
Briggs Claims David Haye is Dragging His Feet on Finalizing Fight
According to former WBO heavyweight champion Shannon Briggs, David Haye is dragging his feet on finalizing a deal that would see them fight in the fall.
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According to former WBO heavyweight champion Shannon Briggs, David Haye is dragging his feet on finalizing a deal that would see them fight in the fall.

Former WBO heavyweight world champion Shannon Briggs has continued his pursuit of David Haye. This time Briggs went after him at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn - as both boxers attended the Showtime televised card which was headlined by Leo Santa Cruz vs. Carl Frampton. Their near run-in was no surprise. Briggs is from Brooklyn, while Haye and Frampton share the same trainer in Shane McGuigan

According to British heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte, don't overlook the possibility of a real upset when former two-division champion David Haye collide with former WBO heavyweight champion Shannon Briggs in the fall.

Former WBO heavyweight world champion Shannon Briggs has promised to honor the memory of Muhammad Ali by scoring a first round knockout of David Haye in the fall. Briggs has 36 knockouts under his belt.

British heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte is not ruling out the possibility of an upset when former heavyweight champions Shannon Briggs and David Haye collide in the fall.

David Haye says he will "put more energy into training" when he prepares for a showdown with Shannon Briggs. Haye took less than two rounds to stop Arnold Gjergjaj at The O2 on Saturday, knocking the 31-year-old down once in the first and twice in the second before the referee stopped the fight with 24 seconds remaining in the second round.

When veteran American Shannon Briggs fights David Haye in September, he will cap a remarkable recovery from a time in which he contemplated suicide. It will have been almost 10 years to the night he last won a world title, and six since he last fought an opponent of such class.

Shannon Briggs is confident that the British public will take him into their hearts after his next fight. The former WBO heavyweight world champion, who stopped late stand-in Emilio Ezequiel Zarate inside a round at London’s O2 Arena on Saturday, will face David Haye in September.

Shannon Briggs goes after Davie Haye at family home - David Haye secured the second victory of his comeback with a routine second-round knockout of Arnold Gjergjaj at London's 02 Arena. The heavyweight, fighting for the second time in five months after a three-and-a-half-year layoff with a career-threatening shoulder injury, provided another demonstration of his power one minute and 35 seconds into the second, securing the 26th stoppage of his career.

David Haye continued his comeback without breaking into a sweat. The Bermondsey heavyweight advanced to 28-2 (26 KOs), ending the challenge of previously undefeated Arnold Gjergjaj at London’s O2 Arena, exclusively live on UKTV channel Dave.