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2 unusual facts about Earnie Shavers


Eva Shain

Eva Shain (c. 1918 – August 19, 1999) was an American boxing judge who was one of the first female judges in New York and became the first woman to judge a heavyweight championship bout when she was one of the judges at the 1977 fight between Muhammad Ali and Earnie Shavers in 1977 at Madison Square Garden.

Shain was asked to judge the September 29, 1977 fight between Muhammad Ali and Earnie Shavers at Madison Square Garden just a few hours before the fight began.


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