Green v Briggs. Expected fireworks didn't get a spark

After expecting atleast 6 good rounds from these two apparent boxers all that watched was let down after only 29sec in the first round. The jab that floored briggs was little more than a graze of the forehead and he failed to rise before the 10 count. The fight is now under investigation as the fight appeared to be fixed.
Green has come out and refused to pay briggs for the sham.

All this after the fight had to be moved two weeks ago to perth from sydney after N.S.W refused to register Briggs for the fight. Altho the fight was worse than terrible i hope Briggs has no brain damage if his retirement rumours were true.

Briggs dogged it: Green

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Originally Posted by Aussie_Egg

After expecting atleast 6 good rounds from these two apparent boxers all that watched was let down after only 29sec in the first round. The jab that floored briggs was little more than a graze of the forehead and he failed to rise before the 10 count. The fight is now under investigation as the fight appeared to be fixed.
Green has come out and refused to pay briggs for the sham.

All this after the fight had to be moved two weeks ago to perth from sydney after N.S.W refused to register Briggs for the fight. Altho the fight was worse than terrible i hope Briggs has no brain damage if his retirement rumours were true.

Briggs dogged it: Green

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Im glad they moved it to perth coz otherwise I would of been watching it live in Sydney and I would of been majorly pissed off. I have no fuckin idea what happened to Briggs...that punch barely hit his forehead. Having been a fan of Briggs for quite a few yrs I would like to think he didnt throw the fight and that it was his medical problems that caused last night (even then its still bad). Just was kinda shocked how it went down, disgusting display for boxing if Briggs did throw it.

Just for your info, Paul Briggs retired because of a serious nerve disorder, he tried to make a comeback last year and training was going well but his first sparring session saw him collapse and have a panic attack in the ring the first time he was hit. I worried that when this fight was made that Paul would not have fully recovered, he is obviously broke and thought he might be able to blag it, I don't think there was any fix and I think Paul had never recovered and should never have been in the ring, sometimes the temptation for money can be too strong.

My question to Danny Green is why fight Paul Briggs at all? He must have known about Paul Briggs medical condition, the fight was shifted across the country because someone in NSW knew he wasn't fit to fight. Briggs had not fought for over 3 years FFS, what was Green thinking?

Meh, the exact reason why I went and played laser tag instead of watching this fight. Friends are kicking themselves now that they missed out on a good night for 29 seconds of shit.

Under card was good.
Pitt looked sharp and kickett is looking good.
I should have left before mainevent not that it went very long.

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Originally Posted by jmbtandy

Just for your info, Paul Briggs retired because of a serious nerve disorder, he tried to make a comeback last year and training was going well but his first sparring session saw him collapse and have a panic attack in the ring the first time he was hit. I worried that when this fight was made that Paul would not have fully recovered, he is obviously broke and thought he might be able to blag it, I don't think there was any fix and I think Paul had never recovered and should never have been in the ring, sometimes the temptation for money can be too strong.

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Nerve disorder...are we talking mental or physical? Coz he passed all medicals. I have never heard that story and im surprised if it is such common knowledge why it hasnt turned up in the press in the build up to the fight or after it.

I think Pauls best days are behind him...
I believe the fights with Adamek took the best of him...

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Originally Posted by CutMeMick

I think Pauls best days are behind him...
I believe the fights with Adamek took the best of him...

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Yyep, he would know people have seen him fight and wouldnt swallow that and is obviously pretty bad:p He shouldnt have been fighting in the first place and after getting refused by one place, whoever let him fight should be sacked!

Green sounded like a priick, grabbing the mike and talking like an asshole after.

I watched a bit more of the video on that link and Green is now calling out Mundine!! A light middle weight that already beat him easy!!

whatever disorder he was coming from there is no way in hell something which is no more than a graze that barely hits knocks you out.

Another tarnished moment for this sport, absoloutely horrible to watch


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EdbKsVIAk4

Watching that video, it's just something hugely strange...

The only boxer in the universe I can imagine going down from that is Paullie Mallinaggi because it totally missed his face and messed up his hair...

Honestly I would not be concerned with that being evidence the fight was fixed.. Even the sh!ttest moron actor in the world would know to pull off a fixed win, you need to at least take ONE punch to the face...

There is really no explanation for it...

Although I think it was Green I heard on the radio today who was saying now that he's watched it back on video, he can see that there WAS contact and that Briggs was obviously hurt by it....
Obviously post sh!tty-39-second-sham-of-a-fight politics, because he would have known on the night how hard it connected.. He doesn't need a video to tell him how hard he connected.... And sure as sh!t that video doesn't go a millimeter to convince anyone that how he went down was a result of any type of damage from the punch....

Strange strange strange.... I don't claim to be tough, but i'd bet my life that punch wouldn't have put me down and out..

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Originally Posted by Dizaster

Watching that video, it's just something hugely strange...

The only boxer in the universe I can imagine going down from that is Paullie Mallinaggi because it totally missed his face and messed up his hair...

Honestly I would not be concerned with that being evidence the fight was fixed.. Even the sh!ttest moron actor in the world would know to pull off a fixed win, you need to at least take ONE punch to the face...

There is really no explanation for it...

Although I think it was Green I heard on the radio today who was saying now that he's watched it back on video, he can see that there WAS contact and that Briggs was obviously hurt by it....
Obviously post sh!tty-39-second-sham-of-a-fight politics, because he would have known on the night how hard it connected.. He doesn't need a video to tell him how hard he connected.... And sure as sh!t that video doesn't go a millimeter to convince anyone that how he went down was a result of any type of damage from the punch....

Strange strange strange.... I don't claim to be tough, but i'd bet my life that punch wouldn't have put me down and out..

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mate you would of barely of known that punch would of even made contact with your head

a bit like someone ruffling your hair. This has calamity and match fixing written all over it

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Originally Posted by HattonTheHammer

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Originally Posted by Dizaster

Watching that video, it's just something hugely strange...

The only boxer in the universe I can imagine going down from that is Paullie Mallinaggi because it totally missed his face and messed up his hair...

Honestly I would not be concerned with that being evidence the fight was fixed.. Even the sh!ttest moron actor in the world would know to pull off a fixed win, you need to at least take ONE punch to the face...

There is really no explanation for it...

Although I think it was Green I heard on the radio today who was saying now that he's watched it back on video, he can see that there WAS contact and that Briggs was obviously hurt by it....
Obviously post sh!tty-39-second-sham-of-a-fight politics, because he would have known on the night how hard it connected.. He doesn't need a video to tell him how hard he connected.... And sure as sh!t that video doesn't go a millimeter to convince anyone that how he went down was a result of any type of damage from the punch....

Strange strange strange.... I don't claim to be tough, but i'd bet my life that punch wouldn't have put me down and out..

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mate you would of barely of known that punch would of even made contact with your head

a bit like someone ruffling your hair. This has calamity and match fixing written all over it

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Spoken like a man with countless years of boxing experience :rolleyes:;D:-X

I don't think he threw the fight, I think he would of let himself get stopped in a more believable way if that was the case, I think it's clear that Briggs is in no fit state to box and that should have been enforced when NSW refused to give him a licence. Danny Green should be ashamed of himself for this shit.

I think jmbtandy's post says a lot, and for those of you who don't know he is John Tandy, trainer of Yusaf Mack, Carson Jones & Ashley Theophane, so he will know a lot more than the likes of us as he is 'in the buis' as TM was fond of saying.

I first thought "This HAS to be fixed" but then I thought:

1. The key to a proper fix is making it look real
2. Why did Green want to fight Briggs so badly when Briggs had been happily retired?
3. Why wouldn't you expect an active boxer to destroy a retired boxer when if these two were in the same ring in their primes you'd still expect Green to KO or stop Briggs?

It doesn't add up

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Originally Posted by CutMeMick

I think Pauls best days are behind him...
I believe the fights with Adamek took the best of him...

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haha the greatest statement of the obvious I've ever heard ;D