I give Briggs more than just a punchers chance

does any body know what the ods are + -

I see Briggs getting in his share of hard power shots but then falling short in the middle rounds and getting stopped. The guy has asthma and usually fades after 5-6 rounds.

are you trolling your diego wounded ass into my thread trying to be all tough? Watch it fuego, i'm warning you! :firedevil Answer the question please

liakhovich is a very good fighter he has good hand speed is a good boxer and took all of brewsters best shots my brain tells me he should win this fight ...but i am pulling for briggs in this fight i think he will come in motivated for this fight he knows this is his last shot at glory also call me patriotic but i really want to see an american hw hold atleast one of the belts ..

I tend to concur with this statement. Lyakhovich is the real deal, IMO the realest deal out there. Briggs will need to take his fight game to the next level because Lyakhovich will set a brisker pace than Briggs likes to fight at. Stamina will be the deciding factor I think. And we all know that Liakhovich has great stamina. As for the power of Briggs, if Brewster couldn't knock Liakhovich out, neither will Briggs.

Um then why didn't King have Brewster win over Liakhovich? People like you and your "King decisions". Get out of here with that shit. Paranoid loser. are you trolling your diego wounded ass into my thread trying to be all tough? Watch it fuego, i'm warning you! :firedevil

thing is if Lyakhovich does not knock Briggs out, he will lose the fight. Don't forget, you are dealing with King here.... King can make a LOOOOT more money off of Briggs than he can with Lyakhovich... Um then why didn't King have Brewster win over Liakhovich? People like you and your "King decisions". Get out of here with that shit. Paranoid loser.

thing is if Lyakhovich does not knock Briggs out, he will lose the fight. Don't forget, you are dealing with King here.... King can make a LOOOOT more money off of Briggs than he can with Lyakhovich...

i dont... i'm fully confident in Lyakhovich, he's the real deal IMO I tend to concur with this statement. Lyakhovich is the real deal, IMO the realest deal out there. Briggs will need to take his fight game to the next level because Lyakhovich will set a brisker pace than Briggs likes to fight at. Stamina will be the deciding factor I think.

HA! I don't totally agree with your post, but it was very well done! Good job!! Well, thank you. I will say this will be exciting for a few rounds, at least.

Besides falling into the ropes, Lennox Lewis at one point turned his back on Briggs and ran. He sure looked like he was in trouble to me. That moment was Lennox attempting to get his balance back. If memory serves correctly, I believe their feet were tangled; but I'm not sure on that point.

Something tells me that Lyakhovich is really over-hyped with his win over Brewster... Yes both guys (Lyakhovich and Brewster) have a hell of a beard and can punch... But lets not forget that Brewster was Wlad's punching bag for the first 4 rounds of their fight and could not do anything until Wlad punched himself out trying to finish Brewster. Briggs on the other hand had Lewis hurt a number of times.... Having mixed feelings about that fight and we could see an upset briggs dazed an unfocused lewis momentarily in the first round and was savagely beat down the rest of the fight. briggs has never beaten a top 20 guy and I dont see any reason why he would now. He'll disappoint his fans again and probably go down between round 6 and 9

I really don't/can't see Briggs winning this one. Shannon Briggs is yet another sad case of wasted potential in boxing's big boy division. He was hyped beyond belief when he turned pro, thanks to his boxing connections. So much was made of him being another Brownsville product, which was a blatant attempt to compare him to Mike Tyson and Riddick Bowe. Then, he stepped up and had the spotlight on HBO against Darrol Wilson, who was 15-0 at the time; a match up of two young undefeateds, with favoritism leaning heavily in favor of the over-hyped Briggs. He quit. Let's make no bones about it, he quit. His moment in the sun came, his time to shine, and he quit. Asthma my ass-ma. Tony Atlas, in response to his performance, quit him. Enter, stage two: rebuilding a reputation. Four wins over so-so competition, rebuilding his confidence, I suppose. George Foreman, who had a contract with HBO, was given a choice of opponenents, and chose Shannon. Why? Because George is no dummy, knew his limitations, and picked the opponent who posed the least amount of a threat to defeat him. Lo and Behold if the judges didn't give, and I do mean "give", the decision to Briggs at the end of a fight that Foreman had clearly won. Why? Possibly it was Briggs's connections. Possibly it was the boxing establishment wanting George to ride off into the sunset and allow new blood to have the spotlight. Or, possibly it was lack of eyesight or poor judgement. Who knows? The fact is Shannon ran from George all night, and only punched in defense, for the most part, until the final couple of rounds, when he seemed to be reasonably confident that George wasn't going to knock him out. Enter Lennox Lewis. Did Shannon really have Lewis almost ready to go. NO. He rocked him. He knocked him off balance, or he caught him off balance. It really doesn't matter because I've watched that fight I don't know how many times and no matter how exciting it was at moments, Shannon Briggs was never really close to winning that fight. It is a myth that has been blown out of proportion in the years since. Lennox Lewis kicked his ass, that's it. Now, kudos to Briggs for gettin up time and again...he showed heart; but he still got his ass kicked. After Lewis, Briggs drew with Francois Botha, dropped an 8-Round Decision to the 9-9 Sedrick Fields, and lost a wide-margin 10 Rounder to Jameel McCline. There were other fights to be sure; but over whom? No one. Everytime Briggs has fought a fighter who wanted it more, he's lost. Shannon Briggs does not have what it takes to win the big one, he just doesn't. He's missing that certain indefineable quality that champions have. In addition to his lack of stomach, Briggs has stamina issues, and he's getting old. He had his moment, his chance, and he let it pass as if it meant nothing....he did not rise up and cease the day; and it's too late now. Shannon Briggs is not only going to lose this fight, he's going to be beaten up. There will be some spirited give and take in the early going; but Shannon will eventualy decrease his activity, while Sergei will not. Will he be stopped? Depends. Liakhovich is not a massive puncher, so a stoppage will either be in the later rounds due to fatigue or retirement. Then, finally, maybe this myth of Shannon Briggs will be laid to rest. Liakhovich by 8th rond TKO. Besides falling into the ropes, Lennox Lewis at one point turned his back on Briggs and ran. He sure looked like he was in trouble to me.

I really don't/can't see Briggs winning this one. Shannon Briggs is yet another sad case of wasted potential in boxing's big boy division. He was hyped beyond belief when he turned pro, thanks to his boxing connections. So much was made of him being another Brownsville product, which was a blatant attempt to compare him to Mike Tyson and Riddick Bowe. Then, he stepped up and had the spotlight on HBO against Darrol Wilson, who was 15-0 at the time; a match up of two young undefeateds, with favoritism leaning heavily in favor of the over-hyped Briggs. He quit. Let's make no bones about it, he quit. His moment in the sun came, his time to shine, and he quit. Asthma my ass-ma. Tony Atlas, in response to his performance, quit him. Enter, stage two: rebuilding a reputation. Four wins over so-so competition, rebuilding his confidence, I suppose. George Foreman, who had a contract with HBO, was given a choice of opponenents, and chose Shannon. Why? Because George is no dummy, knew his limitations, and picked the opponent who posed the least amount of a threat to defeat him. Lo and Behold if the judges didn't give, and I do mean "give", the decision to Briggs at the end of a fight that Foreman had clearly won. Why? Possibly it was Briggs's connections. Possibly it was the boxing establishment wanting George to ride off into the sunset and allow new blood to have the spotlight. Or, possibly it was lack of eyesight or poor judgement. Who knows? The fact is Shannon ran from George all night, and only punched in defense, for the most part, until the final couple of rounds, when he seemed to be reasonably confident that George wasn't going to knock him out. Enter Lennox Lewis. Did Shannon really have Lewis almost ready to go. NO. He rocked him. He knocked him off balance, or he caught him off balance. It really doesn't matter because I've watched that fight I don't know how many times and no matter how exciting it was at moments, Shannon Briggs was never really close to winning that fight. It is a myth that has been blown out of proportion in the years since. Lennox Lewis kicked his ass, that's it. Now, kudos to Briggs for gettin up time and again...he showed heart; but he still got his ass kicked. After Lewis, Briggs drew with Francois Botha, dropped an 8-Round Decision to the 9-9 Sedrick Fields, and lost a wide-margin 10 Rounder to Jameel McCline. There were other fights to be sure; but over whom? No one. Everytime Briggs has fought a fighter who wanted it more, he's lost. Shannon Briggs does not have what it takes to win the big one, he just doesn't. He's missing that certain indefineable quality that champions have. In addition to his lack of stomach, Briggs has stamina issues, and he's getting old. He had his moment, his chance, and he let it pass as if it meant nothing....he did not rise up and cease the day; and it's too late now. Shannon Briggs is not only going to lose this fight, he's going to be beaten up. There will be some spirited give and take in the early going; but Shannon will eventualy decrease his activity, while Sergei will not. Will he be stopped? Depends. Liakhovich is not a massive puncher, so a stoppage will either be in the later rounds due to fatigue or retirement. Then, finally, maybe this myth of Shannon Briggs will be laid to rest. Liakhovich by 8th rond TKO. HA! I don't totally agree with your post, but it was very well done! Good job!!

I really don't/can't see Briggs winning this one. Shannon Briggs is yet another sad case of wasted potential in boxing's big boy division. He was hyped beyond belief when he turned pro, thanks to his boxing connections. So much was made of him being another Brownsville product, which was a blatant attempt to compare him to Mike Tyson and Riddick Bowe. Then, he stepped up and had the spotlight on HBO against Darrol Wilson, who was 15-0 at the time; a match up of two young undefeateds, with favoritism leaning heavily in favor of the over-hyped Briggs. He quit. Let's make no bones about it, he quit. His moment in the sun came, his time to shine, and he quit. Asthma my ass-ma. Tony Atlas, in response to his performance, quit him. Enter, stage two: rebuilding a reputation. Four wins over so-so competition, rebuilding his confidence, I suppose. George Foreman, who had a contract with HBO, was given a choice of opponenents, and chose Shannon. Why? Because George is no dummy, knew his limitations, and picked the opponent who posed the least amount of a threat to defeat him. Lo and Behold if the judges didn't give, and I do mean "give", the decision to Briggs at the end of a fight that Foreman had clearly won. Why? Possibly it was Briggs's connections. Possibly it was the boxing establishment wanting George to ride off into the sunset and allow new blood to have the spotlight. Or, possibly it was lack of eyesight or poor judgement. Who knows? The fact is Shannon ran from George all night, and only punched in defense, for the most part, until the final couple of rounds, when he seemed to be reasonably confident that George wasn't going to knock him out. Enter Lennox Lewis. Did Shannon really have Lewis almost ready to go. NO. He rocked him. He knocked him off balance, or he caught him off balance. It really doesn't matter because I've watched that fight I don't know how many times and no matter how exciting it was at moments, Shannon Briggs was never really close to winning that fight. It is a myth that has been blown out of proportion in the years since. Lennox Lewis kicked his ass, that's it. Now, kudos to Briggs for gettin up time and again...he showed heart; but he still got his ass kicked. After Lewis, Briggs drew with Francois Botha, dropped an 8-Round Decision to the 9-9 Sedrick Fields, and lost a wide-margin 10 Rounder to Jameel McCline. There were other fights to be sure; but over whom? No one. Everytime Briggs has fought a fighter who wanted it more, he's lost. Shannon Briggs does not have what it takes to win the big one, he just doesn't. He's missing that certain indefineable quality that champions have. In addition to his lack of stomach, Briggs has stamina issues, and he's getting old. He had his moment, his chance, and he let it pass as if it meant nothing....he did not rise up and cease the day; and it's too late now. Shannon Briggs is not only going to lose this fight, he's going to be beaten up. There will be some spirited give and take in the early going; but Shannon will eventualy decrease his activity, while Sergei will not. Will he be stopped? Depends. Liakhovich is not a massive puncher, so a stoppage will either be in the later rounds due to fatigue or retirement. Then, finally, maybe this myth of Shannon Briggs will be laid to rest. Liakhovich by 8th rond TKO.

One things for sure is that this is going to be a great fight and its not going the distance either... .......I tend to agree. From what we know about the two candidates it appears to be a good match with neither man having a major advantage. Both men are easy to hit, but then both of them can take a hit. Briggs may have the bigger punch, but only until he runs out of gas. I expect Liakhovich to be somewhat busier in the ring, especially the first half of the fight, and that should create interesting display of fistic fireworks.

One things for sure is that this is going to be a great fight and its not going the distance either...

Something tells me that Lyakhovich is really over-hyped with his win over Brewster... Yes both guys (Lyakhovich and Brewster) have a hell of a beard and can punch... But lets not forget that Brewster was Wlad's punching bag for the first 4 rounds of their fight and could not do anything until Wlad punched himself out trying to finish Brewster. Briggs on the other hand had Lewis hurt a number of times.... Having mixed feelings about that fight and we could see an upset YEP! My head says Liakhovich should WIN this... BUT I have a feeling in my gut that the UPSET is at hand.. And I also concur that Brewster although tough, is only just THAT.. all BEARD and HEART and it was only a Matter of time before someone withstood his LEFT hook and beat him.. The fact the fight was competitive says that MAYBE Liakhovich is overrated.. we shall see

i dont... i'm fully confident in Lyakhovich, he's the real deal IMO

Briggs has to let it all hang out in the first 3 rounds.