Earnie Shavers Record & Stats
In a career spanning 26 years, Earnie Shavers fought 89 times with 74 wins, 14 losses, and 1 draw. By his last professional fight on November 24, 1995, Shavers' boxing record stood at 74-14-1 (68 KO wins, 7 KO losses).
- Born
- Aug 31, 1944
- Died
- Sep 1, 2022 (78 years)
- Debut
- Nov 6, 1969
- Record
- 74-14-1
- Rounds
- 367
- KOs
- 68 (76.4%)
- Height
- 183 cm
- Reach
- 201 cm
- Ape Index
- 18 cm
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Last Fight
Earnie Shavers (The Black Destroyer) was an American professional boxer. He was born in Garland, Alabama, U.S. on August 31, 1944. Shavers made his professional boxing debut at the age of 25 on November 6, 1969. Shavers died on September 1, 2022 at the age of 78 years.
Boxing Record
| Total Fights | 89 |
|---|---|
| Wins | 74 |
| Losses | 14 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No-Contests | 0 |
| KO Wins | 68 |
|---|---|
| Total Title Wins | 0 |
| Title Defenses | 0 |
| Title-Fight KO Wins | 0 |
| Losses via KO | 7 |
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Result | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89 | Nov 24, 1995 | 51 | Brian Yates | Loss | KO2 |
| 88 | Sep 19, 1995 | 51 | Brian Morgan | Win | MD |
| 87 | May 16, 1987 | 42 | Larry Sims | Win | KO2 |
| 86 | Mar 1, 1983 | 38 | George Chaplin | Loss | DQ |
| 85 | Jan 29, 1983 | 38 | Rahim Muhammad | Win | PTS |
| 84 | Nov 5, 1982 | 38 | Tony Perea | Win | KO7 |
| 83 | Oct 14, 1982 | 38 | Phil Clinard | Win | TKO2 |
| 82 | Sep 5, 1982 | 38 | Chuck Gardner | Win | KO2 |
| 81 | Aug 17, 1982 | 37 | Walter Santemore | Loss | UD |
| 80 | Jun 22, 1982 | 37 | Billy Joe Thomas | Win | KO5 |
| 79 | Jun 11, 1982 | 37 | James Tillis | Loss | UD |
| 78 | May 15, 1982 | 37 | Danny Sutton | Win | TKO7 |
| 77 | May 8, 1982 | 37 | Joe Bugner | Win | TKO2 |
| 76 | Apr 22, 1982 | 37 | Ali Haakim | Win | PTS |
| 75 | Dec 11, 1981 | 37 | Jeff Sims | Win | KO5 |
| 74 | Sep 9, 1981 | 37 | Mike Rodgers | Win | KO2 |
| 73 | Jul 29, 1981 | 36 | Terry Mims | Win | KO2 |
| 72 | Oct 17, 1980 | 36 | Ted Wadkins | Win | TKO2 |
| 71 | Aug 2, 1980 | 35 | Randall Cobb | Loss | TKO8 |
| 70 | Jun 14, 1980 | 35 | Leroy Boone | Win | UD |
| 69 | Mar 8, 1980 | 35 | Bernardo Mercado | Loss | TKO7 |
| 68 | Sep 28, 1979 | 35 | Larry Holmes | Loss | TKO11 |
| 67 | May 25, 1979 | 34 | Eddie Parotte | Win | TKO3 |
| 66 | Mar 23, 1979 | 34 | Ken Norton | Win | KO1 |
| 65 | Dec 4, 1978 | 34 | Harold Carter | Win | KO3 |
| 64 | Oct 9, 1978 | 34 | John Girowski | Win | KO4 |
| 63 | Jul 20, 1978 | 33 | Harry Terrell | Win | RTD1 |
| 62 | Mar 25, 1978 | 33 | Larry Holmes | Loss | UD |
| 61 | Sep 29, 1977 | 33 | Muhammad Ali | Loss | UD |
| 60 | Apr 16, 1977 | 32 | Howard Smith | Win | KO2 |
| 59 | Dec 11, 1976 | 32 | Roy Williams | Win | KO10 |
| 58 | Sep 28, 1976 | 32 | Henry Clark | Win | TKO2 |
| 57 | Mar 28, 1976 | 31 | Henry Clark | Win | PTS |
| 56 | Nov 13, 1975 | 31 | Tommy Howard | Win | KO3 |
| 55 | Sep 13, 1975 | 31 | Ron Lyle | Loss | TKO6 |
| 54 | May 8, 1975 | 30 | Oliver Wright | Win | TKO3 |
| 53 | Apr 9, 1975 | 30 | Rochell Norris | Win | TKO10 |
| 52 | Feb 11, 1975 | 30 | Leon Shaw | Win | KO1 |
| 51 | Nov 26, 1974 | 30 | Jimmy Young | Draw | SD |
| 50 | Nov 4, 1974 | 30 | Bob Stallings | Loss | UD |
| 49 | May 16, 1974 | 29 | Roy Wallace | Win | KO1 |
| 48 | Dec 14, 1973 | 29 | Jerry Quarry | Loss | TKO1 |
| 47 | Jun 18, 1973 | 28 | Jimmy Ellis | Win | KO1 |
| 46 | May 12, 1973 | 28 | Harold Carter | Win | KO1 |
| 45 | Feb 19, 1973 | 28 | Jimmy Young | Win | TKO3 |
| 44 | Oct 25, 1972 | 28 | Leroy Caldwell | Win | KO2 |
| 43 | Sep 19, 1972 | 28 | A J Staples | Win | TKO1 |
| 42 | Aug 26, 1972 | 27 | Vicente Rondón | Win | UD |
| 41 | May 5, 1972 | 27 | Lou Bailey | Win | KO2 |
| 40 | Apr 22, 1972 | 27 | Bob Felstein | Win | TKO5 |
| 39 | Apr 6, 1972 | 27 | Charley Polite | Win | KO3 |
| 38 | Feb 15, 1972 | 27 | Elgie Walters | Win | KO2 |
| 37 | Feb 1, 1972 | 27 | Ted Gullick | Win | KO6 |
| 36 | Nov 28, 1971 | 27 | Del Morris | Win | KO3 |
| 35 | Nov 23, 1971 | 27 | Cleo Daniels | Win | KO2 |
| 34 | Oct 28, 1971 | 27 | Elmo Henderson | Win | KO4 |
| 33 | Oct 16, 1971 | 27 | Charlie Boston | Win | KO2 |
| 32 | Sep 28, 1971 | 27 | Pat Duncan | Win | KO5 |
| 31 | Aug 11, 1971 | 26 | Richard Pittman | Win | KO1 |
| 30 | Jul 13, 1971 | 26 | Bill McMurray | Win | KO1 |
| 29 | Jun 29, 1971 | 26 | Bill Hardney | Win | KO1 |
| 28 | Jun 10, 1971 | 26 | Chuck Leslie | Win | KO10 |
| 27 | Apr 24, 1971 | 26 | Willie Johnson | Win | TKO4 |
| 26 | Apr 21, 1971 | 26 | Mac Harrison | Win | KO2 |
| 25 | Mar 24, 1971 | 26 | Young Agabab | Win | KO1 |
| 24 | Mar 3, 1971 | 26 | Steve Carter | Win | TKO1 |
| 23 | Feb 17, 1971 | 26 | Dick Gosha | Win | TKO5 |
| 22 | Feb 3, 1971 | 26 | Johnny Mac | Win | KO3 |
| 21 | Jan 15, 1971 | 26 | Nat Shaver | Win | KO1 |
| 20 | Jan 6, 1971 | 26 | Lee Estes | Win | KO2 |
| 19 | Dec 7, 1970 | 26 | Bunky Akins | Win | KO1 |
| 18 | Nov 18, 1970 | 26 | Johnny Mac | Win | TKO4 |
| 17 | Oct 14, 1970 | 26 | Johnny Hudgins | Win | KO1 |
| 16 | Sep 12, 1970 | 26 | Don Branch | Win | KO1 |
| 15 | Aug 29, 1970 | 25 | Jim Daniels | Win | KO1 |
| 14 | May 11, 1970 | 25 | Ron Stander | Loss | KO5 |
| 13 | Apr 14, 1970 | 25 | Frank Smith | Win | TKO4 |
| 12 | Mar 23, 1970 | 25 | Ron Asher | Win | KO1 |
| 11 | Mar 10, 1970 | 25 | Art Miller | Win | TKO1 |
| 10 | Jan 27, 1970 | 25 | Abe Brown | Win | TKO5 |
| 9 | Jan 24, 1970 | 25 | Joe Byrd | Win | TKO3 |
| 8 | Jan 7, 1970 | 25 | Abe Brown | Win | TKO1 |
| 7 | Dec 23, 1969 | 25 | Gene Idelette | Win | TKO2 |
| 6 | Dec 18, 1969 | 25 | Chico Froncano | Win | KO1 |
| 5 | Dec 4, 1969 | 25 | J. D. McCauley | Win | KO2 |
| 4 | Nov 21, 1969 | 25 | Lee Roy | Win | KO3 |
| 3 | Nov 13, 1969 | 25 | Stan Johnson | Loss | UD |
| 2 | Nov 11, 1969 | 25 | George Holden | Win | KO1 |
| 1 | Nov 6, 1969 | 25 | Silas Howell | Win | TKO1 |
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Career Summary
Earnie Shavers' professional boxing career spanned more than 26 years — from 1969 to 1995.
Shavers made his debut against Silas Howell at the age of 25 on November 6, 1969, defeating Howell via 1st round TKO.
Shavers had his first world title fight at the age of 33 on September 29, 1977 after 60 professional fights, against Muhammad Ali for the WBA, WBC, and The Ring titles. He lost to Ali via 15 round unanimous decision.
Some of Shavers' best fights and notable victories include wins over Hall-of-Famer Ken Norton, Joe Bugner, Jimmy Ellis, and Jimmy Young.
Earnie Shavers had a total of 14 losses in his professional boxing career — two of them in title bouts and 12 in non-title bouts. He suffered his first loss against Stan Johnson via 4 round unanimous decision on November 13, 1969. He was stopped seven times and lost seven times via decision. For more details about these defeats, refer to "All of Earnie Shavers' losses".
His last professional fight was a non-title bout against Brian Yates at 51 years of age, on November 24, 1995. Shavers lost the fight via 2nd round KO.
Shavers retired from professional boxing with a record of 74-14-1, which included 68 knockout wins and seven losses via knockout.
Earnie Shavers FAQs
What are some of Earnie Shavers' best wins?
Some of Shavers' best wins were against Ken Norton, Joe Bugner, Jimmy Ellis, and Jimmy Young. Despite the loss, his performance against Muhammad Ali is also among Shavers' best.
How many KOs does Earnie Shavers have on his record?
Shavers knocked out 68 of his 89 opponents. By his last fight, his KO ratio was at 76.4%. Of his total 74 wins, 68 of them were via KO (91.9%).
Who did Earnie Shavers lose to?
Shavers had 14 losses. Brian Yates, George Chaplin, Walter Santemore, James Tillis, and Randall Cobb are some of the boxers who have beaten Shavers.