This is inexcusable! I have Shannon in great shape. We were back in the gym three days after the Mercer fight. As a fighter and a trainer, I consider their maneuver little more than cowardly, .
"Shannon Briggs" is an United States/American professional boxer. Briggs is a former WBO heavyweight champion. He also holds the record for the most Knockout/first-round knockouts of any List of heavyweight boxing champions/heavyweight champion in history with 35, compared to other noted knockout artists Joe Frazier and Lennox Lewis (5 each), Sonny Liston (8), George Foreman (15), and Mike Tyson (22). He is best known for his victories over George Foreman, Ray Mercer and Siarhei Liakhovich.
More Shannon Briggs on Wikipedia.[Briggs was in good spirits on Wednesday. He was friendly and accessible and seemed to be in good fighting shape. He joked he weighed 375 pounds but conceded he's more likely in the 245-255 pound range. He said he didn't plan on losing any more weight (] Guys are big now ... I just want to win fights and have fun and just make the best out of my career.
In his day, I wouldn't have lasted a round with him. The man was a heavyweight champion and an Olympic gold-medal winner.
It's just a maturity, ... I felt like it was time to rededicate myself. I'm a big fan of classic boxing and when people think of me 100 years from now, I hope they say I really changed my career around to reach greatness.
I'm trying to sell. My goal is to bring boxing back. Win, lose or draw, I'm here to bring back the thrill.
I'm not ripping and running the streets no more, hitting the clubs and all that. I'm wiser. I'm not a jitterbug anymore. I'm settled down.
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