Briggs could be next for Wlad

[Tam Seddon]

http://www.fightnews.com/Boxing/klit...ibility-269362

This is going to be such a one sided besting. The build up would be great though.

[El Kabong]

Briggs deserves an asswhupping but he doesn't deserve a title fight

[brocktonblockbust]

when its over Briggs will have been ass-raped by BOTH brothers bwwaahahahaha

[TigerFan]

Briggs deserves an asswhupping but he doesn't deserve a title fight

Agreed. Let him fight someone in the top 10.

Charr is up for it - Charr To The Rescue: I'll Blast Klitschko Stalker Briggs! - Boxing News

[El Kabong]

I mean IF Shannon Briggs was to fight a top 10 heavyweight and earn his shot then fine, let him have his shot but he hasn't fucking fought anyone since losing to Vitali and he didn't even earn THAT fight!

[Fenster]

LetsGoChamp!!!

Funker was ringside the other night yet people think Wlad doesn't know what the score is with him.

[Spicoli]

Send in the clowns...seriously this should be held in a circus tent. Or in some hospital parking lot

[erics44]

Right great

[Beanflicker]

It would be criminally irresponsible to allow Briggs to fight Wlad. What a joke fight that would be.

Let Shannon fight and beat someone in the top 20 at least before talking about Wlad.

[armin]

I would not be watching this. have people forgot the whooping the elder klit layed on briggs, dude had to be hospitalized n didnt manage to land shit, yet somehow hell do something to wlad...shit fight

[AdamGB]

I'm shocked...

[palmerq]

I thought bernd boente also just said briggs is pretty unlikely to fight wladimir and there are many other options... I am thinking wladimir will target jennings next, wlad seems to have a short deal with hbo so I guess they will want an american and wladimr also obviously wants the wbc belt, jennings is due to fight the winner of stiverne v wilder . So it is a good move for wladimir offer the mandatory a shot at 3/4 titles instead of one and pay him more than he would get there and he can(if he wins) eliminate the mandatory challenger for the wbc, fight an american on hbo and importantly take on someone who isn't a huge puncher so he can fight aggressively like he did v pulev and possibly deliver a crowd pleasing knockout against an undefeated fellow....

I guess briggs will be the backup option if jennings isn't up for it

[SlimTrae]

Or in some hospital parking lot

great comments all around, but this is the best one yet!

[IamInuit]

I guess I'll stick my head out to be lobbed off. I dont have an issue with this fight given the sorry ass state of this division which was again self evident last weekend.

And Briggs has a better overall set of notches via notable wins then pretty much any active heavyweight.
What has Wilder done to get a shot at Stiverne. And speaking of Stiverne who the hell has he beat?

Briggs has fought 6 times this year against guys most likely higher ranked then Wilders sketch pad, has lost a hundred pounds, got control of his asthma and rededicated himself. He's also more dangerous then anyone Wlad has fought in God knows how long. While Wlad waits to get a crack at the winner of the two paper tigers for his brothers vacated belt, Briggs is most likely the biggest money fight. I'd wager he puts up a better fight then that log Pulev.

[p4pking]

I guess I'll stick my head out to be lobbed off. I dont have an issue with this fight given the sorry ass state of this division which was again self evident last weekend.

And Briggs has a better overall set of notches via notable wins then pretty much any active heavyweight.
What has Wilder done to get a shot at Stiverne. And speaking of Stiverne who the hell has he beat?

Briggs has fought 6 times this year against guys most likely higher ranked then Wilders sketch pad, has lost a hundred pounds, got control of his asthma and rededicated himself. He's also more dangerous then anyone Wlad has fought in God knows how long. While Wlad waits to get a crack at the winner of the two paper tigers for his brothers vacated belt, Briggs is most likely the biggest money fight. I'd wager he puts up a better fight then that log Pulev.

He hasn't had a good win in many years though is the thing, and he's really never had a great one. Stiverne beating Arreola twice is infinitely more impressive than anything Briggs is even capable of doing today imo. I understand that no active guys in the division have great wins aside from Wlad, or who haven't already been beaten by Wlad, but that's not the end all of this. A lot of it has to do with the beating Briggs took against Vitali in his last real fight, which was years ago now. That was a curb stomping, he didn't land a single punch all night and Wlad is harder to hit than Vitali, Briggs punchers chance would be about the same literally any HW who wasn't completely shit would have, VERY slim.

Do you really think Briggs could beat Stiverne, Jennings, Fury, Povetkin, etc? I'd pick Wilder over him also but I grant you he is no more qualified. I don't think BRiggs could beat Steve Cunningham, Mike Perez, Mansour, I wouldn't be surprised if he lost to Chagaev or Arreola. He just doesn't throw anything any more. I'd bet you all of those guys would be more than willing to fight him, but Briggs won't fight anyone half decent unless its Wlad, so he can get some money to retire on. That tells me he isn't even taking himself seriously.