I sincerely wish Shannon Briggs all the best.

I have always liked him , if he can come in somewhere around 240lbs , stay off the ropes and at least try and get ring centre , then he could be entertaining.

I think though he will come in at 260 - 265 , lay on the ropes and take a beating.

 

Shannon still being a legit heavyweight challenger is just testament to the general standards of the division.

Who would have thought TWELVE YEARS after Lennox Lewis brutalised him, he'd still find himself fighting for world titles.

 

Who says he's a "legit challenger"?

 

Great interview! I also like both guys and i wish them both luck! may the best man win!

 

Agreed Magic. Who would of thought Shannon would take those massive blows for 12th rounds? The guy earned alot of fans respect tonite, and proved he had a big heart and chin.

 

Briggs proved he has heart, he didn't quit on his stool....and he very easily could have. In fact, there were several times in the fight that the ref would have been completely justified in stopping it.

 

Good job Magic you ****ing jinxed him.

 

:good

 

I think Shannon Briggs earned more respect with this loss than with his last 3 wins. After round 7 I couldn't imagine him going 5 more rounds, but he did.
It doesn't look like he took too much damage, he was surprisingly lucent in the postfight interview.
I expected something like grabrrrrrrlllllll... prrrrrttttt, I did it Adriaaaaaaaaaaan! or what not, but he was more articulate than most commentators I heard the last few weeks.

2 thumbs up Shannon! :thumbsup

 

Damn i never realized Briggs was so tough:yep he took a lot of punishment, and stayed on his feet, only Tex Cobb took that many shots wo going down.!!

 

Terrible boxer, but brave as a lion.

 

Classy post-fight interview and ridiculous display of heart and resilience.

Tough ******* did himself proud tonight, even in defeat.