On June 11, 1982, Earnie Shavers (67-10-1, 63 KOs) and James Tillis (21-1, 17 KOs) meet in the ring in a 10-round bout.
Earnie Shavers is coming in to the fight on a 7-fight win streak with a 80% KO rate; his last fight was a 7th round TKO victory over Danny Sutton, 27 days ago. James Tillis is on a 1-fight win streak with a 77% KO rate, with his last fight being a 3rd round KO win over Jerry Williams, 2 months and 29 days ago.
This should be a confident win for James Tillis at 99-1 winning odds. Earnie Shavers really doesn't have much to present against Tillis.
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.