Quote Originally Posted by mokele
Well I definitely prefer an active fighter over a guy who sits around and waits for some big payday that might never come. Briggs has fought a lot of journeymen over the last few years but that's fine by me. That's exactly what George Foreman did during his comeback. He got back into shape that way and it boosted his confidence to win a lot of fights. Briggs wasn't high ranked until recently so it was reasonable for him to fight guys ranked outside the top 20. He's won enough fights now against journeymen and is ready for better quality opponents again. If he beats Chris Koval I would say that he's all the way back to where he was after he beat Foreman over 8 years ago.

However, his weight for the upcoming Koval fight is too high, over 270 lbs. :

http://boxrec.com/show_display.php?show_id=492745

I don't like it since there's no reason for him to be that heavy. He's just too lazy to train down to a proper weight. Look at what he weighed when he started his career:

http://boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=004629

Obviously he hasn't put on 60 lbs. of muscle since then. He hasn't made a believer out of me yet.


Good assessment