Earnie Shavers, a man who became widely known as one of the hardest punchers in the world of boxing and fought in the 1970s, died Thursday just one day after turning 78. A cause of death has not been revealed. Shavers fought mainly during the 1970s, though his career stretched through to the mid-1990s. He finished his career with a record of 74-14-1 and 68 knockouts.Shavers fought for the heavyweight title twice in his career - once against Muhammad Ali in 1977 and once against Larry Holmes two years later.
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