The Hardest Puncher In Boxing History - Earnie Shavers 🕊

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[@Hebrew247]

The punishment these men took back then is unbelievable.

[@thegreat1548]

& they loved every moment of it especially joe frazier.

[@queloqjohnny4839]

​@@thegreat1548 Loved every moment is a strong take

[@thegreat1548]

@@queloqjohnny4839 yes they were willing to put it all on the line they made no excuses, MEN WERE MADE DIFFERENT back then.

[@richportercrewonfiverr5179]

They were different type of fighters back then. Just built different

[@queloqjohnny4839]

@@thegreat1548 I guess but there was also less cameras so we see and hear a lot more. There were a lot of cowards back then too but they fly under the radar. Honestly I can't say coward in the sport of boxing cuz to get in the ring ur already a certain caliber but yk what I mean. Not every fighter was built like that. Old days the stars got all the talk and buzz and regular athletes flew under the radar big time. Like in NBA Wilt Chamberlain a beast old toughness etc etc but in comparison the league was way softer then him but we don't talk about the league being undertalented. Same situation here, top heavyweights from today's era I have no doubt can go toe to toe with some of these guys for real. And if ur in amateur boxing and u see some of these up and coming fighters , they can def compete bro

[@user-xn1lx4cl7f]

R.I.P Earnie Shavers The hardest puncher in boxing.

[@Cytrexss]

@@Pizna32september 1, 2022

[@williemitchell5262]

.....and I assumed it wàs G Foreman

[@dermothoran1814]

Absolutely agreed. What I would give, as an older man, to see a prime Shavers in the current era. And Ali, Foreman, even Mike Weaver. All would dominate now, and earn huge money?! Rest in peace, sir, the world knows how good you were.

[@gurnblanston5000]

Tyson vs Shavers

[@williemitchell5262]

Cause we, of color, always think that big "Mufuz" are the strongest and fiercest!!

[@michaelshaversr8884]

Rip Uncle Earnie say Hi to Grandma and Grandpa for me. 🙏🏽

[@mr.finger9877]

You are related to him?

[@shriharihudli8596]

@@mr.finger9877 Based on his name I think so.

[@Grandmasterkiller]

​@@shriharihudli8596 that's a Shaver name not Shavers

[@JK-qr9rt]

Yeah, and my granddad is John Kennedy.

[@michaelshaversr8884]

Yes I'm related to him. He was my Dad younger brother. The media misspelled his name and people ran with it. If you look at old advertising his real last name is Shaver. His Mother and Father last name spelled Shaver....

[@joeventre9357]

The look Ali had in his eyes when he said “Ernie Shavers”…you know he meant that shit 😮

[@misterpalmer]

Hell yeah

[@Mark-nh3up]

WITHOUT HESITATION

[@skellietitlz1051]

The way his teeth glistened when he talked about shavers, you could tell he meant it...

[@user-rt5br1zi3u]

Despite he faced Forman Fraizer Lyle 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@martymadison303]

​@@skellietitlz1051underrated comment.

[@vonteflon]

How quickly he responded to that question.

[@mimmoum3236]

True, No doubt possible in his brain

[@timhoward5]

I gave you your 100th like because you are 💯.

[@IsmetDuman]

cause he was honest and sincere with his own experiences in whole boxing world.

[@h22027j]

its edited

[@user-yg4jt2bm4z]

Ernie Shavers was not only the hardest hitting boxer, he was like Joe Frazier in life, a true, classy, well spoken gentleman. R.I.P. Ernie.

[@justmyopinion7269]

Joe Frazier was "well-spoken"?!

[@allanwiki1359]

Big Geargr knocked them ali was just lucky

[@Pppjmancurry]

Rest in peace Muhammad Ali aka THE GOAT

[@shriharihudli8596]

RIP Earnie Shavers as well.

[@SeanMack1]

R.I.P benny harvey too

[@edwardnjie2849]

Allah y rahmou

[@burthectorcummings6732]

ali was great but never the greatest

[@nazrulazli1621]

Innalillahiwainnailaihirojiun . ALLAHUMAFighrlahu warhamhu waafihi wafuanhu . Hope Allah granted the highest jannah to our beloved Muhammad Ali . Aminn . ❤️he the great example to all muslim . Same goes to mike tyson .

[@brucewinfield1909]

Once met Earnie, nicest guy in the world!

[@Paul-jf7wp]

Yes. Very nice man. Met him a few times in Liverpool years back at a club he worked at

[@ibrahimfergani1729]

@@Paul-jf7wp what he works in the club ??

[@shriharihudli8596]

@@ibrahimfergani1729 Not anymore. He died last year.

[@classickaiju9656]

was

[@iansansan255]

I always find it funny that some of the scariest boxers ever are also some of the nicest dudes youll ever meet

[@Razah.]

Bro, Larry holmes was out cold for those 5 seconds 😭😭

[@larryjohnson3178]

I can't believed Holmes got up from that punch ! Ali fought him ,Ali was old but never went down!

[@cocotimbo]

He was out cold Larry said but he hit the canvas so hard he woke up!

[@shaunastokes1906]

Sadly, he didn't have enough gas to finish even though I was a Holmes fan.

[@kevinpatillo6717]

Hit his head on the mat so hard he woke up! But he was out COLD! The MAT woke him up from the impact of hitting it so hard. Earnie hit him beyond consciousness. Larry Holmes still today has a calcium deposit (knot) from Earnies punch some 40 yrs later. Just wow. Life altering and die slow torment from a man ! You would think a sledgehammer to receive a calcium deposit knot on your forehead.

[@Rhatid-mon]

lt was a MIRACLE Holmes survived that fight.😮

[@davekirkwood9076]

After his boxing career was over , he was a doorman on a pub in Liverpool. He pretty much spent his whole shift shaking fans hands.. RIP legend.

[@jjjjdooley]

A man like that would be carrying duffle bags full of money if he fought now.

[@xavierlemon7035]

​@@jjjjdooley He was a puncher in a Era of boxers in the heavyweight division your absolutely right klitchscho fury wilder Joshua would be lunch meat

[@doyoucomply8770]

So true and I was one of them!!!

[@srgetem]

@@xavierlemon7035 what a casual take lmao Fury n Klitschko are legitimately skilled and tactful heavyweights

[@xavierlemon7035]

@@srgetem Lennox Lewis beat Vitali without training stop playing with me smokey

[@LivesInLibertyCity]

I always imagined Ernie hit like getting a steel girder swung around your head

[@CousinJesse1]

One fighter said that when Shavers hit you, it felt like taking your toes individually and hitting them one by one with a sledgehammer.

[@lightninggaming016]

Probably like a hydrogen boom going off on ya face

[@dontbeshy8947]

The way he said “Yeah Man” you know Shavers was the truth 😂😂

[@randomposts6126]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@rock8448]

“Hardest Hitter” EARNIE SHAVERS

[@madamtuzam]

I don't think so

[@riso9059]

​@@madamtuzam enlighten us then buddy

[@mimmoum3236]

A marksman

[@diddykong2143]

@@riso9059it’s been a month and he still hasn’t enlightened us.

[@Polar-pencil]

​@@diddykong2143he will say Tyson

[@muhammadfajri2687]

Respect to Larry Holmes who can get up after that "ending life" punch

[@byranwitherspoon5369]

Still don’t know how he got up… larry said him hitting the ground actually woke him up… he said he was OUT

[@harrydroberson4096]

Larry was a bad man top 3 heavyweight of all time

[@hardtofollow3685]

Same way fury got up when Wilder colded him

[@byranwitherspoon5369]

@@hardtofollow3685 no fury was out out sleep and was given a long count to get up… larry hits the ground and immediately gets up not the same… but to fury credit him getting up at all was a feat

[@byranwitherspoon5369]

@@harrydroberson4096 i agree

[@DanielLynch-dn7pb]

R.I.P. Earlier Shaver, and Muhammad Ali

[@abhijitha4071]

WTF

[@coreyharding4837]

you could tell how quick Ali responded that he was telling the truth on that one

[@nathanielnesbitt9595]

Ali.was always truthful ❤

[@jcims]

Didn't event blink to think about it.

[@therealc.t.7085]

This was actually just a few months after that fight.

[@DGTubbs]

I love it! Ali didn't even hesitate when asked.

[@ryanvandoren1519]

"He took all i had and hit hard." What a sign of repsect from Ali.

[@yosiahbenisrael5718]

Met Ernie Shavers in San Quentin Prison he came up there and talked to us inmates and signed books he gave us. Cool Dude💯✅

[@lovealways2609]

so good, that you tell others of the goodness of another - G-d [YHVH] Almighty shall bless you for this

[@tomwinslow5086]

Ernie Shavers never got the recognition he deserved.

[@josephshields2922]

He lost too many (14) fights.

[@gregb1758]

Back when heavyweights actually knew how to fight.

[@billywalker8375]

Yeah Tyson Furry is a Bad man !

[@gregb1758]

Those guys would have took his lunch money and gave him a wedgie

[@tilobo5417]

And also weighed 200lbs 😂

[@edwardmollon7635]

Lewis could fight and was the best ever and this Tyson Fury is something special, just watch those two fight and you'll have a new respect for them two, Lennox and Fury are the only ones today who could fight and be great back then, the only ones, but you are right though

[@budgonstopCANELO]

@@billywalker8375Tyson Fury is a known cheater Foh🤡🤣

[@mouradharounewingch2891]

One of the giants said his punch is like a horse kick... When boxing legends admit that, it means the man was lethal

[@tomhewetson2904]

Ernie shavers is also one of the giants.

[@mouradharounewingch2891]

@@tomhewetson2904 Yes, of course. He has punished a good number of prominent boxers in the ring

[@shriharihudli8596]

@@mouradharounewingch289170 wins by knockout. Utterly insane.

[@rnkmode1876]

Even more amazing, after Shavers put Holmes down with that crushing right hand, Holmes got up!... and Holmes won that fight!.

[@geeskin5750]

Holmes said when shavers hit him he was out cold hitting the floor woke him up

[@davidleonard7439]

​@@geeskin5750 damn 😂😂😂

[@creativestudio101]

​@@geeskin5750funny... He did hit him with an enormous shot, how the hell did he get up from that

[@geeskin5750]

@@creativestudio101 ikr

[@creativestudio101]

@@geeskin5750 yeah, I remember watching the Holmes fights back in the days... I always cheered for Ali, but then gradually came to like Holmes, always liked his demeanor, business like character, those were the days

[@TheRholley]

Shows how great of chin that Ali, Foreman and Holmes had .

[@manteiv]

The old era of Heavyweights would whoop the Heavyweights of now. I honestly sense and feel they were a lot more dangerous, ferocious, gutsy and actually were really skilled boxers.

[@fuckrightoff]

Many/most of them? Sure. All of them? Highly doubt it. Deontay Wilder can knock a horse off its feet just as hard if not even harder than Earnie Shavers and we also had a pretty few very good decent HWs in the last 10 years. The thing is, the sport evolved in a way that sometimes it's too technical and it's sometimes difficult to gauge what are these boxers made of. Tyson Fury might not be the greatest or the most entertaining HW boxer but I think he's doing a fairly good job at least.

[@calebjohnson701]

No boxers of the past were very uneducated when it came to diet,training and stupid myths like don’t lift weights it’ll make you stiff or don’t have sex before a fight. Athletes in general today are better because the training is better.

[@Vihara2]

@@calebjohnson701 you dont need to lift weights though, Tyson got all his power from just punching heavy bags.

[@calebjohnson701]

@@Vihara2 He did body weight exercises which is using his own weight it’s still lifting

[@captainahab2485]

@@fuckrightoff Deontay Wilder trips over his own feet when throwing punches. He’s got by on his right hand for so long, because the competition he faced allowed him to. As soon as he got in the ring with someone who could box, he was fucked!

[@benjin0311]

The way Ali just straight come out with it instantly just shows how much it stood out to him. He didn't even have to think.

[@jacksblack9081]

That amazes you? Jeez

[@benjin0311]

@@jacksblack9081 it doesn't say anywhere in my comment that it amazes me? 🤦

[@aryanrahimi3242]

What the… that’s crazy his glove imploded?! Straight out of an anime.

[@jirimijirimijirimi]

Tore the heck out of that glove

[@markjohnson2080]

MY MOTHER FUCKING GRANDFATHER! GOD REST HIS SOUL. LOVE YOU GRANDPA!❤❤❤❤❤

[@ladistar]

Wow that’s amazing! It’s an honor to be related to this man. You should be very proud. Hardest hitter in boxing history.

[@shazebahmed0704]

You’re grandad was one bad son of a b

[@realirongreat]

finally someone talking about the hardest hitter of all times😊

[@benitoguerrero3574]

To have the respect of Muhammad Ali means Earnie was the real deal 🎉 Rip both these great legends 🙏🏽

[@CaptainTeach1]

Underrated for sure

[@joekewl13]

Shavers was a beast!!!

[@godSPARDA1995]

Gotta stand for something when your boxing name is Puncher of the Century I mean holy shit. This mans power was preposterous!!!

[@shriharihudli8596]

@@godSPARDA1995Nuclear bombs in both hands.

[@DavidSmith-tu1nd]

Ali was all class, wish I could have seen him in his prime. R.I.P. Champ.

[@abuabdoalwaheed9967]

I did some work in his previous house in Cherry Hill New Jersey, and the owner kept all the pictures of Muhammad Ali over there and I took some pictures myself with those pictures. RIP champ.

[@Alvin-ms8rq]

I met Ali twice in my life..

[@heavycurrent7462]

What the fck is a could of David?

[@DavidSmith-tu1nd]

@@heavycurrent7462 When I was old enough to go to events. Larry Holmes was beating him up. That was a fight that shouldn't have happened. Ali was past his prime.

[@DavidSmith-tu1nd]

@@heavycurrent7462 Hawthorne the III. Could've or could of.

[@Limitsarefortheweak5567]

Damn right he was the hardest hitter

[@idklol4197]

seeing ali wobble is crazy

[@shduevak]

Met Ernie when he was doing some door work in Liverpool, England. He greeted everyone with a "Good evening sir/ma'am" shook everyones hand. True gentlemen. Glad i had the pleasure sir, RIP.😔

[@bartram33]

Yeah, met him on the door at Yates. Shook hands with him. What a nice man👍

[@mmdetoro]

Larry getting up from that punch to win the fight 7 rounds later is one of the greatest things I have ever seen in boxing

[@jm7578]

I used to watch Earnie Shavers when I was a child, he was totally awesome

[@schuylerbond5037]

The fact that Ali took on all these killers is wild

[@markjohnson2080]

Long live my Grandfather!!

[@markusbanks7572]

He had a punch from a different Dimension!! Hard Punch is a understatement.. Much Respect & R.I.P Earnie Shavers!! 🫡✊️💯

[@suj1201]

Earnie Shavers, Sonny Liston, and George Foreman were the greatest power punchers.

[@brucemedley635]

And don't forget max baer

[@LTD538]

Earnie started boxing at like 20 years old aswell, imagine what a monster this dude could’ve been if he was training as a kid

[@adorable6385]

He was a personal friend to this humble merchant mariner and have pictures

[@GroveStreet5]

The Hardest puncher of all time

[@dazdavis7896]

Not even remotely close. Tyson hit far harder than he ever did and it’s not even debatable. ESPN even ranked him as the #1 hardest hitter in history. The ring magazine is irrelevant, they’re the most incompetent, biased boxing publication to ever exist. ESPN is what matters, not “the ring”…. Tyson ended careers and knocked dudes into another dimension. He hit Michael Johnson harder than Earnie Shavers ever hit ANYONE in his career. Johnson was out cold for minutes. Had to be physically woken up by the doctor.. He bout knocked his Afro off his head.

[@TheGhost0312]

​@@dazdavis7896 bro Hollyfield fought Tyson 2 times and big George and said George hit harder. And Ali fought Foreman, Ron Lyle and Shavers and said that Shavers for sure hit the hardest.

[@dazdavis7896]

@@TheGhost0312 Tyson fighting him was Tyson washed up and mentally damaged. That was not Tyson in his prime kid. No, he DIDNT. Tyson hit FAR harder than Earnie shavers ever did. Stop talking.

[@tupacwallace3113]

​@@dazdavis7896 Tyson overrated af

[@dazdavis7896]

@@tupacwallace3113 😆😆😆😆😆😆😆 You’re done. Disqualified. Stop talking… He is the goat. Prime Tyson (21-23) before he let Don King ruin his life and just started smokin bud before fights and literally stopped training altogether was the greatest fighter to ever step into the ring; and by FAR the hardest hitter. There is a REASON he’s ranked as the #1 hardest hitter by ESPN kid. Do you know how many undefeated fighters’ careers he ENDED? Michael Spinks was the reigning undefeated undisputed Light Heavyweight champ and Tyson literally ended his entire career. I don’t even remember how many undefeated fighters took their 1st career L from Tyson. A lot. You VERY clearly don’t have a single clue what tf you’re talking about. Congratulations proving you know nothing about boxing at all kid.

[@PR1ME98]

My dad watched the Ali and Shavers fight when he was growing up and he said it was like a visual representation of speed vs power.

[@jharris3419]

Ernie Shavers & Rocky Marciano are in a class of their own. RIP to both of them ❤

[@KUzZ911]

Ernie Shavers or George Forman the hardest hitting power punches of all time

[@shriharihudli8596]

Ali fought everyone so we can take his word for it.

[@g.creighton3601]

Muhammad Ali and George Foreman said Ernie shavers was the hardest puncher they've ever seen.

[@ChrisMillerman]

Guess you never heard of a guy named Mike Tyson 🙄 in his prime he would have put them all away in round 1 period

[@lightninggaming016]

​@@ChrisMillermanshit sonny Liston would fold Mike Tyson but I guess you don't know who he is

[@gaigegrosskreutzmissingbic5591]

​@@lightninggaming016no he wouldnt. Ali lost fights, Holmes lost. Frazier lost, Forman lost. So did tyson. But tyson was faster than anyone in thay era went up againsnt. Yes i watched it.

[@stuntmangMUSIC]

This was before Mike. When mike came around, notice in interviews Ali's attitude with Tyson. With other great legends sitting and talking Loud mouth old dude was like "Everybody in this room takes mike Tyson in their prime" Ali instantly even through his disease and off camera Ali says "Speak for yourself". Or when Mike meets Ali on an interview and although Ali was getting slow in vocal response it was like they were both nervous, even was asked who would win, he instantly points at Tyson. Then goes on his normal stuff like "But i was so fast, but if he hit me. ..... ZZzzzz." Ali knew what prime Mike was. Mike worshipped Muhammad cause they were both top tier in styles built to impress not just win. Nobody ever throws mike a bone but Ali did and never hesitated to talk over someone in that response.

[@thespy7795]

B.S. Tyson was TRASH. He fought Bums. An Old,Sick Holyfield knocked out Tyson. Bum ass Buster Douglas knocked out Tyson. Ali ONLY acknowledged Mike because Mike idolized him. Tyson was s ZERO!!

[@ascendantking2178]

I thought i was the only one that noticed ali saying "speak for yourself" in that interview

[@crimsonking8344]

Mike is not even top 5 hardest punchers, he has said it himself. Mike was a combo master, but in terms of raw strength, Foreman, shavers, Sonny Liston to name a few were stronger than Mike. Even prime Holyfield said 40 year old Foreman punches were like getting hit by bricks and couldn’t even KO an old Foreman. This just shows why they called Ali generation of boxers the golden era of boxing. Prime Ali would destroy prime Tyson. He was just being humble towards Mike.

[@stuntmangMUSIC]

@@crimsonking8344 True. Sonny Liston broke bones when you block his punches lol. Although Ali hyped up the fight a lot, they made the biggest hype in entertainment that time. Sonny legit took a dive under 1min in the first round. There were definitely huge bets on Sonny despite his age and Ali's skill, even Ali joked about it. He talked about "how fast he was and at that moment he hit Sonny, everyone blinked. So they needed to hold their eyes open to see the KO" LOL He also didn't get up when he could have. He retired with that.

[@richardjones3792]

"Both nervous" 😂😂😂 amateur body language expert and boxing casual. Ali would beat Tyson 4 times out of 5. Styles make fights. Ali would stick and move. Tyson lost every time there was resistance. Ali was mentally much stronger. Ali would've took him into the late rounds and drowned him. Only people who don't understand boxing look at Tysons highlight reel and mean demeanour and think ooooo Tyson would've killed Ali!!!

[@jeffreyharris3887]

That punch that floored Holmes would have knocked out 99 percent of any heavyweight in history

[@jjupiter466]

Ali had no doubt about his conviction on that one. That response was faster than light itself.

[@matthibbs3165]

Shavers possessed a beast of a right hand

[@siennafalls]

these edits are unreal 🙌🙌🙌🙌

[@saadvornamereicht6633]

What do you mean?

[@WhoDaF0ok1sThatGuy]

Frazier, Ali, Shavers, Lyle, Ellis, Quarry, Stander, Cobb, the list goes on. It’s sad to see how badly their healths deteriorated. Sadly Frazier’s deteriorated very early due to his fight with developing Liver Cancer and High Blood pressure before age 27. They may be gone but their legacies live on!

[@KevinKone-uj9ys]

That dude was a tough out for any boxer in those days. Shavers was the dude you really didn’t want to fight in your quest for a belt.

[@mikewhite6288]

Ali said earnie shavers hit so hard it jarred his ancestors in Africa

[@youngtc7754]

Damn... Ali answered fast AF! He didn't even have to think about the answer to THAT question. I didn't know that Shavers was hitting harder than Foreman. I REALLY didn't know Shavers was like THAT though...😳

[@user-dc9oq2pr6v]

The scary thing is that Ali fought both liston and foreman, which proves that shavers was really the hardest hitter ever

[@ajsimpson4478]

Love the fact that if you look at these legends...they're so humble

Sensational puncher and humble gentle human being. A legend.

[@samerbasma6071]

Ali always demonstrated why he was the best❗️He complimented a great boxer and did not let the words back… Ali always followed his believes & not the major crowd! Like standing against the war in Vietnam…

[@johnnwako2488]

Spot on!

[@SD80]

Shavers threw punches like anvil dropping. Shavers, Liston ,Marciano, Foreman, Tyson were smashers

[@coypandora0795]

Tyson wasn’t the most powerful he was just fast and aggressive

[@SD80]

@@coypandora0795 give me 4 not on the list that hit harder

[@elshanks1578]

@@SD80 wilder, tua, frazier, joe Louis

[@SD80]

@@elshanks1578 I’ll give tua and Frazier. Joe was technique and Wilder just throws haymakers not punches

[@coypandora0795]

@@SD80 wilder still hits harder

[@colinkennedy4646]

Ali was quick to answer that question. And he's right cause he looked like he hit like a freight train...

[@devastationofmankind3495]

That second overhead right was no joke enough to kill the average person...like you can actually kill another human being with a punch that strong.

[@TruthOnly142]

RIP Bert Sugar

[@user-ew9cc6ip9n]

My favourite boxer

[@RemnantRevisioned-nd7pe]

E. SHAVERS. An All-time Great Without Da Belt.

[@Zippadeedoodaa-nt8om]

I love watching old boxing matches. Shavers is a legend. He fought in an era where the heavyweight division was the best in history. All of the top 10 fighters of that era would dominate the heavyweight division today.

[@Mahmoud_Galal_Abdelbasit]

Later on 1980’s he said Tyson hits harder.

[@coypandora0795]

He really doesn’t

[@barbelljoe]

He never fought Tyson so can't be sure Tyson hits better combinations for sure

[@NateS917]

Tyson hits like a freight train that you cant deny, but he didnt hit as hard as earnie

[@bc6352]

Shavers and Deontay Wilder are the most devastating one punch knockout artists in HW history. But not necessarily the greatest finishers. Larry Holmes and Bernardo Mercado both got off the deck to stop Shavers. Ron Lyle also was heavily knocked down by Shavers in 1975 but came back to kayo him. Tex Cobb and Ron Stander survived his bombs to stop Shavers. Even Roy "Tiger" Williams had Shavers exhausted and all but out on his feet in 1976. Ref gave Earnie an eight count and he roared back to kayo the durable, steel-chined Williams. Jimmy Young was kayoed early by Shavers in about 1973. But in 1974 the slick boxing Young held Shavers to a draw. A bout most ringside observers thought Young should have won. Not to mention his being blown away by Jerry Quarry in the 1st round in 1973 then losing to the unheralded Bob Stallings by decision in 1974. Shavers had brutal power and tons of heart. But as a finisher he is not in the same league as the great ones like Dempsey, Louis, Marciano, Liston, Frazier, Foreman. He did go 15 rounds with a shot Ali to his credit losing a close but comprehensive 15-round decision.

[@abdulraheem468]

Shavers had bad stamina

[@flixs1353]

Deontay wilder sucks

[@daviclar867]

That's some great history you know!

[@lightninggaming016]

If shavers had Muhammad Ali stamina it would been over with

[@tppwttiger2244]

Speaking of stamina. If you tell Earnie Shavers that he’s going to fight Teofilo Stevenson of Cuba 🇨🇺 for 3 rounds, Earnie would’ve smiled on that and said 3 rounds? That’s all I need! He would’ve flattened Teofilo Stevenson. Because Earnie now knows that he doesn’t have to worry about stamina. Earnie now knows that he has 3 rounds to knock out the Cuban fighter. And Earnie will.

[@carlmiller8138]

The fight people wanted was George Foreman v Ernie Shavers. Both men hit like mules.

[@michaeldongottilocklear1192]

His glove imploded😮

[@sikeyno.8797]

Earnie was a precision puncher more than a strong puncher he would wind up and set up into a really strong punch, I think foreman is the strongest simply cause every punch he threw hurt

[@christofferthorsson607]

says a lot then when foreman didn't want anything to do with him

[@texnpjel2450]

​@@christofferthorsson607 😂

[@sikeyno.8797]

@@christofferthorsson607 that doesn’t mean anything and foreman just says stuff like that cause he’s older and humble a prime foreman would have dogged shavers

[@richardjones3792]

Did you personally feel the punches? I'll listen to Ali and Holmes over you.

[@braxtonthomas6194]

I was at that fight. Joe Louis Arena Detroit Michigan. Thomas Hearns vs.Pipino Cuevas under card.

[@sbphillips177]

Oh man!! you were there? that's awesome...can't imagine..that last round to be there and see that..!

[@bryanwaitman586]

Really loved watching Ali when I was growing up definitely a special human being

[@Revelian1982]

Bert Sugar! I could hear him talk about boxing all day.

[@danzemacabre8899]

he hit Ali flush and dude wobbled but did not go down, the others went down like a sack of potatoes, Alis chin was unreal

[@tetarra2529]

I never seen him fight live, but from videos I always asked my older family an boxing fans about him and to my conclusion I thought and seen from highlights that he was that strong and good, just came up at wrong time, put him in the 80's he go undefeated with 90% ko

[@jey524]

RIP the great Earnie Shavers

[@Champion-Heart]

I met Ernie Shavers years ago in Grand Pararie Tx at a Boxing event real cool guy. R.I.P. 👊🏽

[@johnwick126]

America... Make up your mind !! Who is the greatest?

[@flxcsfrr0839]

Float like a butterfly sting like a bee, there's only one GOAT, the one and only MUHAMMAD ALI

[@user-ew9cc6ip9n]

Rocky Marciano

[@StreetArtistsOfTheWorld]

Rocky Marciano / Foreman.

[@bernardtugar2965]

Ali know.

[@richardprado5914]

"I've never fought Ernie Shavers, thank Godness". - George Foreman.

[@jamallhayden2512]

R.I.P 🕊️

[@derekedwards5817]

I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Shavers at the fighter's convention in Vegas when Mayweather fought Pacquiao. Such a man and fighter. RIP

[@knives5964]

Earnie was the kind of boxer who gave you brain damage when he landed them hits

[@adriangreen7995]

It always amazes watching these videos of the old boxers/legends. People I never even heard of before hence earnie m. I had no clue , now ima watch some highlights because man these guys fr went at it & took beatings like no other. Just sometimes wish I was of there to witness it. I can only imagine ppl who actually got to witness it even on tv or in person 😭.

[@ManaSamaSRK]

I love how Ali didn't even hesitate to say it was Earnie who was the hardest hitter. That's how you know.

[@michaelratliff9449]

Earnie was a powerful, serious Boxer ... and he meant business when he stepped into the ring. RIP CHAMP

[@Skillissued.]

These modern boxers are so fkn lucky they weren't boxing back then with all these absolute monsters💀

[@warwickscram1656]

Tex Cobb literally broke Earnie Shavers' jaw.

[@pseudo2898]

I heard that even smokin Joe Frazier was hesitant to give Earnie a title shot

[@niversilva7137]

Y cómo no dudaría? Si Foremann lo destrozó y uno de los golpes realmente lo levanta del piso antes de caer

[@Iand817]

Man this guy had the most devastating right hand imo, RIP Earnie Shavers 🕊🥊

[@thegoat6116]

a lot of fighters got up from his right hand but i believe he can put any man down

[@josejimenez6685]

These were the good years in boxing

[@x_flies]

The fact that he didn’t knock Ali out just makes him the GOAT. Forget everything else.

[@virgildavis502]

Ali called him the acorn

[@Storm27ification]

Earnie Shavers was no joke when it came to punching his opponents

[@GrandChamp93]

The Music In The Background Makes This Sound Even More Devastating 💥💣💥💥

[@anonymous-vy8lz]

How Larry Holmes got up after getting hit by a mule kick like a punch flush on the jaw still amazes me to this day.

[@user-ok5]

Earnie shavers is a mule

[@alexandrameganco8104]

When the Greatest said it there is no debate.