By Ruslan Chikov

Former heavyweight champion Shannon Briggs is still recovering from injuries sustained in last Saturday's loss to WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko. The champion gave Briggs a beating for twelve rounds, which resulted in numerous injuries. Briggs has yet to leave Germany, still situated at the University Hospital in Hamburg. He is going to have surgery on a bicep injury to his left arm. Briggs also suffered several facial factures and a busted left eardrum.

Briggs said he injured his arm in the very first round and hid the injury from his team. He thinks that with both hands being healthy, he would have knocked out the champion.

"During the first round, I felt [the tendon injury] immediately. But give up? No! I did not want Vitali to become aware of the injury. I also concealed it from my coach and continued to fight so to speak, with only one arm. With two hands I would have knocked Klitschko out," Briggs told Tom Dierenga.

Briggs is not sure if he plans to retire or continue his career.

"I don't know yet. Twice I was the world champion. Maybe God does not want me to become the champ for the third time," Briggs said.