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By Dave Lahr: Former WBO heavyweight champion Shannon Briggs (51-5-1, 45 KO’s) is ready to take the head off of World Boxing Council (WBC)heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (40-2, 38 KO’s) on October 16th in their title fight at the O2 World Arena, Altona, in Hamburg, Germany. The younger, faster, more powerful Briggs will be looking to jump all over the 39-year-old Ukrainian at the opening bell next month and stop him in an impressive fashion and take his WBC strap from him. Briggs has got the power to deaden Vitali’s senses in an instant, and he’s certainly got the hand speed and size to make it happen. Klitschko has been matched up against either weak punchers or much smaller fighters since he staged his comeback two years ago.
Klitschko vs. Briggs
Briggs needs to do a Lennox Lewis on Vitali
By Dave Lahr: Former WBO heavyweight champion Shannon Briggs (51-5-1, 45 KO’s) has been selected out of all the possible top 15 opponents to face World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (40-2, 38 KO’s) next month on October 16th at the O2 World Arena, Altona, in Hamburg, Germany. As far as I can tell, next to no one is giving poor Briggs any chance of beating Vitali in this fight.
Briggs-Klitschko: Shannon is the most dangerous opponent Vitali has faced since Lewis
By Matt Stein: Boxing fans have been quick to criticize WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko’s (40-2, 38 KO’s) next opponent former WBO heavyweight champion Shannon Briggs (51-5-1, 45 KO’s), who Klitschko will be fighting on October 16th at the O2 World Arena, in Hamburg, Germany.
Vitali Klitschko – The heavyweight weak link?
By Mark Hepplestall: Vitali Klitschko is a Ukrainian Boxer who holds the WBC world heavyweight title; his 42 fight record consists of 40 won, 38 by KO and lost 2 by TKO due to cuts. His most notable fights include victories over Corrie Sanders, Vaughn Bean and Danny Williams and most infamous, a loss to Lennox Lewis on cuts when Vitali was winning on points.
Klitschko-Briggs: One of these Titans is going down on October 16th
By Matt Stein: World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (40-2, 38 KO’s) has only tasted defeat on two separate occasions during his long 14-year pro career and has been stopped on both of the occasions in his defeats. Klitschko’s next opponent, 38-year-old Shannon Briggs (51-5-1, 45 KO’s), has only been beaten five times in his 18-year pro career and has been stopped by two of his opponents – Lennox Lewis and Darroll Wilson.
Vitali Klitschko in talks with Adamek’s management for bout in March
By Eric Thomas: World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (40-2, 38 KO’s) is reportedly in talks with the management of heavyweight contender Tomasz Adamek (42-1, 27 KO’s) for a bout that would take place in March at Madison Square Garden, according to the latest boxing news. This is kind of presuming a lot on Klitschko’s part, because Adamek is said to be fighting 6’8″ Lance “Mount” Whitaker (35-6-1, 28 KO’s) next and as bad as Adamek looked in beating 38-year-old Michael Grant on August 21st in a 12 round decision, you can’t really assume that Adamek can get by even 38-year-old Whitaker.
Briggs predicts “30-second” knockout of Vitali Klitschko
By Jim Dower: Former WBO heavyweight champion Shannon Briggs (51-5-1, 45 KO’s) is predicting a “30 second” knockout over 39-year-old WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (40-2, 38 KO’s) in boxing news from ESPN.com. Briggs, 38, says he’s going to make Klitschko a “30-second, 1st round victim. That’s how a lot of my fights end.” Klitschko and Briggs will be meeting on October 16th at the O2 World Arena, Altona, in Hamburg, Germany. Briggs lost his WBO heavyweight title against Russian Sultan Ibragimov in 2007. However, after sitting idle for more than two years, Briggs has rattled off four consecutive 1st round knockout victories over 2nd tier opposition and has looked very impressive in doing so.
Vitali Klitschko to fight Shannon Briggs on October 16th in Hamburg
By Dave Lahr: In the latest boxing news, WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (40-2, 38 KO’s) has opted for what appears to be another easy mark in 38-year-old Shannon Briggs (51-5-1, 45 KO’s), who Klitschko will be fighting on October 16th in Hamburg, Germany. Having already taken on two easy marks in Kevin Johnson and Alberto Sosnowski in his last two fights, Klitschko dipped down once again in the rankings to select Briggs over arguably much more interesting and qualified heavy contenders Odlanier Solis, Tomas Adamek, Nikolay Valuev, Denis and Boytsov.
Shannon Briggs says he’s received a contract for bout with Vitali Klitschko – News
By Jason Kim: Former World Boxing Organization (WBO) heavyweight champion Shannon Briggs (51-5-1, 45 KO’s), speaking to the BBC, said that he’s received a contract from WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (40-2, 38 KO’s) for a bout that is expected to be taking place on October 16th in Hamburg, Germany. Klitschko, 38, has yet to confirm that the fight is taking place.
However, Klitschko has reportedly been having problems trying to line up a fight against his number #1 choice opponent former WBA heavyweight champion Nikolay Valuev. If that fight isn’t going to be taking place, then it sounds reasonable that the 38-year-old Klitschko might opt to fight the 38-year-old Briggs in Germany. However, this is a fight that will likely only interest diehard fans of Klitschko and his German boxing fans, because Briggs hasn’t been very active in the past three years and doesn’t have a large fan base in the United States.
Shannon Briggs says he’ll be fighting Vitali Klitschko on October 16th
By Eric Thomas: Former World Boxing Organization heavyweight champion Shanon Briggs (51-5-1, 45 KO’s) is saying that he’ll be facing WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (40-2, 38 KO’s) on October 16th. In Briggs’ Twitter page, Briggs says “I’ll be fighting Vitali Klitschko October 16th. Bringing the title back to the USA. It’s on!” Briggs, 38 and Klitschko have been in talks for a fight for some time now. Klitschko was still hoping that there might be a chance for him to get a big money fight against former WBA heavyweight champion Nikolay Valuev. However, nothing has come of that potential fight. If what Briggs says is true, then Vitali will have a decent opponent for his next fight. Klitschko took out little known Alberto Sosnowski in the 10th round in his last title defense in May, in a fight that was one-sided from start to finish.