Briggs: "Ibragimov Was an Easy Payday"

[Ted The Bull]

"I'm not doing too good," Briggs. "To me, this was almost $2 million. I'm sick about it. I'm destroyed over this. It was an easy payday for me. Hopefully, we can push it back to May or June and I will be better."

Please pass the puke bucket!

[FeelTheA-Force]

by the way, when audley beats sprott, and then KO's skelton, he will get a shot at Briggs

lets not make other threads on the matter..

i was first.. to make the thread so you WILL post here!!!

[FeelTheA-Force]

Briggs pulls out of title defence

Shannon Briggs has pulled out of his next month's world title defence against Russia's Sultan Ibragimov with pneumonia.

The American veteran was scheduled to meet Ibragimov at Madison Square Garden in a mandatory defence of his WBO heavyweight title.

But having struggled with the illness and breathing difficulties during training, Briggs, who has yet to defend the title he claimed from Serguei Lyakhovich last November, withdrew on Tuesday.

Although promoters will try and move the bout for later in spring, it's unlikely Madison Square will be the venue.

The 35-year-old is 48-4-1 with 42 knockouts, while unbeaten Ibragimov is 19-0-1 with 167 KO's and is the WBO's number one contender.

by the way, when audley beats sprott, and then KO's skelton, he will get a shot at Briggs

[Kid Achilles]

One thing I like about Briggs is that after the fight he'll keep it real and say "sorry I said that ****, it was just to sell a fight". I mean, everyone knows that's the reason, but you could see Lyak was hurting after that knockout and Briggs didn't want him to feel bad. If you watch he tells Lyak that all the pre fight talk was just a bunch of BS to promote the fight, and it meant so much to him for Lyakhovich to understand this. I was really impressed with Briggs in that respect.

[ben41193]

Yeah but Ali talked and then went out and got results. Briggs does not have the record to be doing that kind of talk, not with the guys he's lost to, and the ****ty showings he's had.

i agree...i think there should be a balance between talk and action. While i will admitt he talks to much i do think boxers shoul;d tak more.

[Kid Achilles]

Yeah but Ali talked and then went out and got results. Briggs does not have the record to be doing that kind of talk, not with the guys he's lost to, and the ****ty showings he's had.

[ben41193]

Not but when you have to postpone the fight it's bad timing to be saying **** like "I shouldn't have to fight him anyway". As for Shannon complaining about what Sultan did to deserve his shot, what about what did Briggs do to deserve his shot at Lyak? His greatest win in recent memory was over a completely shot Mercer. Briggs needs to just shut up, train hard, and let his fists do the talking.

were u an ali fan???

[Kid Achilles]

Not but when you have to postpone the fight it's bad timing to be saying **** like "I shouldn't have to fight him anyway". As for Shannon complaining about what Sultan did to deserve his shot, what about what did Briggs do to deserve his shot at Lyak? His greatest win in recent memory was over a completely shot Mercer. Briggs needs to just shut up, train hard, and let his fists do the talking.

[ben41193]

No, I am. That was an insult. He's talking awfully tough for a guy sick in bed.

hey he is legitimitly ill. lol. its not like he is ducking him or anything

[Kid Achilles]

No, I am. That was an insult. He's talking awfully tough for a guy sick in bed.