On June 18, 1973, Earnie Shavers (44-2, 43 KOs) and Jimmy Ellis (38-7, 22 KOs) meet in the ring in a 10-round bout.
Earnie Shavers is coming in to the fight on a 32-fight win streak with a 93% KO rate; his last fight was a 1st round KO victory over Harold Carter, 1 month and 6 days ago. Jimmy Ellis is on a 8-fight win streak with a 48% KO rate, with his last fight being a 5th round KO win over Rico Brooks, 1 month and 13 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Earnie Shavers at 99-1 winning odds. Jimmy Ellis really doesn't have much to present against Shavers.
Earnie Shavers stopped Jimmy Ellis via KO in the 1st round. Shavers improves his record to 45-2 (44 KOs), while Ellis adds a loss to his record at 38-8.