On August 26, 1972, Earnie Shavers (39-2, 39 KOs) and Vicente Rondón (36-7-1, 21 KOs) meet in the ring in a 10-round bout.
Earnie Shavers is coming in to the fight on a 27-fight win streak with a 95% KO rate; his last fight was a 2nd round KO victory over Lou Bailey, 3 months and 21 days ago. Vicente Rondón is on a 2-fight losing streak with a 47% KO rate, with his last fight being a 2nd round TKO loss to Ron Lyle, 1 month and 16 days ago.
The winning odds are at 93.7-6.3 in favor of Vicente Rondón. It is going to be very difficult for Earnie Shavers to win this fight.
Earnie Shavers defeated Vicente Rondón via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight. Shavers improves his record to 40-2, while Rondón adds a loss to his record at 36-8-1.