Shannon Briggs the next HW Champ?

[7001]

I was hoping to watch Sam Peter KO his ass.

[keystone30pack]

briggs' record is impressive with 46-4-1 with 40 KOs, 27 in the 1st round. but he faces and beats a bunch of C grade fighters, and if he wants to win or contend for a title, he really needs to step it up before Father Time kicks his ass.

he's been calling others out for some time now

[Derranged]

he's been calling others out for some time now

And when he does get a chance with those others he will lose.

[paulkimlax]

why wont peters give briggs a shot? if peters beats briggs, it would be a great name on his resume.

[TheGreat1]

we shall if he can get past sam peter, peter will destroy him...

is he fighting peter next? **** i'll take Briggs

[HeartAttack]

we shall if he can get past sam peter, peter will destroy him...

Actually that fight won't happen. Briggs has one more fight coming in May against Chris Koval, then he will fight wither the winner of Klitschko/Byrd, or more likely the winner of Maskaev/Rahman. Right now Peter is getting no love in the boxing community. If for some reason Arum or King backs out of their deals for Shannon to fight a title shot, then maybe at the end of they year we'll see Peter/Briggs. I do find it unlikely though.

[the_truth_1984]

It's nice to see that Briggs has regained his focus and is trying to become a champion again.I don't think that he will become a champion but he could become a top 10 contender and get an oppurtunity to fight for a championship which isn't bad at this point in his career.

[Johnny Blayzz]

I'm sorry but Briggs has gotta do a lot more than talk to get my respect here. The guy has talent but seems like he is either lazy or just not focused every time he steps up to the contender level. It takes years to become a champion, and even with this much diluted division, the guy is gonna have to train like an animal for a long time to get the stamina to go the 12 rounds in a title fight, or else a lot of these guys will just outlast him 'till he gets frustrated and walks away from boxing again. I mean I like Briggs and all and I hope for the best for the guy, but this is a commitment game, and even though the division is weak, there still are some half decent fighters there that'll eat up the weaker willed competition....

[jason100x]

It's good to see Briggs getting another shot. In this heavyweight division, he has a shot. It's up to him to see what he does with it.

[paulkimlax]

all the titleist in H.W. division are B / C class fighters. i see Briggs as a B class fighter, he has a really good chance to actually win a title.