Prime vs Prime-Buster Douglas vs. Shannon Briggs

[Flea Man]

Originally Posted by Lester1583

Surprised to hear that, Flea.

Briggs was horrible against Liackhovich. No legs at all, no stamina at all.

Briggs of Lewis fight would have been a much beter choice.

I cannot believe anyone who scores a stoppage that late in the fight had no stamina. He was gassed for much of the fight but stuck in there. That's what he'd need to do against the best Douglas, who was sharp in the early going against Tucker and Tyson.

If we were talking the blob Buster that turned up against Holyfield then yes, Briggs of the Lewis fight would be best choice.

[Lester1583]

Originally Posted by Flea Man

He was gassed for much of the fight but stuck in there. That's what he'd need to do against the best Douglas, who was sharp in the early going against Tucker and Tyson.

I get what you're saying but I just don't think that the strategy of doing nothing and waiting for a 1 big shot for 12 rounds while eating hard punches would be a good idea against an excellent motivated boxer-puncher with good movement and a good jab .

[lufcrazy]

Douglas was a fantastic boxer. Briggs was around the fringe level for years and was by and large very consistent.

So do we go for the consistent fringe guy, or the one night superstar?

Prime for prime I take Douglas but in a real life situation Briggs would probably knock him out.

[Drew101]

Thing about Briggs is that he could carry his power later into the fight, so he's not only dangerous early, but he's also capable of doing what he did to White Wolf and chopping him down late if/when Buster gasses.

That said, Douglas had the type of reach and jab to give anyone trouble and probably had enough pop to keep Briggs from initiating an early rounds blitzkrieg (or sustaining it at any rate). And the Tokyo version of Buster is probably focused enough to keep his cool when Briggs makes his last ditch effort at a KO.

Douglas UD (8-4 over 12)

[MagnaNasakki]

That IS the thing about being that huge. It'll tire you out early, but you'll kick your power late if you keep your form.

Briggs shouldn't have tried to finish Sergei early.

Tokyo Douglas showed up in tremendous shape, and would have bitten off his left pinky to win. That guy is gonna be hard to stop.

Most occassions, though, he'd show up damn near 300 pounds, fight with his hands at his waist, wiping his face with his right hand every 10 seconds, and he'd get his clock cleaned.

Prime for Prime, Douglas. Actuality, Briggs by early KO. He'd have no trouble doing what Holyfield did.

[NoNeck]

My gut tells me Briggs would get rid of him early. I just don't believe that Douglas was an atg for one night. I do believe he was a fighter with chin and heart issues. btw Briggs has more early round knockouts than almost anyone, impressive even against questionable opposition.

[MagnaNasakki]

Originally Posted by Lester1583

I get what you're saying but I just don't think that the strategy of doing nothing and waiting for a 1 big shot for 12 rounds while eating hard punches would be a good idea against an excellent motivated boxer-puncher with good movement and a good jab .

That's not quite what happened. He damn near took out the White Wolf early, and outboxed him in the middle rounds.

[turbotime]

Douglas. Botha beat the hell out of prime Briggs.

[Drew101]

Originally Posted by turbotime

Douglas. Botha beat the hell out of prime Briggs.

Over the last round and a half, and in the seventh, yeah. But, unlike a lot of observers, I thought a draw in that fight was a fair result. Briggs banked a few of the early rounds, and had Botha on the deck and in a bad way in the eighth.

Hell of a fight, that. And it's enough to convince me that even the best version of Douglas has to be on his game at all times against Briggs, who was dangerous from bell to bell.

[jont]

Douglas fought and beat much better fighters than Briggs... I think the skill level is in favor of Buster and he beats Shannon UD or lumps his face up to a TKO.. Buster gets a bad rap sometimes but he is definitely a very talented fighter

[the cobra]

I think I talked to Shannon once.

[Charles White]

Some great analysis here guys, thanks.

[Shake]

Buster needs his mobility and jab, which he had at his best. Put even 20 lbs of flab on him, and the coin flips, imo.

[PowerPuncher]

Douglas wins easy