What about that hard right Shavers caught Holmes with? That punch would have 10 counted all but the very best.
There's a reason why Holmes, Lyle and Ali all said that Shavers was the hardest puncher they ever ran up against. You can't teach that kind of power. Shavers had a God given gift. Heck, I bet he still hits like a freight train.
And yes, just about anyone other than Holmes would have stayed on the mat from that punch. Holmes said that punch was the hardest he had ever taken in his career, and he said that after he had fought Mike Tyson in his absolute prime.
Brian.
PS- when Mike Tyson was just starting to get popular, they wanted to match him up with Shavers. Tyson turned the bout down flat, for obvious reasons.
