Chuvalo vs. Shavers

Shaver's was great at backing fighters up when he tried, now that I think about it.

He jabbed Norton across the ring in seconds flat and then destroyed him against the ropes.

 

Shavers lacked stamina and once winded folded

 

Shaver's stamina wasn't the worst I've ever seen.

Not great, but like I said, you could do worse for a power puncher.

 

Similar to the Cobb/ Shavers fight, Earnie gets gassed trying to take out Mr Concrete Chin and Chuvalo either stops him late or takes a dec.

 

True,

He did manage to go many rounds with a prime Larry Holmes and even floored him once. Shavers had stamina, but it just wasn't consistant...

 

He stopped ultra tough Roy William's in the 10th after beating on him all night.

Went 15 with Ali.

Stopped extremely durable Mercado in the 7th.

So on and so forth.

 

Actually, Mercado stopped him....

 

Whoops.

Well, turn it around then. He was stopped extremely late by Mercado.

 

Tiger Williams was overated as a puncher although he almost had Earnie out of there, Earnie pulled it out but Williams could not stop glass Jaw Richard Dunn so he does not scare me as a puncher...Earnie ran out of gas and was stopped by Cobb, Mercado,Lyle,Stander...Quarry took him out fast and Stalling beat him tired....Earnie could punch hard but had low stamina and skinny legs, once he ran out of steam it was usually over...He lasted longer vs Holmes and Ali...I think George would be too solid for him and earnie would tire.

 

I totally agree.:good

 

Chuvalo by late KO. Chuvalo was too durable and Shavers would have gassed late. This fight would resemble the Tex Cobb KO of Shavers in 1980. Cobb took all of Shavers big shots and then stopped him late.

 

Wow, never thought of this match before, hard to believe it nearly happened.

Arguably the hardest hitting HWT against arguably the toughest chinned HWT... mmmmm.....

Shavers by TKO on cuts - Im not saying he couldnt KO Chuvalo but I think George takes his bombs much like he did Foremans tho not as many as the ref or doctor would stop it sooner than in that fight.

I know Ernie could be KOd himself but George was more an accumulation puncher without great KO power & when both are exchanging shots then I think Chuvalo`s skin caves before either man does, thats just my view.

 

Shavers went 15 before, and his skills are under rated. Shavers could stop chavalo the same way Foreman or Frazier did.

The fight could go wither way. I like Shavers early or in the middle, or Chavalo late.

 

Agreed, Shavers would not outbox Chuvalo and we all know Chuvalo was never put down I look at it like a Cotto-Margo type fight.