On May 8, 1982, Earnie Shavers (65-10-1, 61 KOs) and Joe Bugner (52-8-1, 32 KOs) meet in the ring in a 10-round bout.
Earnie Shavers is coming in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 80% KO rate; his last fight was a points decision win over Ali Haakim, 16 days ago. Joe Bugner is on a 1-fight win streak with a 51% KO rate, with his last fight being a 6th round TKO win over Gilberto Acuna, 1 year, 8 months, and 15 days ago.
The winning odds are at 75-25 in favor of Joe Bugner, but the win will not come easy. It is going to be a competitive fight and Earnie Shavers will put on a really good performance, Bugner will be required to be at his best.
Earnie Shavers stopped Joe Bugner via TKO in the 2nd round. Shavers improves his record to 66-10-1 (62 KOs), while Bugner adds a loss to his record at 52-9-1.