Is Earnie Shavers an all time great Heavyweight ?

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  1. WillieWild

    WillieWild Member banned Full Member

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    He has a high KO percentage and fought in the Golden era Heavyweight era and he was good but he never won a title ?
     
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  2. Odins beard

    Odins beard Fentanyl is one hell of a drug.... Full Member

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    Nope
     
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  3. theanatolian

    theanatolian Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Don’t think he’d crack the top100 HWs of all times if I was to make a list.
     
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  4. Jennifer Love Hewitt

    Jennifer Love Hewitt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    No. He's an all time pretty good. I'd rank him along side other ATPG's like Tua, Ruddock, Povetkin, Mercer, etc.
     
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  5. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    No. Not at all.
     
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  6. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Good lord no. Other than the Norton win, he lost virtually every time he stepped up.

    He was a highly respected puncher who never developed any skills at his chose profession.
     
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  7. pernellaaron

    pernellaaron Active Member Full Member

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    He had an all time great attribute, his power, but was not an all time great. Comparable to Randall Bailey punches hard enough to trouble anyone but not enough to close the show at top level.
     
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  8. KernowWarrior

    KernowWarrior Bob Fitzsimmons much bigger brother. Full Member

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    Is Earnie an all time great?

    From the safety of my computer keyboard i say no he was not.
    If being asked that question one to one by Earnie himself, i'd say whatever gawd damn answer he wished me too:ggg

    May be there is something in the Alabamian diet that creates awesome punching heavyweights.
     
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  9. Oakland Billy Smith

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    No, he competed in a great era though with mixed results. The loss to Quarry really puts a damper on things
     
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  10. Rico Spadafora

    Rico Spadafora Master of Chins Full Member

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    who did he ever KO of note? 98% of his KO’s are against nobodies. He didn’t KO any of the upper tier opponents he fought.
     
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  11. Badbot

    Badbot You can just do things. Full Member

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    He didn´t loose every time he stepped up :lol: And to say he never had any skills:lol::lol::lol:

    Clearly not an elite and but he was a good heavyweight in his day. Just because he wasn´t the best, doesn´t mean that he was ****.
     
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    Badbot You can just do things. Full Member

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  13. POTUS

    POTUS Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Better than the Andy ruiz
     
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  14. It's Ovah

    It's Ovah I am very feel me good. Full Member

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    No, nowhere near. I'd rank him in the same category as fighters like Brewster, Mercer, Tua et al.

    His power was very good though, especially for what would now be a cruiserweight.
     
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  15. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    He was a very basic puncher, and nothing more.
     
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