Earnie Shavers, whose thunderous punches stopped 68 fighters and earned him heavyweight title fights with Muhammad Ali and Larry Holmes, has died. He was 78. Former British boxer and close friend ...

Earnie Shavers drives a right hand to the head of heavyweight champion Larry Holmes during their title fight in Las Vegas on Sept. 28, 1979. Earnie Shavers, whose thunderous punches stopped 68 ...

One of the biggest punchers in history is gone. Earnie Shavers, the longtime heavyweight contender who had more knockouts (68) than most boxers have fights, reportedly died at the age of 78 on ...

Earnie Shavers, whose thunderous punches stopped 68 fighters and earned him heavyweight title fights with Muhammad Ali and Larry Holmes, has died. He was 78. Former British boxer and close friend ...

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File photo from 12-09-15...Boxing legend Earnie Shavers signs autographs at a Warren Rotary meeting on Dec. 9, 2015...by R. Michael Semple Earnie Shavers, who grew up in Braceville and fought for the ...

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