Klitschko vs Briggs is on

[armyash]

Boxing - Klitschko-Briggs set


Just seen this on fightnews. HW boxing is not in the healthiest state it's been in but there's much worse matches that could have been made. Haye won't sign to fight the Klitschkos and Briggs is fighting with a renewed hunger and still carries a good dig. He has a better chance against klitschko than anyone he has faced recently.

I'd love to see haye lay it on the line and sign but for reasons only he knows he wont do it. I think he wants to make the money first (hence audley fight being talked about) then build a legacy after and can't hold that against him if klitschko sparked him out and took potential paydays away from him who's going to be left to pick up the pieces?

Haye will be sorry if Briggs wins and wins spectacularly though

[El Kabong]

Solid fight given the state of the division. Briggs hasn't earned his shot but he's still got a dangerous punch and hell who am I kidding I am going to enjoy watching Vitali destroy old pineapple head!

[armin]

I haven't seen briggs' last three fights so I don't know he might be boxing with a renewed hunger like you say. Him and liakovich gave us a 12 round stinkfest with a ko ending, and then sultan beat him without to much trouble. Unless vitali becomes ancient over night, which he might be liable to do these days, he takes this without to much effort. You all are right though, worse fights to be made out there.

[El Kabong]

Briggs has 1 punch left these days and I doubt he can take what Vitali can dish out. Come fight night I think we'll see Vitali at 253 and Briggs at 260-ish....Briggs will come out, throw a couple hail mary type bombs and then Vitali will counter him effectively and finish him off.....Winner by KO in the 4th round "Dr. Iron Fist" Vitali Klitschko!!!!!

[armyash]

I haven't seen briggs' last three fights so I don't know he might be boxing with a renewed hunger like you say. Him and liakovich gave us a 12 round stinkfest with a ko ending, and then sultan beat him without to much trouble. Unless vitali becomes ancient over night, which he might be liable to do these days, he takes this without to much effort. You all are right though, worse fights to be made out there.

by renewed hunger i mean fighting more regular and pushing for the title shot. he is more hungry for the shot at klitschko than Haye.

[Majesty]

wait why is it Vitali fighting Briggs? Why is Vitali getting people that have some sort of chance at beating Wlad?

[CFH]

I'd much rather see Briggs fight Wlad, at least there some kind of intrigue in that fight.

The HW division is just such a mess these days. There are literally only one or two fights I actually give a fuck about seeing.

[Majesty]

I'd much rather see Briggs fight Wlad, at least there some kind of intrigue in that fight.

The HW division is just such a mess these days. There are literally only one or two fights I actually give a fuck about seeing.

yeah Chris Arreola and Kevin Johnson id have rather seen against Wladimer

[El Kabong]

I'd much rather see Briggs fight Wlad, at least there some kind of intrigue in that fight.

The HW division is just such a mess these days. There are literally only one or two fights I actually give a fuck about seeing.

yeah Chris Arreola and Kevin Johnson id have rather seen against Wladimer

They wouldn't have done any better vs Wladimir, actually at this point in time I figure Wlad would have stopped Arreola sooner and he would have beaten Johnson to a pulp....you won't beat Wlad by trying to out jab him and since Wlad hooks off his jab so well I think he would have opened up Johnson's defense a bit better than Vitali did.

Arreola would have been totally dominated because he throws wide punches, doesn't use angles, and doesn't move his head....it would have been a typical Wladimir fight.

I would have rather seen Wlad fight Briggs but Wlad is fighting the newly svelt Sam Peter who is now his mandatory...that's more interesting to me, for now.

[Majesty]

I'd much rather see Briggs fight Wlad, at least there some kind of intrigue in that fight.

The HW division is just such a mess these days. There are literally only one or two fights I actually give a fuck about seeing.

yeah Chris Arreola and Kevin Johnson id have rather seen against Wladimer

They wouldn't have done any better vs Wladimir, actually at this point in time I figure Wlad would have stopped Arreola sooner and he would have beaten Johnson to a pulp....you won't beat Wlad by trying to out jab him and since Wlad hooks off his jab so well I think he would have opened up Johnson's defense a bit better than Vitali did.

Arreola would have been totally dominated because he throws wide punches, doesn't use angles, and doesn't move his head....it would have been a typical Wladimir fight.

I would have rather seen Wlad fight Briggs but Wlad is fighting the newly svelt Sam Peter who is now his mandatory...that's more interesting to me, for now.

Yes but the hyped suspect chin of wladimer always adds an element to make someone watch a fight regardless of how boring whether it's a false hope someone knocks him out or otherwise it can keep someone tuned for the entire fight.

With Vitali it's basically praying he gets old overnight and knowing he isn't going to be knocked out.

Arreola I would have favored more against Wladimer then Vitali because of that element, I don't think much of Arreola but if I was asked which brother he had any chance against I'd say Wladimer, same with Johnson. Because Vitali is going to 'outbox' most anyone so a decision is out of the question unless he gets instantly old. Against Wladimer it's about someone pushing him out of his shell and potentially reaching his chin and thus is a more exciting matchup in my opinion with guys like Johnson and Arreola.

But as far as Arreola goes if I wanted him to fight Wladimer now it would be only for selfish personal masochistic reasons. Reasons I don't have at this moment.

Sam Peter I think is going to get stopped by Wladimer either way, at least Briggs and Wladimer have a history with each other.

[ICB]

Oh come off it fellas Shannon Briggs doesn't deserve a shot vs anyone, he's absolute garbage. I mean except for giving Lennox Lewis trouble for 1 and half rounds what did he ever do ?

He got a gift off a 47 year old George Foreman, an absolute robbery infact. He was KO'ed vs Darrol Wilson, got a gift draw vs Francois Botha. Totally outboxed by Jameel McCline and beaten by a 9-9 Sedrick Fields.

But i suppose beating a 44 year old washed up Ray Mercer, or scoring a miracle come from behind KO against Liakhovich in one of the worst Heavyweight title fights ever, gives him an automatic pass to fight the brothers ?

Jesus you know the Heavyweight division is bad, when an asthmatic 10 punch a round fringe 90's contender Shannon Briggs is getting world title shot good lord.

No dig at the brothers its not there fault the Heavyweight division is in the state it is, but who the hell wants to see this honestly ?

[Mar]

If i were klitch i wouldn't even take my sweatpants off. This fight is almost as riddiculous as haye fighting audley.

[El Kabong]

Vitali tried to get Valuev but it didn't happen. Briggs is a good "stay busy" fight for Vitali....plus he'll be doing us all a favor when he demolishes Briggs, it'll be very fun to watch Briggs have another "asthma attack"

[JonnyFolds]

Right now the division is so quiet with Vitali as champ... ask Haye. Can you imagine what it would be like if Briggs won? The list of people who would call Briggs out would be a mile and a half long! Sort of like Bundrage this weekend. EVERYone and their grandma wants his IBF JrMW belt!

[Drago]

Oh come off it fellas Shannon Briggs doesn't deserve a shot vs anyone, he's absolute garbage. I mean except for giving Lennox Lewis trouble for 1 and half rounds what did he ever do ?

He got a gift off a 47 year old George Foreman, an absolute robbery infact. He was KO'ed vs Darrol Wilson, got a gift draw vs Francois Botha. Totally outboxed by Jameel McCline and beaten by a 9-9 Sedrick Fields.

But i suppose beating a 44 year old washed up Ray Mercer, or scoring a miracle come from behind KO against Liakhovich in one of the worst Heavyweight title fights ever, gives him an automatic pass to fight the brothers ?

Jesus you know the Heavyweight division is bad, when an asthmatic 10 punch a round fringe 90's contender Shannon Briggs is getting world title shot good lord.

No dig at the brothers its not there fault the Heavyweight division is in the state it is, but who the hell wants to see this honestly ?

briggs deserves a shot cos there is fkin no one in HW division worth sh*t nowadays, we have wlad, vitali & haye the end! if them 3 aint gonna fight each other then anyone is entitled to a title fight in my opinion.