Shannon Briggs

Shannon Briggs arrives in UK, says he may not leave – “might just stay here and just knock people out!”

Shannon Briggs arrives in UK, says he may not leave - “might just stay here and just knock people out!”

Former heavyweight champion Shannon Briggs arrived in London today, and he says he is looking to fight, “Whoever the British people want me to fight.” Briggs may be well into the veteran stage of his long career and he may be way past the force he once was, but the New Yorker remains both a good talker and a fan attraction.

It’s no secret Briggs wants a big fight with Britain’s David Haye – and he today told Sky Sports how he has “been looking for him [Haye] everywhere” – but the man who once beat the great George Foreman and gave the also great Lennox Lewis a helluva fight says he is open to fights with any of the big-name British heavyweights, including Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury.

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Shannon Briggs rejects fight against Deontay Wilder

Shannon Briggs rejects fight against Deontay Wilder

WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder has had a really tough time trying to get an opponent for his voluntary defense on January 16th at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. An opponent that was reportedly close to signing for the Wilder fight, Vyacheslav Glazkov, opted to walk away from the fight and go a much easier route by fighting for the IBF heavyweight title that was stripped from Tyson Fury earlier Tuesday.

Now it seems that 43-year-old Shannon Briggs is the lasted fighter to turn down a title shot against the 6’7” Wilder. According to Dan Rafael, the money wasn’t what they were looking for.

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Wilder vs Briggs? Or Mansour?

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by TMZ Sports : Boxing superstar Shannon Briggs is calling out the heavyweight champ — saying Deontay Wilder is a lying “COWARD” who’s smearing his good name … ’cause he’s secretly scared out of his mind.

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Ringside Report: Briggs v. Marrone

Ringside Report: Briggs v. Marrone

Saturday, September 5, 2015, former Heavyweight Champion Shannon “The Cannon” Briggs (59-6-1, 52 KOs) continued his campaign for a title shot by knocking out Florida native Michael Marrone (21-5, 15 KOs) in the second round of a scheduled twelve-round bout.

Briggs retired from boxing after losing to Vitali Klitschko by unanimous decision in 2010. In 2014, he returned to boxing hoping to secure another world title shot. Since his April, 2014 return, Briggs has won all eight of his bouts with seven coming by KO. Of Briggs’ last eight opponents, Marrone is only the second to make it through the first round.

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Shannon Briggs Wins One Sided Michael Marrone Fight / Again Calls Out Wladimir Klitschko

Shannon Briggs Wins One Sided Michael Marrone Fight / Again Calls Out Wladimir Klitschko

Faded former heavyweight champ, Shannon Briggs, made short work of unheralded and overmatched foe Michael Marrone last night, fighting in front of a small, but star studded and raucous crowd at the Seminole Hard Rock Live Arena, in Hollywood, Florida.

It took less than 2 rounds for Briggs, who turns 44 at the end of the year, to dispose of his hapless foe, flooring Marrone with a big right hand to the head at the end of the first round, immediately knocking any desire out of him, as former heavyweight luminaries such as Evander Holyfield, Larry Holmes and Lennox Lewis – all in town for the weekend’s gathering of former heavyweight legends – looked on.

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Video: Holyfield, Klitschko and Moorer Chatting When Shannon Briggs Arrives

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Former undisputed world heavyweight champions Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield will gather with reigning WBA, IBF and WBO champion Wladimir Klitschko and more than 20 former world heavyweight champions to watch “World Heavyweight Champs – Saturday Fight Night,” taking place Saturday, Sept. 5, at 6 p.m. at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. >

Other former world heavyweight champions confirmed to attend the event include Lennox Lewis, Roy Jones Jr., Larry Holmes, Michael Moorer, Riddick Bowe, Ray Mercer, Hasim Rahman, Tony Tucker, Tony Tubbs, James “Bonecrusher” Smith, Michael Bentt, Lamon Brewster, Chris Byrd, John Ruiz, Mike Weaver, Tim Witherspoon, Pinklon Thomas, Leon Spinks, Michael Spinks and Bruce Seldon.

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Shannon Briggs Still Deluded As Ever Over Wladimir Klitschko Title Shot

Shannon Briggs Still Deluded As Ever Over Wladimir Klitschko Title Shot

Long faded heavyweight loudmouth Shannon Briggs (58-6-1, 51ko), currently on a 7 fight win streak against low level opposition, seems to think that if he wins his fight against unheralded club fighter Michael Marrone on Saturday night, then it somehow strengthens his case for a shot at dominant lineal champion Wladimir Klitschko (64-3, 53ko).

Briggs, who was famously brutalized, hospitalized and ‘retired’ by Wladimir’s brother Vitali in 2010, launched something of a meaningless comeback last year, and instead of trying to work himself into position for a shot at any one of Wlad’s WBO/IBF or WBA (sup) titles, seems to think ‘pester power’ and being a professional irritant, is the most viable way to secure himself a shot.

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Shannon Briggs Media Day Quotes

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“Never before in history has this been done. You are talking about twenty-some former heavyweight champions of the last forty years are coming together for one big family reunion. All the champs: Larry Holmes, Evander Holyfield, Mike Tyson, Wladimir Klitschko and The Champ Shannon Briggs – two-time heavyweight champion.

“On Saturday night expect action. There are eight heavyweight fights with all of the former heavyweight champions sitting around the ring. You see Holyfield sitting right there, then you see Tony Tucker over there, Tony Tubbs, Chris Byrd, Hasim Rahman – this is unreal. It’s never been done before. Thanks to Kris Lawrence of the Heavyweight Factory and the Hard Rock Hotel it is happening.

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Shannon Briggs – Nothing More Than A Pain In The backside!

Okay, you read the headline. It should probably say “these days” or “to Wladimir” but it doesn’t. I think the first time I saw Shannon Briggs was as a teenager when he got knocked out by Lennox Lewis after being gifted a decision against an ancient George Foreman in his famous 90’s return. Still, I remember being reasonably impressed by the American fighter, despite the result, and followed most of his ups and downs all the way through the 2000’s until his absolute hammering and retirement to Vitali Klitschko in 2010. A fight that became famous for the severe and sustained beating that Briggs endured.

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