Earnie Shavers Autographs
Earnie Dee Shaver (August 31, 1944 – September 1, 2022), best known as Earnie Shavers, was an American professional boxer who competed between 1969 and 1995. A two-time world heavyweight championship challenger, he is most famous as one of the hardest punchers in heavyweight boxing history. He scored 70 knockout wins, including 23 in the first round, for a 76.7% overall knockout rate.
Shavers twice unsuccessfully challenged for the heavyweight championship, losing to Muhammad Ali in 1977 by a 15-round unanimous decision and to Larry Holmes in 1979 by a TKO in round 11. He hurt Ali in the second round and knocked down Holmes in the seventh round. Shavers defeated former world champions Vicente Rondón, Jimmy Ellis, and Ken Norton, as well as three-time European heavyweight champion Joe Bugner and top heavyweight contender Jimmy Young.
In 2001, Shavers released an autobiography, Welcome to the Big Time. After retiring from boxing, he continued to attend boxing events as a special guest, autograph signer, and motivational speaker.
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Traded items with a signature of Earnie Shavers
The most expensive item with a signature of Earnie Shavers (Muhammad Ali & Earnie Shavers Signed The Ring Magazine Cover PSA/DNA) was sold in December 2025 for $449.00 while the cheapest item (EARNIE SHAVERS signed autographed business card!) found a new owner for $0.99 in November 2010. The month with the most items sold (22) was March 2018 with an average selling price of $24.53 for an autographed item of Earnie Shavers. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in October 2013 with $150.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was May 2010. In average, an autographed item from Earnie Shavers is worth $23.50.
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Latest News about Earnie Shavers
AMIR KHAN, EARNIE SHAVERS AND DAVID HAYE JOIN DEEP LINEUP OF LEGENDS AT INAUGURA (09/13/2014): Final additions to Saturday event at Las Vegas Convention Center adds depth to already deep lineup of boxing legends and other celebrities LAS VE ... 
Shavers rates himself - who else? - hardest-hitting heavyweight - The Ring (10/01/2013): Many boxing historians and those who were lucky enough to be fans during the 1970s when the heavyweight division was loaded with talent consider former contender Earnie Shavers to be the hardest all-time puncher among big men. Shavers and his old rival, Larry Holmes, agree with this designation. Heavyweight Legend And “Puncher Of the Century” Earnie Shavers On How He’d have (07/30/2012): By James Slater: How good was 1970’s heavyweight contender Earnie Shavers? How powerful was the man who was once dubbed “The Puncher of The Century?”
