By Gav Duthie: Bob Arum recently stated it is impossible to rank the enormity of fights today against those of yesteryear largely because we live in a different time. He was referring to the world of social media and the accessibility of communications. One fighter who has hugely taken advantage of this brand new world is Shannon ‘The Cannon’ Briggs. Briggs to his credit has fought 7 times in exactly 1 year since his comeback in April 2014 after a four year hiatus from the sport.
These fights wouldn’t be described as anything more than bar room brawls but in spite of this he continues to make headlines. Briggs has used the mediums of twitter and Youtube as well as borderline unhealthy stalking to goad Wladimir Klitschko and more recently Deontay Wilder into fighting him. Every piece of work is signed off with #letsgochamp.
By Scott Gilfoid: IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (64-3, 53 KOs) says he thinks he’ll be facing WBC heavyweight champ Deontay Wilder (33-0, 32 KOs) in a unification fight at the start of 2016. Klitschko first has to get past Britain’s Tyson Fury, his WBO mandatory challenger. 
By Scott Gilfoid: IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (63-3, 53 KOs) says he would prefer to face the WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (33-0, 32 KOs) because he thinks it would be a pay-per-view bout. However, Wladimir will likely face #1 WBO Tyson Fury later on this year unless he chooses for the big money fight against the 6’7” Deontay. 
By Scott Gilfoid: WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (33-0, 32 KOs) is being rumored to return to the ring on June 20th in Las Vegas, Nevada. There isn’t an opponent picked out yet, but they’re looking at three potential options for the 6’7” Deontay. 
By Scott Gilfoid: 34-year-old former two division world champion David Haye (26-2, 24 KOs) is interested in facing WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (33-0, 32 KOs) in the future once he gets his stalled career back on track. The soon to be 35-year-old Haye hasn’t fought in three years since beating Dereck Chisora by a 5th round knockout in July of 2012.
(Photo credit: HBO) By Scott Gilfoid: IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (63-3-, 53 KOs) sees himself as the real heavyweight champion in the world right now despite the fact that there are two other heavyweight champions in WBC champ Deontay Wilder (33-0, 32 KOs) and WBA champion Ruslan Chagaev (33-2-1, 20 KOs). I think the 6’7” Deontay would have something to say about Wladimir saying that there’s only one heavyweight champion, because Wilder sees the 39-year-old Wladimir as someone he can beat. 
By Scott Gilfoid: #1 WBO, #3 IBF, #3 WBC, #5 WBA heavyweight contender Tyson Fury (24-0, 18 KOs) could get a world title shot against WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (33-0, 32 KOs) likely without having to wait until the end of the year like the 6’9” Fury is having to wait for his title shot against IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko.