1991 Evander Holyfield vs prime Earnie Shavers

This fight would be an awesome 4 rounds. Holyfield would hit Shavers so many times and so hard, too much precision punching and too solid and conditioned. Shavers could land some crazy stuff at some point but nothing indicates it would finish Holyfield--it would probably have Shavers gassing out faster and taking more punishment. Holyfield TKO4

 

Despite the fact that Evander could probably outbox Shavers over 15 and win safely, he would almost assuredly turn the fight into a war which he had the habit of doing. Evander is so good with the pull counter and doubling, tripling up on left hooks, being a moving target and his chin is good and what he does get hurt by he recovers quickly, I just see him overwhelming Shavers in a corner and stopping him. You'd have to plant Evander (younger Evander) into the ground and no one ever did that. (Bowe/Holy 3 Evander had "issues")

 

They’re simply a different class of fighter. Shavers isn’t in Holyfield’s league.