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Brian Yates (1-7 across 8 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 no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Brian Yates vs Earnie Shavers — record, stats and common opponents compared

Brian Yates

Tracked record

1–7

8 tracked bouts

🇺🇸HEAVYWEIGHT

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

Brian Yates leads 1–0

The Numbers

1-7
Record
76-14-1 (edge)

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

12.5%
Win %
84.1% (edge)
1
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.

4 (edge)
Times stopped
7

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

0
Title reigns
0
1.5
Bouts per year
3.5 (edge)

Across each fighter's tracked career span.

8
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

Brian Yates · 1 wins

KO/TKO
1
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 (8 and 92 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Brian Yates

LLLLL

L7 streak · last fought Apr 24, 2001

Earnie Shavers

LWWLW

L1 streak · last fought Nov 24, 1995

Common Questions

Have Brian Yates and Earnie Shavers ever fought each other?
Yes. Brian Yates and Earnie Shavers met once on November 24, 1995, and Brian Yates won by KO in round 2.
Who has the better record, Brian Yates or Earnie Shavers?
Brian Yates is 1-7 across the 8 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, Brian Yates or Earnie Shavers?
Brian Yates has 1 knockout win and Earnie Shavers has 70. Earnie Shavers has more.
Do Brian Yates and Earnie Shavers have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Brian Yates and Earnie Shavers have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Brian Yates and Earnie Shavers?
This comparison is drawn from 8 bouts tracked for Brian Yates and 92 bouts tracked for Earnie Shavers. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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