From MMAweekly.com.....

MMAWeekly's Tim Spagnola broke the news on the Soundoff Forum yesterday, as he reported that Shannon Briggs will be the latest boxer to join K-1.

The big news a month ago was when Mike Tyson signed the dotted line to fight in K-1 and now it looks as though some high profile boxers will be on the hit list in K-1.

So far the organization has two legit heavyweight boxers signed with the company, (we can't count Butterbean), and it looks like more boxers are to follow.

Spagnola was told by one insider that it appears the next high profile boxer to be courted by K-1 is none other than Top 10 Heavyweight fighter David Tua. It was also told to MMAWeekly that Francois Botha could be another fighter courted by K-1.

Back to Briggs for a moment. He has made it perfectly clear that he wants a shot at Mike Tyson. He feels he will get his opportunity in K-1 if he can't get it in boxing. Briggs will be appearing with Carson Daily tonight

I don't want to see more boxers is K-1...that's all...
If they train MT or KBoxing, then it would be Ok, if not, it sukcs...

Shannon has been training MT!

Originally posted by Carlao
Shannon has been training MT!

I didn't know it, excuse me....

Tua would be a harder-punching version of Mark Hunt if he enters the K-1. But I don't see that happening any time soon. Tua still has a career as a boxer and he's got some good pay days ahead of him. Tyson, on the other hand, would sign with the circus if they paid him $15 million and Briggs is no longer a top 10 contender so he has nothing better to do.

im with you mmafanman

mmafanman- You are semi correct. At first I thought that yuou where talking about Tua the MT fighter. Shannon has been trying to get a fight with Tyson for a while now. He might not be a top 10 but he is no push over.

He has trained MT but he is not Michael Mcdonald or Melchor Menor. However he does learn very quick and he is very athletic for a guy so heavy and tall.

any guy with a name like shannon needs to be pummeled