Earnie Shavers talks with Larry Holmes

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Earnie Shavers talks with Larry Holmes

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This is a package Ryan Kelly produced, directed and edited when Earnie Shavers came in as a guest on "What The Heck Were They Thinking?" With Larry Holmes. Ryan Kelly, producer and director of "What the Heck Were They Thinking" put this together for Lehigh Valley Sports Scene. Studio Camera operator was Brad Wernett and Audio production was done by Duane Long.

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@brucet7965 9 жыл бұрын

You notice about the guys from the 70s that they all seem to be very down to earth and humble, just gentlemen.

@depaola63 9 жыл бұрын

+BruceT ..RESPECT!

@eugenemcgirt2357 8 жыл бұрын

+BruceT Yes, even a guy like Foreman (who was known as a tough dude) was humble to people and respectful. Heck, George even starred on an episode of Sanford and Son back in 1977. He had a great sense of humor.

@brucet7965 8 жыл бұрын

Eugene McGirt Absolutely. The big man was my favourite on a personal level. When Ali was just being himself, he too was very humble and respectful, as was Joe.

@renew3785 8 жыл бұрын

+BruceT ... Yep. Class act(s)... the both of them.

@Provemewrongwithfacts 7 жыл бұрын

I'm from the 70s and that's how we were/are. We don't fit in with the lack classlessness that is so common today.

@TheNYgolfer 7 жыл бұрын

Holmes IMO is one of the most underrated champions of all time. How he got up and survived to win from that right hand is simply "godly" . Next to Ali Larry had the best overall skills of any fighter in history

@jerelkenworthy3368 5 жыл бұрын

Except for Mike Tyson.

@CoogieWarrior1964 4 жыл бұрын

You meant the best boxing skills of a heavy weight in history next to Ali.

@lightningleaf23 4 жыл бұрын

Jerel Kenworthy he was well past it when Mike Tyson fought him I hate the double standards with Tyson fans. People say Tyson was beaten by Holyfield and the excuse always Tyson wasn’t the same after jail and the death of Cus D’Amato. Yet you all think Tyson beat the real Larry Holmes.

@etcetc3800 3 жыл бұрын

larry learned from Ali

@cruelleader4782 3 жыл бұрын

@@jerelkenworthy3368 he fought old fat holmes

@kingeliii9011 Жыл бұрын

To get up off the canvas from that punch tells me all I need to know about Larry Holmes. He was a legend.

@knives5964 4 ай бұрын

Larry said he didn't honestly feel himself get off, he said he was hit so hard he got knocked out but hitting the floor made him just wake up and bounce back.

@hulksmash8660 2 күн бұрын

You're absolutely right. He deserves hall of fame status simply for getting up and getting up to win at that it was the bravest thing I'd ever seen.

@dfcvda 10 жыл бұрын

Larry is one of the best ever, only beaten at the twilight of his career.

@edwinanum4555 3 жыл бұрын

I mean no disrespect but Larry had big wins against opponents who were past their prime. Larry could not have beaten prime Ali or prime shavers. Larry peaked after the golden era of boxing. When Larry was past his prime Tyson made minced meat of him. He could not give a good fight like his aged opponents gave him in his prime.

@admir467 3 жыл бұрын

@@edwinanum4555 i think larry would beat Ali any time

@edwinanum4555 3 жыл бұрын

The only time Larry will beat ali was when they met. Larry in his prime would not even make the headlines against Frazier or Ken Norton let alone against Foreman or Liston. Larry was good but unfortunately he emerged between two golden generations. In the era of Larry there really wasn't any boxer worth the history books

@Joethecatholic 3 жыл бұрын

How good was Larry? Well he took prime Holyfield 12 hard rds well into his 40’s. Could you imagine Prime Holmes??

@cashprinter5000 3 жыл бұрын

@@edwinanum4555 both Holmes and foreman are the same age....

@robrepublic1 10 жыл бұрын

Had the distinct pleasure of meeting Earnie Shavers a few years ago. One of the major thrills of my life. A gentleman and a legendary fighter. The highest knockout percentage in boxing history. Larry Holmes in the top ten of all time. Two legends.

@TheIkaraCult Жыл бұрын

I have no idea how Larry got up from that punch from Eearnie... he was leaning into it too, he was gone! Superhuman recovery. I think that shows Larry's greatness

@aadamaflaq1556 9 жыл бұрын

ernie shavers is in great shape compared to the other guys of his time

@STEJTHEGREATEST 10 жыл бұрын

Shavers nowadays looks to have all the quiet poise and serenity of a wise old monk, like you could imagine him somehow summoning that insane punching power out of the ether whenever he needs it! ;*O

@unbornbum 9 жыл бұрын

oh believe me - to this day the man could still knockout an elephant, You don't lose power like that, Punchers like him come around once every 100 years.

@eugenemcgirt2357 9 жыл бұрын

***** Correct.

@marcoantonioc5437 7 жыл бұрын

STEJTHEGREATEST ahahahhaha

@kevinmunday5782 5 жыл бұрын

@@unbornbum my moneys on the elephant 😉

@PhilAndersonOutside 13 жыл бұрын

Great interview. Holmes was such a great champion. Shavers was one of the best guys to never win a title. If he were fighting today he'd smoke out the entire HW division.

@kevinmunday6263 Жыл бұрын

He had to get opponents out Early and that might not be Easy against Fury or Usyk, as for Wilder it would be a case of who landed first v Shavers.

@user-sm8xe1th8m 5 ай бұрын

@@kevinmunday6263You're ridiculous. Shavers fury or others would have destroyed them all, including wilder.

@senseisteel 10 жыл бұрын

i met ernie shavers ibn vegas 2 years ago and we sat and talked for an hour about boxing and the fight game altogether the man is a true icon

@truebeliever786 13 жыл бұрын

This is one of the best interviews I've ever seen. Earnie Shavers is really a freaking legend. I never knew Tyson avoided him. Damn. And Larry Holmes, man. He's one of the greatest Heavyweights of all time...

@jerryaprian1049 7 жыл бұрын

these 2 Man better than whole heavyweight nowdays

@kaino1990 12 жыл бұрын

i always love watching boxers in interviews when they are not fighting, you see how humble and nice they really are. Good interview

@jsylol 12 жыл бұрын

exactly right, i came over to the US from Australia and earnie happened to be doing a signing at one of the memorabilia stores in vegas, such a down to earth guy, takes time out to chat to his fans!

@agt155 10 жыл бұрын

Vitali Klitschko doesn't have a glass jaw. The guys never been down once in his whole career.

@unbornbum 9 жыл бұрын

I think he means wlad

@eugenemcgirt2357 9 жыл бұрын

agt155 He's garbage.

@eugenemcgirt2357 9 жыл бұрын

Eugene McGirt Garbage II

@stancrooke5434 9 жыл бұрын

Corrie Sanders knocked down both Vitali and Wlad. He knocked Vitali down once and Wlad down 4 times.

@theagbaman 7 жыл бұрын

Badr Hari Sanders Corrie Sanders (RIP) never dropped Vitali but he did stagger him.

@Jerkwad152 8 жыл бұрын

Larry needs to buy a George Foreman grill!

@docmalthus 3 жыл бұрын

Larry Holmes reminds me of Ezzard Charles....two of the most underrated heavyweight champions in history.

@jogman262 6 жыл бұрын

I never like Holmes while he was fighting. I thought he was arrogant and maybe even jealous of Muhammad Ali. But has as his career went along I gained much respect for him. Really rooted for him against Ray Mercer. I rate him top 3 heavyweight champs of all time.

@randyoliveira8533 5 жыл бұрын

Larry's huge. He was definitely one of my favorites growing up.

@wheelinthesky300 13 жыл бұрын

Back in the day we had some REAL MEN up in that Heavyweight Division. Hell, the 2nd level guys were Quarry, Shavers, Lyle, Chuvalo, Patterson, Ellis, Jimmy Young, Gerry Cooney. The 3rd level guys were Bonavena, Joe Bugner, Evangelista, Bob Foster. You had a long road to the top. No cakewalks there.

@thejaybee84 12 жыл бұрын

You are one of the enlightened few. I wish more boxing 'fans' appreciated the bravery and humility of true champions.

@owlperchedsilo3745 2 жыл бұрын

Holmes is a monster, so much fun to watch, never boring.

@Bloufo 14 жыл бұрын

Great fighters the both of them. The Acorn was an absolutely murderous puncher. 68 ko's in his 74 wins. Just WOW!! But Larry is my favorite all time. Terrific all around boxer with a piston like jab, great right hand, great chin, determination and conditioning. Just a pity that he maybe didn't really get the respect and the type of acknowledgment that he should have. That's mostly due to the giant shadow cast by Ali.

@rockabye_baby187 Жыл бұрын

The two are the coolest. Very insightful. Well spoken. Humble.

@alcapone6041 10 жыл бұрын

I rate larry holmes high..he has a strong will to win and a very good boxer and ernie shavers a very hard puncher but I DONT THINK THEY FOUGHT MUHAMMAD ALI AT HIS BEST THO...larry was not at his best when he fought michael spinks or mike tyson

@davidbanner9344 10 жыл бұрын

I've always felt that there were many fights that holmes could have lost, if it wasn't for his strong will. He really has something special inside!!!

@eugenemcgirt2357 9 жыл бұрын

david banner Yes, Dr. Banner.

@josephwaters2792 Жыл бұрын

Love both these fighters. Holmes has always been one of my all time favorites. Wish this was a longer interview without the rush job. btw the longer rounds back then made a boxing match a totally different spectacle to watch.

@Ahmet1445 13 жыл бұрын

it is great to see 2 Boxing Veterans without Brain Damage....makes me love the sport of Boxing even more!

@Smithy07sham 9 жыл бұрын

Shavers needs to realise that he fought Ali in his decline in 1977. Ali's jab was well better years before.

@Boxeo250 3 жыл бұрын

Shavers was old aswell tho? 2 year gap not too big.

@Smithy07sham 3 жыл бұрын

@@Boxeo250 Shavers was a puncher! Punchers can go longer than boxers who depend on timing and speed! That’s why Foreman came back in his 40s. Ali was also starting to show signs of Parkinson’s around 1977 and Ali still beat him relatively easily. Ali was a different bread of man.

@Boxeo250 3 жыл бұрын

@@Smithy07sham far from easy. That’s all I will say. But definitely both in prime. Ali would dance around and then bam flurry of punches then knock shavers out probably. But gotta admit shavers is a real tough fighter.

@holmes1978 14 жыл бұрын

Love it ,thanks lostwalletMP , 2 great fights they had ! Holmes my Champ!

@Banner1979 14 жыл бұрын

Boy, I never knew Earnie was the 1st choice for Clubber in Rocky 3. Sly must have been in so much pain after getting hit like that. I'm just glad Mr. T got the part, as he was superb.

@BillClausen 14 жыл бұрын

Excellent interview but I had a hard time hearing what Shavers was saying with the ongoing background music.

@kamagong78 12 жыл бұрын

Wow Larry said that he didn't want to fight him but he had to I wish all fighters had that "Just do it" mentality.

@bandit7498 14 жыл бұрын

@jeryd2003 1)That's true. Holmes said he always thought he could beat Ali because he sparred with him and later on got to where he could handle Ali in sparring. But that was in the early 70s when he started sparring with him and by the mid 70s when Holmes' own career was on the rise, no wonder he was hanging with Ali then. Buit you never hear the guys from the 70s that had tough fights with Ali acknowledge how incredible his speed and reflexes were when he was in his prime.

@70gabino 9 жыл бұрын

The 70's and 90's were very tough eras in heavyweight boxing but I tend to think that all things are relative. I think the K brothers would have been very good contenders in any era. All-time greats? Not sure but they are unusually skilled for their size and that would make them very difficult.

@eugenemcgirt2357 9 жыл бұрын

Chris Acosta I don't think the Klitchko's would be any more than a Jerry Quarry. Not even George Chuvalo because Chuvalo was durable and could take a lot of punches. I don't view the Klitchko's as durable.

@regkray9872 8 жыл бұрын

The klitchkos are good for there time but the would not have bein champs in the 70s. Names yes but alot of tough fights for them back then. That fact that neither can fight on the inside and are one paced one dymentional fighters would be exposed in the 70s no question. There great for there time but I believe that its only cause they fought in this era they are that.

@hueyfreeman1983 6 жыл бұрын

Chris Acosta the 90's wasn't a tough era it was just a competitive one

@STEJTHEGREATEST 10 жыл бұрын

At 3:03, Shavers had that same look Apollo Creed had on his face when Rocky got up at the end of round 14 in their first fight! ;*O

@Indul1 14 жыл бұрын

Great upload...i came around in the 1980's so Shavers was after me but what a modest and quietly spoken man...

@YungJuve 14 жыл бұрын

hahaha earnie hit so hard that he got cut from a movie role?!?! damn! but seriously, much respect to both boxers.

@lostwalletMP 14 жыл бұрын

he might not be in your top 5hw list, but he's in a lot of peoples top 5, a lot of people with lightyears of boxing knowledge. He certainly is in my top 5hw list

@wereewere6380 3 жыл бұрын

Earnie looks like at that age could still pack a punch

@exclamationpointman3852 Жыл бұрын

Boy whoever this Mike man is got a real professional voice. That's cultivated.

@brianthesnail1234 12 жыл бұрын

im lucky enough to live just 5 minutes away from ernie in moreton,wirral.... and the first time i met ernie was in moreton town center were i said "hi ernie" in which he shook my hand and my wifes hand and we spoke for 10 minutes... i mentioned i boxed in the british army... and ernie then went home and returned with a signed photo and video( puncher of the century ) ernie is the nicest guy you can ever meet... and a credit to the world of boxing..... a true gent and champion !

@WattUNeed 9 жыл бұрын

Earnie Shavers was the man...all the baloney people say Earnie Shavers was the real deal....people talk about ducking No one I mean no one wanted to fight Earnie Shavers...not Mike Tyson no one. Earnie Shavers was the real deal.

@eugenemcgirt2357 9 жыл бұрын

WattUNeed Earnie was already in a retirement home when Tyson was fighting lol

@WattUNeed 9 жыл бұрын

Eugene McGirt Actually he wasn't.

@eugenemcgirt2357 9 жыл бұрын

WattUNeed Earnie's last glorious moment was 1979 versus Norton and knocking down Holmes. After that it was basically retirement for the Acorn.

@WattUNeed 9 жыл бұрын

Eugene McGirt You said he was in retirement......you were wrong....Tyson could have fought him. He was active up to 1995.....it is what it is.

@eugenemcgirt2357 9 жыл бұрын

WattUNeed Earnie was in retirement during the years 1988-1994 then returned for 2 fights in 1995 at age 50. I know Earnie can punch for life but not sure Mike was ducking a 50 year old Shavers. I think it more likely that Tyson (or his people) were trying to avoid George Foreman between 1987-1990. Earnie was retired during those years.

@Gregster1234 Жыл бұрын

Both truly good men and gracious to all as far as I know. This was the best era in boxing IMO! Loved Earnie but he started boxing later in life and seems to me didn’t develop the boxing skills many others had.

@XionComrade 14 жыл бұрын

Very nice! Always good to hear from the greats, but the music in the background is driving me insane, note of advice, turn it down or turn it off :P

@robertanselmo8906 11 жыл бұрын

Hey Brian, I met ernie at an event that Gerry Cooney held for him in Penn. Like you said, he was one of the nicest people I ever met. Super sweet and shook his hand...was the biggest fists I've ever seen...shoulders like a cigarette machine and he was jus as solid.. cool dude. Also, same night I met Randy "tex" Cobb. He also was a really nice guy. Was happy go lucky with a great sense of humor. It was a great night for boxing fans

@nicholasjohnson6724 3 жыл бұрын

Larry was an absolute champion, 12 years if I remember ..... Ernie Shavers was BAD ASS. Even Ali struggled against Big Ernie !!!!!

@fformfiller 8 жыл бұрын

Golovkin is a throwback to the old school fighters

@regkray9872 8 жыл бұрын

I'm mentality yes in skill no

@Soulskool502 9 жыл бұрын

two great fighters!!!!!

@TheConchologist 4 жыл бұрын

I love these guys!

@Donal111 14 жыл бұрын

lol, the interviewer had to look at the title of the movie before he finished. It is hard to build a definite top 5, you always have Ali, Marciano, Holmes, Tyson, Foreman, Frazier, Louis, Shavers, etc etc being mentioned. I cannot fathom how a person can have a consistent top 5 of all time.

@AndresBarba22 2 жыл бұрын

surprise to hear sheaver talking fluently, with all those blows he recived during his fights.

@GenosGlory 4 жыл бұрын

Tyson avoided Foreman and Shavers like the plague.

@PhilAndersonOutside 14 жыл бұрын

I agree with what Larry says about boxing today. Guys like Ali, Foreman, Frazier, Norton, Lyle, Holmes and Shavers fought with heart and they fought to win, always pressing the action, never giving up. No one fights like that today. Today's fighters are risk averse, they take no chances. They fight not to lose. Any fighter I listed above would completely clean out the HW division today.

@stepheng6748 7 жыл бұрын

Ali was asked 'What did you think when you were down when Frazier sent you skidding on your ass in that last round' Ali replied. 'Get up"

@louisco3739 5 жыл бұрын

Ernie Shavers a very dangerous contender for any champion to face. Title would be at high risk. Ernie Shavers all business

@chanctonbury63 13 жыл бұрын

Holy shit Holmes has let things drop a bit. looks like `The Nutty Professor`. Shavers on the other hand looks in good shape.

@thomasglorius5730 2 жыл бұрын

very nice

@willie25107 12 жыл бұрын

Larry really proved what a champion he was; getting off the deck from that right hand and going on to beat Shavers.

@ruzcelbeltran Жыл бұрын

R.I.P mr. Earnie Shaver

@malhotraroger9106 3 жыл бұрын

It’s sad what’s happened to boxing, especially the heavyweight scene .😔

@johnmacco2264 7 жыл бұрын

Power and Beautiful at the same time!

@PhilAndersonOutside 12 жыл бұрын

One of the best HW to never win the title.

@cecilmorgan5084 8 жыл бұрын

Holmes here says what I've always thought: the fighters of years ago were far better than the present crowd. Go by approximate decades. Now: Wilder, Joshua, Hayes (ffs), Furey. Ten years ago: Klitsckos, Valuev (!). Mid ninties: Lewis, Holyfield, Bowe, Tyson. Mid eighties: old Holmes, Michael Spinks, Tubbs, Witherspoon, Dokes, guy from Louisville whose name slips my mind, very young Tyson, even Frank Bruno. Mid seventies: well, you all know the names, some of the greatest in ring history. My point is, look at how the quality has diminished decade by decade. Alright, you can argue there may have been a reversal in trend from the 80s to the 90s, but overall it's been downward. This is unique in heavyweight history since the Queensbury rules, never has there been such a prolonged slump. Most sports fans take their game as a metaphor for life; why wouldn't they? That's why schools promote sports as a valuable learning, teamworking and character - building exercise. Others talk about the zeitgeist, the "spirit of the times", or how the overall dominant philosophy determines the direction taken by an era. Look at the drugs issue in sport, look at the media, reality TV, the current candidates for the presidency. We live in the Era of Shit.

@marcoantonioc5437 7 жыл бұрын

Cecil Morgan well said

@nycinstyle 6 жыл бұрын

The last epic meaningful battle in the heavyweight division in terms of 2 great heavyweights fighting one another was Holyfield - Tyson in 1996 and 1997. Lennox was a fine boxer/puncher. He could be hurt which made his fights more entertaining just like the great Tommy Hearns was. Lennox never captured the piublic's interest really, though.Last era heavyweight boxing was at the forefront of the sport was when Evander held the title and then around when Tyson came back. Holyfield fought wars with Bowe, Foreman, Tyson, Moorer, Mercer, etc. Since the mid to late 1990s (I cant believe it's already been 20 years) heavyweight boxing is no longer boxing's premiere division, at all. I love boxing, but at this time we really need another Joe Louis. Even one great heavyweight can do it. 1920s Dempsey 1930s and 1940s JoeLouis 1950s Rocky Marciano 1960s and 1970s Muhammad Ali 1980s Tyson (and Holmes to a degree; he's better than Tyson but Tyson more exciting) 1990s Evander Holyfield... 2020s We need Joe Louis back. LOL Greg Page is the top heavyweight from the 1980s from Louisville I still remember watching him live easily handle Coetzee. They televised one of Page's amateur fights with Cosell interviewing him afterwards a looooong time ago I remember watching that live, too. LOL.

@mikers117 6 жыл бұрын

Cecil Morgan, Greg Page (rip) is the guy you're trying to remember. 😊

@lostwalletMP 14 жыл бұрын

@BillClausen , yeah thats my fault, the music was a bad choice. It was part of our library. Glad you liked the interview though

@sherrydeal5070 10 жыл бұрын

Legends and still so cute they are.

@EndlessLaymon 12 жыл бұрын

Wish Earnie had a better career. Awesome puncher.

@hyena131 3 жыл бұрын

The star of this video is the hosts' fabulously dyed hair!!!

@wheelinthesky300 14 жыл бұрын

Come to think of it, Foreman and Frazier never fought Shavers, and they were all in the mix at the same time.

@MrEdium 9 жыл бұрын

I have so much respect for these Legends ! To many, Earnie Shavers was just to much of a puncher. NOBODY WANTED TO FIGHT HIM !!! Though he had endurance problems, had he had a Great coach he would have been UNBEATABLE.

@philrudoff9255 5 жыл бұрын

At 6ft and 210, one of hardest bouncers ever.

@Panthera0nca 14 жыл бұрын

Earnie Shavers looks as wide as he is tall, no wonder he could generate that power! He'll always be able to say he fought 2 real greats in Ali and Holmes giving them tough bouts.

@examinfo 12 жыл бұрын

@ah93704 You have to understand that Larry was 36 year old, 2 years retired when he fought MIke. He fought Shavers at the very peak of his powers at 26 years old. Holmes was in supreme shape, and able to recover.

@hadronoftheseus8829 2 жыл бұрын

He was 38, but yeah.

@ah93704 13 жыл бұрын

@TA152H01 of course you can, and Foreman had the greater power. When he retired the first time he was probably higher up the ko percentage than Shavers. Shavers had a hard time with very limited opposition. He struggled with guys that Foreman would have walked right through. I've been around the fight game since I was a little kid bro. I know what I"m talking about. Foreman was a better overall fighter and thus a better puncher!

@HankFinkle11 12 жыл бұрын

Ali's jab was a flick by the time he fought Shavers. When he fought the men you mentioned, it was a hammer.

@milojanis4901 2 жыл бұрын

Holmes should've been known as simply "Larry", like Walter Payton was "Walter", Barry Sanders was "Barry", etc. It would be interesting to see what would happen if either of these guys woulda been in their prime in 2000s. Hell, Larry beat Ray Mercer, and gave Holyfield all he could handle 10-15 years past his best. Holmes deserves to be right there with Ali, and the other all time great HWs. As for Earnie, if he landed his best shot on anyone who ever fought, they were going down, most for the count. He didn't land his best shot on Ali, or he woulda gone down, too. Probably not for the count, though, as Ali had a forged steel jaw.....

@wobblertv8083 3 жыл бұрын

Ernie looks like he could still dance .

@bandit7498 14 жыл бұрын

@Khalifornia Stallone never offered the role to Frazier. Matter of fact Stallone never got in the ring with Frazier. Frazier had already made a cameo in the 1st Rocky as himself. How much since would it make to have him come back in the same movie series as someone else? I don't see why people are so quick to bash Stallone. He's an actor for godsake.

@boxingjos 14 жыл бұрын

The man is right!

@renegado454 13 жыл бұрын

LOL @ Larry's super high and tight box fade!!!

@Shamsi419 6 жыл бұрын

Unbelievable tough men

@Mrgood189 11 жыл бұрын

Klitschko learned how use his.body very technically. It is amazing what a student of the game Wvladimir has become

@BillClausen 14 жыл бұрын

@torchkit Amen to that! Why is it that sports videos have to have "music" (just a bunch of computerized noise) in the background? What makes it even more annoying is that this was a good interview. I wish that when they put these videos together they would can the techn-pop.

@youtubemodsaresnowflakelef7692 2 жыл бұрын

RIP Earnie Shavers

@apestaartje321 13 жыл бұрын

@lostwalletMP Couldnt find the video on your channel, could you tell me how Holmes compared them? Great interview by the way.

@oothello Жыл бұрын

Larry holmes was à beast

@francisjtuk 4 жыл бұрын

Holmes was damn great and had a chin of concrete. Don’t let the Tyson ko fool you. He was tough.

@TheBatugan77 4 жыл бұрын

When Tyson was in his twilight. He got stiffed by the immortal Kevin McBride.

@alaricowen8760 Жыл бұрын

There wasn't a conversation between the fighters The interviewer ran the show

@exclamationpointman3852 Жыл бұрын

Shavers dint have Mike's finishing ability. When Mike kicked down Holmes, he came at him with quick short flurries; Shavers kept swinging long looping punches, those were easier to manage than the flurries Mike did. The legs were gone so it didn't take big swings after it.

@texluh 11 жыл бұрын

The audio production seems pretty poor. When you can't hear them because maybe the microphone mix isn't up enough, it's not accounted for.

@bandit7498 14 жыл бұрын

@jeryd2003 2)On top of that, Ali wasn't all that soft a puncher. More aggressive guys were able back him up and took away from his power. But in his early days he was dropping guys when he wanted to drop them. Watch him fighting Cleveland Williams. He dropped him with a one/two BACKING UP!!! Yeah, Williams was past his prime then, but still had a tough chin. But see, the guys that gave Ali tough fights in the 70s KNOWS he's the greatest, and they want people to think THAT'S the Ali they fought

@lewisgreen2957 Жыл бұрын

Two warriors…

@chaponchin17 2 ай бұрын

What a punch

@poliklolik 8 жыл бұрын

Well I think Vitaliy has a concrete jaw!!!

@voltaspeeder17 8 жыл бұрын

+poliklolik - agreed.

@hulksmash8660 8 жыл бұрын

+voltaspeeder17 I think he was referring to Wladimir with that comment, everyone knows Vitali has a solid chin, do you remember that monstrous uppercut he took from Lennox Lewis? That was, in my opinion the hardest punch I saw a guy land without ending a fight.

@regkray9872 8 жыл бұрын

Does he? why who tested his jaw? Barr lennoks with one huge uppercut? Shavers hit harder than Lewis so did foreman , so did Lyle.

@richardespinoza6243 3 жыл бұрын

Had Shavers fought in the Cruiser Weight Division he would have Dominated it and been Champion. It sucks he never got to be Champion but he will be knowing as the best Heavy Weight to never win a title.

@jeremycrandall2899 Жыл бұрын

very nice interview…cool to see the respect they had for each other. Just turn the freakin’ music off, please!😄

@pewsterbaby 3 жыл бұрын

I was 12 watching that fight. I thought Holmes was dead, let alone able to get up. Sucked for Earnie. Larry Holmes was a freaking bore of a champ.

@michaelyouth 12 жыл бұрын

He more meant that he actually was forced to fight Earnie.. If he didn't fight him, he would be known as a ducker and most likely, as Holmes wasn't liked by anybody, would have gotten his title or titles stripped of off him.. He had to fight him because he was the number 1 contender...

@youtoo2233 6 жыл бұрын

Not fair to compare the washed up Parkinsons disease Ali of the late 70's to a prime Holmes. In Ali's prime his jab was just as good as Holmes. Ali also had that amazing speed, movement and reflexes.

@ah93704 13 жыл бұрын

@kitchin07 dont forget also that Shavers was mostly a right hand puncher. He didnt have much of anything else. George Foreman could punch with either hand. Thats why he had a higher ko ratio!

@zibtihaj3213 13 жыл бұрын

@ah93704 true . I believe Tyson was more effective as a puncher (sharper snapper punches as opposed to heaviness). Even Holmes said Tyson had a very good jab. Shavers was just a very heavy puncher. I will always pick effectiveness (snap, explosiveness, timing combination) over heaviness - why you think Tyson instilled fear like no one else. You can not deal with something you can not see.