{"id":49584,"date":"2015-01-05T22:59:07","date_gmt":"2015-01-06T04:59:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=49584"},"modified":"2015-01-05T23:52:56","modified_gmt":"2015-01-06T05:52:56","slug":"shannon-briggs-sit-down-before-wladimir-klitschko-sits-you-down-already-boxing-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=49584","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Shannon Briggs Sit Down, Before Wladimir Klitschko Sits You Down Already&#8221; &#8211; Boxing News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div id=\"polls-867\" class=\"wp-polls\">\n\t<form id=\"polls_form_867\" class=\"wp-polls-form\" action=\"\/index.php\" method=\"post\">\n\t\t<p style=\"display: none;\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"poll_867_nonce\" name=\"wp-polls-nonce\" value=\"8979d336ab\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<p style=\"display: none;\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"poll_id\" value=\"867\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Who do you think wins between Wladimir Klitschko &amp; Shannon Briggs?<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"polls-867-ans\" class=\"wp-polls-ans\"><ul class=\"wp-polls-ul\">\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-2465\" name=\"poll_867\" value=\"2465\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-2465\">Klitschko<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-2466\" name=\"poll_867\" value=\"2466\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-2466\">Briggs<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><input type=\"button\" name=\"vote\" value=\"   Vote   \" class=\"Buttons\" onclick=\"poll_vote(867);\" \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"#ViewPollResults\" onclick=\"poll_result(867); return false;\" title=\"View Results Of This Poll\">View Results<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t<\/form>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"polls-867-loading\" class=\"wp-polls-loading\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-polls\/images\/loading.gif\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading ...\" title=\"Loading ...\" class=\"wp-polls-image\" \/>&nbsp;Loading ...<\/div>\n<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=49584\" rel=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=49584\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-49585 size-full\" style=\"margin-right: 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Shannon-Briggs.jpg\" alt=\"Shannon Briggs\" width=\"232\" height=\"169\" \/><\/a>&#8220;Shannon Briggs sit down, before Wladimir Klitschko sits you down already&#8221;&#8211;Duff Johnson, President of Wladimir Klitschko Fan Club of Idaho<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>On April 25 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, unified heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko is planning to fight in the United States for the first time since 2008. There has been talk of Klitschko facing Bryant Jennings, but with negotiations apparently hitting a snag, WBA #6 heavyweight Shannon Briggs (57-6-1, 50 KOs), who has been in dogged pursuit of a fight with Wlad, is making it known that from both a logical and business standpoint he should be the one to fight Klitschko next.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI really believe that Briggs-Klitschko April 25th at Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York should happen. I mean, I literally was born and raised in the same neighborhood as the site of the fight,\u201d said Briggs. \u201cThis is a business. Viewership is a very important part of it. Nobody he can fight right now is going to do the ratings that he and I will do. My pursuit of Klitschko in 2014 alone has in essence turned out to be a pre-promotion for the fight. I have already got the promotional ball rolling by myself.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is what the fans want and the numbers support this. Don\u2019t take my word for it. The poll by German media giant BILD had a resounding 72% wanting Briggs-Klitschko to fight next. Wlad said he wants what they want. \u2018I want what the fans want, also Briggs,\u2019 said Klitschko previously.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLook at the viewership numbers of the millions who watched videos of me in pursuit of Wlad. I mean what other candidates on the list can bring that kind of self promotion that I have brought and will bring to this fight?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have seen the attention that has been drawn so far. Can you imagine the build up to the fight once it was officially announced?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo other candidate brings the credentials I bring to this fight of being former two-time world champion, having fought Hall of Famers, and beaten at least one. Wlad can\u2019t even say that, but I\u2019m sure he can say \u2018LETS GO CHAMP!!!!!&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newzbreaker.com\/newzbreaker-management-team\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/newzbreaker.com\/imagez\/nbad.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Shannon Briggs sit down, before Wladimir Klitschko sits you down already&#8221;&#8211;Duff Johnson, President of Wladimir Klitschko Fan Club of Idaho On April 25 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, unified heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko is planning to fight in the United States for the first time since 2008. 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