Hammer Of The Gods - The Raw Power Of Earnie Shavers

Earnie Shavers was without question the hardest puncher in heavyweight history according to litterally everyone he ever laid a hand on. In the golden era of heavyweight boxing Earnie Shavers power was talked about as something a bit beyond human.
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[@majikman73]

I learned about Ernie Shavers as a kid. This is the most complete documentary I've ever seen on him. Good stuff yo.

[@theblackstridersofficial2562]

Ali was gifted a decision against earnie in 1977 because shavers won in most observer's view - earnie wasn't as successful against holmes first time as he had been with Ali but was so unlucky being a punch away from taking the title from holmes 2nd fight and against a lesser champion would surely have won - shows how skilled Larry was when he had to be to pull himself back from the brink of defeat - shavers will never be forgotten for what he almost achieved twice and he's one of the very best heavyweights that came within an ace of lifting the title but ultimately fell a tiny bit short - sadly earnie checked out recently but nobody should forget what he tried to do - a real honest boxer with the hammer of thor in both hands who was real painful trouble for any opponent in any era !!

[@ruffgodz9543]

@@theblackstridersofficial2562 Meh earnie wasn't robbed against ali/

[@frankpaya690]

@@ruffgodz9543 oh no, nor against Ken Norton in 1976- 😆

[@ruffgodz9543]

@@frankpaya690 Definitely norton got robbed in the 3rd fight.

[@charlesburger7973]

Ya, it is great, but I wish they would have spent more time on the Ali fight, with footage. He lost on points, but rocked Ali the whole time, almost knocking him out a few times.

[@ronrobertson59]

I knew Earnie Shavers from the gyms in the Akron Canton area. I had an opportunity to spar with him once just before he left for training camp in New York for the Ali fight. Earnie was just fooling around hitting us with an open glove and pretty much arm punching because I was only a welterweight then. Still when Earnie hit you you got that sinking feeling and you could feel it in your toes. Earnie was a great guy everyone liked him. RIP

[@john-hj3mu]

How old are you?

[@Taima]

@@john-hj3mu I'm betting he's about ~64 based on his username.

[@charleswalker5300]

His uppercut is an elevator to God😂😂😂

[@CocaineCowboyJones]

It will launch anybody straight to heaven😂

[@charleswalker5300]

FACTS😂

[@Marco76o]

🤣🤣

[@jaypaige7550]

I never heard anyone say that before 👍🏾😂

[@vokez7025]

@@CocaineCowboyJones he already said that my guy....

[@les6447]

The fact that Larry Holmes was able to even move, let alone get up from a punch like that tells you all you need to know about how durable he was.

[@shriharihudli8596]

Not only did he get up, but he actually won that fight.

[@haroldmccoy6748]

Larry Holmes actually rose from his discombobulated state of near devasted being in that round after being the unwanted victim of that bomb and went to exchanging hard punches with Earnie Shavers ,that same round , and getting the best in some of those exchanges . Larry stopped Ernie Shavers later on during the bout ,a valiant effort from both gentlemen .RIP Ernie Shavers 🎉👍💯. arguably the greatest puncher in boxing history .

[@Sorrowablaze]

One of the cleanest ,hardest punches I've ever seen . When you hear that you should try to punch *through* a person , this is a hell of an example.

[@vinnieriley7227]

One of the greatest comeback after a knockdown victories I can think of.

[@sonracky8500]

Larry?he's got balls of steel..no fun at all..

[@bobbyd5276]

Puncher of The Century Earnie Shavers is known for being the hardest puncher in Heavyweight boxing history. He scored 69 knockout wins, including 23 in the first round. So powerful, both Joe Frazier and George Foreman told boxing writer Jerry Eisenberg they would never fight Shavers. Real fighters knew enough to avoid him. His incredible one punch power made him more than dangerous. George Foreman told him personally when Earnie lobbied for a fight, "hell no." Joe Frazier told Shavers bluntly when Shavers asked him for a shot, "No way, Earnie.” Hall of Fame and all time greats Ali and Holmes both said Shavers power, especially his one punch power, was simply unrivaled. But they, and others, also said a lot more.. Angelo Dundee, the great trainer, said "Earnie wasn't really a good boxer, but God, his power was amazing." Muhammad Ali said after his match with Shavers, "Earnie hit me so hard, he shook my kinfolk back in Africa" And when fighters had to meet him, they left in awe. Tex Cobb said "Earnie could punch you in the neck with his right hand and break your ankle." He also said, "if a man hit any harder than Earnie I'd shoot him." Ron Lyle: "Hey man, that's the hardest I've ever been hit in my life. And George Foreman could punch, but none of them could hit like Earnie Shavers did. When he hit you, the lights went out. I can laugh about it now, but at the time it wasn't funny." Larry Holmes, comparing Shavers to Tyson, said "Earnie hit me harder than any other fighter, including Mike Tyson. He hit me and I was face down on the canvas hearing saxophonist Jimmy Tillis." Jimmy Young, who was knocked cold by Shavers in his first fight, but survived the second, said "I was not gonna get tagged by him again, no sir!" Nor were fighters and trainers the only ones who saw and marveled at Shavers sheer overwhelming power. Hall of Fame sports journalist Jerry Izenberg said of Shavers, "rarely did Earnie hit anyone below the neck; he was a headhunter and a good one. For me, Shavers was the greatest one-punch hitter I have ever seen." "However, while Shavers struck serious fear into his opponents, such freakishly big hitting power had its drawbacks for the man himself," said Kenny Rainford. “Being such a big puncher actually hurt my career,” says Shavers. “I relied on my power too much. I wish I’d had trainers that could have taught me more about combination punches." “I used to gas out in five or six rounds because I put that much effort into my punches and it was impossible to punch for an entire fight without tiring out." In the years that followed, Rainford met Ali and asked him about the famous fight with Shavers. “I can not remember the last round of our fight,” Ali admitted. “He hit me so hard that for fourteenth round, I was on autopilot. I can’t remember a thing. When I’ve watched the fight back, and see the way I rallied in the fifteenth round, I was doing that off memory.” Shavers reigned down on Ali with 266 punches that night. Afterwards, Rainford claims, the New York commission stated Ali would never fight in New York again after doctors discovered tears on his brain. Eig's study, conducted by Arizona State speech scientists Visar Berisha and Julie Liss found that Ali's speech slowed by 16 percent after a 15-round bout with Ernie Shavers in 1977. Shavers, a brawler, landed 266 punches throughout the fight. If one fight had to be picked, Ernie Shavers inflicted the most damage. Shavers is directly responsibly for the early retirements of Ron Asher, Frank Smith, Bunky Akins, Bill McMurray, Harold Carter, Eddie Parotte and Larry Sims, all of whom he knocked out and never fought again. How many losses did the Best Heavyweight Champions of all time have: Ali 5,, Foreman 5,, Holmes 6,, Lewis 2,, Louis 3,, Tyson 6,, Frazier 4,, Holyfield 10,, Vitali 2,, Wladimir 5,, Liston 4,, Bowe 1,, Norton 7,, Tunney 1,, Dempsey 6,, SHOW ME A HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION WITHOUT A LOSS AND I'LL SHOW YOU A FIGHTER THAT FOUGHT A LOT OF NOBODIES -- Lennox Lewis

[@AlwaysPickedLast]

All that crap you said and still Shavers was never good enough to even win one lousy belt 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@crazykocounters4741]

Other fighters such as Charlie Polite, Joe Bugner and Rob Stander said Earnie hit the hardest

[@dominicgiglio-tos5982]

@@AlwaysPickedLast dude what do you have against Shavers? 😂

[@nemsavadia4034]

Marciano went unbeaten

[@nemsavadia4034]

@@Stout_Krout_HinesburgVT6337 I respect Ali but this worship of him bordering on the line of a deity-like figure is pathetic tbh, for example if someone doesn’t have Ali as the goat HW of all time, the amount of hate they get is rubbish

[@johnnemo6509]

My favorite Ernie Shavers story is that while working on Rocky III, Stallone asked him to give him a proper shot ... in the version I heard Stallone had his guard up and Ernie punched him on his elbow driving it into his ribs dropping him. In another version Ernie gives him a liver shot, which I don't buy, Ernie is smart enough to know not to put the guy paying the cheques into hospital. Punching his arm was the smart way to demonstrate his power without risking damage to the star. Respect to all.

[@Priceluked]

Yeah no way Earnie would give a liver shot even at half strength to Stallone lol.

[@Debilm4nzs-zu9bc]

Lmao that's like the second time Stallone tried testing a real punch, Dolph got him real hard in the chest behind the scenes

[@CocaineCowboyJones]

Of Ernie punches Sly in the Ribs, he would die in the process for sure

[@chosen_ones777]

@@Priceluked Taking into consideration that Stallone had to deal with the starfucker Gitte Nielsen (she was here in Denmark before moving abroad and continued her business) he had more than eneough to struggle with.

[@bobfal]

​@@Debilm4nzs-zu9bc pretty sure Duran made a mess of him too, fair play for jumping in with them mind

[@my2centsiz3]

Great Humble man. My Dad worked at the Las Vegas Hilton, and he ran into Shavers before the Ali fight. Being my Pops and Earnie are both from Ohio got to talking. About 3 weeks later in the mail came a postcard from Earnie with him on the front that said? To Frankie, from the next Champ. I became and still am a Shavers fan. I still cant believe Holmes got up from that punch. That punch would kill a average man. Literally Kill them. Today? Earnie would own the Heavyweight Division. The 70s was the greatest bunch of Boxers that ever fought. RIP Earnie, your a Champ to me.

[@RollinTwentySix]

Yeah, those old-timey boxers were friggin _warriors_. Watching the Walcott-Marciano fight is a perfect example.

[@frozentigerz7]

To this day I don't understand how Larry Holmes was able to get up after that brutal knockdown.

[@AdiiLoon]

I can't believe it...

[@masterred8958]

Perhaps the best at getting up from knockdowns along with Ali and fury

[@TechnoLawyer]

He had an exceptional ability to recover from being hurt really quickly, and it seemed like accumulated damage didn’t happen to him. If he got hurt, he recovered like 15 seconds later and was back in the fight as if nothing happened. Even as an old man. Only time it failed him was Tyson. Tyson Fury is the modern day version of this ability.

[@TechnoLawyer]

@@masterred8958 don’t forget Joe Frazier. Even against Foreman, he got up every single time he was knocked down.

[@DepressionShaman]

@@TechnoLawyer Tyson Fury? C'mon man. Deontay Wilder has nothing on Earnie Shavers. Deontay's power is overrated. He was devastating against B and C fighters, but Deontay only beat 1 world champion and that dude was a paper champion. He collected a vacated title after Vitali Klitscho retired. Tyson Fury has only beaten 2 world champions and has 2 title defenses in a 15-year career. Shit even Deontay had 10 title defenses and AJ had 9. Tyson Fury is only taking the fight with AJ now that he's weak.

[@thefactisfactis]

One word for Shavers; WARRIOR 💥🥊💥

[@davidhinojosa1328]

You're really out here doing the Lord's work. Bringing back boxers that shouldn't have never been forgotten. I know all these boxers are smiling right now.

[@mastersironmantarmstrong7148]

Rhythm Boxing has the combination of a great voice, great poetic gifts and great boxing knowledge.

[@tonymcnamara9368]

The fighters of this era were so resilient, they were prepared to go physically, and mentally to places, many of today's champions couldn't imagine in their worst nightmares! I had the private of meeting Ernie Shavers at a boxing show in the 90's. He was still built like an Ox, and you could feel the power when shaking hands.

[@teddybblazin5628]

Nah that's an incredibly stupid point of view. There always has and always will be warriors willing to put it all on the line regardless of what generation they fought in.

[@vince11harris]

@@teddybblazin5628exactly. I hate when people shit on generations, its annoying as hell

[@yeahno6100]

​@@vince11harrisThis is from when men were men. We're a bunch of little faggots in comparison. You must be as thick as two bricks if you don't realise that..

[@nosir1479]

@@teddybblazin5628 Name 10 fighters who match or exceed their durability today. I understand your point, but the guy is right. Boxing in the 60s and 70s was brutal.

[@cliftonkenny2507]

Ernie Shavers uppercut "An elevator to GOD". Awesome Ouote, I'd imagine heavyweights who felt like they were on that "elevator"will agree with the Quote. 🌴🇫🇯🌹🇦🇺👍😎

[@TheIpwnkyle]

Larry Holmes getting up from that overhand that quickly has got to be the most miraculous things I've ever seen!

[@my2centsiz3]

that puch would have killed, literally killed aa normal man.

[@ascendediam]

​@my2cents03 you can watch full matches and clearly see bruno took less punches to put a person in trouble compared to those guys and to stop them The average opponent couldnt even brawl with bruno cause he hit so hard did you know that?,whereas the average person could with earn and as I said with both George and earn the average person took mutiple shots before falling from clean shots Example Oliver vs bruno watch 1st round very easily bruno was jabbing as soon as the Match starts Oliver couldn't just trade, a man known to be real tough he was flinching from jab weak shots clearly not loaded,mutiple times in the 1st,no round in that match did oliv go toe to toe able to brawl with him when they were face to face Example 2 mike Vs bruno a man heavier than bruno never stood toe to toe trading with him face to face,2nd round he was caught mutiple times by him and hurt very easily,he was dropped by a right cross very easy

[@bskiez]

I don't know who the narrator is but the way he talks about every single fighter in ever series he's done is exceptional and ppl that don't always get the praise they deserve. I can't wait to see a Bronze Bomber and Gypsy review I'm already seeing one of the two as your thumbnail. Great work ethic Rythm B.

[@JoJo-wq3cu]

​@Paddy le Blanc think before posting stupid comments like this.

[@felicecancellara4524]

When I see in certain rankings that Ernie is placed in third place as a power I don't believe in my eyes, the strongest punch in boxing history! The fact that Holmes got up and won by stoppage is incredible…

[@averyt6521]

Floor woke holmes up

[@TomH...]

I met Earnie twice, he was a humble and very decent man twenty years apart the two times I'd spoke with him. Surely, Earnie is in Heaven.

[@championsmaterial]

George Foreman is generally considered the biggest punching heavyweight of the 1970's, (and rightfully so). But no heavyweight in any era HIT as hard as Earnie Shavers. I still maintain the right he landed on Ali in their fight is the single hardest punch Ali ever took from anyone he ever fought. Credit to Rhythm Boxing for highlighting a fighter any boxing fan should respect, and never forget. RIP Ernie.

[@jonmolina948]

Shavers was strong, maybe not as strong as Foreman, but Earnie had velocity and snap in both hands.

[@HypnoticHollywood]

You said George Foreman is rightly considered the biggest puncher of the 1970s but then you said Shavers is the biggest puncher of any decade. You don't see the hypocracy?

[@michaelcorvin951]

@@jonmolina948 George is stronger than Earnie, but Earnie hits harder due his explosive power

[@timothy4557]

George Foreman stated that the hardest punches he ever took were from Gerry Cooney. Personally, I feel Sonny Liston would have to be ranked number 1.

[@jonmolina948]

@@timothy4557 George probably felt Cooney’s left hand and decided to get him outta there quick. I don’t think George liked fighting big punchers. He had a lot of problems with Ron Lyle and wasn’t too excited about Mike Tyson, but Mike Tyson was small and I don’t think it would’ve been too bad for George.

[@elneneray6679]

What an era, what a warriors, what a legends. Too much class in many many bóxers. My eternal respect and admiration for all of them. 🙏

[@kharimerritt4897]

What an explosive, hard hitting fighter Shavers was, considering his shirt statue, and late start in boxing. I agree, when it comes to power, it’s all in the genes. A fighter might be able to improve their power a little bit, but raw power like Shavers had, comes natural. May he Rest In Peace.

[@krimo7622]

Not explosive but more Like a big train

[@jasongomes9151]

Wow! It's amazing to me that E. Shavers didn't start boxing until he was in his 20's and was as successful as he was. He was a beast, some of the best fighters ever wouldn't even step into the ring with him because he hit so hard!

[@inferno1366]

how the hell did larry wake up from that man he is a legend of all time

[@ginta_san]

Earnie's punch made it Holmes hit the canvas hard, waking him up the same time.

[@SouthpawsRule217]

@@ginta_san Imagine losing a fight because you hit your opponent too hard 💀

[@mbry1]

He sent him to meet his maker and the canvas revived him

[@ralphgreenjr.2466]

My wife and I knew Earnie Shavers when we lived in Youngstown, Ohio. He was a gentleman and one of the greatest fighters never to be heavyweight champion! We still have an autographed picture of him.

[@user-isntavailable]

Yessss been wanting to learn about this guy for a while but never found any good docs about him. Thank you

[@UncleDansVintageVinyl]

I love Earnie Shavers. But, man, I also love Larry Holmes. He is so tremendously underrated.

[@lordzooq8987]

Rest in peace to a true masculine warrior, made in battle.

[@ruzcelbeltran]

Thank you so much for this video to pay tribute to mr. Earnie Shaver 🏆🥊 R.I.P

[@imperiousrex1873]

Rest in Power Ernie. I remember being a little boy watching these greats. I didn't get to see much as a 70's baby. But I saw enough to thank God everyday to be able to say I saw my version of the Titanic- 70's heavyweight boxing. Even when I couldn't tie my shoes yet. 🙏🙏🙏

[@blacklivesmatter2083]

You black?

[@imperiousrex1873]

@@blacklivesmatter2083 WDTM=What does that matter?

[@blacklivesmatter2083]

@@imperiousrex1873 it does. Are you black? Gimme a yes or no

[@imperiousrex1873]

@@blacklivesmatter2083 Being tied to your color is the biggest mistake that you can make. It gets you nowhere. That is why I like 70's 80's boxing. You are not talking to a child my friend.

[@blacklivesmatter2083]

@@imperiousrex1873 that’s not the answer to my question. Are you Black? Gimme a yes or no 🎤

[@CousinJesse1]

He’s got the punching power that ALL fighters dream of having. Earnie Shavers and George Foreman both, depending on who you ask.

[@funlover4207]

We haven't seen anyone punch as hard as him until Francis Ngannou

[@milfslayer3202]

@@funlover4207 🙄 ngannou isn’t even remotely close lol, dude is fighting in 4oz gloves in a completely different sport.

[@therealc.t.7085]

@@milfslayer3202 Francis’s power is legit, boxers have even spoke on it. The problem is he can’t use his hands anywhere near as good as a pro-boxer, especially a high level one so power isn’t as dangerous. If Francis even had a high level amateurs ability of hands it would be something to see.

[@el34glo59]

Liston always overlooked. His power was insane and imo the best

[@el34glo59]

​​@@funlover4207 bro stop it 😂. If Shavers ever hit someone with 4 Oz gloves he would have killed someone immediately

[@SageMoss45]

Your channel is so underrated and nothing short of perfection, each and everyone of your videos is very entertaining and informative

[@jorgestramusic]

The way you do these documentaries is poetry, thank you to everyone involved.

[@johntaylor-lo8qx]

Amazing footage !!! I've never seen so much footage of Earnie. I've heard so much about him but he was b4 my generation. Thank you for this. You've got a gr8 team behind you. God Bless this fine channel and those behind it. Please keep up these amazing docs !!!!

[@patprr1756]

Before.

[@cornervermelho]

Half of you guys here probably still saying that Wilder is a bad fighter

[@guywilliams6569]

Holmes is the most underrated champion of all time!

[@geraldfriend256]

Easily. He followed Ali as champ and was not near as charismatic. Also recency bias. Lennox a close second

[@MattanzaMafiaFedora]

@@geraldfriend256 He also competed in a weaker era than Ali and Lewis.

[@nobbytang]

Loved Earnie shavers …remember the ring magazine doing a article on Shavers preparing for the 2nd Larry Holmes championship fight ….Earnie used to chop wood relentlessly every day as well as hitting bags and sparring too but a little shout out here for little Jerry Quarry who stood toe to toe with Earnie and stopped him early …great result for a small heavyweight…

[@brucemedley635]

Shame there wasn't a cruiserweight division back in the day jerry would have been champ no doubt

[@stephenphillip5656]

After retiring from boxing in 1983, he became an ordained minister in Phoenix AZ. He moved to England to become a pastor but also worked as head of security at Hannah's bar in Liverpool. I understand that the local hard cases treated Mr Shavers with a lot of respect...

[@AnaamSings]

I LOVED this! what a great video - ty for upload

[@donnellvickers6314]

2:55 to 3:00 Ernest shavers uppercut was an elevator to God, WELL SAID. RIP

[@Gigadenza]

The punch that Shaved Years off Careers!

[@thebearkhabibwrestled3442]

Earnie really is worth all the spotlight he can get, dude was just different.

[@altovelli0883]

Earnie was a Virgo like Shane Mosley and both first loss was to an Aquarius: Ron Lyle and Vernon Forrest

[@coachingconfidant2785]

@@altovelli0883 me too and i have earnies genes in me. I inherited his power

[@slaphead8835]

A very fair and accurate profile on fan favorite Earnie Shavers. Nice work!

[@0wenfox]

I like your commentary, info and footage. Interesting and thank you 😊 🙏

[@nouredineelfounini1323]

What a fighter, what generosity he showed during his fights...RIP

[@SageMoss45]

The last 45 or so seconds of commentary is nothing but legendary

[@jamesshepherd5222]

Always has been one of my favorite heavyweights. Great video.

[@Sebastianlopez519]

Another high quality production by this channel 👏🏼

[@viranko7530]

Rest in Power Mr Shavers. You were connected to the main power source of the universe

[@robtonge5516]

Great video

[@Martin__10]

Thank you great content

[@jamiew.lacroix7055]

What an excellent documentary of a great and powerful heavy weight, R.I.P. Earnie Shavers.

[@marcusblackburn236]

I saw that fight live and I thought he was gone but like you said he got up off the canvas and won the fight it was an incredible sight to see

[@SandroMassarani]

One of my favorite fighter. Great video! Thanks!

[@The_DEN_of_FIGHTS]

you made a great video!

[@ZerikLaps]

Can already see this is going to be a fantastic video with great editing as per usual, an absolute masterpiece. I appreciate the hard work put into this hope to see more.

[@efraincarrera8395]

If Shavers had finesse in his foot work, he would've been more of a threat than he already was💯

[@Reedinho]

Good weekend for fights got even better by the GOAT posting another banger.

[@RighteousFiyah]

If Ali and Foreman says the man hit hard, best believe you didn’t want to be on the receiving end of those bombs. RIP Earnie Shavers

[@JORDAN.1024]

"Roy took his steps and fell like Ric Flair selling". LOL-FACTS!

[@existentoneness]

I can't seems to get enough of outstanding boxers. They just keep popping up. Ernie Shavers, respect.

[@neilgigandet8145]

Boxing Rhythm you are doing great. I Love this video. I certainly subscribed to this channel.

[@TheRealSonJ]

This man had an amazing career. I'm glad I was able to witness it.

[@thewanderer8720]

Lets Go, Shavers is one of my Favourite fighters

[@dyl5518]

Deadly docs much appreciated 👍🏻💪🏻🤜🏻👊🏻

[@tinytank3596]

another gem to watch keep up the awesome work, I box myself and have a love for the art these videos are a way I can share that love with my family

[@joser51o]

That second fight with Holmes was crazy just like the wilder fury 1st fight

[@CocaineCowboyJones]

That "Oh my god, they killed Kenny!" Cracked me up🤣🤣

[@IRONFIST540]

This did Earnie justice. Amazing video. Hope to see a possible Ron Lyle video

[@user-yw3jo8oe5f]

This is an extraordinary work , perhaps the best on this artist. The power of nature over nurture, a story of man with a heart who find himself in jail . Where he kept his discipline and mind intact . This example plus making work the extraordinary gifts is very inspiring tale for all those who have some kind of misfortune or disadvantage. Real strength of the mind is indeed transforming your negatives into positive. Thoroughly enjoyed all the fellow comments. A lot to learn from sports enthusiasts.

[@headshot6959]

There are many champions, but only one 'hardest ever puncher'. Earnie, you did well.

[@peterjansen3846]

Wonderful tribute to a great fighter and true gentlemen. You will be sadly missed Champ, rest in the peace of the Almighty Creator 🙏.

[@chazzs4365]

That right that put Larry down was arguably one of the greatest hits in history. I don’t know how Larry got up but man Earnie had an 10 gauge shotgun with a slug in the shell, Amazing strength! Huge fan and rip mr Shavers

[@Leonardo_No_Cardio]

The quality of this channel Rhythim Boxing is outstanding unparallel to any other Boxing channel the world has ever known.

[@derrickdubois7307]

I wish you did a video everyday Mr Rhythm Boxing excellent work my friend

[@Korva_Avia]

The secret to Muhammad Ali's success was the body he was born with, and his chin. For some reason Muhammad Ali was extremely hard to knock out. Even the most powerful punches in boxing didn't knock him out. Earnie tore holes in Ali's brain, and Ail didn't fall. So his secret to success was absorbing punishment, tiring his opponents out and then using his Wayne Gretzky equivalent boxing skills to win points. That's not the strategy my heroes take. Earnie is my hero because he's a lion, if it wasn't for the point system Ernie won that fight because he beat the living f*** out of Muhammad Ali

[@papadwarf6762]

You can knock people with parking-sons

[@wagnerrichard2043]

I absolutely loved Shavers as a kid.

[@Shottamanrambo]

Thank you again Rhythm Boxing. Could we get a video about Henry Armstrong because theres a lot of things that I ....and other people... probably don't know

[@tonyanderson937]

Watched it with my morning coffee great watch

[@qalamkaar1984]

these two fights never took place Shavers vs Frazier Shavers vs George…

[@tassapaumavijani2240]

How did Larry "Easton Assassin" Holmes survived his big clean shot? Prime Holmes's toughness was legendary.

[@matthew-jy5jp]

Out of all the boxing channels that I follow on KZbin yours is the best. I love these historic story kind of videos where you're also teaching younger fans about classic Fighters

[@northcarolinaballin1214]

Great video homie keep doin yo thang Fo real tho g & can you do one on sonny Liston dat would be tight as ah mug ya feel me

[@danacarney7017]

I was so lucky to have driven Earnie around for a day. He was such a great person. After I was done for the day. Earnie met with my oldest son and friend. We stayed in touch. Such an amazing person. RIP Earnie. A true Champ and Gentleman.

[@andrewanderson3572]

He could actually Kill the average man easily 😳

[@pauclyoung2124]

Ikr 😳

[@bskiez]

R. I. P. Earnie Shavers

[@riggzthelordofficial]

Can’t stop watching these

[@g2em3]

Good Stuff>>>

[@trillwill205]

That Ron Lyle fight looks like it was BRUTAL. I gotta find the whole fight.

[@WarioSaysSo]

Earnie Shavers indeed was a VERY dangerous big man who had KO power in both his fists. And it is with right reasons many top heavyweights was concerned to fight him. Both Larry Holmes & Mohammad Ali who both had the plan how to out-box Shavers still could not escape from getting hits that took them both down for count. But...Shavers was skill-wise very limited and had serious stamina issues in later rounds. Also Shavers had a great heart, but not a physical chin that matched it! Sad we never got "Big" George Foreman vs. Earnie Shavers, but Foreman have openly said that; "If I had been forced to fight him when I was the champion, I would have had no other option but to fight him, but I'm glad I never had to fight him. The man could truly hurt you and I'm glad I did not have to taste that as Ron Lyle & Gerry Cooney did land hurting bombs. Lule's punches was like a horse-kick and I have a ranch so i know how bad a horse-kick is". Considering Shavers was KO'd in 3rd round against Lyle and Foreman bested Lyle, I have no reason to believe Shavers would have defeated Foreman, but non the less he would have landed some hurting bombs before going down. In a brutal war, Foreman was just to big, to strong and to hard hitting to go down as Foreman had a matching mentality that he would rather die in the ring then let himself get knocked-out or muscled-out by his opponent. Foreman was no fool though and prefered not to go into slugging wars and rather have a distance to hi sopponent and use his giant arms to position his opponents - something he rarley gets credit for is his classic defensive skills.

[@geraldfriend256]

Good take. Foreman had the chin to win that one.

[@WarioSaysSo]

@@geraldfriend256 Amen!!! In a pute power contest where both each-other goes to-to-toe, that is a given victory for Foreman as he would tank you down. Foreman had many tools, but to defeat him you really had to "box" him, use difficult angles and use the ring size to your advantage with smooth movement and move in & out very fast. I tall boxer with reach who had all this was a nightmare for Foreman to take on as Foreman would struggle to get a lock-on.

[@geraldfriend256]

@@WarioSaysSo Foreman had great guard manipulation and would simply shove em back if they got in on him. Frazier s nightmare matchup. Makes me believe prime George outdogs prime Tyson. He would also punch to the chest and arms like Marciano did, and if those guys are hitting you in the arms, it is just like leg kicks in mma.Wears you out.Also parallels Rocky in that he was not a great pugilist in any orthodox way, but had a definite method to it and worked.

[@WarioSaysSo]

@@geraldfriend256 Very well said. That was one if his greatest skills - And why he had such sucsess against swarmers and lugg-types. As long as you stood right infront of him ready to trade, he had you sooner or later as that was where he wanted his opponents.

[@Eric..Cartman]

@@WarioSaysSo he also had one of the toughest chin in boxing history. He could take punishment and keep moving forward.

[@fonduemotz]

Nice, good man.

[@user-qm2wl9ry9n]

What an interesting video because its subject is so interesting. I could see the tremendous power of his (Ernie Shavers) punches in that video , and the narrator summed this up in very good words towards the end of it with his opinion about what power punchers were in themselves : no amount of push ups will make you a power puncher , a power puncher is born , not made .

[@ruzcelbeltran]

16:50 to 17:17 the goosebumps that i felt bro so sad😢 can't believe until now he's already gone

[@tonydouglas334]

One of the most underrated punchers ever, thank you Rhythm 👌🏽 & RIP Earnie Shavers 🕊️

[@Korva_Avia]

I really love Ernie shavers, as a force of nature as a boxer and as a person

[@charlesfinley1893]

Love all your videos. Favor though, can you list the music you use.

[@SonnyK248]

Shavers was a lethal hitter. The scary thing about Foreman though was how slow he would hit you. Shavers' hands weren't as fast as Tyson's but he did have fast shots. Big George just had unreal power. You even look at when old George would fight in the 90's, he just looked like he was fly swatting at times. But if one of those swats caught you it was lights out!

[@Eric..Cartman]

Earnie had the hardest one punch, that's his right hand. Foreman had lethal power in both hands. Foreman was one of a kind athlete. Granite chin, clumsy hands but scary power and built like a bull. He still shows no sign of slurry speech.

[@SonnyK248]

@@Eric..Cartman He was built like a bull but he was also deceptively not that big. You just look at the tale of the tape for the Rumble in the Jungle when he faced Ali who was never known as a monster by any stretch. Height both 6'3. Weight, George was 220 Ali was 212. Ali had a 2 inch reach advantage. Ali had 15 inch biceps to George's 16 inch. Both had 43 inch chests. George had a 14 inch forearm to Ali's 13.5. Ali's thighs were an inch bigger, Ali's fists were half an inch bigger and their calf's were the same size. So we're talking about two guys who are basically the same size. I just think George's presence and his destructive power made him look like a god damn dragon in the ring!

[@Eric..Cartman]

@@SonnyK248 exactly. I wasn't talking about his size. It was about his toughness, power and presence. Anthony Joshua is BIG compared to Foreman but if both faced in ring, Joshua would look like a journeyman in the presence of Foreman.

[@ascendediam]

​@Kyle-tt9gj Norton vs earn ken took mutiple shots in 1st just standing there in the corner Larry the 2nd toughest person earn fought 1st round,earn catches him with a right they even say it was the same shot that caught ali,earn was hurt not in danger then earn catches him 2 times after 1 was clean then the next grazed,Larry shock it off easy,earn keeps hitting him with weak shots hoping to land his best punch his right,the weak shots don't seem to do much damage 2nd right not long after it start earn catches him with his cross clearly clean yes hard,Larry wasn't in trouble at all,then Larry gets caught agian clean wasnt very hurt,these are only examples I can name many more from mutiple matches As I said it's no match where the average or big name person even when bruno wasn't fully loaded where he just was throwing weak shots even,where a person didn't feel those,it isn't any match where the average person just brawled with him face to face and tanked his shots,it's no match where earn fought a man as tough as oliv who tanked brunos legendary jab loaded, So no earn didn't hit close to as hard you're going off of some myth created years ago by people who were lhw and who wasnt that tough and who wasn't used to people who were heavy and with good tech, I dont like bruno style never have and I don't like earn but I can clearly see bruno shots as I explained were very higher than overrated earn it's very easy to see what I said isn't madeup as I have no reason to make it up Earn power just wasn't the same not when I gave you even him just throwing weak shots wasn't the same as weak shots thrown by bruno Also giving you how the average person didn't even brawl with bruno but they could with earn, very obviously the person wasnt willing to go toe to toe face to face cause they know they would be koed You can't go off of some record or quotes,you have to go off of actually reaction to punches as I do,and earn doesn't crack top 20 hardest hitters Mutiple people leave out how Larry took mutiple shots from earn loaded and weak shots they always talk about that shot that dropped him,what about all the others?,no way would Larry be able to tank bruno I know this for a fact,not when oliv who was real tough who was used to being hit by people with way better tech and who was heavier on average couldn't

[@Tredawakandan]

Dope .. Recently found out he was a cousin of mines . May he Rest In Peace

[@GunslingerAlGilead]

2:56 Earnie Shavers’ uppercut was an Elevator to God. Well said man ✊

[@usgalsen]

Who is this excellent narrator? Old schools were just great at almost anything. Fun and educational, it kept me interested to the end.

[@OldielocksNmo50]

I watched Holmes Shavers II. How Larry got up is beyond me..I thought he was done...that wasn't a knockdown, that was getting the whole tree landing on you...props to Larry...

[@ascendediam]

Why you people still hype that drop is odd,you're so slow what about the mutiple shots Larry took before that?,earn power is way overrated,could Larry had tanked bruno/mercer not only where these guys way more tech but heavier and hit way harder on average,it's no match where people took as many clean shots from those guys or others in the same era as the average earn opponent,those 2 didn't even get brawled with on average cause they hit so hard It's even stats I read that shows earn ko ratio vs people above 215lbs is like 46% whereas wlad is almost 90% even wlad in his top 10 pro matches is way more impressive with his fluidity and angles used and power that nobody in 70s showed