The incredible career of Larry Holmes is undeniable, with many classing him as one of the greatest heavyweights in boxing ...

Imagine being a ranked heavyweight contender coming off a losing world title challenge to Muhammad Ali and then going in with ...

Apollo Creed. 2. Earnie Shavers was almost Clubber Lang in "Rocky III" instead of Lawrence Tureaud ("Mr. T"). Mr. T was great as Clubber Lang, but he couldn't act like Carl Weathers or punch like ...

Among the fighters he contacted, he called on Earnie Shavers. By 1982, Shavers was thirty-seven and nearing the end of his career, so trying his luck in the film industry didn't seem like a bad idea.

Shavers knocked out the likes of Ken Norton, Jimmy Ellis and Jimmy Young during his career which began in 1969 and ended over ...

Earnie Shavers is considered to be arguably the hardest puncher in boxing history and for good reason. 'The Black Destroyer' scored 70 knockouts out of 76 career victories, which is a staggering ...