What is Earnie Shavers?
{{Infobox boxer | name = Earnie Shavers | image = Earnie Shavers by Gage Skidmore.jpg | caption = Shavers in 2017 | realname = Earnie Dee Shaver | nickname = {{plainlist| *The Black Destroyer *The Acorn *Puncher of the Century }} | weight = [[Heavyweight]] | height = 6 ft | reach = 79 in | birth_date = {{birth date|1944|8|31}} | birth_place = [[Butler County, Alabama]], U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age |2022|9|1 |1944|8|31 |mf=yes}} | death_place = [[Virginia]], U.S. | style = [[Orthodox (boxing)|Orthodox]] | total = 89 | wins = 74 | KO = 68 | losses = 14 | draws = 1 }} '''Earnie Dee Shaver''' (August 31, 1944 – September 1, 2022), best known as '''Earnie Shavers''', was an American [[professional boxer]]. He was active between 1969 and 1995. He was a two-time world [[heavyweight]] championship challenger. Shavers died at his daughter's home in [[Virginia]] from a short-illness on September 1, 2022, one day after his 78th birthday.<ref>[https://sports.yahoo.com/earnie-shavers-regarded-as-one-of-the-hardest-punchers-in-boxing-history-dies-at-78-215017529.html Earnie Shavers, regarded as one of the hardest punchers in boxing history, dies at 78]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/03/sports/earnie-shavers-dead.html|title=Earnie Shavers, Hard-Punching Heavyweight, Is Dead at 78|publisher=[[The New York Times]]|date=September 3, 2022}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Shavers, Earnie}} [[Category:1944 births]] [[Category:2022 deaths]] [[Category:American boxers]] [[Category:Professional wrestling referees]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Alabama]] {{US-sports-bio-stub}}