On November 24, 1995, a 51-year-old Earnie Shavers (74-13-1, 68 KOs) and Brian Yates met in the ring.
Shavers came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 77% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 5 days.
Earnie Shavers lost to Brian Yates via KO in the 2nd round, and adds an loss to his record at 74-14-1.
On March 1, 1983, a 38-year-old Earnie Shavers (72-12-1, 67 KOs) and George Chaplin met in the ring.
Shavers came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 78% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 1 day.
Earnie Shavers lost to George Chaplin via disqualification in the 10-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 72-13-1.
On August 17, 1982, a 37-year-old Earnie Shavers (68-11-1, 64 KOs) and Walter Santemore met in the ring.
Shavers came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 80% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 26 days.
Earnie Shavers lost to Walter Santemore via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 68-12-1.
On June 11, 1982, a 37-year-old Earnie Shavers (67-10-1, 63 KOs) and a 24-year-old James Tillis (21-1, 17 KOs) met in the ring.
Shavers came in to the fight on a 7-fight win streak with a 80% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 27 days. Tillis was on a 1-fight win streak with a 77% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 29 days.
James Tillis defeated Earnie Shavers via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight. Tillis improves his record to 22-1, while Shavers adds a loss to his record at 67-11-1.
On August 2, 1980, a 35-year-old Earnie Shavers (60-9-1, 57 KOs) and Randall Cobb met in the ring.
Shavers came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 81% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 19 days.
Earnie Shavers lost to Randall Cobb via TKO in the 8th round, and adds an loss to his record at 60-10-1.
On March 8, 1980, a 35-year-old Earnie Shavers (59-8-1, 57 KOs) and Bernardo Mercado met in the ring.
Shavers came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 83% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 9 days.
Earnie Shavers lost to Bernardo Mercado via TKO in the 7th round, and adds an loss to his record at 59-9-1.
On September 28, 1979, Earnie Shavers and Larry Holmes met again in a rematch.
Shavers came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 85% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 3 days. Holmes was on a 31-fight win streak with a 71% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 6 days.
In the rematch, Larry Holmes stopped Earnie Shavers via TKO in the 11th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBC heavyweight title. Holmes improves his record to 32-0 (23 KOs), while Shavers adds a loss to his record at 59-8-1.
On March 25, 1978, a 33-year-old Earnie Shavers (54-6-1, 52 KOs) and a 28-year-old Larry Holmes (26-0, 19 KOs) met in the ring.
Shavers came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 85% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 25 days. Holmes was on a 26-fight win streak with a 73% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 20 days.
Larry Holmes defeated Earnie Shavers via unanimous decision in the 12-round fight. Holmes improves his record to 27-0, while Shavers adds a loss to his record at 54-7-1.
On September 29, 1977, a 33-year-old Earnie Shavers (54-5-1, 52 KOs) got a shot at the undisputed heavyweight championship held by 35-year-old Muhammad Ali (54-2, 37 KOs).
Shavers came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 86% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 13 days. Ali was on a 13-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 13 days.
Muhammad Ali defeated Earnie Shavers via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBA, WBC, and The Ring heavyweight titles. Ali improves his record to 55-2, while Shavers adds a loss to his record at 54-6-1.
On September 13, 1975, a 31-year-old Earnie Shavers (49-4-1, 48 KOs) and a 34-year-old Ron Lyle (30-3-1, 21 KOs) met in the ring.
Shavers came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 88% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 5 days. Lyle was on a -2-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 28 days.
Ron Lyle stopped Earnie Shavers via TKO in the 6th round. Lyle improves his record to 31-3-1 (22 KOs), while Shavers adds a loss to his record at 49-5-1.
On November 4, 1974, a 30-year-old Earnie Shavers (46-3, 45 KOs) and Bob Stallings met in the ring.
Shavers came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 91% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 19 days.
Earnie Shavers lost to Bob Stallings via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 46-4.
On December 14, 1973, a 29-year-old Earnie Shavers (45-2, 44 KOs) and a 28-year-old Jerry Quarry (47-6-4, 28 KOs) met in the ring.
Shavers came in to the fight on a 33-fight win streak with a 93% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 26 days. Quarry was on a 4-fight win streak with a 49% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 4 days.
Jerry Quarry stopped Earnie Shavers via TKO in the 1st round. Quarry improves his record to 48-6-4 (29 KOs), while Shavers adds a loss to his record at 45-3.
On May 11, 1970, a 25-year-old Earnie Shavers (12-1, 12 KOs) and Ron Stander met in the ring.
Shavers came in to the fight on a 10-fight win streak with a 92% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 27 days.
Earnie Shavers lost to Ron Stander via KO in the 5th round, and adds an loss to his record at 12-2.
On November 13, 1969, a 25-year-old Earnie Shavers (2-0, 2 KOs) and Stan Johnson met in the ring.
Shavers came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 100% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 days.
Earnie Shavers lost to Stan Johnson via unanimous decision in the 4-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 2-1.