Briggs vs Oquendo - WBA give them 30 days to get it set

Wow things couldn't have fallen into place better for Briggs, he'll never get a better chance to win a title, even if it's the WBA's mickey mouse regular title.

Briggs is shot, so, so shot but Oquendo at 43 is only 2 years younger and will have been inactive for almost 3 years by the time the fight happens, so it's likely Oquendo will be just as shot. Briggs at least has been some what active having fought once last year.

This is a terrible match up for boxing, one where the blame should rest upon the shoulders of the WBA. Has there ever been a worst match up for a heavyweight title? And whoever wins may very well find themselves down the line fighting against whoever the WBA super champion is, or forced to fight someone dangerous like Ortiz. A shot mid forties heavyweight against a big hitting top heavyweight would be a horrible mismatch, neither Oquendo or Briggs can do what Foreman did, hell prime Briggs couldn't beat the worst version of Foreman without a dodgy decision.

 

Should have been Fres Oquendo versus Deontay Wilder. But no the WBA are biased towards the greatness of the bronze bomber.

 

You would expect this from the wbc lol

 

I mean, I'll watch it through a kind of perverse interest in watching old men fight.

For a world title though? What a world we live in

 

What a joke ? The WWE Heavyweight title holds more crediblity than the WBA title.

 

Briggs must be disappointed with this as even if he beats Oquendo then he has to face Ustinov in what will no doubt be another low key, low paying fight.

His plans of sailing off into the sunset with a wheelbarrow full of cash are looking less and less likely to come to pass with each WBA announcement.

 

Hope Briggs wins and then waves his WBA trinket in front of Haye's face.

 

I wonder what happened to Eddie Hearn's plans for Shannon Briggs? IFL filmed a meeting between the two where Eddie said he would get him some fights on an undercard on Sky.
I'm think Briggs literally just wants one of the belt holders to gift him a voluntary on PPV of a **** ton of $$$, which probably isn't gonna happen.

I think he beats Oquendo.

 

30 days are over, nothing has been mentioned about this fight since the WBA announced it..

 

I actually give Briggs a solid chance in this one. Good I hope he gets a belt. LETS GO CHAMP!!

 

But seriously when this happens is it going to be on HBO or televised?

 

lol i like this fight. i think its good. and the fact it is for a belt is crazy lol .

 

WBA is a joke, is there a single fight scheduled for ANY WBA hw belts?

 

This fight would have been an eye sore in the early-mid 2000s when both guys were still considered legitimate contenders....