Earnie Shavers is one of the few fighters in the history of boxing to share the ring with both Muhammad Ali and Larry Holmes.

Throughout the ‘60s and ‘70s, countless contenders had to wade through the minefield that was Joe Frazier, George Foreman, Earnie Shavers, Ron Lyle, Sonny Liston and so many more. Going back ...

Joe Bugner was very much a gifted heavyweight who was so often on the receiving end of a bad wrap: “Too negative.” “Safety ...

In 1980, Ring Magazine named three athletes the ‘Fighters of the Decade’ for the 1970s. Those three names were Ali, Duran, ...

He has also come up against legends like Evander Holyfield, Earnie Shavers, and more. He retired with a professional record of 69-6-0 with 44 knockout wins to his name. Holmes suffered a fourth ...

And despite being desperate to fire away in the pocket with some of the division's most feared punchers, it was Ron Lyle who gave him the most issues. He fought Lyle in January 1976 in what proved ...

A long-time resident of the area, Patava has a background in business and technology. He and his wife, Kathy, have been married for 36 years and have two adult children, with the recent addition ...

Ron Howard, who started his career in show business playing the son of Andy Griffith's sheriff character on the 1960s sitcom, said he recently found out he and Knotts are distant cousins.