'Bobcat' Bob Stallings ~ "I Lumped Up Earnie Shavers'

[Bill Paxtom]

'Bobcat' Bob Stallings

Bob Stallings raised his hands and celebrates after dropping Earnie Shavers in Round 9.



At the end of Round 9, I knew that the bout was mine to win. All I had to do was keep the
pressure on Earnie in Round 10, and not make any mistakes.

In Round 10, I came out by using constant movement. I kept bobbing-and-weaving, presenting
angles and left Earnie with 'no openings to unload his heavy punches on.

He tried to counter, but his arms were weary and his punches were slow. Then I started to 'zing'
him with my right-hand leads, and I bounced several punches flush off of his head.

Late in the Round I had him wobbly, but I wasn't the type of fighter with a big KO punch.

I still poured it on over the last 30-Seconds, but Earnie hung in there despite being completely
exhausted.