Earnie Shavers vs. Joe Bugner

Earnie Shavers 216 lbs beat Joe Bugner 245 lbs by TKO at 2:14 in round 2 of 10

• Date: 1982-05-08
• Location: Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas, USA
• Referee: Arlen Bynum

"Former heavyweight contender Earnie Shavers, 216, of Warren, Ohio, continued along the comeback trail last night when the referee stopped his fight against Britain's Joe Bugner, 245, at 2:14 of the 2nd round. Shavers floored Bugner with a right uppercut late in the 1st round but Bugner got to his feet at the count of four. Shavers then caught Bugner above the left eye, opening a cut that referee Spider Bynum deemed serious enough to call in the doctor and then halt the fight. Bugner, who emerged from a 16 month layoff, was disappointed about the decision to stop the fight. Bugner said he would have beaten Shavers had the fight been allowed to continue." -Reuters

• This bout was fought on the undercard of the Salvador Sanchez v Rocky Garcia world featherweight title contest.

Post-fight comments

• "It's not a serious cut. I think the referee influenced the doctor. I think it's a sad way to end a fight." -Joe Bugner

• "The guy can't fight. He never should have fought me. Never fight a puncher when you're off that long." -Earnie Shavers