Shannon Briggs is in intensive care

[boxingbantz]

Apparently he was rushed to the hospital after the fight and then had surgery on his face.

[Mar]

I feel bad for the guy, and lean towards the side most do in saying the fight really should've been stopped. But at the same time it's hard for me to ultimatly blame the ref cause there is not any real consistancy when it comes to stopping these fights. Some get stopped to early and fans bitch, some get stopped to late and fans bitch. This fight and that last m aronutis (if that's how you spell it ) are two that looked like they went way too long. But this is a tough sport and as long as the guy is fighting back you'll always have those who belive in the "one great punch" that usually never lands but everyone tries to belive in. Tough call either way if you're the ref. I seriously doubt any ref intentially let's these guys go too far and gets off on guys dying or ending up in the hospital. I blame the corner more than anyone but this sport needs to look at making it more clear when these things should or shouldn't be stopped, cause hell i've seen darchiniyan beat the crap outta people just as bad early on and none of the fights were ever stopped.

[DaxxKahn]

Yeah some sad sad news to hear....In truth I am surprised he is doing as well as he is...He took some huge shots....I don't care what anyone says Shannon Briggs has one of the biggest hearts in boxing....His corner and the ref should both be ashamed...I don't know how either accepted paychecks for what happened....When you look at the fight yu could see in Briggs eyes between rounds he was hurt and not the type of hurt that just happens with fights but the type that youi can tell the man is in serious trouble...

I am a big fan of Shannons he has been done as a top fighter for years now but I have met him a bunch of times and he is a nice guy who goes out of his way for people all the time...

Lets just hope for the best

[boxingbantz]

The thing I found more uncomfortable, for some reason, was seeing him talking to himself as he was getting pummelled. I think you could tell he just wanted to be the hell out of there but didn't wanna be the one to pull himself out and seemed like he was waiting for the ref or his corner to stop it. The guy has tremendous heart and courage but it wasn't nice to see. As for people saying, he was fighting back, in the tenth he wasn't throwing anything back really and that's when it should've been stopped.

[Master]

Hope Briggs pulls through, did not think he would see the bell but he showed heart to do that.

[skel1983]

I think the ref to a certain extent is at fault but I just watched the fight and really it was his corners job to finish that fight, shame on them, Briggs even though was getting hammered and taking clean shot after clan shot h didn't look hurt and maybe the ref was in two minds, I would of stopped it about the 8th round but really his corner should have pulled him out.

[TheMacMagician]

Shit man, he must have sustained a real beating. I was actually looking forward to this but was out for the day and broke down somewhere in Stafford, miles from my home. Missed the whole damn thing. Hope Briggs is all good.

[TheMacMagician]

Seems the injury to his bicep is the worst he's got so hopefully he'll be sweet..

Shannon Briggs recovering in hospital after brutal defeat to Vitali Klitschko - ESPN