Wepner vs Shavers

GPTKB entity

Properties (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf boxing match
gptkbp:attendance 5,000 spectators
gptkbp:battle 1978
Aggressive
Brawler
31 wins, 9 losses
Continued boxing until 1978
vs_Muhammad_Ali
gptkbp:caliber 15
gptkbp:coachingCareer Joe Frazier
gptkbp:current_champion 18
gptkbp:date March 24, 1975
gptkbp:defeated 68
gptkbp:fightingStyle Defensive
gptkbp:has_a_role_in gptkb:WBC_Heavyweight_Title
gptkbp:height 225 lb
6 ft 0 in
6 ft 2 in
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Wepner vs Shavers
gptkbp:location gptkb:Richmond,_Virginia
gptkbp:losses 40% by knockout
50% by knockout
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Bayonne_Bleeder
78 in
The Black Destroyer
gptkbp:notable_event Inspired_the_character_Rocky_Balboa
Wepner_knocked_down_Shavers_in_the_9th_round
gptkbp:notable_winners Ranked in the top 10 heavyweights
gptkbp:notableQuote "I was a fighter, not a boxer."
"I hit harder than anyone."
gptkbp:powers High
Moderate
gptkbp:profession Actor and motivational speaker
gptkbp:reach 80 in
gptkbp:referee Arthur Mercante
gptkbp:result Shavers won by knockout
gptkbp:style Power puncher
gptkbp:training Al_Certo
gptkbp:UFCFightNight 1964
1969
1995
88
51
Retired in 1995
Boxing commentator
44 wins, 4 losses
vs_Larry_Holmes
gptkbp:weight 210 lb