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Earnie Shavers Dies: Boxing Great Known For Power Punching And Heavyweight Title Fights Was 78

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Earnie Shavers, considered one of boxing’s hardest punchers during his long career, died Thursday at 78. No cause was revealed in reports.Shavers was best known for his work in the 1970s, although he was active from 1969 through 1995.

Overall, he was 74-14-1 with 68 knockouts in his career. He fought Muhammad Ali and Larry Holmes for the heavyweight title, losing to Ali in a 15-round decision in 1977 at Madison Square Garden.

It was a close decision and Ali needed a strong final round to pull out the victory.After the fight, Ali praised Shavers’ power. “Earnie hit me so hard, it shook my kinfolk in Africa,” Ali said.Ali was not the only heavyweight impressed with Shavers.

Shavers fought heavyweight champ Larry Holmes twice, the first time being a non-title bout on March 25, 1978 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, his first after losing to Ali.

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