We are losing boxing royalty. The heavyweights of the 1970s arguably represented the very best the sport has seen. Great champions, fighting each other, once, twice, three times, winning, losing, ...

One of the biggest punchers in history is gone. Earnie Shavers, the longtime heavyweight contender who had more knockouts (68) than most boxers have fights, reportedly died at the age of 78 on ...

Earnie Shavers, a hard-punching heavyweight boxer who stood toe to toe in title shots against Muhammad Ali and Larry Holmes, died Thursday. He was 78. Shavers’ death was reported by his friend, former ...

ROANOKE, Va. — Mr. Earnie Dee Shavers, 78, an extraordinary boxer who competed between 1969 and 1995, transitioned to eternal rest and peace Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022. Earnie Shavers was born Aug. 31, ...

File photo from 12-09-15...Boxing legend Earnie Shavers signs autographs at a Warren Rotary meeting on Dec. 9, 2015...by R. Michael Semple Earnie Shavers, who grew up in Braceville and fought for the ...

Earnie Shavers, a hard-punching heavyweight boxer who stood toe to toe in title shots against Muhammad Ali and Larry Holmes, died Thursday. He was 78. Earnie Shavers, a hard-punching heavyweight boxer ...

He won 68 bouts by knockout and fought some of the biggest names in boxing. He lasted 15 rounds against Muhammad Ali. But he never won a championship. By Richard Goldstein Earnie Shavers, who was ...