Roy 'Tiger' Williams ~ "I hit Earnie Shavers with 'Bombs', and he would not fall."

[Bill Paxtom]

'The Skinny'

Earnie was completely exhausted at the end of Round 8. Mostly because he threw
puhnces at a hugh-rate, and burned up his reserve energy.

Roy, who patiently waited, unloaded on a 'gassed out' Shavers at the end of the Round.

Earnie still won Round 8 on all '3' Scorecards.

Scorecards thru 8-Rounds;
* 44-38 > {7-1-0}
* 44-38 > {7-1-0}
* 44-39 > {6-1-1}

All Earnie had to do to win. Was box, move and stay away from Roy for the last 2-Rounds,
and Earnie would have won by a wide-points Decision.
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'Round 9'

Both fighters meet at Center-Ring, with Roy on the left and Earnie on the right.

At {0:03} Roy opens up the Round, and lands a big left-hook on Earnie's head. The punch
wobbles Earnie who teeters to his left and toward the front-center Ring area.

Earnie then circles {270*} to his left and around Roy while jabbing on shaky pins.

At the {0:15 Mark}, Earnie steps forward, buy Roy slams Earnie with a big left-hook.

> {0:17} > Roy comes back with '2' hard left hook/uppercuts into Earnie's head.

At the {0:19 Mark}, Earnie wobbles to the back-left Neutral Corner. Then, Roy unloads with a
hard left-hook to the body.

Stunned, Earnie falls back into the left-back Ropes.

> {0:23} > Roy lands a hard left-hook high on Ernie's head, and then fires in a short left-hook.
> {0:25} > Earnie backs out away from the back-left Ring area.

Earnie regroups for a few seconds, and surprisingly steps in and fires a hard 'right-left' at Roy's face.

But, Earnie is still wobbly as his legs were weak, and he falls to the back Ropes at the {0.33 Mark}.

> {0:39} > Roy lands a good left-hook into Earnie.

But Earnie fires back with a sharp 'left-right-left' at Roy's head.

> {0:45} > Roy suddenly looks tired as well.
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Roy regroups, and at the {0:57 Mark} he tee's off on Earnie with a hard 'right-left' to the head.

Earnie comes back with a straight right-hand.

Earnie who is tired, rests for 15-Seconds on the inside, as Roy is not punching either.

> {1:14} > Earnie then starts 'winging' punches as he drives Roy over to the left-side Ropes.
> {1:20} > Roy is resting and leaning on the Ropes.
> {1:23} > Earnie is holding Roy with his left-hand, and whipping in right uppercuts.
> {1:33} > Referee Buddy Basilico moves in and calls 'Break'.

At the {1:45 Mark}, Earnie goes back to working with more punching for the next 20-Seconds.

> {2:09} > Earnie attempts a long right-hand from way outside.
> {2:10} > Roy times Earnie and counters him with a big left-hook to the jaw.
> {2:12} > Roy sends in a short right-hand to the body.

Earnie wobbles to the left-side Ropes, as Roy follows him in.

Earnie smartly spins Roy, and now Roy is on the left-side Ropes.

> {2:15} > Earnie backs out, and out to left Center-Ring.

With Earnie still 'stunned', Roy takes a moment, and then comes back with '2' jarring right-hands to
Earnie's head at the {2:17 Mark}.

> {2:20} > Roy unloads another right-hand, and Earnie is 'hurt'.
> {2:22} > Earnie wobbles over to the front-left Corner.

Amazingly, Earnie works himself out of the Corner, and to Center-Ring at the {2:26 Mark}.

> {2:29} > Earnie unloads a 'big' right-hand on Roy's face.
> {2:30} > The punch shakes Roy, and sends him backwards to the front-center Ropes, where he leans back.

Earnie moves in close to maul, and then grabs the top Rope strand to buy time, as he is tired.

> {2:36} > Roy lands a hard left-uppercut into Earnie's chest.
> {2:37} > Earnie backs off 2-steps.

> {2:39} > Roy shoots out a 'quick' chopping right-hand to Earnie's jaw.
> {2:40} > Roy lands another quick short right-hand to the jaw.
> {2:41} > Roy whips in a big long right-hand to Earnie's jaw.

> {2:42} > The punch sends Earnie wobbling over to the left-side Ropes.

Roy moves in, and fires a hard 'right-left' on Earnie who now is hurt.

> {2:44} > Earnie wobbles to his right, and into the front-left Corner, and is near 'out-on-his-feet'.

[Bill Paxtom]

'The Skinny'

Earnie was completely exhausted at the end of Round 8. Mostly because he threw
puhnces at a hugh-rate, and burned up his reserve energy.

Roy, who patiently waited, unloaded on a 'gassed out' Shavers at the end of the Round.

Earnie still won Round 8 on all '3' Scorecards.

Scorecards thru 8-Rounds;
* 44-38 > {7-1-0}
* 44-38 > {7-1-0}
* 44-39 > {6-1-1}

All Earnie had to do to win. Was box, move and stay away from Roy for the last 2-Rounds,
and Earnie would have won by a wide-points Decision.
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'Round 9'

Both fighters meet at Center-Ring, with Roy on the left and Earnie on the right.

At {0:03} Roy opens up the Round, and lands a big left-hook on Earnie's head. The punch
wobbles Earnie who teeters to his left and toward the front-center Ring area.

Earnie then circles {270*} to his left and around Roy while jabbing on shaky pins.

At the {0:15 Mark}, Earnie steps forward, buy Roy slams Earnie with a big left-hook.

> {0:17} > Roy comes back with '2' hard left hook/uppercuts into Earnie's head.

At the {0:19 Mark}, Earnie wobbles to the back-left Neutral Corner. Then, Roy unloads with a
hard left-hook to the body.

Stunned, Earnie falls back into the left-back Ropes.

> {0:23} > Roy lands a hard left-hook high on Ernie's head, and then fires in a short left-hook.
> {0:25} > Earnie backs out away from the back-left Ring area.

Earnie regroups for a few seconds, and surprisingly steps in and fires a hard 'right-left' at Roy's face.

But, Earnie is still wobbly as his legs were weak, and he falls to the back Ropes at the {0.33 Mark}.

> {0:39} > Roy lands a good left-hook into Earnie.

But Earnie fires back with a sharp 'left-right-left' at Roy's head.

> {0:45} > Roy suddenly looks tired as well.
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Roy regroups, and at the {0:57 Mark} he tee's off on Earnie with a hard 'right-left' to the head.

Earnie comes back with a straight right-hand.

Earnie who is tired, rests for 15-Seconds on the inside, as Roy is not punching either.

> {1:14} > Earnie then starts 'winging' punches as he drives Roy over to the left-side Ropes.
> {1:20} > Roy is resting and leaning on the Ropes.
> {1:23} > Earnie is holding Roy with his left-hand, and whipping in right uppercuts.
> {1:33} > Referee Buddy Basilico moves in and calls 'Break'.

At the {1:45 Mark}, Earnie goes back to working with more punching for the next 20-Seconds.

> {2:09} > Earnie attempts a long right-hand from way outside.
> {2:10} > Roy times Earnie and counters him with a big left-hook to the jaw.
> {2:12} > Roy sends in a short right-hand to the body.

Earnie wobbles to the left-side Ropes, as Roy follows him in.

Earnie smartly spins Roy, and now Roy is on the left-side Ropes.

> {2:15} > Earnie backs out, and out to left Center-Ring.

With Earnie still 'stunned', Roy takes a moment, and then comes back with '2' jarring right-hands to
Earnie's head at the {2:17 Mark}.

> {2:20} > Roy unloads another right-hand, and Earnie is 'hurt'.
> {2:22} > Earnie wobbles over to the front-left Corner.

Amazingly, Earnie works himself out of the Corner, and to Center-Ring at the {2:26 Mark}.

> {2:29} > Earnie unloads a 'big' right-hand on Roy's face.
> {2:30} > The punch shakes Roy, and sends him backwards to the front-center Ropes, where he leans back.

Earnie moves in close to maul, and then grabs the top Rope strand to buy time, as he is tired.

> {2:36} > Roy lands a hard left-uppercut into Earnie's chest.
> {2:37} > Earnie backs off 2-steps.

> {2:39} > Roy shoots out a 'quick' chopping right-hand to Earnie's jaw.
> {2:40} > Roy lands another quick short right-hand to the jaw.
> {2:41} > Roy whips in a big long right-hand to Earnie's jaw.

> {2:42} > The punch sends Earnie wobbling over to the left-side Ropes

> {2:44} > Earnie wobbles to his right, and into the left-side Ropes, and is near 'out-on-his-feet'.

~ The Last '16-Seconds' of Round 9 ~

> {2:45} > Earnie bounces off the left-side Ropes, and ducks low.
> {2:45} > Roy slams Earnie with a short left-hook.
> {2:46} > Roy lands another short left-hook.
> {2:47} > Roy bounces a big right-hand off the top of Earnie's head.

> {2:48} > Earnie 'staggers' back into the front-left Corner, but he has his gloves near the side of head.
> {2:49} > Roy lands a short right into Earnie's head.
> {2:49} > Roy comes back with quick short left-hook into the right-side of Earnie's head.
> {2:50} > Earnie continues to bend forward and duck low.

> {2:51} > Roy slams Earnie with '3' quick left-hooks into the right-side of his head.
> {2:55} > Earnie tries to counter Roy with a big right uppercut, but misses.
> {2:56} > Earnie swings with a wide left-hook aimed at Roy's head, but misses.
> {2:57} > Earnie stumbles 1-step out of the corner.

> {2:57} > Earnie is off-balance, as Roy leans to his right.
> {2:59} > Earnie fires a big looping right-hand at Roy, and catches him on the forehead, snapping his head back and to the right.
> {3:00} > 'Bell'

The { 2610 } in attendance at The Aladdin Hotel Theatre were 'roaring' and standing on their feet applauding
at the end of the Round.

Many were calling it "The Round of the Year".

[Bill Paxtom]

Round 9 > Scorecards
* 5-4 {Roy Williams}
* 5-4 {Roy Williams}
* 5-3 {Roy Williams}

Total Scoring thru 9 Rounds;
* 48-43 > {Earnie Shavers}
* 48-43 > {Earnie Shavers}
* 47-44 > {Earnie Shavers}
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'Round 10'

> {0:04} > Both fighters meet at Center-Ring, and touch gloves.
> {0:06} > Earnie foolishly lowers his gloves and steps back.
> {0:07} > Roy steps forward, and unleashes a long 'booming' straight right-hand on Earnie's head.
> {0:08} > Earnie staggers back into the right-side Ropes near the Neutral-Corner.

> {0:09} > Roy steps in, and unloads with a quick 'right-left-right' on Earnie's head.
> {0:10} > Earnie moves to his left, over to the front-right Ropes.
> {0:12} > Earnie attempts to fire back with a big looping right-hand, but misses.
> {0:13} > Earnie is now in the Corner.

> {0:14} > Roy slams a short right-hand into Earnie's jaw.
> {0:15} > Earnie drapes his left-hand over Roy's neck and tries to hold.
> {0:15} > Roy slams a 'vicious' left-hook into Earnie's jaw.
> {0:16} > Earnie is now sagging into the middle Rope strands.

> {0:18} > Roy 'winds up', and wings in a big left-hook on Earnie's head, and the punch knocks out Earnie's mouthpiece.
> {0:19} > Roy flings in a hard right-uppercut underneath.
> {0:20} > Roy measures Earnie with a short but hard right-hand to the left side of his head.
> {0:20} > Roy unloads a 'tremendous' left-hook into the right-side of Earnie's head.

> {0:21} > Roy adds in a sharp 'left-right' into Earnie's head as he ducks.
> {0:22} > Earnie is in 'survival-mode'.
> {0:23} > Earnie grabs Roy around his waist with both arms, to slow down the onslaught.
> {0:24} > Earnie slides to his left, to the front-right Ropes.

> {0:25} > Roy tee's off on Earnie, and slams in solid left-hook to the head, as Earnie's arms drop by his side.
> {0:26} > Roy comes back with a tremendous right-hand to the left-side of Earnie's head.
> {0:27} > Earnie goes sideways {to his right} and lands with his body draped {face first} over the top of the right-side Rope strands.
> {0:28} > Referee - Buddy Basilico moves in to take a look.

> {0:29} > Earnie straightens back up, but Roy is right there, and catches Earnie with a 'vicious' chopping right-hand to the jaw.
> {0:29} > Roy adds in a hard left-hook to the head.
> {0:30} > Earnie falls back into the front-right Ropes, and just barely gets his hands up.
> {0:30} > Roy slams a right-hook that grazes off the top of Earnie's head.

> {0:31} > Roy fires in hard left-hook into Earnie's face.
> {0:31} > Earnie's hands drop by his sides, and he looks 'out-on-his-feet'.
> {0:32} > Referee - Buddy Baslico jumps in, and points Roy to go to the Neutral-Corner on the other side of the Ring.
> {0:33} > Roy lifts both hands above his head, as he walks across the Ring.

> {0:34} > Earnie leans back in the front-right Neutral-Corner, and drapes both hands over the top Rope strands.
> {0:35} > The Referee picks up the count from Ringside, and gives Earnie a 'Standing 8-Count'.
> {0:40} > Buddy Basilico finishes the '8-Count', and looks at Earnie to make sure he's all-right.

[brocktonblockbust]

at <0:20> seconds I remember Roy landing that big ~left~ hook on Earnie and Earnie didn't take it so "well". He looked all finished.

[Bill Paxtom]

at <0:20> seconds I remember Roy landing that big ~left~ hook on Earnie and Earnie didn't take it so "well". He looked all finished.

'Triple B'

Just before that big left-hook, Roy had sent Earnie's mouthpiece flying into Ken Norton's lap,
who was sitting at Ringside broadcasting the bout with Tom Brookshier.

If anybody questioned Earnie's chin before this bout.......

He answered them.......

[Bill Paxtom]

Round 9 > Scorecards
* 5-4 {Roy Williams}
* 5-4 {Roy Williams}
* 5-3 {Roy Williams}

Total Scoring thru 9 Rounds;
* 48-43 > {Earnie Shavers}
* 48-43 > {Earnie Shavers}
* 47-44 > {Earnie Shavers}
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'Round 10'

> {0:04} > Both fighters meet at Center-Ring, and touch gloves.
> {0:06} > Earnie foolishly lowers his gloves and steps back.
> {0:07} > Roy steps forward, and unleashes a long 'booming' straight right-hand on Earnie's head.
> {0:08} > Earnie staggers back into the right-side Ropes near the Neutral-Corner.

> {0:09} > Roy steps in, and unloads with a quick 'right-left-right' on Earnie's head.
> {0:10} > Earnie moves to his left, over to the front-right Ropes.
> {0:12} > Earnie attempts to fire back with a big looping right-hand, but misses.
> {0:13} > Earnie is now in the Corner.

> {0:14} > Roy slams a short right-hand into Earnie's jaw.
> {0:15} > Earnie drapes his left-hand over Roy's neck and tries to hold.
> {0:15} > Roy slams a 'vicious' left-hook into Earnie's jaw.
> {0:16} > Earnie is now sagging into the middle Rope strands.

> {0:18} > Roy 'winds up', and wings in a big left-hook on Earnie's head, and the punch knocks out Earnie's mouthpiece.
> {0:19} > Roy flings in a hard right-uppercut underneath.
> {0:20} > Roy measures Earnie with a short but hard right-hand to the left side of his head.
> {0:20} > Roy unloads a 'tremendous' left-hook into the right-side of Earnie's head.

> {0:21} > Roy adds in a sharp 'left-right' into Earnie's head as he ducks.
> {0:22} > Earnie is in 'survival-mode'.
> {0:23} > Earnie grabs Roy around his waist with both arms, to slow down the onslaught.
> {0:24} > Earnie slides to his left, to the front-right Ropes.

> {0:25} > Roy tee's off on Earnie, and slams in solid left-hook to the head, as Earnie's arms drop by his side.
> {0:26} > Roy comes back with a tremendous right-hand to the left-side of Earnie's head.
> {0:27} > Earnie goes sideways {to his right} and lands with his body draped {face first} over the top of the right-side Rope strands.
> {0:28} > Referee - Buddy Basilico moves in to take a look.

> {0:29} > Earnie straightens back up, but Roy is right there, and catches Earnie with a 'vicious' chopping right-hand to the jaw.
> {0:29} > Roy adds in a hard left-hook to the head.
> {0:30} > Earnie falls back into the front-right Ropes, and just barely gets his hands up.
> {0:30} > Roy slams a right-hook that grazes off the top of Earnie's head.

> {0:31} > Roy fires in hard left-hook into Earnie's face.
> {0:31} > Earnie's hands drop by his sides, and he looks 'out-on-his-feet'.
> {0:32} > Referee - Buddy Baslico jumps in, and points Roy to go to the Neutral-Corner on the other side of the Ring.
> {0:33} > Roy lifts both hands above his head, as he walks across the Ring.

> {0:34} > Earnie leans back in the front-right Neutral-Corner, and drapes both hands over the top Rope strands.
> {0:35} > The Referee picks up the count from Ringside, and gives Earnie a 'Standing 8-Count'.
> {0:40} > Buddy Basilico finishes the '8-Count', and looks at Earnie to make sure he's all-right.

> {0:41} > The Referee grabs Earnie's hands, and holds them while looking at his eyes.

Note: Referee - Buddy Basilico takes a 'good' look at Earnie, and asks him > "Earnie, are you OK".
> {0:44} > Earnie nods 'Yes', and says > "I'm all-right".>

> {0:46} > The Referee waves for both fighters to continue.
> {0:46} > Both fighters leave their Neutral-Corners and head to Center-Ring.

[brocktonblockbust]

at 0:35 seconds I thought the bout was over. Earnie couldn't go on any longer, even in the 9th round it could have been stopped.

[Bill Paxtom]

at 0:35 seconds I thought the bout was over. Earnie couldn't go on any longer, even in the 9th round it could have been stopped.

Roy 'Tiger' Williams

6' 5" @ 231 lbs.

Hit Earnie 'flush', with '18-Punches' over the first 31-Seconds of Round 10.

And, an exhausted Earnie would not fall.

"Amazing Earnie'

[Bill Paxtom]

'Round 9'

After the 'Standing 8-Count'

> {0:46} > Both fighters leave their Corners, and head out to Center-Ring.
> {0:47} > Earnie is walking on shaky-pins, and looks like he's in a 'drunken stupor'.
> {0:48} > At Center-Ring, Earnie attempts to push both hands out at Roy's shoulders.
> {0:49} > Roy wings a 'vicious' left-hook into the right-side of Earnie's head.

> {0:49} > The punch sends Earnie wobbling to his left, and towards the left-side Ropes.
> {0:50} > Roy attempts a big right-uppercut, but just misses Earnie's exposed chin.
> {0:51} > Earnie falls with his back into the left-side Ropes.
> {0:51} > Roy steps in, and fires a stiff left-hand into Earnie's face.

> {0:52} > Earnie shoots out a hard left-hand into Roy's head, and fires a fast straight right into Roy's face.
> {0:53} > Roy's knee's buckle.
> {0:53} > Roy grabs at Earnie, and puts both of his hands around Earnie's head.
> {0:54} > Earnie 'spins' Roy {180*}, and now Roy is in the left-side Ropes.

> {0:55} > Roy suddenly looks tired.
> {0:56} > The fighters clinch, while Roy is leaning on the Ropes.
> {0:59} > Referee - Buddy Basilico moves and 'breaks' the fighters apart.
> {1:00} > Earnie backs up '2-steps' to Center-Ring.

> {1:00} > Roy's legs looks weak, and he is slow getting off the left-side Ropes.
> {1:01} > Earnie steps forward, and shoots out a straight left-hand into Roy's head.
> {1:01} > Roy side-steps to his right, and Earnie goes stumbling by his left-side.
> {1:02} > Earnie 'crashes' face-first into the back-right Corner, and tries to turn to his left.

> {1:02} > Roy sends a 'chopping' right-hand into the left-side of Earnie's head.