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Earnie Shavers vs George Chaplin — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Earnie Shavers

George Chaplin

Earnie Shavers (76-14-1) and George Chaplin (23-9-2) 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.

Shavers

76

Wins70 KO · 92%

14

Losses

1

Draw91 tracked bouts

Chaplin

23

Wins10 KO · 43%

9

Losses

2

Draws9 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Chaplin leads 1–0

Earnie Shavers and George Chaplin have met 1 time; Chaplin leads 1–0.

Earnie Shavers and George Chaplin have met 1 time; Chaplin leads 1–0.
Met1983Mar 1Series
Earnie ShaversFighter ALLost0–1W–L
George ChaplinFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultDQR91Meeting

The Numbers

Shavers 6 · Chaplin 1 of 7 measurable rows
ShaversChaplin
Record
76-14-1 (edge)23-9-2
Win %0–100%
84.1% (edge)
70.6%
Wins by knockoutmax 70
70 (edge)
10
KO rate0–100%
92.11% (edge)
43.48%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
92% (edge)
50%
Times stopped†max 7
7
3 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year‡max 3.5
3.5 (edge)
1.1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 91
91
9

† Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · ‡ Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Reachnot held
Earnie Shavers: 79″
George Chaplin: No reach on file
Agenot held
Earnie Shavers: Died aged 78
George Chaplin: No date of birth
Stance
Earnie Shavers: Orthodox
George Chaplin: Not recorded

Earnie Shavers left, George Chaplin right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Earnie Shavers76 wins · from 91 tracked bouts

Earnie Shavers: 76 tracked wins — 70 by KO/TKO (92%) and 6 on the cards (8%). Counted from 91 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

70 by KO/TKO 92%6 on the cards 8%

George Chaplin2 wins · from 9 tracked bouts

George Chaplin: 2 tracked wins — 1 by KO/TKO (50%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (50%). Counted from 9 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 50%1 by another method or unrecorded 50%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Earnie Shavers 91, George Chaplin 9 — 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

Oldest left · newest right

Earnie Shavers had won two in a row before losing by stoppage to Brian Yates. Shavers last boxed on Nov 24, 1995.WLWWL

Clinard Feb 1983Chaplin Mar 1983Sims May 1987Morgan Sep 1995Yates Nov 19953.5 tracked bouts per year

George Chaplin last boxed on Aug 1, 1987 — 14,324 days ago. Chaplin had lost two straight, after one straight win.LLWLL

Dokes Nov 1981Bey Nov 1982Shavers Mar 1983Cooney Dec 1984Ferguson Aug 19871.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Earnie Shavers and George Chaplin ever fought each other?
Yes. Earnie Shavers and George Chaplin met once on March 1, 1983, and George Chaplin won by DQ in round 9.
The meeting

LMar 1, 1983 · Chaplin · DQ R9

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Shavers or Chaplin?
Earnie Shavers is 76-14-1 and George Chaplin is 23-9-2. Earnie Shavers has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Shavers76–14–184.1%

Chaplin23–9–270.6%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Shavers or Chaplin?
Earnie Shavers has 70 knockout wins and George Chaplin has 10. Earnie Shavers has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Shavers7092.1%

Chaplin1043.5%

The Numbers ↓
Do Shavers and Chaplin have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Earnie Shavers and George Chaplin have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Shavers and Chaplin?
This comparison is drawn from 91 bouts tracked for Earnie Shavers and 9 bouts tracked for George Chaplin. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Shavers91bouts

Chaplin9bouts

How They Win ↓

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