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Shavers retired in 1983 after retinal problems were discovered in his eyes. After retirement, he became an ordained Christian minister and moved to Phoenix , where he pastored for many years. He moved to England to pastor a church there in the early 2000s . He has been on the Benny Hinn TV show several times. He has visited Ali several times and he says he, Ali, and George Foreman have become very good friends over the years. Shavers accepted the invitation of the Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship to preach at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester . Shavers was a trouble shooting referee in Professional Wrestling for a little while after his retirement. In 2003 , Shavers was ranked number 10 among boxing's hardest punchers in history by Ring Magazine . However, many feel that Shavers is the hardest puncher of all time, even more so than sluggers George Foreman and Mike Tyson . Ali, who also fought Foreman and Sonny Liston , both of whom are candidates for the title of 'hardest puncher ever', seemed to indicate that he felt that Shavers was the hardest puncher he ever faced. Holmes, who faced Mike Tyson, said that Shavers hit harder than Tyson. However, Shavers' punching power was not enough to compensate for his weak chin and poor stamina. |
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