Prime Briggs

[black belch]

how far in the rankings did prime Shannon reach? Like when he was in his late 20s

 

[The Can Opener]

how far in the rankings did prime Shannon reach? Like when he was in his late 20s

He beat George Foreman who was considered the lineal heavyweight champion at the time which gave him the right to face Lennox Lewis for the WBC belt but Lewis stopped him in the first half of a really good fight. So you can say Briggs hit the absolute top of the rankings.

For the record I had Foreman beating Briggs easily but the decision went to Briggs.

 

[MC Paul Barman]

According to Uncle Termite he's still sky rocketing to his peak.

 

[LangfordBarrow]

how far in the rankings did prime Shannon reach? Like when he was in his late 20s

Shannon actually became the linear champ by beating an old George Foreman. He got knocked out on the way up and was labeled a quitter but gutted it out on his way to being stopped by Lennox Lewis and gained some redemption. He was never a HoF type fighter but will have his name in the history books. He's sort of a Zab Judah in that between the big fights his opponents were basically night shift security guards nowhere to be found in the rankings. That he's chasing a championship fight competing against old overweight MW's is a joke. His I'll follow the champ around and say I'm the champ shtick has grown old. He needs to fight a contender to earn a money fight or just retire.

 

[black belch]

Shannon actually became the linear champ by beating an old George Foreman. He got knocked out on the way up and was labeled a quitter but gutted it out on his way to being stopped by Lennox Lewis and gained some redemption. He was never a HoF type fighter but will have his name in the history books. He's sort of a Zab Judah in that between the big fights his opponents were basically night shift security guards nowhere to be found in the rankings. That he's chasing a championship fight competing against old overweight MW's is a joke. His I'll follow the champ around and say I'm the champ shtick has grown old. He needs to fight a contender to earn a money fight or just retire.

it was pretty cool how he destroyed tom erikson with 1 punch in k1

granted tom is a wrestler and had no business being there..

 

[black belch]

k

 

[Seano]

I remember when Briggs was coming up and people were convinced he was the real deal, no pun intended. Then he got upset by a nobody and no one ever really jumped on his bandwagon again.

He was just a big puncher. He was a guy who could change a fight with one shot. Aside from that, he was not especially talented.

 

[The Can Opener]

I remember when Briggs was coming up and people were convinced he was the real deal, no pun intended. Then he got upset by a nobody and no one ever really jumped on his bandwagon again.

He was just a big puncher. He was a guy who could change a fight with one shot. Aside from that, he was not especially talented.

His asthma really hurt his career. It was pretty serious and he was born with it so it kind of sucks that he didn't really learn to deal with it until the tail end of his career. He has always been an incredible puncher but his stamina was beyond questionable in part due to his condition.