Happy Birthday Earnie Shavers – “The Puncher Of The Century” Turns 77

Happy Birthday Earnie Shavers - “The Puncher Of The Century” Turns 77

Dubbed “The Puncher of the Century,” and with good reason, Earnie Shavers turns 77 today. The man born in Garland, Alabama is one of the last few remaining survivors of that golden age for the heavyweight division: the 1970s, when there were so many great fighters all rivaling each other, when they’re so many great fights taking place when fight fans the world over were spoiled and never realised it.

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