Vitali Klitschko vs. Shannon Briggs - let's score it!

Ring wrote:

Hey Capt, you must have missed this fight last night, the most amazing thing about it was Briggs finishing the fight without getting knocked down or knocked out.

Yeah I missed the fight. Was celebrating the wife's birthday yesterday.

Can't complain about missing one fight when she even looks up schedules online to remind me of fights (even though she doesn't like boxing and I already know about the fights), and doesn't ever give me any shit about watching fight after fight.


Briggs got absolutely tagged in rounds 6-8. I'm wondering how in the hell he makes it to the final bell if the same number of shots get landed in the final 4 rounds.

Briggs wobbled with 20 seconds left in round 9, and takes another 3 big right hands.

Flores calling for the fight to be stopped.

Briggs hit with 4 big right hands from around 215-130 left in round 10. Vitali is landing bombs.

captainanddew wrote:

Ring wrote:

Hey Capt, you must have missed this fight last night, the most amazing thing about it was Briggs finishing the fight without getting knocked down or knocked out.

Yeah I missed the fight. Was celebrating the wife's birthday yesterday.

Can't complain about missing one fight when she even looks up schedules online to remind me of fights (even though she doesn't like boxing and I already know about the fights), and doesn't ever give me any shit about watching fight after fight.


Briggs got absolutely tagged in rounds 6-8. I'm wondering how in the hell he makes it to the final bell if the same number of shots get landed in the final 4 rounds.

Klitschko said something in the post fight interview about being worried that he'd break one of his hands hitting Briggs in the head.
I felt sorry for Shannon, he took a terrible beating.

In re: your wife's birthday, I understand, I try to spoil mine rotten every chance I get..

What do you mean lacks the killer instinct Ali? He is landing bombs and is throwing them with bad intentions.

The mistake I am seeing is Vitali not going to the body.

After 10 rounds I'm aghast at Briggs's corner. What are they doing???? Stop the fight.

Vitali has to be tired of punching this guy.

Vitali looked tired in the 11th round. That is understandable considering he threw alot of punches in the last few rounds.

Vitali hit him with everything but the kitchen sink. I'll never understand how Briggs was still standing at the end.

Vitali didn't lack the killer. His corner should have told him around round 9 to throw body shots. If he had done that Briggs wouldn't have made it.

A good performance from a very good fighter.

captainanddew wrote:

What do you mean lacks the killer instinct Ali? He is landing bombs and is throwing them with bad intentions.

The mistake I am seeing is Vitali not going to the body.

Yeah I noticed that too. But then again, when one is winning every minute of every round...

Neither Klit like to go to the body often, it's probably because they're comfortable relying on their freakish reach.