Record details

Earnie Shavers

"The Acorn"

Heavyweight

Male

"Black Destroyer"
(Earnie Dee Shaver)
USA, Warren, Ohio
Born: August 31, 1945, Garland, Alabama, USA
(some sources report: August 31, 1944)
Died: September 1, 2022, in Virginia, USA
Height: 6ft, mt 1,83
Weight: 210 lbs

as an amateur:

1969 United States National Championships heavyweight winner

Amateur fights courtesy of Bob Yalen

Amateur Results


1967
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
Youngstown, Ohio, Youngstown Golden Gloves 2nd place, +81 kg
+ Jan. 10	Noldan Starks	Youngstown, Ohio	WKO 1
+ Jan. 17	James Wade	Youngstown, Ohio	WWO
+ Jan. 17	John Henry	Youngstown, Ohio	WPTS 3
- Jan. 24	Mike Boswell (USA)	Youngstown, Ohio	LPTS 3

1968
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
Youngstown, Ohio, Youngstown Golden Gloves winner, +81 kg
+ Jan. 23	Mike Boswell (USA)	Youngstown, Ohio	WPTS 3
Cleveland, Ohio, Cleveland District Golden Gloves winner, +81 kg
+ Feb. 24	William Scott	Cleveland, Ohio	WTKO 1
+ Mar. 9	Pete Perri	Cleveland, Ohio	WKO 1
Salt Lake City, Utah, US National Golden Gloves 3rd place, +81 kg
+ Mar. 21	Tommy Garrett	Salt Lake City, Utah	WPTS 3
+ Mar. 22	Dan Foley	Salt Lake City, Utah	WPTS 3
- Mar. 23	Frank Steele (IND)	Salt Lake City, Utah	LTKO 3
Toledo, Ohio, United States National Championships preliminaries, +81 kg
- Apr. 4	Chuck Haynes (USA)	Toledo, Ohio	LTKO 3

1969
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
Youngstown, Ohio, Youngstown Golden Gloves winner, +81 kg
+ Jan. 28	Bernie Profato	Youngstown, Ohio	WTKO 2
Cleveland, Ohio, Cleveland District Golden Gloves winner, +81 kg
+ Feb. 28	Tom Lucas	Cleveland, Ohio	WTKO 2
+ Mar. 8	Harold Carter (USA)	Cleveland, Ohio	WPTS 3
Kansas City, Missouri, US National Golden Gloves 3rd place, +81 kg
+ Mar. 25	Bernard Roberts	Kansas City, Missouri	WKO 1
+ Mar. 26	Nick Wells (USA)	Kansas City, Missouri	WPTS 3
- Mar. 27	Ron Draper (USA)	Kansas City, Missouri	LPTS 3
San Diego, California, United States National Championships winner, +81 kg
+ Apr. 17	Otis Evans	San Diego, California	WKO 1
+ Apr. 18	Mose Hill	San Diego, California	WKO 2
+ Apr. 19	Wayne Magee	San Diego, California	WTKO 3
+ Apr. 19	Jim Lee Elder (USA)	San Diego, California	WKO 1
Cincinnati, Ohio, Dual Match USA vs West Germany, +81 kg
- June 27	Horst Koschemann (GER)	Cincinnati, Ohio	LTKO 2
Columbus, Ohio, Ohio State Fair winner, +81 kg
+ Aug. 23	Lavern Martin	Columbus, Ohio	WTKO
+ Aug. 29	J.C. McCauley	Columbus, Ohio	WPTS 3
+ Aug. 30	Mike Boswell (USA)	Columbus, Ohio	WPTS 3
- Oct. 15	Jim Lee Elder (USA)	Fort Campbell, Tennessee	LPTS 3

Professional record


1969
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Nov. 6	Silas Howell	Akron, USA	KO 2
+ Nov. 11	George Holden	Orlando, USA	KO 1
- Nov. 13	Stan Johnson	Seattle, USA	L 6
+ Nov. 21	Lee Roy	Rapid City, USA	KO 3
+ Dec. 4	J. D. McCauley	Akron, USA	KO 2
+ Dec. 18	Chico Froncano	Canton, USA	KO 1
+ Dec. 26	Gene Idelette	Orlando, USA	KO 2

1970
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 7	Abe Brown	Akron, USA	KO 1
+ Jan. 24	Joe Byrd	Canton, USA	KO 3
+ Jan. 27	Abe Brown	Orlando, USA	TKO 5
+ Mar. 6	Art Miller	Canton, USA	KO 1
+ Mar. 23	Ron Asher	Youngstown, USA	KO 1
+ Apr. 14	Frank Smith	Canton, USA	KO 4
- May 11	Ron Stander	Omaha, USA	KO by 5
+ Aug. 29	Jim Daniels	Youngstown, USA	KO 1
+ Sept. 12	Don Branch	Columbus, USA	KO 1
+ Oct. 14	John Hudgins	Canton, USA	KO 1
+ Nov. 18	Johnny Mac	Youngstown, USA	KO 4
+ Dec. 7	Bunky Akins	New York, USA	KO 1

1971
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 6	Lee Estes	Las Vegas, USA	KO 2
+ Jan. 16	Nat Shaver	Miami Beach, USA	KO 1
+ Feb. 3	Johnny Mac	Las Vegas, USA	KO 3
+ Feb. 17	Dick Gosha	Akron, USA	KO 5
+ Mar. 3	Steve Carter	Las Vegas, USA	TKO 1
+ Mar. 24	Young Agabab	Las Vegas, USA	KO 1
+ Apr. 21	Mac Harrison	Akron, USA	KO 2
+ Apr. 24	Willie Johnson	Tampa, USA	TKO 4
+ June 10	Chuck Leslie	Stateline, USA	KO 10
+ June 29	Bill Hardney	Warren, USA	KO 1
+ July 13	Bill McMurray	Stateline, USA	KO 1
+ Aug. 11	Richard Pittman	Las Vegas, USA	KO 1
+ Sept. 22	Pat Duncan	Stateline, USA	KO 5
(Won vacant Nevada State Heavyweight Title)
+ Oct. 17	Charlie Boston	Akron, USA	KO 2
+ Oct. 29	Elmo Tex Henderson	Stateline, USA	KO 4
+ Nov. 23	Cleo Daniels	Warren, USA	KO 2
+ Nov. 30	Del Morris	Bryant, USA	KO 3

1972
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Feb. 1	Ted Gullick	Warren, USA	KO 6
+ Feb. 15	Elgie Walters	Beaumont, USA	KO 2
+ Apr. 6	Charley Polite	Warren, USA	KO 3
+ Apr. 22	Bob Felstein	Struthers, USA	KO 5
+ May 5	Lou Bailey	Akron, USA	KO 2
+ Aug. 26	Vicente Rondon	Canton, USA	W 10
+ Sept. 22	A J Staples	Canton, USA	KO 1
+ Oct. 25	Leroy Caldwell	Newton Falls, USA	KO 2

1973
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Feb. 19	Jimmy Young	Philadelphia, USA	TKO 3
+ May 12	Harold Carter	Windsor, Canada	KO 1
+ June 18	Jimmy Ellis	New York, USA	KO 1
- Dec. 14	Jerry Quarry	New York, USA	TKO by 1

1974
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ May 16	Roy Wallace	San Jose, USA	KO 1
- Nov. 4	Bob Stallings	New York, USA	L 10
= Nov. 26	Jimmy Young	Landover, USA	Draw 10

1975
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Feb. 11	Leon Shaw	Orlando, USA	KO 1
+ Apr. 9	Rochelle Norris	Binghamton, USA	KO 10
+ May 8	Oliver Wright	Baltimore, USA	KO 3
- Sept. 13	Ron Lyle	Denver, USA	TKO by 6
+ Nov. 13	Tommy Howard	Monroeville, USA	KO 3

1976
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Mar. 28	Henry Clark	Paris, France	W 10
+ Sept. 28	Henry Clark	Bronx, USA	TKO 2
+ Dec. 11	Roy Williams	Las Vegas, USA	KO 10

1977
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Apr. 16	Howard Smith	Las Vegas, USA	KO 2
- Sept. 29	Muhammad Ali	New York, USA	L 15
(For World Heavyweight Title)

1978
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Mar. 25	Larry Holmes	Las Vegas, USA	L 12
(For WBC Heavyweight Title Eliminator)
+ July 20	Harry Terrell	Virginia Beach, USA	TKO 2
+ Oct. 9	John Girowski	Hampton, USA	KO 4
+ Dec. 4	Harold Carter	Saginaw, USA	KO 3

1979
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Mar. 23	Ken Norton	Las Vegas, USA	KO 1
+ May 25	Eddie Parotte	Richfield, USA	TKO 3
- Sept. 28	Larry Holmes	Las Vegas, USA	TKO by 11
(For WBC Heavyweight Title)

1980
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Mar. 8	Bernardo Mercado	McAfee, USA	TKO by 7
+ June 14	Leroy Boone	Cincinnati, USA	W 10
- Aug. 2	Randall Cobb	Detroit, USA	TKO by 8
+ Oct. 17	Ted Hamilton	West Palm Beach, USA	KO 2

1981
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ July 29	Terrel Williams	Saginaw, USA	KO 2
+ Sept. 9	Mike Rodgers	Lansing, USA	KO 2
+ Dec. 11	Jeff Sims	Nassau, Bahamas	KO 5

1982
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Apr. 22	Ali Haakim	Traverse City, USA	W 10
+ May 8	Joe Bugner	Dallas, USA	TKO 2
+ May 15	Danny Sutton	Charleston, USA	KO 7
- June 11	James Tillis	Las Vegas, USA	L 10
+ June 22	Billy Joe Thomas	Houston, USA	KO 5
- Aug. 17	Walter Santemore	Lafayette, USA	L 10
+ Sept. 5	Chuck Gardner	Wales, USA	KO 2
+ Oct. 14	Phil Clinard	Tulsa, USA	TKO 2
+ Nov. 5	Tony Perea	El Paso, USA	KO 7

1983
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 29	Rahim Muhammad	El Paso, USA	W 10
- Mar. 1	George Chaplin	Baltimore, USA	LDQ 9


1984-1986 Inactive

1987
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ May 16	Larry Sims	Cincinnati, USA	KO 1


1988-1994 Inactive

1995
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Sept. 19	Brian Morgan	Omaha, USA	W 8
- Nov. 24	Brian Yates	Wisconsin Dells, USA	KO by 2

Summary