David Haye vs Shannon Briggs, why didn't it happen?

[McLife]

Why didn't Shannon Briggs vs David Haye take place, I have these past days been watching videos of Shannon Briggs chasing that fight, what stopped it from coming to fruition?

[juggernaut666]

Haye started doubting himself and got cold feet after Briggs hounding him even at a U.K fight chasing him in the crowd calling him Homie the clown when he had that ridiculous hair style .

[mlac]

Haye asked for a drug test

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

I actually think Briggs would have won. Briggs had a good chin and Haye’s body would have fell apart after 3-4 rounds.

What a circus fight that would have been.

[BodiesInFlight]

Haye was holding out for a bigger cash out. He got that in bellew

[McLife]

Cause Haye was saying "Fight on the undercard then I got you after." so unfortunate that he never stuck to that statement.

[PRINCEKOOL]

The Tony Bellew fight materialized.

[Enzo Mc is SHIT]

I think either Haye got another injury that stopped him fighting that September, or he knew the game was up and even a 45 year old Briggs was too big a risk as he tried to con his way to a world title fight. Maybe a combination of both.

At the time I thought Haye might still have something to offer but actually when you put together:

1. Adam Booth not backing his decision to come back
2. backing out of a fight with Briggs
3. the fact that he was clearly so shot in the Bellew rematch that there's no way he couldn't have already known it

That all screams out cash grab. tbf he made silly money in the Bellew fights and got the chance to show the kind of heart and guts that I think a lot of people didn't think he has.

It all worked out for The Champ in the end anyway. He probably got a nice little payday for beating up that guy on Haye's undercard and ever since has been able to make a career running around the world enjoying himself and never having to take another punch.

[REDEEMER]

The Tony Bellew fight materialized.

Haye promised to fight Briggs if he fought on his undercard in May around 3 years ago which he did way before any Bellew fight surfaced . Haye fought some guy no one could pronounce his name and Briggs won his fight . Haye ran from that fight this shows that .

https://********/QictQngIbO0

[Ray*]

I genuinely believe Haye saw something he didn’t like in Briggs, he probably saw himself losing to Briggs.