This is for the WBA circus freak belt? I hope the winner must face today's Butterbean in a mandatory defence who's just a bit older that them
Time to get my Shannon Briggs hat to the cleaners I see!!! I can't wait to see him fight an actual boxer.
I can't see how anyone would bet against Briggs on this one. Has nobody read CST80's article on Shannon Briggs: The East Wind Blows on the Beast of Brooklyn- The Troll of Wladimir? Oh wait... CST didn't write an article about Shannon... ever.
I hope cannon wins but gut instinct says oquendo does by wide UD. He has a good enough chin to withstand the Briggs onslaught.
Actually he doesn't have a good enough chin. It isn't like his style was to stand toe to toe and trade. He tried to move and avoid being hit. If Ruiz has he power to put him away then Briggs does. If Briggs come into the fight in shape he should stop Oquendo but if he shows up out of shape he would probably gas out and lose a boring decision.
Can Wilder fight the winner and call it a unification bout? (I shouldn't joke about it ... it'll probably happen). Actually - Oquendo's fight he is due has to happen sometime so the sooner it comes about the better ...