Briggs responds to Peters call

Heavyweight contender Shannon “Brooklyn” Briggs and his manager, Scott Hirsch, have responded to Samuel Peter and his team regarding a proposed showdown between the two in April. “About six weeks ago, Dino Duva called me directly on my cell phone and offered me $600,000 to fight Sam Peter,” explains Briggs. “I accepted and no fight materialized. I’m happy to fight Sam Peter, today, tomorrow, April, May or any other day of the year for the $600,000 I was offered. I’m not asking for millions; I only want Dino to be a man of his word.” Hirsch says that Briggs is eager for this matchup and that they aren’t “pricing themselves out of the fight,” as Duva claimed. They just want the same purse that was offered less than two months ago for the same fight. “It’s highly inappropriate for a promoter to call a fighter directly without going through the manager, but Dino’s such a good guy and the offer seemed very fair, so I overlooked it. But to turn around and renege on the deal and try to fool the public is dead wrong. We’ll take the $600,000 we were offered to fight Peter today or any other day, but read my lips; Shannon Briggs is not on sale for 25% off. We’re negotiating several other fights, but we can get this done for Dino’s original offer. Not a penny more, not a penny less.” Sounds to me like this fight is a done deal...