On March 25, 1978, Earnie Shavers (54-6-1, 52 KOs) and Larry Holmes (26-0, 19 KOs) meet in the ring in a 12-round bout.
Earnie Shavers is coming in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 85% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision loss to Muhammad Ali, 5 months and 25 days ago. Larry Holmes is on a 26-fight win streak with a 73% KO rate, with his last fight being a 10th round TKO win over Ibar Arrington, 4 months and 20 days ago.
The odds of winning are at 96.9-3.1 in favor of Larry Holmes. Earnie Shavers won't be able to do much against Holmes.
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.