Prime Shannon "The Cannon" Briggs Vs Prime Lionel "The Train" Butler

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Briggs Vs Butler

  1. Briggs by PTS

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  2. Butler by PTS

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  3. Briggs by KO/TKO

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  4. Butler by KO/TKO

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    33.3%

  5. Draw

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  1. PopPellegrino

    PopPellegrino Active Member Full Member

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    A fun fight where I see Butler winning by KO.
     
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  2. GoldenHulk

    GoldenHulk Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Butler did have a nice winning streak and was a ranked contender before showing up out of shape against Lennox Lewis, I'd still make Briggs a slight 60/40 favorite though.
     
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  3. GoldenHulk

    GoldenHulk Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I would love to have seen Butler vs Bert Cooper that one would be entertaining.
     
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  4. Golota1

    Golota1 New Member Full Member

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    If Darroll Wilson laid Briggs out in 3 rounds than Lionel Butler could do it since he was roughly on the same level as WIlson but hit harder. Wilson however was a disciplined fighter, Butler wasn't. But unless he comes grossly overweight (as he often did) it's 50/50 fight
     
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  5. PopPellegrino

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    Totally agree. While Briggs wasn’t in his prime in the Wilson fight, he still kept many bad habits. So Butler, in his prime (1992–1994), has a strong possibility of knocking him out in the first four rounds.
     
    PopPellegrino, Mar 20, 2026
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  6. PopPellegrino

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    bump
     
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