Earnie Shavers: The man who finished “The Greatest”

Called by many the hardest heavyweight puncher in history, Earnie Shavers made his pro debut in November 1969, with a second round KO over one Silas Johnson. Johnson became the first of a number of fighters to be knocked flat or stopped, that number would eventually total 67.

Shavers didn’t waste any time following up his first victory – he fought another two times in the same week in November. However, the third of these … Read Article