Earnie Shavers (74-14-1, 68) was born in Garland, Alabama, U.S. on August 31, 1944. At the age of 25 years on November 6, 1969, he made his professional boxing debut against Silas Howell, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
Shavers' last fight was a 2nd-round KO loss to Brian Yates at age 51 on November 24, 1995. He was on a 1-fight losing streak by his last fight.
Some of Earnie Shavers' best fights have been against Vicente Rondón, Joe Bugner, Jimmy Ellis, Ken Norton, Muhammad Ali, Jimmy Young and Larry Holmes.
Shavers has 14 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
89 | Nov 24, 1995 51 years, 2 months 74-14-1 (68) | Brian Yates | 2 | KO | LOSS | |
88 | Sep 19, 1995 51 years 74-13-1 (68) | Brian Morgan | 8 | MD | WIN | |
87 | May 16, 1987 42 years, 8 months 73-13-1 (68) | Larry Sims | 2 | KO | WIN | |
86 | Mar 1, 1983 38 years, 6 months 72-13-1 (67) | George Chaplin | 9 | DQ | LOSS | |
85 | Jan 29, 1983 38 years, 4 months 72-12-1 (67) | Rahim Muhammad | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
84 | Nov 5, 1982 38 years, 2 months 71-12-1 (67) | Tony Perea | 7 | KO | WIN | |
83 | Oct 14, 1982 38 years, 1 months 70-12-1 (66) | Phil Clinard | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
82 | Sep 5, 1982 38 years 69-12-1 (65) | Chuck Gardner | 2 | KO | WIN | |
81 | Aug 17, 1982 37 years, 11 months 68-12-1 (64) | Walter Santemore | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
80 | Jun 22, 1982 37 years, 9 months 68-11-1 (64) | Billy Joe Thomas | 5 | KO | WIN | |
79  | Jun 11, 1982 37 years, 9 months 67-11-1 (63) | 24 years, 11 months 21-1 (17) | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
78 | May 15, 1982 37 years, 8 months 67-10-1 (63) | Danny Sutton | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
77  | May 8, 1982 37 years, 8 months 66-10-1 (62) | 32 years, 1 months 53-8-1 (33) | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
76 | Apr 22, 1982 37 years, 7 months 65-10-1 (61) | Ali Haakim | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
75 | Dec 11, 1981 37 years, 3 months 64-10-1 (61) | Jeff Sims | 5 | KO | WIN | |
74 | Sep 9, 1981 37 years 63-10-1 (60) | Mike Rodgers | 2 | KO | WIN | |
73 | Jul 29, 1981 36 years, 10 months 62-10-1 (59) | Terry Mims | 2 | KO | WIN | |
72 | Oct 17, 1980 36 years, 1 months 61-10-1 (58) | Ted Wadkins | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
71 | Aug 2, 1980 35 years, 11 months 60-10-1 (57) | Randall Cobb | 8 | TKO | LOSS | |
70 | Jun 14, 1980 35 years, 9 months 60-9-1 (57) | Leroy Boone | 10 | UD | WIN | |
69 | Mar 8, 1980 35 years, 6 months 59-9-1 (57) | Bernardo Mercado | 7 | TKO | LOSS | |
68  | Sep 28, 1979 35 years 59-8-1 (57) | 29 years, 10 months 31-0 (22) | HW | 11 | TKO | LOSS For WBC |
67 | May 25, 1979 34 years, 8 months 59-7-1 (57) | Eddie Parotte | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
66  | Mar 23, 1979 34 years, 6 months 58-7-1 (56) | 35 years, 7 months 41-5 (33) | 1 | KO | WIN | |
65 | Dec 4, 1978 34 years, 3 months 57-7-1 (55) | Harold Carter | 3 | KO | WIN | |
64 | Oct 9, 1978 34 years, 1 months 56-7-1 (54) | John Girowski | 4 | KO | WIN | |
63 | Jul 20, 1978 33 years, 10 months 55-7-1 (53) | Harry Terrell | 1 | RTD | WIN | |
62 | Mar 25, 1978 33 years, 6 months 54-7-1 (52) | 28 years, 4 months 26-0 (19) | 12 | UD | LOSS | |
61  | Sep 29, 1977 33 years 54-6-1 (52) | 35 years, 8 months 54-2 (37) | HW | 15 | UD | LOSS For WBA, WBC, The Ring |
60 | Apr 16, 1977 32 years, 7 months 54-5-1 (52) | Howard Smith | 2 | KO | WIN | |
59 | Dec 11, 1976 32 years, 3 months 53-5-1 (51) | Roy Williams | 10 | KO | WIN | |
58 | Sep 28, 1976 32 years 52-5-1 (50) | Henry Clark | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
57 | Mar 28, 1976 31 years, 6 months 51-5-1 (49) | Henry Clark | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
56 | Nov 13, 1975 31 years, 2 months 50-5-1 (49) | Tommy Howard | 3 | KO | WIN | |
55  | Sep 13, 1975 31 years 49-5-1 (48) | 34 years, 7 months 30-3-1 (21) | 6 | TKO | LOSS | |
54 | May 8, 1975 30 years, 8 months 49-4-1 (48) | Oliver Wright | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
53 | Apr 9, 1975 30 years, 7 months 48-4-1 (47) | Rochell Norris | 10 | TKO | WIN | |
52 | Feb 11, 1975 30 years, 5 months 47-4-1 (46) | Leon Shaw | 1 | KO | WIN | |
51  | Nov 26, 1974 30 years, 2 months 46-4-1 (45) | 26 years 13-4-1 (3) | 10 | SD | DRAW | |
50 | Nov 4, 1974 30 years, 2 months 46-4 (45) | Bob Stallings | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
49 | May 16, 1974 29 years, 8 months 46-3 (45) | Roy Wallace | 1 | KO | WIN | |
48  | Dec 14, 1973 29 years, 3 months 45-3 (44) | 28 years, 6 months 47-6-4 (28) | 1 | TKO | LOSS | |
47  | Jun 18, 1973 28 years, 9 months 45-2 (44) | 33 years, 3 months 38-7 (22) | 1 | KO | WIN | |
46 | May 12, 1973 28 years, 8 months 44-2 (43) | Harold Carter | 1 | KO | WIN | |
45 | Feb 19, 1973 28 years, 5 months 43-2 (42) | 24 years, 3 months 7-3 (2) | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
44 | Oct 25, 1972 28 years, 1 months 42-2 (41) | Leroy Caldwell | 2 | KO | WIN | |
43 | Sep 19, 1972 28 years 41-2 (40) | A J Staples | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
42  | Aug 26, 1972 27 years, 11 months 40-2 (39) | 34 years 36-7-1 (21) | 10 | UD | WIN | |
41 | May 5, 1972 27 years, 8 months 39-2 (39) | Lou Bailey | 2 | KO | WIN | |
40 | Apr 22, 1972 27 years, 7 months 38-2 (38) | Bob Felstein | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
39 | Apr 6, 1972 27 years, 7 months 37-2 (37) | Charley Polite | 3 | KO | WIN | |
38 | Feb 15, 1972 27 years, 5 months 36-2 (36) | Elgie Walters | 2 | KO | WIN | |
37 | Feb 1, 1972 27 years, 5 months 35-2 (35) | Ted Gullick | 6 | KO | WIN | |
36 | Nov 28, 1971 27 years, 2 months 34-2 (34) | Del Morris | 3 | KO | WIN | |
35 | Nov 23, 1971 27 years, 2 months 33-2 (33) | Cleo Daniels | 2 | KO | WIN | |
34 | Oct 28, 1971 27 years, 1 months 32-2 (32) | Elmo Henderson | 4 | KO | WIN | |
33 | Oct 16, 1971 27 years, 1 months 31-2 (31) | Charlie Boston | 2 | KO | WIN | |
32 | Sep 28, 1971 27 years 30-2 (30) | Pat Duncan | HW | 5 | KO | WIN |
31 | Aug 11, 1971 26 years, 11 months 29-2 (29) | Richard Pittman | 1 | KO | WIN | |
30 | Jul 13, 1971 26 years, 10 months 28-2 (28) | Bill McMurray | 1 | KO | WIN | |
29 | Jun 29, 1971 26 years, 9 months 27-2 (27) | Bill Hardney | 1 | KO | WIN | |
28 | Jun 10, 1971 26 years, 9 months 26-2 (26) | Chuck Leslie | 10 | KO | WIN | |
27 | Apr 24, 1971 26 years, 7 months 25-2 (25) | Willie Johnson | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
26 | Apr 21, 1971 26 years, 7 months 24-2 (24) | Mac Harrison | 2 | KO | WIN | |
25 | Mar 24, 1971 26 years, 6 months 23-2 (23) | Young Agabab | 1 | KO | WIN | |
24 | Mar 3, 1971 26 years, 6 months 22-2 (22) | Steve Carter | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
23 | Feb 17, 1971 26 years, 5 months 21-2 (21) | Dick Gosha | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
22 | Feb 3, 1971 26 years, 5 months 20-2 (20) | Johnny Mac | 3 | KO | WIN | |
21 | Jan 15, 1971 26 years, 4 months 19-2 (19) | Nat Shaver | 1 | KO | WIN | |
20 | Jan 6, 1971 26 years, 4 months 18-2 (18) | Lee Estes | 2 | KO | WIN | |
19 | Dec 7, 1970 26 years, 3 months 17-2 (17) | Bunky Akins | 1 | KO | WIN | |
18 | Nov 18, 1970 26 years, 2 months 16-2 (16) | Johnny Mac | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
17 | Oct 14, 1970 26 years, 1 months 15-2 (15) | Johnny Hudgins | 1 | KO | WIN | |
16 | Sep 12, 1970 26 years 14-2 (14) | Don Branch | 1 | KO | WIN | |
15 | Aug 29, 1970 25 years, 11 months 13-2 (13) | Jim Daniels | 1 | KO | WIN | |
14 | May 11, 1970 25 years, 8 months 12-2 (12) | Ron Stander | 5 | KO | LOSS | |
13 | Apr 14, 1970 25 years, 7 months 12-1 (12) | Frank Smith | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
12 | Mar 23, 1970 25 years, 6 months 11-1 (11) | Ron Asher | 1 | KO | WIN | |
11 | Mar 10, 1970 25 years, 6 months 10-1 (10) | Art Miller | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
10 | Jan 27, 1970 25 years, 4 months 9-1 (9) | Abe Brown | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
9 | Jan 24, 1970 25 years, 4 months 8-1 (8) | Joe Byrd | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
8 | Jan 7, 1970 25 years, 4 months 7-1 (7) | Abe Brown | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
7 | Dec 23, 1969 25 years, 3 months 6-1 (6) | Gene Idelette | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
6 | Dec 18, 1969 25 years, 3 months 5-1 (5) | Chico Froncano | 1 | KO | WIN | |
5 | Dec 4, 1969 25 years, 3 months 4-1 (4) | J. D. McCauley | 2 | KO | WIN | |
4 | Nov 21, 1969 25 years, 2 months 3-1 (3) | Lee Roy | 3 | KO | WIN | |
3 | Nov 13, 1969 25 years, 2 months 2-1 (2) | Stan Johnson | 4 | UD | LOSS | |
2 | Nov 11, 1969 25 years, 2 months 2-0 (2) | George Holden | 1 | KO | WIN | |
1 | Nov 6, 1969 25 years, 2 months 1-0 (1) | Silas Howell | 1 | TKO | WIN |
