I think it will really be like the McCline or Mercer fights because in all honesty I think Shannon is afraid of big punchers, he's the Ken Norton of today's heavyweights.

The problems Lewis had with Briggs were due to not establishing a good quick jab, he got countered off of it and the left hook hurt him a couple times. If anyone establishes the jab it's Wlad and since the Sanders and Brewster debacles he keeps his right hand close to his chin til he's damn sure he's controling with that jab. Sure not using the right limits him but being able to hook so quick off the jab gives him another punch to work with

Also the Lewis fight was when Shannon was 220 something and in his absolute PRIME...I highly doubt we see THAT Shannon in the ring with Wlad