To all you blokes that stuck up for him, that was pathetic.

He is a shame to boxing and you guys knock Danny Green, lol.

Yep he's a joke, but don't tell me Green picked a worthy opponent. He's been retired for how long?

I know he wasnt a worthy opponent but im sure he could of done better then that, it was just a pay day for briggs I think.

I told people on here ages ago that briggs was going to get murdered, didnt expect it to be that bad though.

Green and Mundine are just milking it for all its worth now.

I know he wasnt a worthy opponent but im sure he could of done better then that, it was just a pay day for briggs I think.

I told people on here ages ago that briggs was going to get murdered, didnt expect it to be that bad though.

Green and Mundine are just milking it for all its worth now.

Surely he wont get his money will he? They will not pay him after a 29 second squib. Oh and yes Green & Mundine are doing untold damage to the sport.

Agreed on all counts unfortunately.

Paul Briggs is a disgrace and this **** it ruining the sport in Australia.

Well I dont think the contract will say that if I get knocked down in 30 seconds I dont get paid.

He will get paid just as the contract states I believe.

I'm baffled, that was one of the most cowardly acts I've ever seen in sport, these ass hats have just about killed Australian boxing.

what round did he lose?

I wouldn't be suprised if Green was in on this stunt to be honest. I think this was a new low in the sport, but can anybody here say they weren't honestly surprised?

what round did he lose?

29 seconds, didn't even get hit, a punch grazed the top his head/forehead and he went down.

I'm baffled, that was one of the most cowardly acts I've ever seen in sport, these ass hats have just about killed Australian boxing.

I literally started laughing when it happened. I have absolutely no sympathy for anybody that forked out good money for this farce.

29 seconds, didn't even get hit, a punch grazed the top his head/forehead and he went down.

easy money lol

One of my mates picked something wrong with Briggs during the pre fight interviews and training footage. I think everyone is jumping to conclusions here. Briggsy's got something going on.

Anyone who thinks Briggs would jump on the floor is a ****ing deadset ****wit. He gets 200K. How long will that last. He's a great commentator and this is the job he needs for the future. How much has this fight ****ed that up? As if he went down on purpose and sabotaged his whole future. How the **** is he going to have any credibility discussing hard fights and big shots after going down to a glancing jab. I fear he has some serious **** going on. I hope he is ok. At the end of the day, its just our ****ing entertainment, these guys really do put it on the line.

Wow. 73 people viewing this forum right now. Must be a new record.

lol, did you see the fight?

if there was a problem he should of called it off.

One of my mates picked something wrong with Briggs during the pre fight interviews and training footage. I think everyone is jumping to conclusions here. Briggsy's got something going on.

Anyone who thinks Briggs would jump on the floor is a ****ing deadset ****wit. He gets 200K. How long will that last. He's a great commentator and this is the job he needs for the future. How much has this fight ****ed that up? As if he went down on purpose and sabotaged his whole future. How the **** is he going to have any credibility discussing hard fights and big shots after going down to a glancing jab. I fear he has some serious **** going on. I hope he is ok. At the end of the day, its just our ****ing entertainment, these guys really do put it on the line.

People paid a lot of good money to attend and watch the fight. That is not an acceptable product to put out.

Are you implying that Briggs had health issues? If so, he should have declared them and pulled out of the fight ahead of time.

It is ok for old fighters to take paydays, providing they still go out there and give it their best effort. What happened in this fight is not acceptable and if you don't think that it deserves intense criticism then I don't really know what to say to you.

Green apologising to the crowd afterwards...man, what nerve.

I dont think he had any other option really.

Surely he wont get his money will he? They will not pay him after a 29 second squib. Oh and yes Green & Mundine are doing untold damage to the sport.

They should confiscate his purse and refund those who bought tickets atleast 50%.

I felt like that was the direction Green was going in when he was saying that Briggs aint getting payed a cent, and what about shane cameron calling him out. Talk about poor timing ahahaha.

lol, WWF any one?

I dont think he had any other option really.

What about the option of picking a competitive opponent, rather than somebody who was old, retired and just in it for the payday?

Yes I know, I think we all know that Green isnt interested in fighting any one of real substance.

Who knows, he might suprise us but I highly doubt it.

Yes I know, I think we all know that Green isnt interested in fighting any one of real substance.

Who knows, he might suprise us but I highly doubt it.

I don't feel sorry for Green in the slightest. It serves the cunt right. Hopefully this farce ends the rotten circus act once and for all.

**** it. I'm going to bed. Back tomorrow arvo.

What a night of infamy. Briggs has almost certainly lost his job with Main Event, in addition to bringing shame and disgrace on his name and career.

It was surreal watching Green apologise to all the local yokels who shelled out for his garbage. He was bellowing like a WWE caricature. What a tough night beneath the big top for The Danny Green Boxing Circus. I was crying tears of laughter.

What a night of infamy. Briggs has almost certainly lost his job with Main Event, in addition to bringing shame and disgrace on his name and career.

It was surreal watching Green apologise to all the local yokels who shelled out for his garbage. He was bellowing like a WWE caricature. What a tough night beneath the big top for The Danny Green Boxing Circus. I was crying tears of laughter.

When he stayed silent at first during the interview i thought he was going to leave it at that, looking back he probably wishes he did leave it at that. What could be said?

Saw it there on youtube but to be honest Danny Green is the bigger joke.Just trying to keep this charade going.As someone said before me here he was like a wwe fighter in his interview

he's bet cash on himself for sure no way he was hurt wat a joke he has made me so angry makes me wana go down valley pcyc wen hes training there (not that it looked liked trained for this fight anyway) and give him a gobfull

People paid a lot of good money to attend and watch the fight. That is not an acceptable product to put out.

Are you implying that Briggs had health issues? If so, he should have declared them and pulled out of the fight ahead of time.

It is ok for old fighters to take paydays, providing they still go out there and give it their best effort. What happened in this fight is not acceptable and if you don't think that it deserves intense criticism then I don't really know what to say to you.

What the **** are you on about and how does any single utterance from you relate to what I'm suggesting?

Are you implying that Briggs had health issues? If so, he should have declared them and pulled out of the fight ahead of time.


Briggs may or may not be the best judge of his own health as is the case with ALL men (you obviously not being one of this gender). Even accepting this fight is in opposition to medical advice given when he retired originally and the opinions of the NSW combat sports authority and Jeff Fenech (who is at a minimum, a veteran boxer himself). Therefore there is much evidence that he has decided to fight regardless of what those who have disagreed with his CHOICE to fight have voice. What a position of righteousness you occupy hero.

People paid a lot of good money to attend and watch the fight. That is not an acceptable product to put out.

Are you implying that this outcome looks good for either Green or Briggs as far as this "product" is concerned. You are every bit as naive as your wanky 25 years on this planet would indicate. Clearly too much self indulgent garbage back patting between the only crock members on this forum have lead you to believe quite wrongfully that your narrow opinions have some merit.

It is ok for old fighters to take paydays, providing they still go out there and give it their best effort. What happened in this fight is not acceptable and if you don't think that it deserves intense criticism then I don't really know what to say to you.

Where have I personally stated that I thought for one single second that this was a "payday" that derserved "intense critisism". YOU are saying this, therefore you NEED NOT say anything to me about YOUR opinions. You have told me before you are a journalist in training. Woe the next generation of short attention span **** Aussie journalism.

I feel Briggs had issues he obviously didn't appreciate because we all should know FULL well he would not pull this ****. As I said before, this wrecks his legacy, his future commentry position, his credability should he want to further his career as a trainer. It derails Green just as bad. Green was in on this??? Green even mentioned the damage to the pay per view sector. Every one here is baying for blood half ****ed. What I saw was not cool. Briggs is a victim of too good a chin in his prime, hence his early exit from boxing on medical advice.

now we know why he beat roy, i mean cmon 2 mysterious knockdowns in the first round, he fooled us once your a fool if ya fooled twice, danny green is a fake

What the **** are you on about and how does any single utterance from you relate to what I'm suggesting?




Briggs may or may not be the best judge of his own health as is the case with ALL men (you obviously not being one of this gender). Even accepting this fight is in opposition to medical advice given when he retired originally and the opinions of the NSW combat sports authority and Jeff Fenech (who is at a minimum, a veteran boxer himself). Therefore there is much evidence that he has decided to fight regardless of what those who have disagreed with his CHOICE to fight have voice. What a position of righteousness you occupy hero.



Are you implying that this outcome looks good for either Green or Briggs as far as this "product" is concerned. You are every bit as naive as your wanky 25 years on this planet would indicate. Clearly too much self indulgent garbage back patting between the only crock members on this forum have lead you to believe quite wrongfully that your narrow opinions have some merit.



Where have I personally stated that I thought for one single second that this was a "payday" that derserved "intense critisism". YOU are saying this, therefore you NEED NOT say anything to me about YOUR opinions. You have told me before you are a journalist in training. Woe the next generation of short attention span **** Aussie journalism.

I feel Briggs had issues he obviously didn't appreciate because we all should know FULL well he would not pull this ****. As I said before, this wrecks his legacy, his future commentry position, his credability should he want to further his career as a trainer. It derails Green just as bad. Green was in on this??? Green even mentioned the damage to the pay per view sector. Every one here is baying for blood half ****ed. What I saw was not cool. Briggs is a victim of too good a chin in his prime, hence his early exit from boxing on medical advice.

As usual mate nothing but senseless garbage and personal insults from yourself.

You seem to be annoyed at people criticising what happened tonight. I was just pointing out that people have every right to be angry. There is no excuse for what happened. Regardless of Paul's situation, this was avoidable. If he had a serious health problem going in he should have saved everyone's time and money and not gone out there and taken a dive. I agree that it is tough to understand given his commentating future now being put in danger, but what other explanation can there be?

You said this: "Anyone who thinks Briggs would jump on the floor is a ****ing deadset ****wit"

What happened then mate? Did he just succumb to the devestating blows? As I said, if it was a health problem then he needed to pull out. There is no excuse for what happened.

This was a joke. The guys Green is fighting are a joke. It has got to stop or people are just going to stop watching boxing in this country.

Obviously I hold out no hope that you will respond to this with any logical or relevant material. You never have and I doubt you ever will.

now we know why he beat roy, i mean cmon 2 mysterious knockdowns in the first round, he fooled us once your a fool if ya fooled twice, danny green is a fake

There is no way Green was involved in this. This will do immense damage to him as well, particularly in relation to his marketability. This was Paul taking a dive. Whether it was for the quick and easy payday or some other reason I have no idea.

"Briggs is a joke" as a title of a thread is all the reasons the Aussie boxing forum is a ****ing joke. I'd love to take a mad steamer on every tosser who is a regular here. The man is a warrior, there was an unfortunate ending tonight, SFW. How can that erase the legacy of a young 17 year old who travelled to Thailand went into the lions den of Muay Thai and fought their best. He gave Green and Mundine all they could handle when they sparred years ago. He went to the US and became a sensation. You fickle wankers are jumping the gun.

HELLRAZAH is that the ****ing name of your favourite transformer toy? Your man Jones got stopped go pump yourself flat out you massive **** and balls.

Corn Wallace, read my paragraph above. You would want to be right going off half baked with your childish tirade against one of lifes real hard characters.

"What a night of infamy. Briggs has almost certainly lost his job with Main Event, in addition to bringing shame and disgrace on his name and career."

Very sad fickle Aussie tall poppy immature opinion. Years of going without, sparce existance, extreme discipline, training to be a world class fighter in many countries turned on in an instant by sad, quite resentful pretend fans with maximum fair weather supporter behaviour as is the case with most here. You are a complete champ with a penchant for taking dull photos of yourself trying desperately to look as Billy Connelly would say "windswept and interesting". Pretensious **** more like.

As usual mate nothing but senseless garbage and personal insults from yourself.

You seem to be annoyed at people criticising what happened tonight. I was just pointing out that people have every right to be angry. There is no excuse for what happened. Regardless of Paul's situation, this was avoidable. If he had a serious health problem going in he should have saved everyone's time and money and not gone out there and taken a dive. I agree that it is tough to understand given his commentating future now being put in danger, but what other explanation can there be?

You said this: "Anyone who thinks Briggs would jump on the floor is a ****ing deadset ****wit"

What happened then mate? Did he just succumb to the devestating blows? As I said, if it was a health problem then he needed to pull out. There is no excuse for what happened.

This was a joke. The guys Green is fighting are a joke. It has got to stop or people are just going to stop watching boxing in this country.

Obviously I hold out no hope that you will respond to this with any logical or relevant material. You never have and I doubt you ever will.

Do you find it hard to comprehend that this wasn't a dive? Your whole angle is that this was a dive by Paul Briggs. Are you that much of a kid? Do you think with everything Briggs has built and everything he likely needs going forward he would make such a spectacle out of a dive. Even Sonny Listons "likely"dive had more substance. Why can't people here consider that Briggs, unbeknownst to himself, could not take ANy shots. I saw a major medical issue right there. I may prove to be wrong in the next few days, but I can't believe how you total ****s have thrown all realism right out the window. He won't get paid, his career as a commentator is shredded, his legacy annihilated, his options as a trainer wrecked and YOU call it a dive. You are a first class dick pull delux.

Do you find it hard to comprehend that this wasn't a dive? Your whole angle is that this was a dive by Paul Briggs. Are you that much of a kid? Do you think with everything Briggs has built and everything he likely needs going forward he would make such a spectacle out of a dive. Even Sonny Listons "likely"dive had more substance. Why can't people here consider that Briggs, unbeknownst to himself, could not take ANy shots. I saw a major medical issue right there. I may prove to be wrong in the next few days, but I can't believe how you total ****s have thrown all realism right out the window. He won't get paid, his career as a commentator is shredded, his legacy annihilated, his options as a trainer wrecked and YOU call it a dive. You are a first class dick pull delux.

sonny listons dive atleast was a quick right hand this briggs DIVE was a jab not a stiff one at that more like i'll stick my left hand out and pat ya forehead type jab and if u want to believe he has a problem taking any shots why wasnt he getting dropped during training?

i call it as i see it a bloody dive and a disgrace am not gunna start speculating on the chances of something that might be wrong when i know what i saw

if by the chance somethin is wrong with his head to the extent that jab knocked him he better be careful he'll be walking through queen st mall and hittin the deck everytime a fly lands on his head

as to what some clown was saying b4 that hes a warrior and we are fickle fans wen someone takes a dive like he did i couldnt give a rats about wat hes done u see anyone coming to margaritos rescue and claiming hes a warrior and citing stuff he did wen he was 17 no u dont coz wen u devalue the sport by cheating or diving u do more damage to the sport then good u have done for it

hahahah classicbuzzbox must be one of them drunken arm chair fighters at the pub who thinks green is sum kind of god, your completely wrong mate not to mention a ******!! i never heard so many **** and dick comments in my life, can see wat is on your mind mate, go out and pick up sum tranny hooker and take your homo ways out on her and leave the boxing to the real fans

Classicsoapbox:


Corn Wallace, read my paragraph above. You would want to be right going off half baked with your childish tirade against one of lifes real hard characters.

"What a night of infamy. Briggs has almost certainly lost his job with Main Event, in addition to bringing shame and disgrace on his name and career."



Hey **** you. How did you come to defending the indefensible? Briggs took a dive and there is no way you will ever convince me he didn't.

I see the betting agencies are demanding an investigation into the hundreds of thousands of dollars bet on a first round knock-out the day before the "fight". Wake up. It's abundantly clear the fix was in.

Paul Briggs is not the first. Other hard characters have done the same. Many believe Castillo took a dive against Hatton. Jake La Motta admitted to taking a dive for the mob.

I never suggested Green was in on this and I didn't invent the thread subject heading. I loved Briggs' efforts against Adamek. It's terrible what happened tonight.

Personally, I'm going to be cautious until everything comes out in the wash.

Some points for thought:

Oliver McCall v Lennox Lewis. It's not impossible that Briggs had some sort of break down and if that's the case then I'd advocate sympathy and not condemnation.

Would Paul Briggs who has worked as a standover man and been attacked with all sorts of weapons really shy away from a beating from Danny Green's fist, knowing he will jeopardise all future employment prospects in the industry?

Did anyone see him walk to the ring on wobbly legs and lumber through the ropes like a first fight amateur? I really don't think it's outside the realms of possibility that he just could not function at the time.

Briggs was flying the flag for Australia back when he couldn't support his family and was borrowing grocery money from friends and family. Not one punter gave a thought to his finances then, so I doubt whether Briggs would have too much sympathy for the Green fans who are upset about their pay per view dollars.


If it ever came out that this was a pre-meditated dive, then I would be the first to have my say.

I'm a huge Briggs fan and just as disappointed with the outcome as anyone else, but I think that after what he's done for Australian boxing he should be given the benefit of a right of reply.

I've written a bit on a similar sort of note for my work and if it gets published will post a link here.

Time will tell.

Just realised I didn't read the second page and have probably just reposted stuff that's already been brought up. Apologies.

I think Briggs has some serious issues mentally or something. In one pre fight interview he just seemed a bit distant and spaced out kinda. The guy has had issues with drug use in the past, had a rough childhood also.

That said, he should have pulled out if he was in some sort of bad place mentally. He wasted many people's money.

As is green

Do you find it hard to comprehend that this wasn't a dive? Your whole angle is that this was a dive by Paul Briggs. Are you that much of a kid? Do you think with everything Briggs has built and everything he likely needs going forward he would make such a spectacle out of a dive. Even Sonny Listons "likely"dive had more substance. Why can't people here consider that Briggs, unbeknownst to himself, could not take ANy shots. I saw a major medical issue right there. I may prove to be wrong in the next few days, but I can't believe how you total ****s have thrown all realism right out the window. He won't get paid, his career as a commentator is shredded, his legacy annihilated, his options as a trainer wrecked and YOU call it a dive. You are a first class dick pull delux.

I'm assuming Paul sparred for this fight. It would have quickly become apparent in sparring that he couldn't even take a pawing, glancing jab that just about missed. Mate, I don't think that shot would have knocked my 87 year old grandmother off her feet. He barely touched him.

There are two options here as I see it:

1) Paul took a total dive. Went out there for the money and got out ASAP. I agree that this would be a puzzling decision from him.

2) Paul took a dive based on medical concerns. It became apparent to him in training that he couldn't fight in any capacity to he decided to go out there and get it done with ASAP.

Either way it isn't acceptable. The second option may be more understandable but it isn't ok. He still went out there with the intention to take a dive and rip people off. Not cool.

Are you saying that potentially he went out there intending to fight to the best of his ability and got hit with that shot and that was it? Surely in training he would have figured he couldn't even take a soft glancing jab to the head?

sonny listons dive atleast was a quick right hand this briggs DIVE was a jab not a stiff one at that more like i'll stick my left hand out and pat ya forehead type jab and if u want to believe he has a problem taking any shots why wasnt he getting dropped during training?

i call it as i see it a bloody dive and a disgrace am not gunna start speculating on the chances of something that might be wrong when i know what i saw

if by the chance somethin is wrong with his head to the extent that jab knocked him he better be careful he'll be walking through queen st mall and hittin the deck everytime a fly lands on his head

as to what some clown was saying b4 that hes a warrior and we are fickle fans wen someone takes a dive like he did i couldnt give a rats about wat hes done u see anyone coming to margaritos rescue and claiming hes a warrior and citing stuff he did wen he was 17 no u dont coz wen u devalue the sport by cheating or diving u do more damage to the sport then good u have done for it

This is exactly right. Classic just has no clue about the sport outside of his own little bubble in which he enjoys habitually blowing Green and any other supposed "local Aussie battling warrior", regardless of what they put up in the ring as "entertainment".

I'm assuming Paul sparred for this fight. It would have quickly become apparent in sparring that he couldn't even take a pawing, glancing jab that just about missed. Mate, I don't think that shot would have knocked my 87 year old grandmother off her feet. He barely touched him.

There are two options here as I see it:

1) Paul took a total dive. Went out there for the money and got out ASAP. I agree that this would be a puzzling decision from him.

2) Paul took a dive based on medical concerns. It became apparent to him in training that he couldn't fight in any capacity to he decided to go out there and get it done with ASAP.

Either way it isn't acceptable. The second option may be more understandable but it isn't ok. He still went out there with the intention to take a dive and rip people off. Not cool.

Are you saying that potentially he went out there intending to fight to the best of his ability and got hit with that shot and that was it? Surely in training he would have figured he couldn't even take a soft glancing jab to the head?

Look, as I said in another thread. Briggs would not accept an offer for free sparring from my mate Dane Mulivai who is known for his power but is still an amateur. Like most boxing fans I was rooting for Briggs, but when he declined the offer I knew something was up.

Look, as I said in another thread. Briggs would not accept an offer for free sparring from my mate Dane Mulivai who is known for his power but is still an amateur. Like most boxing fans I was rooting for Briggs, but when he declined the offer I knew something was up.

Yeah, hearing stuff like that and seeing that horrible video of Paul sparring pretty much cooled any material interest I had in the fight.

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Briggs is a joke, but Green is the worse joke of the two.

Defending his IBO cruiserweight "world title" at light heavyweight against retired washed up fighters who can't even get liscenced.

**** green, i hope he gets brutally beaten into retirement in his next fight

Any word from the Briggs camp about all this yet?

Any word from the Briggs camp about all this yet?

I've heard Briggs spent the night in hospital and was released this morning. I read that on another board and no reason to think it was BS. Green is holding a press conference at lunch time.

Still can't believe Shane Cameron challenged him. Talk about opportunism!

I've heard Briggs spent the night in hospital and was released this morning. I read that on another board and no reason to think it was BS. Green is holding a press conference at lunch time.

Still can't believe Shane Cameron challenged him. Talk about opportunism!

Shane Cameron was always going to challenge Green after this fight. Dropping to cruiser, fighting on the under card...I wouldn't be surprised if that fight is already signed.

Why was briggs limping back to the corner LOL? The guy is dumb as fuk.

Green shat himself when Cameron (who is bigger but still no good) fronted up and challenged him.

I ****ing hate Green, absolute cunt.

So clearly a fix:

http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,27447730-5009280,00.html

A fix is infintely more plausible than the latest diagnosis from that famous neuro-science firm of Green, Fenech & Hussein Inc.

A fix is infintely more plausible than the latest diagnosis from that famous neuro-science firm of Green, Fenech & Hussein Inc.

Lol, how funny is it though?


Also, stop responding to Annie's thread, you are just giving him what he wants.

Briggs didnt even too this fight serious from the start he came "over-weight" in their catchweight fight in cruiserweight lol.... Blame Green for picking retired bums to fight

Well I'm prepared to call Briggs a dog now, all these bets, the sheer nothingness of the punch and the fact that there's been no word from him is evidence enough.

**** the useless cunt, hope he gets whats coming to him.

The number of dim-wits wanting to believe Briggs' dive is proof Green loaded his wraps against Roy Jones is staggering.

Brutal Mike Colman piece from the Courier Mail:

http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/danny-green-v-paul-briggs-mismatch-only-lines-pockets/story-e6frep5o-1225895802394

Brutal Mike Colman piece from the Courier Mail:

http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/danny-green-v-paul-briggs-mismatch-only-lines-pockets/story-e6frep5o-1225895802394

Brutal and absolutely spot on the money. He voices the exact same sentiments that thousands of boxing fans have been feeling for years.

The number of dim-wits wanting to believe Briggs' dive is proof Green loaded his wraps against Roy Jones is staggering.

Briggs saying to fox that it felt like being hit by a piece of metal certainly won't help.