Klit vs Briggs October 16th

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  1. pgatedragon

    pgatedragon New Member Full Member

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    From BBC WEBSITE

    Shannon Briggs will take on WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko on Saturday, 16 October, at a German venue, expected to be Hamburg.
    "I got the contract [on Wednesday]," said former WBO champion Briggs, 38. "I look forward to retiring a great champion - I'm the best ever!
    "Hopefully when I retire Vitali I can fight David Haye at Wembley Stadium, that would be a dream come true."
    Klitschko's most recent win was over Poland's Albert Sosnowski in May 2010.
    Briggs, known as 'The Cannon', has a record of 54-5-1, and his 27 first-round knockouts is the most by any heavyweight champion.
    The New Yorker's most recent bout was a victory over Rob Calloway in May.
    In March 1998, Briggs took on then-WBC world champion Lennox Lewis in Atlantic City but was stopped in five rounds.
    Currently eighth in the WBC rankings, Briggs announced his bout against Klitschko at the launch of a WBC boxing festival in Cardiff on Thursday.
    The three-day event begins on Friday with the premiere of the movie of the life of Welsh great Howard Winstone, "Risen".
    The next night sees a high-quality amateur boxing night with Team GB taking on the rest of the world.
    The event culminates with the Night of Champions at the Cardiff International Arena on 31 July with over 80 former and current champions expected to attend, including Klitschko, Roberto Duran, Ken Buchanan and Joe Calzaghe.
    "I got in to Cardiff on Wednesday and I'm loving it - I may not leave," Briggs told BBC Sport Wales.
    "It's an honour to see these living legends."
    Wladimir Klitschko, younger brother of Vitali, is the reigning WBO and IBF world heavyweight champion, with the WBA belt held by Haye.
    In April, Briggs claimed: "The Klitschkos hurt the division with their safety-first styles. Neither one of them puts it on the line."
    He urged Haye to bypass the Ukrainian siblings in favour of fighting him instead, adding: "We don't have to deal with the Klitschkos, hand-picking opponents and fighting only in Germany with their boring styles."
     
    pgatedragon, Jul 29, 2010
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  2. SomeGuy101

    SomeGuy101 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Good luck with that Shannon - ATG P4P no#1.
     
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  3. bkamins

    bkamins Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Ugghh....Another loss for boxing fans. I like Vitali, but if he's gonna fight guys like this, he might as well retire. At present, his brother, Wlad, is the only heavyweight who is willing to put it on the line and fight the best.
     
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  4. Gaikokujin

    Gaikokujin 外国人 Full Member

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    I particularly like the last bit of that interview:

    Remind me of exactly what it is Briggs has done to deserve this title shot? And where the fight is being held?
     
    Gaikokujin, Jul 29, 2010
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  5. Hatesrats

    Hatesrats "I'm NOT Suprised..." Full Member

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    I like Briggs, Been a long time fan but....
    Vitali is gonna be a tough fight for a part timer to beat.
     
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  6. KO KIDD

    KO KIDD Loyal Member Full Member

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    I hate Briggs hes a loud ******* with almost no ability to even brag

    Vitali is gonna beat him up and stop him late
     
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  7. sammydavisjr

    sammydavisjr Guest

    Briggs will be an interesting opponent for Vitali with all his talk but Briggs is a semi hypocrite. In his last comeback he talked about decpatitating people with an all out blitz style, what people wanted to see, but then he goes out and fights Ibragimov and Liakhovich like a scared lamb throwing scared punches one at a time. Though he did land that great shot on Liakhovich at the end. I guess he has a puncher's chance and if Vitali makes a mistake, it could be lights out. Good fight for heavyweight boxing.
     
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  8. gipsylon

    gipsylon Member Full Member

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    I'd rather see Briggs fight some top 20(or even 40) guy first, but then he would probably struggle and there would be no chance for a title fight.
    his last 3 wins that put him in top 15 of wba and wbc are pathetic, he beat some bums and washed up cruiserweights.
    Still I want to see him fight Klitschko, but it's just totally undeserved title shot. Then again what Haye did to earn his title shot...
     
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  9. Greco

    Greco Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I'm glad Briggs is finally going to get to see where he really is. Losing to Ibragimov like he did ahould have opened his eyes, but it didn't, so it looks as if it is going to take a KO for that to happen. Vitali by knockout in the fifth or sixth round.
     
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  10. lefthook31

    lefthook31 Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    "Im the best ever" :rofl:rofl:rofl:patsch
     
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  11. Henke67

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    Vitali's level of competition has really fallen off lately.

    Sosnowski was bad enough but this isn't much better. Is there any point to this whatsoever? Despite Briggs assertion that he's the best ever (because he does it with a "disease"), he's going to gas out after about 28 seconds, then Klitschko will pound him into submission.
     
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  12. Henke67

    Henke67 One of the 45% Full Member

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  13. Keueng

    Keueng Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yeah KO'ing ****s...!! What a come back :roll:, wins deserving of a title shot :lol:
     
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  14. Anthony4

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    I think this is gonna be a very intertaining fight. Briggs is big and he counters very well with fast hands and heavy hands. Briggs right hand IS a cannon! This is gonna be a great fight and I would bet on briggs to win.
     
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  15. RonnieHornschuh

    RonnieHornschuh ESB indie police Full Member

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    I always wanted to see Briggs vs. the Kits. A bit late since both are 38/39 now, but could still be interesting.
     
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