earnie shavers: the hardest heavyweight puncher ever?

[brocktonblockbust]

When did Earnie Shavers 'first' get Ranked as a Top 10 Heavyweight ?

After he smoked "Irish" Pat Duncan. IMO who was ahead of him? Frazier, Foreman, Ali, Norton, Quarry,.........Bugner?........Patterson?......... ..Chuvalo?

[Bill Paxtom]

Earnie Shavers

Was 'not' Ranked in the Top 10 when he walked into the Ring versus
#5 Ranked - Jimmy Ellis in June 1973 at Madison Sqare Garden.

He was ranked as the #14 Heavyweight.

Earnie {Age; 27 years, 10 months} had a record of 44-2-0 {43 KO's}.
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Angelo Dundee

"I know Earnie can punch, but just who has he knocked out. Just a bunch of
his 'cousins' from Ohio."