De La Hoya: "Ibragimov Will Beat Shannon Briggs"

[Mr. Ryan]

lol idk how having abs is being fat. but yea that is america.

That's after a few months of intense training. Check him out in a couple of weeks, he'll be huge.

[SalvaDominicano]

o yea.. didnt think about that.

[!!Captain]

then you must have watched it drunk. I agree,,that sultan looked like crap and was tentative,,but he clearly wobbled austin every time he hit him. problem was,,austin was hitting him with more frequency

I don't recall being drunk at the time but I still don't remember Austin being hurt by every punch of Ibragimov. But you're missing my point, what I'm trying to tell you is that Ibragimov needs to learn (come up with a good game plan) to defeat a taller stronger fighter since he clearly had trouble doing that in the Austin fight. Granted, Briggs would probably collapse from exhaustion by the 6th round if he was fighting at the same pace as Austin was. However, I think he would KO Ibragimov if he caught him with a good punch in the early round, Briggs seemed incredibly strong.

[AREALFIGHTER]

From what I have seen of Sultan, which is not much, he seems like a talented all around fighter. He is small, however, and is inexperianced at this level. Don't get me wrong he was a great amature, but he failed in his first real test as a pro I don't really count Gooffy. He should have beet Austin. Briggs if he can buckle down and really train will be tough to beet. I think you guys do not give him enough credit in the skill department. He was countering sergi well at times. If Briggs can reallty act and train as a fighter he will do well.

[Kid Achilles]

Briggs has skill in that he can time his big wide hooks fairly well but the fact is he trained harder and sparred more for Sergei than any fight in years. That's as good as his stamina gets. Ibragimov will beat him on conditioning and heart alone.

[SalvaDominicano]

Briggs has skill in that he can time his big wide hooks fairly well but the fact is he trained harder and sparred more for Sergei than any fight in years. That's as good as his stamina gets. Ibragimov will beat him on conditioning and heart alone.

he sparred more? they said he sparred a total of 17 rounds for this fight. he didnt have enough money to pay for sparring partners. didnt u notice the brand of water in his corner? market pantry?? they sell that at the dollar store by my house.

[Kid Achilles]

He said he sparred 110 rounds for Sergei. He said 17 rounds was the average he had sparred for previous fights.

[SalvaDominicano]

really? Ill have to rewatch it. Maybe i heard wrong... Still doesnt explain the crappy water.

[Parody]

really? Ill have to rewatch it. Maybe i heard wrong... Still doesnt explain the crappy water.

Briggs himself said he was homeless..and now he became the HW champion of the world, I dont think Briggs would have came back to the scene, i think its all about money, he earned $400,000 for the Sergei fight. thats a lot compared to what he got in his last 14 fights

[King Reese]

is this thread serious?