Last Chance for Shannon Briggs?

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The boxing career of Shannon “the Brooklyn Cannon” Briggs might best be described as a series of buildups all leading to nowhere. The latest buildup has seen the native of New York City score some spectacular knockouts over a batch of carefully selected and unspectacular opponents. Most super-hardcore boxing fans may never have heard of some of his most recent victims with the exception of the ancient and well-worn Ray Mercer, a formidable force in the heavyweight division nearly a decade ago.

Now, however, we see that Briggs' management team has decided to roll the dice and take a chance in a fight against Serguei Lyakhovich, recent winner over the formerly red-hot Lamon Brewster. [details]

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This piece had potential, but that quickly went to the wayside by the author's inability to watch film. Yes Briggs has fought nobodies and has-beens, but Wlad doesn't have much greater speed, power, or skills. Wlad actually has much more heart and stamina (believe it or not) and most importantly has greater focus. These two men are the mirror image of one another and it would've been a hell of a fight. Actually Liakhovich makes a worse stylistic matchup for Briggs, but hey who am I. Oh yeah I know.