Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.
A J Staples (0-2 across 2 tracked bouts) and Earnie Shavers (76-14-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.
A J Staples vs Earnie Shavers — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Earnie Shavers leads 1–0- Earnie Shavers wonShavers vs StaplesSep 19, 1972 · TKO · R1
The Numbers
- 0-2
- Record
- 76-14-1 (edge)
- 0%
- Win %
- 84.1% (edge)
- 0
- Wins by knockout
- 70 (edge)
- —
- KO rate
- 92.11%
- —
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 92%
- 2 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 7
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 1.4
- Bouts per year
- 3.5 (edge)
- 2
- Bouts tracked
- 92
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- —
- Reach
- 79″ (201 cm)
- —
- Age
- 82
- —
- Stance
- Orthodox
- —
- Division
- Heavyweight
- —
- Nationality
- United States
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyA J Staples · 0 wins
No tracked wins yet.
Earnie Shavers · 76 wins
KO/TKO
70
Decision
6
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (2 and 92 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
1 sharedShared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
A J Staples
LL
L2 streak · last fought Sep 19, 1972
Earnie Shavers
LWWLW
L1 streak · last fought Nov 24, 1995
Common Questions
- Have A J Staples and Earnie Shavers ever fought each other?
- Yes. A J Staples and Earnie Shavers met once on September 19, 1972, and Earnie Shavers won by TKO in round 1.
- Who has the better record, A J Staples or Earnie Shavers?
- A J Staples is 0-2 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Earnie Shavers is 76-14-1. Earnie Shavers has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
- Who has more knockouts, A J Staples or Earnie Shavers?
- A J Staples has 0 knockout wins and Earnie Shavers has 70. Earnie Shavers has more.
- Do A J Staples and Earnie Shavers have any common opponents?
- A J Staples and Earnie Shavers share 1 common opponent: Ron Lyle. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on A J Staples and Earnie Shavers?
- This comparison is drawn from 2 bouts tracked for A J Staples and 92 bouts tracked for Earnie Shavers. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.