Earnie Shavers - ESB's Undisputed king of power.

George Crowcroft · Sep 2, 2022

Boxing2019 said: ↑

As to Shavers I remember one day when you told me the right hand that dropped Holmes was a hook as I replied to you it was an overhand. These are Shavers words:

"If I had one fight, one moment, I could do over, it’d be in the second fight with Larry Holmes,” a reflective Shavers recalled years later. “The punch I had been trying to land all night finally found its mark. An OVERHAND right caught Holmes flush on the button, and down as if he had been deboned. As I headed to the neutral corner, Holmes didn’t stir. I was the heavyweight champion of the world. All my troubles were finally over. It was the greatest feeling I’d ever had. And it lasted for five whole seconds".
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Mustn't have been me, mate. I've always thought people who said it was a hook were weird.

ETM · Sep 2, 2022

Entaowed said: ↑

Ali said Shavers hit the hardest, that has never been in doubt.
Maybe Ali said Foreman was the strongest? If so I look forward to the quote.
I agree that Shavers had more snap-I do not know if Foreman had heavier hands, but add in the explosiveness & technique of Shavers & like virtually everyone who fought him said, win or lose, Shavers is King.

Foreman's punches being seen meant that they had less impact relative to their force than someone like Tyson, who did not hit as hard.

The big mistake so many make is equating KO ability to Raw Power.
That involves so much more-total volume of punches, accuracy, fast combinations, finishing ability, stamina to get the opportunity, carrying power late, etc.

Which Shavers was not nearly as good at as his off the charts Raw Power.
Yet still good enough to be World Class in a Golden Era of boxing.
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I'm fairly certain it was a quote from Hauser's book towards the end as he was assessing his career. Anyway it doesn't matter overall I agree with your point.

Stevie G · Sep 3, 2022

Fergy said: ↑

The man is eeeee legend!
With out Ali or Holmes around Shavers is the world heavyweight champion.. Fact.
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Definitley,Fergy.

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