The Fight of Legends.. Earnie Shavers vs Larry Holmes
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- čas přidán 2. 06. 2023
- In this epic showdown, two colossal forces collided: Shavers' incredible power and Holmes' surgical precision.
Shavers, renowned for his devastating punch, unleashed blows that seemed capable of demolishing any opponent. But Holmes, highly regarded for his technique and ring intelligence, had no intention of simply absorbing the punishment. He countered Shavers' immense power with a solid defensive strategy, effectively neutralizing the destructive force.
This fight became a memorable symbol of the clash between strength and skill in boxing. Both fighters made their mark on the heavyweight division during this era, and their battle remains one of the most intense and unpredictable encounters in the world of sports.
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Unsure what it is to be honest, one of my other favorite channels, the modern martial artist, is having the same issues. I think it’s CZcams recommendations being stupid again :p Maybe use the community posts to announce your new videos? That seems to help subscribers find videos for other channels! Thanks for the great videos, love your fight highlights!
Larry Holmes is a classic example of somebody they gets judged by how he was late in his career. A lot of people forget this Holmes they only remember the flabby Larry in his mid to late 30s.
This Larry Holmes was one of the greatest heavyweights ever. His straight, crisp, punches and hand speed were remarkable from a man his size. He was amazingly technical for a guy 6’3 over 215 pounds. His jab is right up there with Ali and Liston as the best ever. He is a tragically underrated fighter.
Shavers was one of the hardest hitting ever
Agreed and great comment!
WHAT MANY PEOPLE NEVER MENTION IS THE FACT LARRY HOLMES SPENT MANY YEARS BEING A SPARRING PARTNER TO MANY CHAMPIONS,CANT UNDERSTAND WHY HE NEVER FOUGHT FOR A BELT,THIS IS WHY HE PUNISHED ALI YEARS LATER,MANY SAY HE TOOK A LIBERTY,THAT IS THE ONE REASON WHY MIKE TYSON TOOK A LIBERTY WITH HOLMES, BECAUSE ALI WAS TYSONS GREATEST MENTOR,BEFORE THAT FIGHT BEGAN ALI WALKED OVER AND SHOOK TYSONS HAND, IT IS SAID THAT ALI UTTERED THE WORDS "SORT HIM FOR ME SON", TYSON LOOKED AT ALI AND NODDED HIS HEAD , THEN FLATTENED HOLMES, WHICH GIVES CREDENCE TO ALI'S 'WHISPER' TO MIKE TYSON; I,MYSELF,BELIEVE IT TO BE TRUE!!
I agree. I grew up watching him back then. He picked guys apart at will, and he was precise and slick. That jab he had was a laser. Holmes just wasn’t flashy and charismatic in personality. Old school, hard working tough dude. I was a big fan of Holmes when I was growing up.
His one fight against Muhammad Ali buried him in abyss of under rating
And truly underrating
How the hell did Holmes survive that.
how did Shavers survive that!
Who else loves Shaver for being like a tank?
That was boxing golden age!
Yes, you correct
Hell yeah!!!
Definitely me!
Shavers is like a tank with the biggest bore cannon.
People don’t have a clue on the kind of natural punching power Shaver’s had possessed and he is singlehandedly the reason why many of the heavyweights of that day could hardly be understood long after they’re careers were over. He was leaving guys brains 🧠 unplugged way after they got up after the ten count. While this guy continued to speak perfect English with his UK accent. Everybody from Ali to Forman said, he could crack like no other.
SHAVERS WAS ONE OF THE HARDEST PUNSHERS IN THE HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION,EVEN ALI SAID SO!!
>>People don’t have a clue on the kind of natural punching power Shaver’s had .....
Are you sure ? That's the one thing everyone is agreed upon.
@@johnny5805 We know just in a conceptual level with someone telling us. But to actually understand it like fighters do... only guys like Holmes truly know.
Shavers was from Alabama and therefore could not have had a UK accent. What am I missing here?
Holmes would present a difficult match up for any Heavyweight champion going back to John L Sullivan. He possessed all the tools a champion needs to have to dominate the division for as long as he did. Holmes had a superior ring IQ, excellent footwork, hand speed second to none and could take a punch and had an ability to recover after being hurt as he shows in this video.Larry was a master boxer and sharpshooter but also could brawl with the best of them when necessary. His adaptability was amazing and often an overlooked asset. Holmes was as complete as any Heavyweight champ in history and possibly the most well rounded and complete, physically and mentally ever. Respect.
Nobody ever mentions Gene Tunney who was a brilliant masterful boxer and finished his career as a unbeaten Heavyweight Champion only Marciano can match that
@@shaunangell2265unbeaten is not the bar ,Goldman Marcianos own trainer even said he could take any fighter and make 100 - 0,it's not numerals it's who and when
@@richardbranton7396 😂😂😂
@@shaunangell2265 are you 12yo? and all but about 4 of Tunney's wins where at lhw
@@richardbranton7396 don't be silly
there are no heavyweights today that compare to the fighters of this era
Holmes being Ali’s sparing partner obviously really paid off. You can see he adopted some of techniques that Ali used
Like what? Being a fuckin world class one of the best to do it ass kicker?
Yes and he was Better than Ali
@@rgkgamedogs5345 There's just no way to prove it. Ali in his prime was in an extremely weak era, with the best being the likes of Sonny Liston and Floyd Patterson. And the difference in level between these fighters were absolutely massive. The only guy that was comparable to Patterson was Ingemar Johansson. And the gap between them and other boxers was massive.
Ali shined when he beat them all including Sonny Liston. Sure. But what's even more impressive, and makes Ali the Goat, was that he also made a bunch of wins while out of prime, with his most shocking and impressive win over George Foreman when everyone thought the young powerful Foreman was going to stop Ali. The second part of his career was about as golden as it gets. Ali fought with killers far more challenging than the era when he was in his prime.
I don't think there's enough information to say whether Ali or Holmes would've won. Prime v prime. Who would win between Ali and Holmes? It's hard to say.
@@rgkgamedogs5345he was Not. Prime vs Prime Ali would Edge him out.
@@emin62bek Chin you have to give to Holmes.. 185-pound Cooper almost knocked Ali out.. Little Sonny Banks (191) had Ali down.. and little 205-pound Frazier had Ali down and also had him hurt in the 11th.. Those were all in Ali's prime... Holmes recovered quickly from the Shavers kd, and he was a noted hitter who did nothing to Holmes in their 1st encounter.. Holmes was an old man and very ring rusty when Mike Tyson, one of the hardest punchers ever, and 215 pounds, put him away.. Snipes was 216, another big Heavyweight for his day, and caught Holmes on the end of a straight right.
Stamina goes to Holmes... Ali often had to lay on the ropes to recoup his wind... You seldom saw Larry resting, grabbing, and taking a break.
Hand speed has to go to Homes as well.. Doug Jones out-sped Ali.. Young out-sped Ali.. Norton out-sped Ali.. and obviously Holmes easily out-sped Ali
Ali's ring IQ couldn't match Holmes'... At 42 Holmes had enough skill and savvy to easily beat Ray Mercer... When Ali's physical gifts deteriorated he couldn't fall back on his knowledge and creativity as much as Holmes could.
Holmes had the best jab... His first fight with Shavers he did much better and never really got hit. But after the Norton fight---where Holmes tore up his left biceps badly---he could never retract his jab with the same lightning speed and was vulnerable to right hand counters... Eventually he adapted, but when you lose that rubber-band snap it's never quite the same.. Ali got outjabbed by Young, Jones, Norton, and even Cooper hit him with jabs where he would never get one on Holmes.
Ali's right lacked fire power.. Light Heavyweight Doug Jones said Ali "couldn't crack an egg."..Jones nailed Ali hard with rights. Ali didn’t nothing to him. Foreman didn't drop from Ali's right, any more than he dropped from Young's right.. He dropped from exhaustion both times.. Don't tell me about the phantom punch. Liston got up without a count and the referee screwed him.. Holmes knocked Alfredo Evangelista cold with a right and Ali couldn’t do crap to the guy with his best shots.
Holy carp... Larry's jabs are insanely quick.
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@@TheWorldofBoxing Always respect 🙏🏽🙏🏽
R.I.P. Ernie Shavers
The most devastating puncher of all time. R.I.P.
@@glamuro1409 Yes I totally agree with you. What a tremendous right hand he had.
It was a very hard fight, two very tough men.
Great video! Thx
If this version of Holmes fought Tyson in would be a much closer fight
Thx you for a great video! Amazing job!
Great video 👊🚀
Great work! Always great video!
I think Holmes getting up after that is more impressive than Ali getting up after Fraziers knockdown or Fury getting up after Wilders knockdown. That punch was completely in Shavers wheelhouse.
I couldn't believe Ali fought shaver's too
Impressive to see again these titans of the ring, the best channel with the best boxers, thanks for your great work for those who love this exciting sport.
A class act... Lived life with honor and respect, 8/31/44 to 9/01/22 passed one one day after his 78th birthday
It sad when you have to come back to this era to find a real fight
This is so unbelievable it makes me laugh, I think that punch murdered him and revived him simultaneously haha
💪 awesome video thanks 😎👍🖤
Thanks to the author for the incredible video, watched in the same breath
Such great fighters that don’t get the recognition they deserve.. Really glad people are getting to see these CZcams Videos & get to see how professional & skillful these men really were!!
Love the classics. Awesome 🐸🍺🔪🔥
One of those legendary fights. Both boxers gave all they had, but it was Shavers who took more than he gave. He didn't lose the fight, Holmes won it. And I feel that Holmes never got the recognition he deserved as the heavyweight champion.
great video report thank you
What a great fighter was Ernie! Rest In Peace!
Nice video!
Holmes jab is a work of art
Best in history!
The accuracy on Larrys power punches is so impressive!!!
cool video, two boxing legends
Awesome fight 👍🏿
Awsome classic stuff
Great video 👍
Holmes later said about the knockdown that shavers actually hit him too hard which is why when he hit the canvas it made him wake up
Larry was a great boxer, and shaver's was a beast, two of the greats.
Thank you 🥊🥊🥊
Most underated boxer of all time
Agreed 🥊
Earnie shavers hit so hard hed turn me brain into ice shavings
What a fight!!!..immortals of boxing🥊
My goodness!!! That may be the most brutal punch I've ever seen anyone get up from. Holmes was amazing.
Two great warriors! RIP Ernie! Be safe everybody!
RIP legends!
Cool video
I support!
GOAT!
Those old Kings of the ring could show the new pretenders of today a thing or two about the art of boxing, Gentlemen of the arts
" The Easton Assassin" Larry Holmes was unbeatable during his early to mid career
That’s Dwight Qawi in the title pic with Holmes but they never actually fought in reality.
What a champ Larry was,my God!
I forget the boxer's name, but a journeyman from the 1970's (who passed away a couple years ago) who fought Cleveland Williams, George Foreman, Ron Lyle, and Earnie Shavers, said that Shavers punched the hardest. He described the pain of Shavers' punches as, "feeling like someone hitting each of your toes with a sledgehammer."
I cannot think of a professional boxer in any weight class who had the consistent recuperative powers of Larry Holmes.
The sound of those punches something you don’t get to hear in fights anymore
This fight is why Holmes is one of the greatest heavyweights of all time. His fighting spirit rivals Holyfield.
Nobody gets up from a perfect shot from Ernie Shavers. Holmes, was absolutely amazing to get up from that.
I remember watching this fight in my basement apartment in Anchorage. I was sitting on the couch going come on Ernie waiting for the big punch.When Larry went down, I jumped up and broke the sheet rock in the ceiling.
Holms the best ever in the heavyweight division
Would’ve loved to see Ali vs Holmes with both in their prime.
Fuckin hell i feel knocked out just from looking at Ken Norton
Classic bout.
Holmes jab was amazing!!!
Best in the boxing history
2nd to Muhammad Ali!
Shavers was dangerous to anybody and everybody, if he could connect with that right. Holms was better than a lot of people gave him credit for. He was really tough right here, whatever anybody says. Outstanding comeback from the knock down.
A truly epic fight 😂
The 🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐 aka the Easton Assassin
The narrator's voice and language use is always top notch... Wish I would meet you in real life and have a one on one tete-a-tete.
Shavers said he never hit anyone harder than he did Holmes in that 7th round. Holmes went down so hard that it woke him up when he hit the canvas.
Holmes is a warrior
The Holmes-Shavers fight is conclusive prove that although Holmes was an excellent heavyweight boxer, he was not as great as Ali, Frazier, Louis, Dempsey, Marciano and possibly Johnson. Shavers protected himself superbly throughout the fight. Shavers blocked a lot of Holmes' best punches with excellent defense. Holmes threw many more punches than Shavers in the fight but never really hurt Shavers in that fight.
Fiction can be fun!
Wtf are you saying lol, shavers was getting absolutely dominated throughout the whole match and got staggered around and stopped by larry. Larry was as great as ali and would beat tf out of dempsey, marciano, johnson, frazier and louis. Dont underestimate him.
Best fight I seen in my life god bless Larry
Holmes went 48-0 with wins over Shavers,Weaver,Cooney,L.Spinks and Norton(one of the greatest heavyweight fights ever)
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great channel and videos
It's weird to think someone was just supposed to "fill Ali's shoes"... like that's POSSIBLE!!!
.. that's not Ernie Shavers in the thumbnail that's Dwight Qawi lol
Leon Stinks
Larry giving an interview to Cossel while being at his barber.
Levantarse luego de ese derechazo y terminar noqueando no lo hace cualquiera, lo hace un verdadero campeón, lamentablemente el reinado de Holmes estuvo siempre en la sombra del recuerdo de Ali...
They don't build boxing like that anymore!
Amazing to watch not just Holmes' control, Shavers' figuring out a way to win, but the punishment these men took to get the win!
1:27 does this make Norton the first email champ?
Earnie the Bama boa
If Shavers had just kept his wits instead of swinging wildly after he knocked down Holmes, history might have been different.
Larry Holmes vs Tyson Fury?
Holmes could always finish guys off .
Suge said aieght nik... i got a Brian...
Earnia sehvers,a ne çok benziyor evander holfid boyu yüzü sanki abi kardeş)
99% of fighters wouldn’t have gotten up from Shavers punch. I mean you can’t land a shot more accurately than that.
Holding should not be permitted.I would have disqualified Larry.
Thế Acorn
Idk why did they think dwight qawi to bd shavers😂
Algorithm
Still say a prime sonny Liston couldn’t be beat Ali - Liston was bought off don’t get me wrong loved Ali but Liston was unstoppable
Some people say prime larry holmes would have beaten tyson. But by looking at these fights how in the world larry escpe from Tyson's quick powerful liver punches from sides.. This fighting style of larry can never withstand that. His body is always open for punches.
This is more burtal than hagler v hearns
Larry Holmes was always in the shadow of Muhammad Ali but what else can you say any chavous is a great fighter there's only weakness was he tired quickly but he gave it a hundred percent and almost won the fight I'm sure if Ernie shavers had that seventh-round back again he would have swarm all over homes and made sure he did the job of knocking them out somehow Larry Holmes escape two great
Earnie Shavers. The best !!!! Tribute
Man 🤣🤣 shavers had thor hammers hands
cross guard look really weak against slugger shaver norton kinda remind me Foreman Frazier
Ken norton a casse la machoire d Ali apres george foreman a humililie krn norton que penser vous
Shavers seni öldürmediği için tanrıya dua etmelisin larry
At his prime Holmes could whip anyone in any era. Just go ask the hard hitting ernie shavers