Briggs to appeal $75,000 fine

Wasn't it a green machine promotion??

 

Was it?????

OMG!!!! :hey

Funny how NSW ditch the fight but WA pick it up same day....maybe they should pay the fine along with the promoter for allowing the fight to go ahead.

IMO if you picked out 10 other fighters who been out of the game 3 years and if they got offered $250,000 do you think they would lace um up again good or bad....**** yeah

Its not the fighters fault...its the promoter and officials :deal

 

I think any fighter would do it, even I'd do it, but if Briggs knew he was not in a condition some responsibility needs to bbe on him,

 

It's the fighters fault if he takes a dive. Sure, almost all retired fighters would jump back into the ring for that kind of coin, which I have no issue with, assuming they give their all.

That's still my biggest issue with Briggs, not that he had mental issues or was fat and outta condition, rather he completely dogged it.

 

he wasnt etired Ash it was a 3 year lay off.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/d...rate-paul-briggs/story-e6frf9if-1225874727659



The IBO had no qualms about sanctioning Briggs as an opponent for Green, with their top Australian official Phil Austin saying despite his layoff, Briggs still had a top 25 ranking and any health worries had been alleviated.
"We wouldn't do it for just any ordinary fighter. The fact is Paul does have a fairly darn good pedigree and CV behind him," Austin said.
:deal

 

Well I guess that statement is true from Piil...he does have a good CV....end of the day everynody involved needs to put the hand up and say I

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# up. :deal

At the moment it looks like its just Briggs getting shot down....why not the WA officials and the promoter :huh

 

the last bit was best Ash.


Green added: "Briggsy is blessed with a massive heart and a great chin and so am I and we are both blessed with natural sleeping pills in both hands."
:rofl:rofl:rofl:rofl:rofl:rofl priceless.
hes right about him having sleeping pills in both hands.imagine if he did a Pavlik and doubled the jab.Paul would be dead.:scaredas:

 

I wonder how much Ellis was offered to come out his 6-year retirement :think

1 x return airfare to the Gold Coast to jump in the ring and challenge Mundine, then a couple of bottles of Johnny Walker for consumption before getting in the ring :hey

 

there is a big difference between being way past your prime and taking a fight for a massive payday then getting belted for 12 rounds, or ko'd ,then there is in taking a blatant dive!!

 

Well, at the end of the day, it was Briggs who made the decision to get in the ring and further out his health at risk, and it is he who had to deal with the repercussions of the act... if I was told not to fight because my nervous system was ****, I'd listen, though I admit, I'd find it hard to turn down the pay day for a title fight.

 

Sherro belted Briggs in a spar on the Gold Coast 2 years ago (abit over)...****** Footit had just taken over training Briggs and he canned the spar after 2 rounds and advised Briggs to retire then and there...funny i've never heard boo about this eposode since.

 

Letster at least gave it a fair shot!

 

It's funny people keep bringing up the Lester Ellis vs Mundine fight as I think it gives us a good perspective.
Compared to Briggs vs Green, this was a far greater mismatch.

Ellis was older, had been retired much longer and was giving away a huge amount more in weight.

Lester (at least for a while) really did put up a decent fight, while Briggs threw in the towel from the start. If he had tried, surely his effort would have got him threw a few rounds.

 

Yep....and look at what Lester went through...his life was a mess...at least Lester was prepared to go out on his shield...
....no one can tell me that Briggs didn't know how to survive a few rounds in a boxing ring....**** me he could've just done a Garth Woods until he got DQ'd....all the talk over the years about what a warrior he is...:-(

 

Sad, but interesting comparison - both were certainly disgraceful mismatches.

Green v Briggs has been done to death here for months. But in a nutshell was a farce that was never going to be a contest, and is lucky not to have cost Briggs what's left of his health.

Mundine v Ellis was equally a farce. Ellis hadn't boxed since being KO'ed by Calvin Grove over 6 years prior, and he fought Mundine 30 pounds heavier than he was against Grove. Ellis was suffering from years of substance abuse, and according to his book, drank a few cans of beer just prior to the fight.

Briggs was dropped by Danny Green's deadly scalping jab in 30 seconds flat.

Ellis at least managed a few rounds, and Mundine acknowledges Ellis stung him with a few body shots.