Earnie Shavers Record

Earnie Shavers (The Black Destroyer) was an American professional boxer. In a career spanning 26 years and 18 days, Shavers amassed a record of 74-14-1, which includes 68 wins via KO.

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LEGEND

Boxing Career

Earnie Shavers was born in Garland, Alabama, U.S. on August 31, 1944. He made his professional debut at the age of 25 years on November 6, 1969 against Silas Howell. Shavers defeated Howell via 1st round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.

Shavers got his first world-title fight at the age of 33 after 60 professional fights. On September 29, 1977 Shavers challenged Muhammad Ali's WBA, WBC, and The Ring heavyweight titles but lost via 15-round unanimous decision.

Shavers' last fight was a 2nd-round KO loss to Brian Yates at age 51, on November 24, 1995.

Some of Earnie Shavers' best fights were against Ken Norton (HOFer), Jimmy Ellis, Joe Bugner, Vicente Rondón, and Jimmy Young. For a top-10 list of Shavers' best performances, refer to "Best fights of Earnie Shavers".

Shavers has 14 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Earnie Shavers Losses".

Fight Record

#	Date	Age	Opponent	Res	Via
89	Nov 24, 1995	51	Brian Yates	loss	KO 2
88	Sep 19, 1995	51	Brian Morgan	win	MD 8
87	May 16, 1987	42	Larry Sims	win	KO 2
86	Mar 01, 1983	38	George Chaplin	loss	DQ 9
85	Jan 29, 1983	38	Rahim Muhammad	win	PTS 10
84	Nov 05, 1982	38	Tony Perea	win	KO 7
83	Oct 14, 1982	38	Phil Clinard	win	TKO 2
82	Sep 05, 1982	38	Chuck Gardner	win	KO 2
81	Aug 17, 1982	37	Walter Santemore	loss	UD 10
80	Jun 22, 1982	37	Billy Joe Thomas	win	KO 5
79	Jun 11, 1982	37	James Tillis 24 21-1	loss	UD 10
78	May 15, 1982	37	Danny Sutton	win	TKO 7
77	May 08, 1982	37	Joe Bugner 32 53-8-1	win	TKO 2
76	Apr 22, 1982	37	Ali Haakim	win	PTS 10
75	Dec 11, 1981	37	Jeff Sims	win	KO 5
74	Sep 09, 1981	37	Mike Rodgers	win	KO 2
73	Jul 29, 1981	36	Terry Mims	win	KO 2
72	Oct 17, 1980	36	Ted Wadkins	win	TKO 2
71	Aug 02, 1980	35	Randall Cobb	loss	TKO 8
70	Jun 14, 1980	35	Leroy Boone	win	UD 10
69	Mar 08, 1980	35	Bernardo Mercado	loss	TKO 7
68	Sep 28, 1979	35	Larry Holmes 29 31-0	loss	TKO 11
67	May 25, 1979	34	Eddie Parotte	win	TKO 3
66	Mar 23, 1979	34	Ken Norton 35 41-5	win	KO 1
65	Dec 04, 1978	34	Harold Carter	win	KO 3
64	Oct 09, 1978	34	John Girowski	win	KO 4
63	Jul 20, 1978	33	Harry Terrell	win	RTD 1
62	Mar 25, 1978	33	Larry Holmes 28 26-0	loss	UD 12
61	Sep 29, 1977	33	Muhammad Ali 35 54-2	loss	UD 15
60	Apr 16, 1977	32	Howard Smith	win	KO 2
59	Dec 11, 1976	32	Roy Williams	win	KO 10
58	Sep 28, 1976	32	Henry Clark	win	TKO 2
57	Mar 28, 1976	31	Henry Clark	win	PTS 10
56	Nov 13, 1975	31	Tommy Howard	win	KO 3
55	Sep 13, 1975	31	Ron Lyle 34 30-3-1	loss	TKO 6
54	May 08, 1975	30	Oliver Wright	win	TKO 3
53	Apr 09, 1975	30	Rochell Norris	win	TKO 10
52	Feb 11, 1975	30	Leon Shaw	win	KO 1
51	Nov 26, 1974	30	Jimmy Young 26 13-4-1	draw	SD 10
50	Nov 04, 1974	30	Bob Stallings	loss	UD 10
49	May 16, 1974	29	Roy Wallace	win	KO 1
48	Dec 14, 1973	29	Jerry Quarry 28 47-6-4	loss	TKO 1
47	Jun 18, 1973	28	Jimmy Ellis 33 38-7	win	KO 1
46	May 12, 1973	28	Harold Carter	win	KO 1
45	Feb 19, 1973	28	Jimmy Young 24 7-3	win	TKO 3
44	Oct 25, 1972	28	Leroy Caldwell	win	KO 2
43	Sep 19, 1972	28	A J Staples	win	TKO 1
42	Aug 26, 1972	27	Vicente Rondón 34 36-7-1	win	UD 10
41	May 05, 1972	27	Lou Bailey	win	KO 2
40	Apr 22, 1972	27	Bob Felstein	win	TKO 5
39	Apr 06, 1972	27	Charley Polite	win	KO 3
38	Feb 15, 1972	27	Elgie Walters	win	KO 2
37	Feb 01, 1972	27	Ted Gullick	win	KO 6
36	Nov 28, 1971	27	Del Morris	win	KO 3
35	Nov 23, 1971	27	Cleo Daniels	win	KO 2
34	Oct 28, 1971	27	Elmo Henderson	win	KO 4
33	Oct 16, 1971	27	Charlie Boston	win	KO 2
32	Sep 28, 1971	27	Pat Duncan	win	KO 5
31	Aug 11, 1971	26	Richard Pittman	win	KO 1
30	Jul 13, 1971	26	Bill McMurray	win	KO 1
29	Jun 29, 1971	26	Bill Hardney	win	KO 1
28	Jun 10, 1971	26	Chuck Leslie	win	KO 10
27	Apr 24, 1971	26	Willie Johnson	win	TKO 4
26	Apr 21, 1971	26	Mac Harrison	win	KO 2
25	Mar 24, 1971	26	Young Agabab	win	KO 1
24	Mar 03, 1971	26	Steve Carter	win	TKO 1
23	Feb 17, 1971	26	Dick Gosha	win	TKO 5
22	Feb 03, 1971	26	Johnny Mac	win	KO 3
21	Jan 15, 1971	26	Nat Shaver	win	KO 1
20	Jan 06, 1971	26	Lee Estes	win	KO 2
19	Dec 07, 1970	26	Bunky Akins	win	KO 1
18	Nov 18, 1970	26	Johnny Mac	win	TKO 4
17	Oct 14, 1970	26	Johnny Hudgins	win	KO 1
16	Sep 12, 1970	26	Don Branch	win	KO 1
15	Aug 29, 1970	25	Jim Daniels	win	KO 1
14	May 11, 1970	25	Ron Stander	loss	KO 5
13	Apr 14, 1970	25	Frank Smith	win	TKO 4
12	Mar 23, 1970	25	Ron Asher	win	KO 1
11	Mar 10, 1970	25	Art Miller	win	TKO 1
10	Jan 27, 1970	25	Abe Brown	win	TKO 5
9	Jan 24, 1970	25	Joe Byrd	win	TKO 3
8	Jan 07, 1970	25	Abe Brown	win	TKO 1
7	Dec 23, 1969	25	Gene Idelette	win	TKO 2
6	Dec 18, 1969	25	Chico Froncano	win	KO 1
5	Dec 04, 1969	25	J. D. McCauley	win	KO 2
4	Nov 21, 1969	25	Lee Roy	win	KO 3
3	Nov 13, 1969	25	Stan Johnson	loss	UD 4
2	Nov 11, 1969	25	George Holden	win	KO 1
1	Nov 06, 1969	25	Silas Howell	win	TKO 1