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Earnie Shavers vs Larry Holmes

A fight that actually happened — and everything both records say about it.

Earnie Shavers and Larry Holmes met 2 times (1978, 1979). Larry Holmes won in 1979 by ko; Larry Holmes won in 1978 by decision.

Side by side

Earnie ShaversLarry Holmes
79″ (200.7 cm)Reach81″ (205.7 cm)
72″ (182.9 cm)Height75″ (190.5 cm)
+9.73%Reach advantage+7.98%
76–14Record69–6
92%Finish rate64%
30Longest unbeaten run46
89Recorded bouts83
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox

A comparison of what is on record. Nothing here predicts a result.

Common opponents

Both fought these 4. This is the comparison the siloed databases cannot make, because it needs every fight list linked to every other.

OpponentEarnie ShaversLarry Holmes
Muhammad Ali L W
Ken Norton W W
James Tillis L ?
Bernardo Mercado L ?

Careers side by side

Earnie Shavers

1970 1980 1990 win vs Gene Idelette (1969)win vs Chico Froncano (1969)win vs J. D. McCauley (1969)win vs Lee Roy (1969)loss vs Stan Johnson (1969)win vs George Holden (1969)win vs Silas Howell (1969)win vs Bunky Akins (1970)win vs Johnny Mac (1970)win vs Johnny Hudgins (1970)win vs Don Branch (1970)win vs Jim Daniels (1970)loss vs Ron Stander (1970)win vs Frank Smith (1970)win vs Ron Asher (1970)win vs Art Miller (1970)win vs Abe Brown (1970)win vs Joe Byrd (1970)win vs Del Morris (1971)win vs Cleo Daniels (1971)win vs Elmo Henderson (1971)win vs Charlie Boston (1971)win vs Pat Duncan (1971)win vs Richard Pittman (1971)win vs Bill McMurray (1971)win vs Bill Hardney (1971)win vs Chuck Leslie (1971)win vs Willie Johnson (1971)win vs Mac Harrison (1971)win vs Young Agabab (1971)win vs Steve Carter (1971)win vs Dick Gosha (1971)win vs Johnny Mac (1971)win vs Nat Shaver (1971)win vs Lee Estes (1971)win vs Leroy Caldwell (1972)win vs A J Staples (1972)win vs Vicente Rondón (1972)win vs Lou Bailey (1972)win vs Bob Felstein (1972)win vs Charley Polite (1972)win vs Elgie Walters (1972)win vs Ted Gullick (1972)loss vs Jerry Quarry (1973)win vs Jimmy Ellis (1973)win vs Harold Carter (1973)win vs Jimmy Young (1973)draw vs Jimmy Young (1974)loss vs Bob Stallings (1974)win vs Roy Wallace (1974)win vs Tommy Howard (1975)loss vs Ron Lyle (1975)win vs Oliver Wright (1975)win vs Rochell Norris (1975)win vs Leon Shaw (1975)win vs Roy Williams (1976)win vs Henry Clark (1976)loss vs Muhammad Ali (1977)win vs Howard Smith (1977)win vs Harold Carter (1978)win vs John Girowski (1978)win vs Harry Terrell (1978)loss vs Larry Holmes (1978)loss vs Larry Holmes (1979)win vs Eddie Parotte (1979)win vs Ken Norton (1979)win vs Ted Wadkins (1980)loss vs Randall Cobb (1980)win vs Leroy Boone (1980)loss vs Bernardo Mercado (1980)win vs Jeff Sims (1981)win vs Mike Rodgers (1981)win vs Terry Mims (1981)win vs Tony Perea (1982)win vs Al Jones (1982)win vs Phil Clinard (1982)win vs Chuck Gardner (1982)loss vs Walter Santemore (1982)win vs Billy Joe Thomas (1982)loss vs James Tillis (1982)win vs Danny Sutton (1982)win vs Joe Bugner (1982)win vs Ali Haakim (1982)loss vs George Chaplin (1983)win vs Phil Clinard (1983)win vs Rahim Muhammad (1983)win vs Larry Sims (1987)loss vs Brian Yates (1995)win vs Brian Morgan (1995)
winlossdraw / NC1969–1995

Larry Holmes

1980 1990 2000 win vs Kevin Isaac (1973)win vs Jerry Judge (1973)win vs Bob Bozic (1973)win vs Don Branch (1973)win vs Curtis Whitner (1973)win vs Art Savage (1973)win vs Rodell Dupree (1973)win vs Joe Hathaway (1974)win vs Bob Mashburn (1974)win vs Howard Darlington (1974)win vs Billy Joiner (1975)win vs Leon Shaw (1975)win vs Rodney Bobick (1975)win vs Charlie James (1975)win vs Obie English (1975)win vs Ernie Smith (1975)win vs Robert Yarborough (1975)win vs Oliver Wright (1975)win vs Charley Green (1975)win vs Roy Williams (1976)win vs Fred Askew (1976)win vs Joe Gholston (1976)win vs Ibar Arrington (1977)win vs Fred Houpe (1977)win vs Horace Robinson (1977)win vs Tom Prater (1977)win vs Alfredo Evangelista (1978)win vs Ken Norton (1978)win vs Earnie Shavers (1978)win vs Earnie Shavers (1979)win vs Mike Weaver (1979)win vs Ossie Ocasio (1979)? vs Jody Ballard (1979)? vs Wendell Baily (1979)win vs Muhammad Ali (1980)win vs Scott LeDoux (1980)win vs Leroy Jones (1980)win vs Lorenzo Zanon (1980)win vs Renaldo Snipes (1981)win vs Leon Spinks (1981)win vs Trevor Berbick (1981)win vs Randall Cobb (1982)win vs Gerry Cooney (1982)? vs Floyd Cummings (1982)? vs Mitch Green (1982)win vs Marvis Frazier (1983)win vs Scott Frank (1983)win vs Tim Witherspoon (1983)win vs Lucien Rodriguez (1983)win vs James Smith (1984)loss vs Michael Spinks (1985)win vs Carl Williams (1985)win vs David Bey (1985)loss vs Michael Spinks (1986)loss vs Mike Tyson (1988)? vs Tim Anderson (1989)? vs James Tillis (1990)? vs Bernardo Mercado (1990)win vs Jamie Howe (1991)win vs Art Card (1991)win vs Michael Greer (1991)win vs Eddie Gonzales (1991)win vs Tim Anderson (1991)loss vs Evander Holyfield (1992)win vs Ray Mercer (1992)win vs José Ribalta (1993)win vs Paul Poirier (1993)win vs Ken Lakusta (1993)win vs Rocky Pepeli (1993)win vs Everett Martin (1993)win vs Jesse Ferguson (1994)win vs Garing Lane (1994)win vs Ed Donaldson (1995)loss vs Oliver McCall (1995)win vs Anthony Willis (1996)win vs Quinn Navarre (1996)win vs Curtis Sheppard (1996)win vs Maurice Harris (1997)loss vs Brian Nielsen (1997)win vs James Smith (1999)win vs Mike Weaver (2000)win vs Eric Esch (2002)? vs Ron McCarthy (2004)
winlossdraw / NC1973–2004

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