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Don Branch (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.

Don Branch vs Earnie Shavers — record, stats and common opponents compared

Don Branch

Tracked record

0–2

2 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

Earnie Shavers leads 1–0

The Numbers

0-2
Record
76-14-1 (edge)

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

0%
Win %
84.1% (edge)
0
Wins by knockout
70 (edge)
KO rate
92.11%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
92%

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

1 (edge)
Times stopped
7

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.

2
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

Don Branch · 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 shared
  • Don Branch

    LPTS · Aug 1973

    Larry Holmes

    Earnie Shavers

    LTKO R11 · Sep 1979LUD · Mar 1978

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

Current Form

Don Branch

LL

L2 streak · last fought Aug 22, 1973

Earnie Shavers

LWWLW

L1 streak · last fought Nov 24, 1995

Common Questions

Have Don Branch and Earnie Shavers ever fought each other?
Yes. Don Branch and Earnie Shavers met once on September 12, 1970, and Earnie Shavers won by KO in round 1.
Who has the better record, Don Branch or Earnie Shavers?
Don Branch 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, Don Branch or Earnie Shavers?
Don Branch has 0 knockout wins and Earnie Shavers has 70. Earnie Shavers has more.
Do Don Branch and Earnie Shavers have any common opponents?
Don Branch and Earnie Shavers share 1 common opponent: Larry Holmes. Don Branch fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Don Branch and Earnie Shavers?
This comparison is drawn from 2 bouts tracked for Don Branch and 92 bouts tracked for Earnie Shavers. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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