Earnie Shavers, Hardest Hitter In Boxing | (1944-2022)

#earnieshavers

[@click8708]

I got a shock seeing this the other day, he was my favourite of the older generation because he was awesome but he was kinda underrated, it seems like most people aren't even aware he existed :/

[@user-bs4ck6zy8v]

True boxing fans will know exactly who he is. It's like naming Salvador Sanchez, Azuma Nelson and Mustafa Hamsho! Only real fanzz will know these names. Good job yung woman. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@robbee123]

I met him when I was in high school. He was a very sweet and kind man. For an in ring assassin, he was such a down to earth and gentle man that would take the time to talk to you. RIP

[@jasondavis9215]

Rest In Peace brother. You were definitely one of the greats.

[@damage6836]

When boxing legends die it always gets to me...RIP earnie shavers

[@therumbleinthejunglee]

Well at least spell his name right lol

[@dmt9582]

The generation is almost gone. I don't know who's left. Maybe Chuck wepner. George Chuvalo. George Foreman Larry holmes. That's about it. RIP Ernie.

[@nhenha5000]

Yea sad but that's how it is

[@ssm1559]

Cooney, spinks, bugner,

[@stevenstubby8632]

😭

[@haeleth7218]

George Foreman: "I never fought Earnie Shavers - thank goodness!" (Now that's respect)

[@Beast12]

RIP Earnie Shavers hardest punching heavyweight ever imo

[@SH__69]

Sorry to read that he died. I saw a number of interviews of him and he seemed like a really nice person. May he rest in peace.

[@james_james_james]

Shavers had always occupied a special place in my heart. I learned all about Sugar Ray, George Foreman, Joe Frazier, Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson, Joe Louis, Sonny Liston, Floyd Patterson, Evander Holyfield. All of them. Earnie just always sat snug in my heart in the most perfect way possible. People we're to scared to fight him. I remember, just months ago, seeing his Wikipedia article and knowing he was still alive made me smile like a stupid school boy with candy. But now, I can't smile if I tried. #EarnieShavers

[@morsedeaconanthony]

R.I.P Ernie Shavers

[@user-ut3bq9zc4j]

Even by the expressions on the faces of his opponents, you can understand how hard he hit.I've never seen such a reaction to blows

[@LegendsofBoxing]

Rest in peace. Its sad to see this generation of heros passing away

[@mohamedanowar9153]

انا انضم لتعليقك من المحزن حقا ان تفقد جيلا كاملا من عظماء هذه الرياضه

[@ZombieslayRJacob]

Rest in peace to one of the greatest legends be up there with Muhammad Ali having the greatest boxing rematch in heaven and we all are not able to see it.

[@dinaertos8194]

First frazier, then norton, the greatest of all time in 2016 and now shavers… i just hate that these legends have to go someday and i am really scared of the day foreman and holmes go too😕 may god have mercy on all of their souls

[@watdafuk4938]

R.I.P Earnie Shavers thanks for the memories. Your amongst THE GREATEST 🥊👑🥊

[@theovernight1915]

RIP to a true legend. One of the only guys I've ever watched that made Tyson highlight reels feel G-Rated.

[@marca498]

A casual ignoramus would say that. You have to idea what damage Tyson dis to his opponents. He broke Golotas neck with a punch, broke Ruddock jaw and ribs, broke Johnson jaw and lost teeth. You have no idea.

[@rjamesyork]

@@marca498settle down, buddy. Saying Shavers hit harder than Tyson is not the same as saying Tyson didn’t hit hard or wasn’t a better boxer overall

[@BoxinJunkie]

Great video man. RIP to a true legend. 🥊

[@cbrown940]

It's great to see tribute videos for one so seemingly obviously more deserving of recognition. Godspeed, champion...

[@jonathanwilliams8309]

Awesome Earnie, his right hand was lightning in a bottle. What a humble, polite man he was. RIP Earnie, you will never be forgotten, in fact I think as time goes on, your legend will grow, and so it should. Admiration & respect from 🇬🇧

[@elkevinski]

Can't believe it, some while ago I was just checking out how was he doing... RIP

[@ruzcelbeltran]

The hardest hitter ever than iron mike you may rest in peace legend earnie shaver's R.I.P another legend fighter has gone😢 Im still shock right now

[@ChiefPeep]

Just heard about this yesterday, I've come to pay my respects to dude. The hardest hitter in boxing. ♥️

[@brianpress4417]

When I read the News that Ernie passed away Yesterday, it was sad. He was Another Great Hitting Heavyweight fighter that came So close to Winning the Championship Belt. But Ernie Shavers had Another thing, Ernie had Clas God Rest/Bless His Soul 🙏🌹 Ernie Shavers 🥊1944 - 2022🥊 R. I. P. So Long Champ 🙏👍

[@philipbell9019]

R I P Ernie you where a true legend.....

[@lisapersino2729]

I met Ernie when I was young , he use to run out in Braceville Ohio for training . We were outside playing on Oviate Road . Hope I spelled the road right . But he came over talked to us an then reached into his pocket and handed the youngest at the time was my brother an hand full of change . He was such a wonderful man and was so under rated in boxing . When I seen he passed was heartbreaking. God bless him and his family .. ❤

[@brianpress4417]

God, We, re losing All the Great Ones, Joe (Smokin Joe) Frazier, Ken Norton, Marvelous Marvin Hagler And Now, The Great Hitting Machine, Ernie Shavers 🙏🌹

[@schizotrenuser]

If Ali respected him, he really was a beast

[@Filo-kx3qb]

Rest In Peace

[@JamesCagney434]

Rest in Peace Mr. Shavers

[@sidjyothi]

What a beautiful line.. Randy texcobb could take a punch, Earnie shavers could GIVE one!

[@airborne8580]

RIPARADISE Earnie Shavers his punches would probably short circuit a horse’s nervous system Smmfh

[@fishermansid8861]

My favourite boxer of all time ❤️🙏Ernie shavers

[@pitbulljasper22]

And dig this August 31st was his birthday and he died right after on sep 1 what a shame 😔 🙏 🕊

[@John-vn1tv]

That's crazy because August 31 is the 53rd anniversary of Rocky Marciano death and September 1 would have been his 99 birthday!🥊

[@willisapril]

78 is a long life for a boxer. Legends like Ali, Frazier, Liston, Louis, Marciano, etc. Never lived to be 78.

[@frenchy2047]

Good vid my guy

[@exdemocrat9038]

Sorry to hear this news. Rest easy Earnie.

[@abu_mansour]

good job . Can you enlarge the text?

[@thegee001ify]

I hear a lot of stories about former farm yard workers with incredible strength/power.

[@monric5730]

R.I.P 👑

[@mezomoza7]

You should have included the Holmes knockdown. Thanks for the great video about the great champion

[@tolhs5502]

Rest in peace man . Imagine if he lived today in his prime .

[@avarmauk]

Never mess with anyone who grew up on a farm. They built different

[@avarmauk]

@@user-qk1px7bm9r ok. Don’t listen to me. Go fight someone who has been doing hard physical work since a young age.

[@what_a_feelip]

2:43 Man wasn't kidding when he said his glove imploded...

[@jamarcushutchins9523]

Rip legend

[@Afrosom38]

Rest in peace Earnie

[@schizotrenuser]

What a king

[@MrTodd2000]

He was my gt's cousin. Wish i could have met him. He lived the American dream that if you work hard you can achieve. fyi he was a motivational speaker as well .

[@user-ck5vp4yw4i]

I would love to have seen shavers punch power measured in his prime, I honestly think it would measure higher than Francis Ngannou.

[@coachingconfidant2785]

archie moore did measure it but the number it was forgotten

[@ccrider3435]

2:14 Lean your chin out from your body 2-3 inches. Now, imagine receiving that uppercut! 💪🏾🥊

[@catyear75]

I think he deserved the decision against Ali .... R.I.P. Earnie Shavers ...!

[@jamescameron7633]

What a Legend

[@carsonyoung9965]

23 first round KOS Unreal

[@emmanuelrajah7329]

Golden Point - All of Boxing matches are based on Equality is as nearly matched opponents should fight as possible to ensure that the person who has the more skill or more force should win and Weight of the Boxer is taken as that unit of Measurement

[@sefsvemira7482]

Great boxer, with big big balls.

[@teddybrukshot1801]

100th like!! RIP legendary power

[@JackSparrow-wn1on]

earnie’s uppercut was an elevator to god …

[@emmanuelrajah7329]

Golden Point - If all of Boxing is done on the above 2 factors ie Weight & Height, then the best Boxer will Win and that is what Boxing is about.

[@brettrogers5333]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@zzzlap]

Am i the only one who read "the Hardest Hitler"?

[@ElegantDidi]

rip earnie shavers

[@jameslarryaaaaaaaaaaaqasaa1233]

Respect on earnie shavers name

[@abukarsharif4790]

Rest in peace to the legend whole time

[@emmanuelrajah7329]

The shorter distance you punch from, the more force a punch has..

[@rayshaukat7146]

REST IN PEACE ERNIE MY FATHERS FAVORITE FIGHTER BOTH TOP MEN MISS YOU DADDY!!!

[@initiatorhater0688]

i wonder how Earnie Shavers would have done against a prime Mike Tyson, but Sonny Liston is one of the hardest hitters of all time too

[@antares3097]

Rip ES

[@youtoo2233]

I never saw anyone Rock Ali as much as Shavers, not even Foreman wobbled Ali. Yes Frazier hurt Ali A couple of times in their first fight but it took many rounds to finally hurt Ali whereas Shavers first huge right hand in the second round nearly knocked Ali out, the same right hand did the same thing to Holmes a couple of years later, Holmes looked like he was gone laying on the floor like that, he later said he was out cold but Shavers actually hit him too hard and he woke up

[@emmanuelrajah7329]

Golden Point - All of Boxing is done on 1 Factor ie Weight ie 2 evenly weighing opponents should fight.

[@emmanuelrajah7329]

Golden Point - The farther the hand has to move, the more force it will lose.

[@user-dz4ty5tj7q]

Farm boys are strong. Read what they say about Listons strength and power

[@adamryamizard5560]

And Foreman also too.

[@vmafarah9473]

meanwhile, Mayweather in full star security, Im the strongest punsher.

[@guts7958]

Mayweather claims to be the best boxer not strongest puncher

[@mohamedanowar9153]

انا لااعرف الا اليوم وفاة هذا الرجل لقد حزنت وحزنى اكثر اننا نفقدكل يوم ججيل من العظماء

[@halfmaul2095]

RiP

[@emmanuelrajah7329]

Golden Point - The Correct Way to Fight is that All of Boxing should be on 2 Factors ie Weight & Height ie 2 Evenly Weighing Boxers of Equal Height should Box and then we will have a true revealing of actual boxing skill or talent.

[@emmanuelrajah7329]

Golden Point - All of Boxing is done on 1 Factor ie Weight.

[@emmanuelrajah7329]

Jabs don't have a fraction of the force that a punch has.

[@emmanuelrajah7329]

See how Mike Tyson punches from a short distance

[@Sean72_]

Rest In Peace Ernie Shavers. There are only two other fighters in my opinion who could hit like that and that's Julian Jackson and Donovan Razor Ruddock. Mike Tyson said Donovan Razor Ruddock "hit like a fucking mule!" If only Ernie Shavers and Donovan could've fought just to see who hit the hardest and who would go down first.

[@jacksonnra1856]

One thing I always say is there are "period punchers". Look at old fighters who were the best in their era..Julian Jackson would kill most of the boxers from the 1920s just as Mike Tyson would destroy the heavyweights in that time. Styles and ways to increase power in punching evolve. Razor Ruddick would kill Ernie Shavers with that wide open style of throwing. What made Ernies punches strong was he turned his shoulders and followed through. His punches are actually slow but the fighters in that Era all fought that way.

[@emmanuelrajah7329]

So, the taller you are, the more weaker your punch will be.

[@emmanuelrajah7329]

Golden Point - All of Boxing has to be done on 2 Factors ie 1) Weight. 2) Height.

[@mikoajxdxdxdxdx4853]

2:42

[@markdowling287]

When you think about it a number of people who fought Ernie shavers ended up with brain damage from Jerry Quarry to Muhammad Ali

[@emmanuelrajah7329]

Ernie Shavers has a long reach and the farther the hand travels the more force it will lose and so Ernie Shaver punch had little force.

[@stevenrozakis5269]

No

[@emmanuelrajah7329]

He is calling you all Idiots "I saw his head spin around"...How did he enter his head and see it spin?

[@AngelOvDeath4014]

Sing homework in kitchen Shogun hide

[@emmanuelrajah7329]

So, Assuming Ernie Shavers is around 6.9" and the force of his punch is 150 KN.

[@jktuert8630]

Funny thing he was not top tear. Though being 2 tier in ali times is not that bad.

[@alfredbernasek6761]

EIN GROSSARTIGER BOXER

[@emmanuelrajah7329]

And here we have Ernie Shavers & Mike Tyson ie nearly Equally Heavy Fighters fight and we have the Weaker Fighter winning because of his Long Reach.

[@adalbertogonzalez3934]

Baby love me

[@emmanuelrajah7329]

Long reaches are jabs and can't even be called a punch.

[@CFGrandWizard]

the hardest puncher is George Foreman, with all due respect, George had 90% of victories by K.O. and Ernie had 74% of wins by K.O.

[@johnwajda1296]

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[@FightingHighlights1]

Bert sugar I think

[@emmanuelrajah7329]

And if he fights Mike Tyson ie 5.10" and with a Punch of Force 300 KN.

[@emmanuelrajah7329]

So, All of Boxing is Faulty.

[@tayortegamorales6598]

Si pegaba tan fuerte pero cojio larry holmes de yeno y no lo noqueó ni a Bernardo mercado lo cojio bien y no lo dejo ko tampoco le gano a nadie solo ken norton tendría que aver peleado con gerrie coney y con el titán de george foreman ese si noqueava

[@emmanuelrajah7329]

Ernie Shavers will win and not Mike Tyson because Mike Tyson can't get near to land his blows while Ernie Shavers will land his weak blows from a distance and still win

[@stevenrozakis5269]

No

[@colecampbell1906]

he was definitely impressive, but still doesn't quite match the 88% KO rate of marciano, he still has my vote for hardest hitter. Conistently broke shit in his opponents faces, ribs, and even fractured some arms when they tried blocking him.

[@mobeenkhan824]

Yeah, Earnie is probably the the hardest hitter to ever walk the Earth, but he wasn't skilled enough to utilise it in a way that foreman and Marciano did.

[@coachingconfidant2785]

what are you talking about? marciano had 88% KO rate because he had 0 losses. Shavers had 14 losses. If we count both properly by wins only Marciano had an 87.75% KO rate. Shavers has a 91.89% KO rate. If this isn't convincing enough. Marciano had 46.9% 10 count KO's not TKOS. Shavers had 60.8% 10 count KO's. Which means 13% more of Shavers knockouts came from KO rather than TKO. Also Shavers had more fights than Marciano so his stats are more consistent. 23 of Shavers knockouts came in the 1st round. Stop being biased or you will get exposed

[@mobeenkhan824]

@@coachingconfidant2785 Damn shavers was better than I thought

[@coachingconfidant2785]

@@mobeenkhan824 yes when you study the fighters crtically considering context, and nuance. You find who really is the greatest at certain things. I can Even add that Shavers had his last 2 fights when he was 50+ years old. I wouldn't count them personally, That would put his KO ratio at 93% Which i believe is more representative of his capability.

[@j_ko9]

​​​@@coachingconfidant2785finally somebody that knows that they're talking about. Also note to add, when Maricano fought tko stoppages weren't as likely as the years progressed. They would typically let you fight on longer, giving Rocky more opportunity to actual KO rather than TKO. As all us real boxing fans know, the refs were much more lax in Rockys era. Which could very well indicate that Marciano had more opportunity to get actual KOs in his era as opposed to Shavers getting actual KOs in his respective era. Referees would be more likely to stop a fight before it got to an actual KO in 70s-80s compared to the 40s-50s, giving Rocky more opportunity to get the KO, but yet he still doesn't match Shavers numbers. Also, this isn't just a numbers game. Again, look at era and quality of opponents, physical size, etc. Marciano was knocking out mostly a bunch of blown up light heavyweights. He competed in a weak era, especially compared to Shavers era. Nowadays Rocky would be a small cruiserweight.

[@collybeans586]

Harder hitting than Mike? 😂🤣

[@antking4505]

Yes he hits much harder than Mike Tyson

[@coachingconfidant2785]

@@antking4505 yes he hits way harder than mike but most idiots will say Mike because Mike is more popular, and said mean things that made him look cool, and boosted his reputation whereas Shavers was a gentleman

[@moviesfreak154]

Mike is a kid puncher compared to Shavers.

[@j_ko9]

​​@@coachingconfidant2785my man again w his ample boxing knowledge. Good to see you know what you're talking about. Unlike most... I knew I'd scroll down and at some point see at least one biased Mike tyson fan boy casual. Lol Tyson may not even Crack the top 5 hardest hitting heavyweights. It was more so the combination of his speed, efficiency, precision , timing, in addition to his power that deceived many who don't know what they're actually looking at. In terms of "one punch power" I can confidently say the following hit harder than Tyson: Shavers, Liston, Foreman (no doubt) Then you also have the possibility that Cleveland Williams and Ron Lyle also hit harder than Tyson. Joe Frazier and Gerry Cooney both hit harder with the left hook. Mike had power in both hands so I won't include them. But yeah Marciano and Tyson are both over rated in terms of punching power.

[@coachingconfidant2785]

@@j_ko9 deontay wilder hits harder than MIke too

[@jamesdeangelo4580]

Rocky Marciano hit the hardest. Every body he knocked out looked dead.