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 Earnie Shavers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Shavers was a trouble shooting referee in professional wrestling for a little while after his retirement.
However, many feel that Shavers is the hardest puncher of all time, even more so than sluggers George Foreman and Mike Tyson.
However, Shavers' punching power was not enough to compensate for his weak chin and poor stamina.
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 Earnie Shavers -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Earnie Shavers (born August 31, 1945) was a professional (Someone who fights with his fists for sport) boxer.
Shavers fought (United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942)) Muhammad Ali at the (Click link for more info and facts about Madison Square Garden) Madison Square Garden on September 29, 1977, losing a close decision.
Shavers again fought for the title against champion (Click link for more info and facts about Larry Holmes) Larry Holmes at (Click link for more info and facts about Caesars Palace) Caesars Palace in (Click link for more info and facts about Las Vegas, Nevada) Las Vegas, Nevada on September of 1979.
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 Remember When? Heavyweights: Earnie Shavers vs. Ken Norton RingSideReport.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Shavers bombed out Norton at 1:58 of the first round when Norton took a series of punches that had him trapped in the corner, with nothing to answer back with.
Shavers' second meeting with Holmes, this time for the title, had fans on the edge of their seats when Earnie came so close to winning the Heavyweight strap in the seventh round, when he caught Larry flush with a right hand that sent him crashing to the canvas.
Earnie is currently living in England and is a regular on the speaking engagement circuit.
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 The Very Best Books : Earnie Shavers: Welcome to the Big Time
Earnie Shavers was a hard hitting heavyweight of the 1970's and 80's.
Shavers writes of his very humble beginnings and his start in boxing that really is not much different from any other fl boxer.
Yes, Shavers dropped Holmes and was very close to the heavyweight crown, but again, Shavers got in his big punch and once Holmes weathered the storm, he went on to defeat Shavers handily.
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 Shavers vs Lyle
Earnie Shavers and Ron Lyle were both perched on high ranking positions in the division.
Shavers is landing the better blows, but Lyle comes back with a small flurry at the end of the round.
Earnie was not close to being done though and would have two title opportunities later in his career.
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 Earnie Shavers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Ali latersaid Shavers was one of the toughest men he ever fought.
Shavers was the first man to ever knock Holmes down but was later kayoed.
Holmeslater said Shaver's blow was the hardest he had ever taken in his career.
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 Earnie Shavers: Welcome To The Big Time - A Book Review By Rick Renald
When Earnie's brother was killed by an ex-lover and her new beau, and got away with it, Earnie found himself at a dark hour with no one to turn to.
Earnie would have to dig deep, and thankfully with a supportive first Wife, Earnie pushed forward and made a huge splash in a time frame arguably the best and hardest in the Heavyweight division of boxing.
Earnie speaks of beating Don King in a court of Law, and of a time he was offered money to throw a fight to George Foreman.
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 Boxing: God’s Acorn has not Fallen Far from the Tree- The Earnie Shavers Story Part II   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
This impressed Earnie so he asked her what she was smiling about only to be told it was because she had Jesus in her heart and soon after, he had Jesus in his heart also.
Earnie Shavers is one such person and he radiates a deep faith that does not feel the need to force itself onto others.
Earnie was still talking as we took photographs and I made a gift to him of the article I had found in which it was said his toughest opponent had been Satan.
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 Shavers vs Ellis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Earnie Shavers was a hard punching phenom facing an ex-world champion, Jimmy Ellis, who had been through many wars.
Shavers had an incredible record of 45-2 with 44 knockouts.
It appeared that Shavers had been stun by Ellis before he knocked him out, but Earnie had such power that Ellis couldn't take the one punch that he was hit with.
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 Sportsterminal.com Sports Store - Earnie Shavers: Welcome to the Big Time
Earnie Shavers was recently honored by the International Boxing Association as “Puncher of the Century,” but it’s Shavers’s life story that really packs a wallop in this insightful autobiography.
Shavers takes readers through the amazing journey of his life, starting in the segregated deep south when the Ku Klux Klan drove him and his family from their Alabama home.
Shavers tells readers of his easy-come, easy-go fortune, his six marriages, and his conversion to Christianity.
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 Shavers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Shavers 1971 campaign was one of the most prolific years for any heavyweight in history.
Shavers 1975 competition was highlighted with a slugfest against the tough Ron Lyle, Lyle landed too many punches in stopping Earnie in the 7th round.
Earnie was not done fighting, but he was clearly spent after the Holmes fight, and was never a serious challenger again.
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 Daily Post (Liverpool, England) : Fighting fit at 59; Earnie Shavers is the picture of health for a man half his age. ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Start / D / Daily Post (Liverpool, England) / September 08, 2003 / Fighting fit at 59; Earnie Shavers is the picture of health for a man half his age.
Fighting fit at 59; Earnie Shavers is the picture of health for a man half his age.
Earnie, just turned 59, is starting a new career as a fitness consultant at his adopted home in Moreton, Wirral.
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 The Independent (London, England) : Boxing - Earnie Shavers Interview: Shavers' sense of fun remains a knock-out; ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Boxing - Earnie Shavers Interview: Shavers' sense of fun remains a knock-out; `Jimmy tried to talk like he was sure to beat me. He said: `I don't want no blood on my hands'.
Shavers is not tall but he has a bull neck and massive shoulders.
Read 'The Independent (London, England): Boxing - Earnie Shavers Interview: Shavers' sense of fun remains a knock-out; `Jimmy tried to talk like he was sure to beat me. He said: `I don't want no blood on my hands'.
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 Earnie Shavers: Welcome to the Big Time   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Earnie Shavers: Welcome to the Big Time Review: "Welcome To The Big Time" is average boxing drivel that may please those who idolized Earnie Shavers and want to learn more about him, but for the boxing purist, this book will not stir up any more emotional reaction than perhaps a wide yawn.
Earnie Shavers: Welcome to the Big Time Review: this book was very good it really showed how different boxing is today than it was mr.
Earnie Shavers: Welcome to the Big Time Review: i had the pleasure of speaking with earnie the other night on the phone.
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 BOXING: George Foreman vs Earnie Shavers
As the two men stood side by side at the weigh-in, Shavers quietly whispered to Foreman "You're lucky Joe was playing with you in Jamaica, aren't you George".
Foreman was quiet as always & turned his head to Shavers with a wry smile on his face but was cut short of replying by the weight announcements.
Late in the round Shavers connects with a right cross that finds it's mark, the enormous punch forcing the titleholder into a clinch as his knees buckle slightly.
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 Alibris: Earnie Shavers
Earnie Shavers, recently honored by the International Boxing Association as Puncher of the Century.
But it's Shavers' life story that really packs a wallop as the anvil-fisted pugilist pulls no punches in his autobiography, Earnie Shavers: Welcome to the Big Time.
Shavers takes readers through the amazing journey of his life, starting in the...
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 Boxing Scene Forums - Earnie Shavers vs Chris byrd
Shavers hits hard, but his fundamentals are lacking by comparison.
Shavers put Holmes on the canvas by nearly taking his head off.
Shavers will win KO 5-6 round, the same way like Ike Ibeabuchi won in 5th, simply look that fight (Ike vs Bird) and you will know winner.
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 Earnie Shavers
Although he never held the title, he fought the likes of Muhammad Ali and Larry Holmes in the 1970s and 1980s.
He was also known as "The Acorn Black Destroyer".
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 Earnie Shavers. Earnie Shavers: Welcome to the Big Time... - Memoir-Biography.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
shavers was boxing most of the guys had day jobs except the big money people.
The book talks about shavers childhood, what led him to boxing, his fights, his feelings, and his conversion to christianity.
best wishes to 'my mate' earnie, i cant wait to get the book of you persoanlly, i have no doubt its another classic like the books by larry holmes, joe frazier, quick tillis and george foreman.
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 EARNIE SHAVERS- The hardest heavyweight puncher ever!
Legendary EARNIE SHAVERS was hailed as the hardest puncher of all time.
Shavers knocked out Ken Norton in the first round (Norton went on to take the Heavyweight title from Ali.
Earnie said after: "I was three seconds from being champion of the world".
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 Earnie Shavers Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
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 Earnie Shavers versus today's heavyweights
Shavers-Oquendo - Shavers would be outboxed again, but this time, the boxer survives.
Shavers-Toney - Shavers would catch Toney with that awesome right hand and Toney would not be able to take these shots as well as he did when he fought Jirov.
Shavers-Tua This would be a total war with Shavers winning by a 3rd round ko.
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 Boxing: God’s Acorn has not Fallen Far from the Tree- The Earnie Shavers Story Part II
We talked abut Paula Johnson the Christian who had shown Earnie the way to the Lord merely by keeping a smile on her face every single day.
Earnie pulled me back pointed to the no walking light and told me: “I always wait for the green man to come on.
Thinking about my meeting with Earnie gave me a lot to look back on and it impressed on me the feeling that we can learn a lot from a man like this.
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 Earnie Shavers: Welcome to the Big Time - Health Care Products - HealthCareStuff.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Earnie Shavers was recently honored by the International Boxing Association as Puncher of the Century, but it's Shaver's life story that really packs a wallop in this insightful autobiography, Earnie Shavers: Welcome to the Big Time.
Unfortunately, he became friends with hoodlums and appeared headed for a life of crime until a chance encounter led him to the boxing ring.
Shavers eventually established himself as a knockout sensation and squared off with other legendary heavyweights including Muhammad Ali, Larry Holmes, and Ken Norton.
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 Earnie Shavers: Welcome to the Big Time | Evie's Eden   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
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 Encyclopedia: Earnie Shavers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
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George Edward Foreman (born January 10, 1949 in Marshall, Texas) is a former boxer who was twice Heavyweight Champion of the world, a successful businessman, and an ordained Christian minister.
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 EARNIE SHAVERS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Ali defended his title against Shavers in 1977, and won in a 15 round decision.
White satin with fl trim Everlast boxing trunks autographed by Earnie Shavers.
Muhammad Ali vs. Earnie Shavers Tiger Press fight poster, reproduced right after the fight directly from the original on-site poster, September 29, 1977 in Madison Square Garden, New York.
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