Earnie Dee Shaver, best known as Earnie Shavers, was an American former professional boxer whose career as a boxer ranged between 1969 and 1995. Earnie was a two-time world heavyweight championship challenger.
Earnie Shavers parents: Willie Belle Shaver, Curtis Shaver
Earnie was born on August 31, 1944, in Garland, Alabama, USA to his parents Willie Belle SHaver and Curtis Shaver. Aside from the availability of the names of the former boxer, there is not much information about them.
Shavers who died at the age of 78 was known as one of the hardest punchers in heavyweight boxing history. He scored 68 knockout wins, including 23 in the first round. He holds a 76.4% overall knockout ratio. Out of a total of 89 fights, he was defeated only 14 times and draw once.
Earnie started boxing when he was 22 years of age. Before he became a professional boxer, he had quite a short but notable amateur career. Earnie was the winner of the 1969 National AAU heavyweight title.
In March 1969, National Golden Gloves director Tony Mange said Shavers “carries a hefty punch”. He had nine straight knockout wins before he was himself knocked out by the 230-pound (104 kg) West German Horst Koschemann.
His ability to win 44 out of his 47 fights by means of knock-out won him nicknames such as “One Punch,” “Knock Out King,” and “Black Destroyer,” among others.
Earnie was a family who got married to Laverne Payne, and their union produces five beautiful daughters.
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