Cleveland Williams vs Ernie Shavers, primes

[yancey]

What happens?

[ThatOne]

What happens?

Shavers shoots him.

[dempseyfire]

About 50/50 slight edge to Shavers. Williams was faster, the better boxer and he'd build up the early lead. But Earnie showed he could come out of nowhere with one shot to end it. Wish there was more surviving film of a peak Williams before the Texas shooting.

[Goodnight, Irene]

Anything can happen with this kind of power, but Williams was the more well-rounded fighter, better in most areas, & clearly has enough power to sink the perenially-overrated Shavers.

Williams in three, but, whoever went, it'd be early & ugly.

[Robinson]

I think Shavers blows him out after a few rounds. He is at the end of
Big Cats punches, but is able to land himself a hard hammer like blow
that closes Williams eyes.

Brief though fun to watch, either way.

[BoxBuzz]

yancey, who you bettin on in this one?

[The Great John L]

I think Shavers blows him out after a few rounds. He is at the end of
Big Cats punches, but is able to land himself a hard hammer like blow
that closes Williams eyes.

Brief though fun to watch, either way.

Agreed. Shavers was a better fighter with a vastly better resume. Williams was a good puncher, but his power never really was shown against world class HWs.

[yancey]

yancey, who you bettin on in this one?

Ernie.

The Great John L. convinced me.

Great John L. is an astute poster, imo.

He recognizes that prime, eye of the tiger, Joe Frazier is not necessarily always a knockout victim to '73 Foreman.