Earnie Dee Shaver, best known as Earnie Shavers, was an American former professional boxer who competed between 1969 and 1995. A two-time world heavyweight championship challenger, Shaver is known for being one of the hardest punchers in heavyweight boxing history.
Shavers fought Muhammad Ali at Madison Square Garden on September 29, 1977. Coming into the bout, Shavers had a record of 54–5–1, with 52 knockouts. Ali nicknamed Shavers “The Acorn” because of his shaved bald head.
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Shaver was married to Laverne Payne. They had five daughters from their marriage together; Tamara, Cynthia, Catherine, Carla, and Amy.
He began to rise to the upper ranks of the heavyweight division after he hired Cleveland-based promoter, Don King, to be his manager.
His wins included a novice Jimmy Young who later became a world championship contender. Stepping up the class of opposition, he came to public prominence with a first-round KO of one-time WBA heavyweight champion Jimmy Ellis.
