Klitschko vs. Briggs

By Dave Lahr: Former WBO heavyweight champion Shannon Briggs (51-6-1, 45 KO’s) isn’t ready to concede anything to World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (41-2, 38 KO’s). Briggs, 38, speaking to the German news organization Bild, said “If it wasn’t this arm, I’d be heavyweight champion of the world.” Briggs ended up with [...]

By Eric Thomas: Shannon Briggs (51-6-1, 45 KO’s) took a real pounding to WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (41-2, 38 KO’s) in Briggs’ failed attempt to capture another world title in Hamburg, Germany. Briggs, 28, paid a huge price for his challenge by suffering a bad left biceps tear, a broken nose and a fractured [...]

By Jason Kim: Former WBO heavyweight champion Shannon Briggs took the wrong approach for his fight with WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko last Saturday night in Briggs’ failed attempt to capture Vitali’s title. Instead of going all out and risking getting knocked out early by putting massive amounts of pressure on Vitali, Briggs instead was [...]

Two-time Heavyweight World Champion and recent title challenger Shannon “The Cannon” Briggs wants to assure fans he will be just fine after his courageous performance against Vitali Klitschko on Saturday in Hamburg, Germany.

By William Mackay: WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (24-1, 22 KO’s) wasn’t shaking in his boots over World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko’s win over Shannon Briggs (51-6-1, 45 KO’s) last Saturday night. Haye, 30, who has a fight coming up against his hand picked opponent 38-year-old Audley Harrison on November 13th, had this [...]

By Jim Dower: Shannon Briggs (51-6-1, 45 KO’s) suffered the worst beating of his career in his 12 round unanimous decision beating from WBA heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (41-2, 38 KO’s) on last Saturday night at the O2 World Arena, in Hamburg, Germany. According to injury reports, Briggs suffered a concussion, a torn left bicep, [...]

By William Mackay: Former WBO heavyweight champion Shannon Briggs may have gotten badly beaten in his 12 round landslide loss to WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitachko last Saturday night in Germany, but Briggs showed a ton of heart by staying in there and taking massive punishment for 12 rounds from Vitali without once going down [...]

By Jason Kim: Shannon Briggs (51-6-1, 45 KO’s) may have taken one too many blows to the head last Saturday night in his 12 round unanimous decision loss to WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (41-2, 38 KO’s), because after the fight, Briggs, with a face badly swollen from the many shots he had eaten in [...]

By Jason Kim: Shannon Briggs (51-6-1, 45 KO’s) sustained a savage 12 round decision beating at the hands of WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (41-2, 38 KO’s) last Saturday night in Germany. Briggs took clean right hands all night long and yet never went down. In this case, Briggs may have been better off if [...]

Photo credit Sumio Yamada – By Dave Lahr: Former World Boxing Organization (WBO) heavyweight champion Shannon Briggs (51-6-1, 45 KO’s) put in a valiant effort last Saturday night against WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (41-2, 38 KO’s), losing by a 12 round decision after badly tearing up his left biceps at the O2 World Arena, [...]

By Jim Dower: Former WBO heavyweight champion Shannon Briggs (51-6-1, 45 KO’s) is still hospitalized in Hamburg, Germany, after sustaining a terrible beating in a 12 round unanimous decision loss to World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (41-2, 38 KO’s) on Saturday night at the O2 World Arena, in Hamburg, Germany. Briggs, 38, took [...]

Vitali Klitschko UD 12 Shannon Briggs

By Marquise Bullock: This is for fight fans in America who want to watch the fight. It’s not being broadcast on any major networks, so this is where you can catch all of the action! Expect to see a rowdy crowd in favor of Vitali Klitschko. Quick prediction for the fight: I see Briggs coming [...]

By Mark Hepplestall: Former World Boxing Organization WBO) heavyweight champion Shannon Briggs (51-5-1, 45 KO’s) came in on the scales at 262 lbs, which was 22 pounds more then he has been saying he will come in at, considering he is challenging for the WBC Heavyweight title against champion Vitali Klitschko (40-2, 38 KO’s) I [...]

By Dave Lahr: Former WBO heavyweight champion Shannon Briggs (51-5-1, 45 KO’s) pulled a little bit if trickery on WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (40-2, 38 KO’s) by making him think that he would be coming in light for the fight in the low 240s. Instead, Briggs weighed in at 262 at Friday’s weigh-in, which [...]

WBC World Heavyweight Champion Vitali Klitschko (40-2-0, 38 KOs) and his challenger, former world champion Shannon Briggs (51-5-1, 45 KOs) stepped on the scale today. Vitali Klitschko: 114 kilogram (251 lbs) Shannon Briggs: 119 kilogram (262.5 lbs)

VITALI KLITSCHKO returns to the ring on Saturday to defend his World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight title. The giant Ukrainian is the massive 1-12 odds-on favourite on Betfair to defeat Shannon Briggs when the pair meet at the O2 World Arena in Hamburg. Entering the ring with odds of 12-1, challenger Briggs is not expected [...]

By Dave Lahr: It’s too bad that WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (40-2, 38 KO’s) was born with such defective skin around his eyes. I guess if it’s not one things it another. I suppose he’s lucky he’s 6’7″, because the extra height has obviously disguised his weak skin around his eyes and saved him [...]

By Dave Lahr: I have no doubts that former WBO heavyweight champion Shannon Briggs (51-5-1, 45 KO’s) will be able to take WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko’s arm punches. But the major question is whether Klitschko will be able to handle Briggs’ huge power shots to the head and body? I don’t think the Ukrainian [...]

ByMarquise Bullock: I think I know the cure for the heavyweight division. It’s for the Klitschko brothers to leave. The heavyweight division would be just a little bit more fun to watch again if they weren’t around. I have no problems with the Klitschkos, they’re good fighters. And that’s pretty much the problem, they’re too [...]

By Dave Lahr: WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (40-2, 38 KO’s) has a bad habit of fighting with his hands down by his sides, letting his head movement and leaning keep him from taking punishment. Since Klitschko has mainly fought soft opposition since his 6th round stoppage by Lennox Lewis in 2003, he’s been able [...]

by Dave Lahr: WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (40-2, 38 KO’s) looked as slow as molasses in the media workout today in Frankfurt, Germany. Klitschko, 39, danced around the ring, with music playing and tons of reporters snapped photos and took video of it. But Klitschko’s foot movement and hand speed were totally missing. Vitali [...]

By Jim Dower: At 39, most professional boxers have long since retired from the sport and found jobs outside of boxing. But WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (40-2, 38 KO’s) is still pumping away with his successful career, beating one heavyweight challenger after another and making it mostly look easy. In an AP article by [...]

HAMBURG, Germany, October 13 – During a recent press conference, current heavyweight boxing champion and United Nations Educational and Cultural Organization (UNECO) Ambassador Vitali Klitschko stated that Asthma was, “not a deadly disease” and that Briggs, who has chronic Asthma, was “just using it as an excuse”.

Photo credit: Public Address and KMG/Dmitriy Abramov – By Dave Lahr: WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (40-2, 38 KO’s) and challenger former WBO heavyweight champion Shannon Briggs (51-5-1, 45 KO’s) met earlier today in a press conference in Hamburg, Germany. The two fighters are busy drumming up support for their title clash on Saturday, October [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (40-2, 38 KO’s) once again was calling out World Boxing Association heavyweight champion David Haye (24-1, 22 KO’s) in an interview at Skysports.com. Vitali, who will be facing Shannon Briggs on October 16th, had this to say about a future fight with Haye: “A fight against a [...]

By Mark Hepplestall: There have been many articles stating how Shannon Briggs is going to destroy Vitali and how Vitali is going to get KO’d in the first 4 rounds, this is the biggest hype job to disguise the fact its America’s last chance for a long time to get a World Heavyweight Champion. In [...]

By Dave Lahr: Former WBO heavyweight champion Shannon Briggs (51-5-1, 45 KO’s) has trimmed his heavily muscled frame down to a sleek 242 lbs for his fight against World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (40-2, 38 KO’s) on October 16th at the O2 World Arena, Altona, in Hamburg, Germany. For Briggs, this is [...]

By Dave Lahr: WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko has turned into an arm puncher recently as he’s aged to the point where he’s now too slow to land the few power shots he throws in his fights. Vitali, just so he can land, throws almost exclusively arm punches in his fights. This was the case [...]

By Dave Lahr: Former WBO heavyweight champion Shannon Briggs (51-5-1, 45 KO’s) is no joke. This man has whittled down from 340 pounds to a muscular 248 and is ready to terrorize World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (40-2, 38 KO’s) on October 16th, at the O2 World Arena, in Hamburg, Germany. In [...]