Earnie Shavers has 14 losses against 13 opponents on his boxing record. For a list of Shavers's best fights, refer to "Best fights of Earnie Shavers".
On November 24, 1995 Earnie Shavers faced off against Brian Yates at age 51. He was coming in with a record of 74-14-1 (68). Shavers lost the fight via 2nd-round KO.
On March 1, 1983 Earnie Shavers faced off against George Chaplin at age 38. He was coming in with a record of 72-13-1 (67). Shavers lost the fight via 9-round disqualification.
On August 17, 1982 Earnie Shavers faced off against Walter Santemore at age 37. He was coming in with a record of 68-12-1 (64). Shavers lost the fight via 10-round unanimous decision.
On June 11, 1982 Earnie Shavers faced off against James Tillis at age 37. He was coming in with a record of 67-11-1 (63), and Tillis was 24 years old and with a record of 21-1 (17). Shavers lost the fight via 10-round unanimous decision.
On August 2, 1980 Earnie Shavers faced off against Randall Cobb at age 35. He was coming in with a record of 60-10-1 (57). Shavers lost the fight via 8th-round TKO.
On March 8, 1980 Earnie Shavers faced off against Bernardo Mercado at age 35. He was coming in with a record of 59-9-1 (57). Shavers lost the fight via 7th-round TKO.
On September 28, 1979 Earnie Shavers fought Larry Holmes in a heavyweight world-title fight for Holmes' WBC title. Shavers was 35 years old and with a record of 59-8-1 (57), and Holmes was 29 years old and with a record of 31-0 (22). Shavers lost the fight via 11th-round TKO.
On March 25, 1978 Earnie Shavers faced off against Larry Holmes at age 33. He was coming in with a record of 54-7-1 (52), and Holmes was 28 years old and with a record of 26-0 (19). Shavers lost the fight via 12-round unanimous decision.
On September 29, 1977 Earnie Shavers fought Muhammad Ali in a heavyweight world-title fight for Ali's WBA, WBC and The Ring titles. Shavers was 33 years old and with a record of 54-6-1 (52), and Ali was 35 years old and with a record of 54-2 (37). Shavers lost the fight via 15-round unanimous decision.
On September 13, 1975 Earnie Shavers faced off against Ron Lyle at age 31. He was coming in with a record of 49-5-1 (48), and Lyle was 34 years old and with a record of 30-3-1 (21). Shavers lost the fight via 6th-round TKO.
On November 4, 1974 Earnie Shavers faced off against Bob Stallings at age 30. He was coming in with a record of 46-4 (45). Shavers lost the fight via 10-round unanimous decision.
On December 14, 1973 Earnie Shavers faced off against Jerry Quarry at age 29. He was coming in with a record of 45-3 (44), and Quarry was 28 years old and with a record of 47-6-4 (28). Shavers lost the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On May 11, 1970 Earnie Shavers faced off against Ron Stander at age 25. He was coming in with a record of 12-2 (12). Shavers lost the fight via 5th-round KO.
On November 13, 1969 Earnie Shavers faced off against Stan Johnson at age 25. He was coming in with a record of 2-1 (2). Shavers lost the fight via 4-round unanimous decision.
