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    Default Re: Was the power of Earnie Shavers overrated?

    Quote Originally Posted by Master View Post
    So many fighters say Shavers hit hard and yet you deniers still can not accept it.
    Because as i said, those guys never fought the klitchko brothers, lewis, and even david tua.

    Shavers was a hard puncher for his size and during that era.

    There are tons of guys who punches harder than him.

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    Default Re: Was the power of Earnie Shavers overrated?

    Tex Cobb:"Larry Holmes doesn't hit as hard as Earnie Shavers. Nobody hits like Shavers. If anybody hit harder than Shavers, I'd shoot him.""Earnie Shavers could punch you in the neck and break your ankle."

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    Default Re: Was the power of Earnie Shavers overrated?

    Quote Originally Posted by brocktonblockbust View Post
    Tex Cobb:"Larry Holmes doesn't hit as hard as Earnie Shavers. Nobody hits like Shavers. If anybody hit harder than Shavers, I'd shoot him.""Earnie Shavers could punch you in the neck and break your ankle."
    I guess in the year 2030 we will have to say Wlad doesn't punch hard...maybe he did back in the stone ages of 2012 when guys weren't 6'11 like today....

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    Quote Originally Posted by SlimTrae View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by brocktonblockbust View Post
    Tex Cobb:"Larry Holmes doesn't hit as hard as Earnie Shavers. Nobody hits like Shavers. If anybody hit harder than Shavers, I'd shoot him.""Earnie Shavers could punch you in the neck and break your ankle."
    I guess in the year 2030 we will have to say Wlad doesn't punch hard...maybe he did back in the stone ages of 2012 when guys weren't 6'11 like today....
    There is a big difference.

    Wladimir's power in this stone age was PROVEN against the biggest and the best!

    In Earnies age, his power FAILED against the biggest and the best!

    Remember it was you who told me that delivery is important is power assessment!
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    Default Re: Was the power of Earnie Shavers overrated?

    You owe me money if you want to quote my blog LOL
    "Enough with the games mate! Your messing with the Grand Master!"

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    Quote Originally Posted by max power View Post
    you owe me money if you want to quote my blog lol

    how much?

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    Default Re: Was the power of Earnie Shavers overrated?

    So much talk lately over a bum. Whether Earnie is the hardest puncher of all time, the 5th hardest puncher of all time, the 100th hardest puncher of all time, or whether he punched like a sissy, the fact remains... he was a bum, a never-was, a no chin, a no heart, a no stamina, never was a champ and never would have been regardless of what era he fought in. He's an interesting novelty but he doesn't deserve to be talked about so much.
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    Default Re: Was the power of Earnie Shavers overrated?

    Earnie Shavers

    Had 'perfect' hair.

    There wasn't a single strand out of place.

    * His Knockout of Kenny Norton was beautiful. 'Awesome destruction'

    * He 'dislodged' Muhammad Ali's brain and ruined the man.

    * He floored the 5th Greatest Heavyweight of All-Time. 'Larry Holmes'.

    * He was the only human to floor and 'Knockout' > Roy 'Tiger' Williams.

    * Devastating early KO's over 'highly regarded' Howard Smith and 'rock-jawed' Henry Clark.

    * The only man to floor and Knockout 'Lil' Jimmy Young.

    Shall we continue.
    Last edited by Bill Paxtom; 12-30-2014 at 07:02 AM.

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    Default Re: Was the power of Earnie Shavers overrated?

    Quote Originally Posted by Beanflicker View Post
    So much talk lately over a bum. Whether Earnie is the hardest puncher of all time, the 5th hardest puncher of all time, the 100th hardest puncher of all time, or whether he punched like a sissy, the fact remains... he was a bum, a never-was, a no chin, a no heart, a no stamina, never was a champ and never would have been regardless of what era he fought in. He's an interesting novelty but he doesn't deserve to be talked about so much.
    I am completely sick of it.

    I swear @Bill Paxtom is going to pump up every single bum fight he ever had over the next few months as if it was the most stellar career ever.

    Might as well start up one for Butterbean as well!

    Hard puncher no worries.

    There are probably a hundred guys in amateur gyms right NOW who could punch harder but they can't land any of that shit on a good opponent, just like Shavers most of the time, so it's a moot point.

    The guy could barely even box for Christ sake!
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    Default Re: Was the power of Earnie Shavers overrated?

    Quote Originally Posted by Bill Paxtom View Post
    Earnie Shavers

    Had 'perfect' hair.
    You fool! lol

    There wasn't a single strand out of place.

    * His Knockout of Kenny Norton was beautiful. 'Awesome destruction'
    Yes it was, full credit to Earnie, fair is fair.

    * He 'dislodged' Muhammad Ali's brain and ruined the man.
    Years upon years of using his head as a punching bag to tire out his opponents ruined the man, not the single shot from Earnie which failed to knock him even down.

    * He floored the 5th Greatest Heavyweight of All-Time. 'Larry Holmes'.
    Subjective assessment of greatness, the Larry Holmes Shavers fought was basically a cruiser and inexperienced.

    * He was the only human to floor and 'Knockout' > Roy 'Tiger' Williams.
    Even Ross Puritty, Perhaps the hardest chin that ever boxed was stopped once by a mediocre opponent (he finished on his feet still).

    * Devastating early KO's over 'highly regarded' Howard Smith and 'rock-jawed' Henry Clark.
    Never heard of them either.

    * The only man to floor and Knockout 'Lil' Jimmy Young.
    Bummy Cruiser. A further embarrassment to the golden era considering he beat the 2 top names of the golden era, Ali and Foreman, the house of cards wavers some more.

    Shall we continue.
    I would rather not LOL
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    Default Re: Was the power of Earnie Shavers overrated?

    Shavers was overrated because there so many fucking threads on him on hear my god. He could punch but his chin was worse then fucking Walds was and he had no stamina and heart was lacking as well. Is there a thing on him or something so much Shavers today my god.

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    Default Re: Was the power of Earnie Shavers overrated?

    Earnie Shavers

    Those who say he had no stamina and no heart, are completely wrong.

    'Heart'

    Earnie definitley had a heart.

    'Stamina'

    Earnie's problem was that he fought at 'Full-Speed' from the opening bell,
    and tried to take out his opponent right away.

    His problem, was that he failed in setting a proper pace for himself when he
    could not get his opponent out of there early.

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    Default Re: Was the power of Earnie Shavers overrated?

    Quote Originally Posted by Beanflicker View Post
    So much talk lately over a bum. Whether Earnie is the hardest puncher of all time, the 5th hardest puncher of all time, the 100th hardest puncher of all time, or whether he punched like a sissy, the fact remains... he was a bum, a never-was, a no chin, a no heart, a no stamina, never was a champ and never would have been regardless of what era he fought in. He's an interesting novelty but he doesn't deserve to be talked about so much.




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    Default Re: Was the power of Earnie Shavers overrated?

    Earnie Shavers:

    *Caused more blackouts than Con-Edison
    *Knocked OUT Jimmy Ellis
    *Knocked OUT Jimmy Young
    *Knocked OUT Ken Norton
    *Scared Joe Frazier and George Foreman from EVER fighting him (in their own words)
    *Blasted Ali, Lyle, Norton, Holmes SO HARD, THEY ALL SAID HE HIT HARDER THAN ANYONE EVER
    *Got ROBBED against Muhammad Ali
    *Entertained boxing fans worldwide for nearly 20 years with exciting fights, 68 KOs

    @Max Power wtf is wrong with that? YOu can't deal with it.

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