Shavers or Briggs Who Was Better and Who Was Bigger Puncher

[Wlad Klitschko]

Im going to go with Briggs on this. Briggs sparks the same amount of people out as Shavers did. They have a similar ko% and watching tape it looks like Briggs just hits much harder. Briggs also knocks out actual heavies while Shavers best KO's were against Young and Ellis, Young when he had only 7 wins and weighed under 200 lbs, and a 7 loss Ellis who also weighed under 200 lbs. A 200 lbs Young would eventually draw shavers later on when he was more seasoned. Shavers also was a victim of early brutal Ko's unlike Briggs. I dont count the KO over Norton who was completely shot at that time, but I guess you can count that as his best KO.

I know people will argue this, but Shavers for example, in the middle of his career fought guys with records of 1-29...wow...and people say Brigg's competition has been bad, at least theyve been over .500 and not 28 fights below it.

[TheGreatA]

Shavers. Briggs was never truly a top fighter.

[Wlad Klitschko]

Shavers. Briggs was never truly a top fighter.

Uhh Briggs was a hw champion, Shavers never was, who did Shavers ever beat? An old Norton? Thats it. Shavers wasnt close to a top fighter. What belt did he hold? I grant you I had him beating Ali, but lets face it, almost anyone could beat old Ali.

[TheGreatA]

Uhh Briggs was a hw champion, Shavers never was, who did Shavers ever beat? An old Norton? Thats it. Shavers wasnt close to a top fighter. What belt did he hold? I grant you I had him beating Ali, but lets face it, almost anyone could beat old Ali.

I had 48 year old George Foreman easily beating Briggs on points, though I admit that he did win the "prestigious" WBO title against Sergei Lyakhovich with a 12th round knockout after behind on points. Other than that, he never beat anyone who could be considered half decent, except possibly another pensioner in Ray Mercer, whom Briggs stopped with a punch to the back of the head.

In Shavers's time there was only one belt, which according to you he won against Muhammad Ali, and came extremely close to winning against Larry Holmes. He did beat former heavyweight title holders Ken Norton and Jimmy Ellis by devastating first round knockouts.

[THE REED]

This should be good

[The_Demon]

I take it this is a joke

[Wlad Klitschko]

I take it this is a joke

Actually its not a joke, its pointing out the ridiculousness of the Shavers hype. Ellis was a cruiserweight. Wow...The Ali shavers beat was old and washed up and Norton was definitely shot when shavers fought him.

[sonnyboyx2]

I had 48 year old George Foreman easily beating Briggs on points, though I admit that he did win the "prestigious" WBO title against Sergei Lyakhovich with a 12th round knockout after behind on points. Other than that, he never beat anyone who could be considered half decent, except possibly another pensioner in Ray Mercer, whom Briggs stopped with a punch to the back of the head.

In Shavers's time there was only one belt, which according to you he won against Muhammad Ali, and came extremely close to winning against Larry Holmes. He did beat former heavyweight title holders Ken Norton and Jimmy Ellis by devastating first round knockouts.

i also had Foreman a clear winner against Briggs, i blame referee Larry Hazard Jr. for the corrupt decision in that fight which robbed George of his title...

Shavers was vastly superior to Briggs in terms of punching-power and quality of opposition.

[D-MiZe]

These Klitschko nuthugging alts are entertaining.

Don't know what BS would be without them.

[musiol]

wlad mate do you do stand up cause your a funny guy keep these threads and arguments going you have mad views.