By Lem Satterfield

Former WBO heavyweight champion Shannon Briggs is confident that he brings more to the table than any of Vitali Klitschko's recent victims. Briggs challenges Klitschko for his WBC heavyweight title on October 16 in Germany. Briggs was the last American boxer to wear a version of the heavyweight belt, when he captured the WBO crown via a 12th-round knockout over Sergey Lyakhovich in November of 2006

"The main two things that I have are knockout power and experience. Those are two key factors. Also, look at the size of both of us. You look at the guys that he has fought. Chris Arreola, he's a tough kid. But he's not physically-gifted enough to do more than one thing, which was just to stand front of him and be a human punching bag," Briggs said.

"Sam Peter, same thing. Kevin Johnson was a talented kid. Great left hand. You look at his record, he had very few knockouts and no experience. He wasn't a puncher. Andre Sosnowski? No disrespect to him, but how did he get a title shot? With that being said, look at the caliber of fighters Vitali has fought during his comeback."

Briggs wants to become the first man to stop Klitschko since Lennox Lewis. Although he's made predictions about knocking out the champion in ten seconds of the first round, he knows it's going to be a very tough fight and he realizes that he may be forced to go the distance.

"I feel like I'm the best fighter in the world, and that my body is a weapon right now. I feel amazing. I'm speaking from the heart. I feel like my body is a human weapon. This is no cakewalk. I may knock him out in 10 seconds, or I may go the full 12 rounds. I'm fighting a warrior. This is a machine. But he's fighting energy. You can't kill energy. Everybody has counted me out. I'm 6-4, 248 pounds. I'm lean. I'm hard to kill. Win, lose or draw, I still find a way," Briggs said.

"All that it takes is one punch. I'm a puncher. I can do anything. I could box him, I could fight him on the inside. I can beat him at his own game, or I could beat him using my game. I'm a better fighter. I'm the superior fighter."

Lem Satterfield is the news editor for BoxingScene.com and the boxing editor for AOL FanHouse. To read more from Lem Satterfield, go to AOL FanHouse by Clicking Here.