Klitschko vs Briggs is on

[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.

[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.

[Hulk]

I like Briggs. So suck my balls.

[El Kabong]

I like Briggs. So suck my balls.

....that figures, I mean you've liked so many other fantastic boxers in the past

[Balboa]

I'll say this about the Briggs/Klitschko fight. For about 3 rounds I will be in a state of panic over whether or not Shannon can fire a hail mary upstairs and connect. I can't say the same about any other heavyweight in boxing bothering Vitali with any dynamite in their gloves.

Shannon's past it, and should get creamed around rounds 6-8, but that guy can throw a punch when he shows up to fight. 45 kos in 51 fights is nasty any way you slice it.

[Mar]

This should be a great fight !!! Hell if briggs can beat rob calloway, dominique alexander, rafeal pedro, and marcus mcgee then vitali should be no problem. The best fighting the best is what i always say. man i hope it's on ppv, i'll probably even leave a tip. Hell after this fight i really think a rematch with dicky ryan would really prove who the best heavyweight is out there.

[Hulk]

I like Briggs. So suck my balls.

....that figures, I mean you've liked so many other fantastic boxers in the past

And so have you...oh wait thats right you only like the Klitchkos and no one else cus your a giant klit head.

[Niko's Girl!]

This fight makes my vag sandy. No lie.

[Jody Lane]

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 ?

I think this fight is just for laughs and to keep Vit busy. Not much else can be seen as a reason. Forget the name fighters Briggs fought and beat/or lost to. Look at BoxRec and see the quality of most of his other ko victims. he's been fighting on the US chitterling circuit so long he ought to been shitting hog intestines.

[armin]

Briggs isn't the greatest opponent and not to excited about this fight and I guess vitali should take some slack for it, but in his defense he did try making a couple other fights first. Plus vitali is pretty active so he'll be back in the ring in 4 or 5 months.

[Drago]

doesnt matter who vitali fights as prob wont be on uk tv anyway

[Drago]

did haye deserve a shot @ valuev?

if so, surely briggs deserves his shot @ vitali

[amat]

OK in the interest of fairness, if Briggs isn't a worse opponent then Audley he's close. I mean Briggs is nothing to this division. Combine him with Albert Sosnowski and then a future bout with Valuev and you end up with Vitali being pretty much irrelevant to the division. He's just as bad as Haye really but without the mouth. Wlad is THE guy, no question. This is a joke, Shannon Briggs. That can't be defended. Why not just fight a guy his brother has already fought.

And Majesty you are such a hater it's unreal, Briggs would have a shot versus Wlad? Are you smoking crack?

[El Kabong]

OK in the interest of fairness, if Briggs isn't a worse opponent then Audley he's close. I mean Briggs is nothing to this division. Combine him with Albert Sosnowski and then a future bout with Valuev and you end up with Vitali being pretty much irrelevant to the division. He's just as bad as Haye really but without the mouth. Wlad is THE guy, no question. This is a joke, Shannon Briggs. That can't be defended. Why not just fight a guy his brother has already fought.

And Majesty you are such a hater it's unreal, Briggs would have a shot versus Wlad? Are you smoking crack?

Briggs is close to nothing but he's big, he's got more quality than Audley Harrison (albeit the same work rate) and he can punch quite hard. Do I expect that he'll do much? He may swing wildly the first 4 rounds, but in the end I see him getting put to sleep before the final bell like so many of Vitali's challengers.

In all honesty Briggs called Wlad out a lot as well, he called him out after a press conference, and he had been scheduled to fight Wlad but then something happened and he bailed on the fight or a better fight came up (I think at that time it was the Ibragimov fight....not a better quality fight, but better in terms of it being for the vacant WBO title)...I wouldn't have minded Wlad beating Briggs up. Briggs could have had a small shot vs Wlad....the guy may be fat and have a head shaped like a pineapple, but he can still punch.

The way I see things now, Vitali is just a title holder, he's gotten older, he's not as powerful as he used to be and he's taking his last couple fights to make some big money and have some interesting bouts: Briggs, Valuev, Chicken Little....those are all interesting fights, but do understand that "interesting" doesn't mean competitive or deserved. Vitali has paid his dues in this division, he can do what he wants to.