Earnie Shavers
Career, Record, Stats
Earnie Shavers (The Black Destroyer) was an American professional boxer. In a career spanning 26 years and 18 days, Shavers amassed a record of 74-14-1, which includes 68 wins via KO.
Earnie Shavers' Boxing Career
Earnie Shavers was born in Garland, Alabama, U.S. on August 31, 1944. He made his professional debut at the age of 25 years on November 6, 1969 against Silas Howell. Shavers defeated Howell via 1st round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Shavers got his first world-title fight at the age of 33 after 60 professional fights. On September 29, 1977 Shavers challenged Muhammad Ali's WBA, WBC, and The Ring heavyweight titles but lost via 15-round unanimous decision.
Shavers' last fight was a 2nd-round KO loss to Brian Yates at age 51, on November 24, 1995.
Some of Earnie Shavers' best fights were against Ken Norton (HOFer), Jimmy Ellis, Vicente Rondón, Joe Bugner, and Jimmy Young. For a complete list of Shavers' best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Earnie Shavers".
Shavers has 14 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Earnie Shavers Losses".
Earnie Shavers' Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
89 | Nov 24, 1995 | 51 |  Brian Yates | loss | KO 2 |
88 | Sep 19, 1995 | 51 | Brian Morgan | win | MD 8 |
87 | May 16, 1987 | 42 | Larry Sims | win | KO 2 |
86 | Mar 01, 1983 | 38 | George Chaplin | loss | DQ 9 |
85 | Jan 29, 1983 | 38 | Rahim Muhammad | win | PTS 10 |
84 | Nov 05, 1982 | 38 | Tony Perea | win | KO 7 |
83 | Oct 14, 1982 | 38 | Phil Clinard | win | TKO 2 |
82 | Sep 05, 1982 | 38 | Chuck Gardner | win | KO 2 |
81 | Aug 17, 1982 | 37 | Walter Santemore | loss | UD 10 |
80 | Jun 22, 1982 | 37 | Billy Joe Thomas | win | KO 5 |
79 | Jun 11, 1982 | 37 | 
James Tillis 24 21-1 | loss | UD 10 |
78 | May 15, 1982 | 37 | Danny Sutton | win | TKO 7 |
77 | May 08, 1982 | 37 | 
Joe Bugner 32 52-8-1 | win | TKO 2 |
76 | Apr 22, 1982 | 37 | Ali Haakim | win | PTS 10 |
75 | Dec 11, 1981 | 37 | Jeff Sims | win | KO 5 |
74 | Sep 09, 1981 | 37 | Mike Rodgers | win | KO 2 |
73 | Jul 29, 1981 | 36 | Terry Mims | win | KO 2 |
72 | Oct 17, 1980 | 36 | Ted Wadkins | win | TKO 2 |
71 | Aug 02, 1980 | 35 | Randall Cobb | loss | TKO 8 |
70 | Jun 14, 1980 | 35 | Leroy Boone | win | UD 10 |
69 | Mar 08, 1980 | 35 | Bernardo Mercado | loss | TKO 7 |
68 | Sep 28, 1979 | 35 | 
Larry Holmes 29 31-0 | loss | TKO 11 |
67 | May 25, 1979 | 34 | Eddie Parotte | win | TKO 3 |
66 | Mar 23, 1979 | 34 | 
Ken Norton 35 41-5 | win | KO 1 |
65 | Dec 04, 1978 | 34 | Harold Carter | win | KO 3 |
64 | Oct 09, 1978 | 34 | John Girowski | win | KO 4 |
63 | Jul 20, 1978 | 33 | Harry Terrell | win | RTD 1 |
62 | Mar 25, 1978 | 33 |
Larry Holmes 28 26-0 | loss | UD 12 |
61 | Sep 29, 1977 | 33 | 
Muhammad Ali 35 54-2 | loss | UD 15 |
60 | Apr 16, 1977 | 32 | Howard Smith | win | KO 2 |
59 | Dec 11, 1976 | 32 | Roy Williams | win | KO 10 |
58 | Sep 28, 1976 | 32 | Henry Clark | win | TKO 2 |
57 | Mar 28, 1976 | 31 | Henry Clark | win | PTS 10 |
56 | Nov 13, 1975 | 31 | Tommy Howard | win | KO 3 |
55 | Sep 13, 1975 | 31 | 
Ron Lyle 34 30-3-1 | loss | TKO 6 |
54 | May 08, 1975 | 30 | Oliver Wright | win | TKO 3 |
53 | Apr 09, 1975 | 30 | Rochell Norris | win | TKO 10 |
52 | Feb 11, 1975 | 30 | Leon Shaw | win | KO 1 |
51 | Nov 26, 1974 | 30 | 
Jimmy Young 26 13-4-1 | draw | SD 10 |
50 | Nov 04, 1974 | 30 | Bob Stallings | loss | UD 10 |
49 | May 16, 1974 | 29 | Roy Wallace | win | KO 1 |
48 | Dec 14, 1973 | 29 | 
Jerry Quarry 28 47-6-4 | loss | TKO 1 |
47 | Jun 18, 1973 | 28 | 
Jimmy Ellis 33 38-7 | win | KO 1 |
46 | May 12, 1973 | 28 | Harold Carter | win | KO 1 |
45 | Feb 19, 1973 | 28 |
Jimmy Young 24 7-3 | win | TKO 3 |
44 | Oct 25, 1972 | 28 | Leroy Caldwell | win | KO 2 |
43 | Sep 19, 1972 | 28 | A J Staples | win | TKO 1 |
42 | Aug 26, 1972 | 27 | 
Vicente Rondón 34 36-7-1 | win | UD 10 |
41 | May 05, 1972 | 27 | Lou Bailey | win | KO 2 |
40 | Apr 22, 1972 | 27 | Bob Felstein | win | TKO 5 |
39 | Apr 06, 1972 | 27 | Charley Polite | win | KO 3 |
38 | Feb 15, 1972 | 27 | Elgie Walters | win | KO 2 |
37 | Feb 01, 1972 | 27 | Ted Gullick | win | KO 6 |
36 | Nov 28, 1971 | 27 | Del Morris | win | KO 3 |
35 | Nov 23, 1971 | 27 | Cleo Daniels | win | KO 2 |
34 | Oct 28, 1971 | 27 | Elmo Henderson | win | KO 4 |
33 | Oct 16, 1971 | 27 | Charlie Boston | win | KO 2 |
32 | Sep 28, 1971 | 27 | Pat Duncan | win | KO 5 |
31 | Aug 11, 1971 | 26 | Richard Pittman | win | KO 1 |
30 | Jul 13, 1971 | 26 | Bill McMurray | win | KO 1 |
29 | Jun 29, 1971 | 26 | Bill Hardney | win | KO 1 |
28 | Jun 10, 1971 | 26 | Chuck Leslie | win | KO 10 |
27 | Apr 24, 1971 | 26 | Willie Johnson | win | TKO 4 |
26 | Apr 21, 1971 | 26 | Mac Harrison | win | KO 2 |
25 | Mar 24, 1971 | 26 | Young Agabab | win | KO 1 |
24 | Mar 03, 1971 | 26 | Steve Carter | win | TKO 1 |
23 | Feb 17, 1971 | 26 | Dick Gosha | win | TKO 5 |
22 | Feb 03, 1971 | 26 | Johnny Mac | win | KO 3 |
21 | Jan 15, 1971 | 26 | Nat Shaver | win | KO 1 |
20 | Jan 06, 1971 | 26 | Lee Estes | win | KO 2 |
19 | Dec 07, 1970 | 26 | Bunky Akins | win | KO 1 |
18 | Nov 18, 1970 | 26 | Johnny Mac | win | TKO 4 |
17 | Oct 14, 1970 | 26 | Johnny Hudgins | win | KO 1 |
16 | Sep 12, 1970 | 26 | Don Branch | win | KO 1 |
15 | Aug 29, 1970 | 25 | Jim Daniels | win | KO 1 |
14 | May 11, 1970 | 25 | Ron Stander | loss | KO 5 |
13 | Apr 14, 1970 | 25 | Frank Smith | win | TKO 4 |
12 | Mar 23, 1970 | 25 | Ron Asher | win | KO 1 |
11 | Mar 10, 1970 | 25 | Art Miller | win | TKO 1 |
10 | Jan 27, 1970 | 25 | Abe Brown | win | TKO 5 |
9 | Jan 24, 1970 | 25 | Joe Byrd | win | TKO 3 |
8 | Jan 07, 1970 | 25 | Abe Brown | win | TKO 1 |
7 | Dec 23, 1969 | 25 | Gene Idelette | win | TKO 2 |
6 | Dec 18, 1969 | 25 | Chico Froncano | win | KO 1 |
5 | Dec 04, 1969 | 25 | J. D. McCauley | win | KO 2 |
4 | Nov 21, 1969 | 25 | Lee Roy | win | KO 3 |
3 | Nov 13, 1969 | 25 | Stan Johnson | loss | UD 4 |
2 | Nov 11, 1969 | 25 | George Holden | win | KO 1 |
1 | Nov 06, 1969 | 25 | Silas Howell | win | TKO 1 |