Michael Grant vs Earnie Shavers

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  1. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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  2. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Grants going to sleep.
     
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  3. Golota1

    Golota1 New Member Full Member

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    Shavers, probably in the first round. Shavers was a quick starter, Grant was extremely slow one. He was knocked down 8 times in the first round in his career
     
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  4. Devon

    Devon Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Shavers by brutal KO, that overhand right would be there from the off.
     
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  5. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    Up for grabs for me. I know Grant gets a bad rap around here for being a pushover but he could be tough and was a very big man who could punch. If shavers is winning this it has to be fast and early or he might get mauled himself
     
  6. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    I think Shavers would catch him.
     
  7. UnleashtheFURY

    UnleashtheFURY D'oh!

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    People sometimes forget that Shavers himself was a glass cannon. Grant was a 6'7 athletic modern HW with a ton of weight, size and reach over Shavers. pre Lennox defeat and injuries/losing streak and decline he wasn't the worst and would definitely be live in this fight.
     
  8. Golota1

    Golota1 New Member Full Member

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    And he still looked far from impressive tons of times pre Lewis/Golota. Against Cole, Anis, Wooden, Sullivan. Was always hittable, never could undertsand high hopes for him
     
  9. UnleashtheFURY

    UnleashtheFURY D'oh!

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    Yeah he was definitely overhyped. I think out of a necessity to hype a young American HW. That being said I'd still give him a good shot against Shavers.