Samuel Peter replacing Earnie Shavers in the 70's...

[Beanflicker]

Peters is not Shavers.

You're not seriously suggesting that Shavers was a better fighter than Sam Peter??

I think Shavers has to be the most overrated guy in boxing history. I don't think the people heaping so much praise on him have actually seen his fights, aside from maybe a KO montage on Youtube.

[Max Power]

Peters is not Shavers.

You're not seriously suggesting that Shavers was a better fighter than Sam Peter??

I think Shavers has to be the most overrated guy in boxing history. I don't think the people heaping so much praise on him have actually seen his fights, aside from maybe a KO montage on Youtube.

Unfortunately that's all most ppl have seen, and the oldies here that know better rely on the fact that most youngsters haven't or wont watch his complete fights to know any better.

They are for the most part pretty safe because his fights are basically "unwatchable" for any reason but study purposes.

But YouTube caught up with them and the evidence is now at the fingertips

For the record, the Shaver/Ali fight was a close call, and for an objective fan like youself Beanz it's fine to call it for Ali, my main point being that for Ali to have such a close competitive fight with a guy like Shavers makes a Peter/Ali confrontation a highly relevant question.

The usual OTNB mantra of "Peter wouldn't win a round" or "Ali wipes the floor" against Peter simply doesn't hold up to proper analysis with Ali's ACTUAL performance.