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Al Jones (2-9 across 11 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 5 common opponents.

Al Jones vs Earnie Shavers — record, stats and common opponents compared

Al Jones

Tracked record

2–9

11 tracked bouts

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Earnie Shavers

76–14–1

92 tracked bouts

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.

Head to Head

Earnie Shavers leads 1–0

The Numbers

2-9
Record
76-14-1 (edge)

One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.

18.2%
Win %
84.1% (edge)
2
Wins by knockout
70 (edge)
KO rate
92.11%
100% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
92%

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

8
Times stopped
7 (edge)

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

0
Title reigns
0
0.7
Bouts per year
3.5 (edge)

Across each fighter's tracked career span.

11
Bouts tracked
92

Tale of the Tape

Reach
79″ (201 cm)
Age
82
Stance
Orthodox
Division
Heavyweight
Nationality
United States

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Al Jones · 2 wins

KO/TKO
2
Decision
0
Other
0

Earnie Shavers · 76 wins

KO/TKO
70
Decision
6
Other
0

Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (11 and 92 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

5 shared
  • Al Jones

    LKO · Dec 1979

    James Tillis

    Earnie Shavers

    LUD · Jun 1982
  • Al Jones

    LTKO R2 · Nov 1975

    Jimmy Young

    Earnie Shavers

    DSD · Nov 1974WTKO R3 · Feb 1973
  • Al Jones

    LTKO R5 · Dec 1974

    Ron Lyle

    Earnie Shavers

    LKO R6 · Sep 1975
  • Al Jones

    LKO R5 · Jan 1967LUD · May 1966

    Jerry Quarry

    Earnie Shavers

    LTKO R1 · Dec 1973
  • Al Jones

    LTKO R7 · Oct 1973

    Jimmy Ellis

    Earnie Shavers

    WKO R1 · Jun 1973

Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Al Jones

LLLLL

L6 streak · last fought Dec 13, 1982

Earnie Shavers

LWWLW

L1 streak · last fought Nov 24, 1995

Common Questions

Have Al Jones and Earnie Shavers ever fought each other?
Yes. Al Jones and Earnie Shavers met once on December 13, 1982, and Earnie Shavers won by KO in round 3.
Who has the better record, Al Jones or Earnie Shavers?
Al Jones is 2-9 across the 11 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, Al Jones or Earnie Shavers?
Al Jones has 2 knockout wins and Earnie Shavers has 70. Earnie Shavers has more.
Do Al Jones and Earnie Shavers have any common opponents?
Al Jones and Earnie Shavers share 5 common opponents: James Tillis, Jimmy Young and Ron Lyle (and 2 others). Earnie Shavers fared better against 3 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Al Jones and Earnie Shavers?
This comparison is drawn from 11 bouts tracked for Al Jones and 92 bouts tracked for Earnie Shavers. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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