Oct 21, 2025 at 3:22 PM
    #12
    Homericlegend03 likes this.
  13. SouthpawsRule

    SouthpawsRule Active Member Full Member

    Joined:
    Jul 2, 2025
    Messages:
    1,043
    Likes Received:
    1,290
    Shavers lost to Bob Stallings in his prime and lost pretty much every second of the total 24 rounds he had against Holmes excluding that knockdown. And his wins against “more skilled” guys are a novice Jimmy Young who later drew with him and Norton who got KO’d by anyone that hit hard.

    Shavers wouldn’t beat the Ruddock Morrison beat. He wouldn’t beat the Foreman he beat either.
     
    SouthpawsRule, Oct 21, 2025 at 10:42 PM
    #13
  14. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

    Joined:
    Apr 3, 2012
    Messages:
    26,912
    Likes Received:
    17,973
    Michael Bentt and Ross Purrity.
     
    NoNeck, Oct 22, 2025 at 6:02 AM
    #14
    Homericlegend03 likes this.
  15. SouthpawsRule

    SouthpawsRule Active Member Full Member

    Joined:
    Jul 2, 2025
    Messages:
    1,043
    Likes Received:
    1,290
    Would beat tf out of Bob Stallings
     
    SouthpawsRule, Oct 22, 2025 at 11:39 AM
    #15
Page 1 of 2