briggs had a ton of talent. chin of steel, power, speed. good skills. his biggest downfall was he never had good stamina. 3-4 rounds and he was always outta gas.
dunno if asthma was actually the reason though to be fair the only person with asma I see a lot is currently 15 and he has good stamina cuz he was born when medicine was a lot better
paul frehley it was the same back then as it is now. Minor improvements. I was a professional athlete myself and had a minor asthma issue when young. Same medication I sometimes take even today.
@@mikemiller6628 unless he landed a big punch. Lewis was accused of have a soft chin in his early days. Wilder can punch. He’s not as good of a fighter but his power is real. Also Wilder proved to have a good chin. Fury is 6ft10 and damn near weighs 300 pounds.
Briggs had a ton of natural talent. Unfortunately, he never developed the defensive skills and overall fight IQ to be great. We never saw him at his best. Lennox at his best was a beast and a top 5 all time heavyweight.
He won the first two rounds and could have won if he didn't gas out I don't think alot of you casuals know this but Briggs also had asthma which is why he tired out faster than lewis and is also why he was going full force the first two rounds and whooping Lewis stop riding Lewis meat Lewis won fair and square and was the better boxer that day only because he had better stamina
@@staffh3815 and yet at the time, people used to complain that it was a weak era........No Ali, Foreman, Frazier........Exciting Mike Tyson was becoming a thing of the past......and 'now' they just had boring fighters like Lewis and the up and coming Klitchkos.
Big Lennox was special - he had gears still to go through in that fight. Briggs was dangerous but he had no finesse - didn't have enough between his ears.
The Klitschko fight was hard to watch, it should have been stopped in about round 7. He really took a beating, but as you say what a chin. Had he developed some sort of defense in his boxing he could really have been one of the greats, I guess it just wasn't his style.
@@cedricart6833 Exactly. Poor defense, glass chin, no head movements and extremely bad inside fighter. Also a very dirty fighter: always leaning on his opponents, keep opponent's head while throwing a right hand or keep opponent's head down before throwing an uppercut.
Sifou Nhebek . 5 round don’t matter . That was a real war . Between two real men . Lewis was better man . No shame Shannon the cannon is a champion forever
Lewis baited him bad he was so much smarter than everyone else at that time! True Strategist! His stone cold face every fight shows he fights with his mind first not emotions!
В этом бою Шеннон Бригс не отнёсся серьйозно к сопернику и в итоге проиграл бой. А отнесись серьйозно к Ленноксу Льюису у Бригса были отличные шансы выиграть в этом бою и забрать под себя место на троне супертяжелого дивизиона. С ним отказались выходить в ринг и Майк Тайсон, и Эвандер Холлифилд, и Джеймс Дуглас, и Риддик Боу. Льюис согласился. В первом раунде оказался в положении, близкому к поражению, но выстоял и не прогадал.
In a way this fight exposed Lewis. Here he is showing he has a tough chin and even stands there mocking Briggs that he cant hurt him yet in later fights Lewis gets knocked out cold by fighters with less punching power. Just goes to show that no matter how good you are if you take it for granted it will show in the ring.
@@otindoosborne Dude --- the lineal Title went as follows: Ali - Frazier - Foreman - Ali - L. Spinks - Ali - Holmes - M. Spinks - Tyson - Douglas - Holyfield - Bowe - Holyfield - Moorer - Foreman - Briggs - Lewis
Win or lose.....still got to credit to Shannon.... To absorb many punches & get up multiple times.... May all fighters in contact sports have a good healthy life & time well spend with love ones, for they gave us entertainment by brute force. Peace be to all my fellow human kind. 🙂
Ppl talk shit but... Brigg was an insane athlete and a very nasty boxer, like it’s almost impossible to realize how good and how big he was.. It just goes to show how good Lenox and those top 5^ guys were
Cappuccino ha evitato una lezione più severa al povero Shannon che comunque, nonostante la sua solita spavalderia, ha perso tutti i match più importanti della sua carriera.
The thing is you cannot just keep taking those big punches one after the other, with no real defense and it not have an effect on you, no matter how fit you are.
just watched the fight for the first time in 2 year due to this reply. Amazing heavyweight fight. very rare! i love the replay at 3.45-3.50 where briggs charges lewis on this ropes. lewis is completely off-balance and flustered but instinctively tucks up to perfection. Its those sort of skills that get the best fighters through shit!
Fucking true! Ali would get out of any sticky situation, he was in fights everytime he boxed. He knew how to neutralize peoples attack’s like Lennox and Holyfield and Holmes did. Unlike other fighters like Tyson, who as soon as he got tested would give up. A true fighter knows how to stay calm after you get nailed and use your brain.
Jesus Christ, Mary and Joseph look at Lewis standing there at the beginning of the introductions. He looks like a fucking Predator about to kill it's prey.
This was a smart fight by Lewis. He knew Briggs had stamina issues. So he brought pressure early making Briggs take his best shots early.
Lewis smirking and then dropping Briggs in round 4 could've been straight out of a movie
Dan Whitaker one of the best moments in HW history imo.
Anime
Looks like a boss
briggs had a ton of talent. chin of steel, power, speed. good skills. his biggest downfall was he never had good stamina. 3-4 rounds and he was always outta gas.
HE WAS BORN WITH ASTHMA
@scarface 38 its shame asthma medicine wasn't as good as it is now. Back then it was shyte. Speaking from experience
dunno if asthma was actually the reason though
to be fair the only person with asma I see a lot is currently 15 and he has good stamina cuz he was born when medicine was a lot better
paul frehley it was the same back then as it is now. Minor improvements. I was a professional athlete myself and had a minor asthma issue when young. Same medication I sometimes take even today.
Hegins christianstrong “chin of steel”? I don’t think so.
Shannon took the punches like a champ. Let's go champ!
He is the champ of being punched
@@j.yumuraj2880 lol
Can't compare that era to the current one.
All these idoits thinking Wilder can beat any these guys is just shocking
@@whodatking26 Wilder wouldnt stand a chance aganst Lewis in his prime.
@@mikemiller6628 unless he landed a big punch. Lewis was accused of have a soft chin in his early days. Wilder can punch. He’s not as good of a fighter but his power is real. Also Wilder proved to have a good chin. Fury is 6ft10 and damn near weighs 300 pounds.
@@mikemiller6628 also they didn’t text for PED’s then like now. Most of those guys were on the gas.
@@mikemiller6628 Or Holyfield /Foreman.
What an Era of boxing...
LETS GO CHAMP
LETS GO CHAMP
2020
WHEN BOXING WAS BOXING AND MEN WERE MEN!
@@achildbruh1279 YOU CAN READ. CANT YOU???
Gotta love Lennox just crushing him and giving him that stare. Say'n it with his fists. He's the Ice Man of boxing.
Briggs had a ton of natural talent. Unfortunately, he never developed the defensive skills and overall fight IQ to be great. We never saw him at his best. Lennox at his best was a beast and a top 5 all time heavyweight.
Lewis could win a staring contest
Yeah but not with George or Sonny Liston...lol.
"Briggs gave it 100percent" Yeah he blocked 100 percent of the punches with his face!
and won the first two rounds...
He won the first two rounds and could have won if he didn't gas out I don't think alot of you casuals know this but Briggs also had asthma which is why he tired out faster than lewis and is also why he was going full force the first two rounds and whooping Lewis stop riding Lewis meat Lewis won fair and square and was the better boxer that day only because he had better stamina
From what I noticed Briggs ALWAYS HAD STAMINA ISSUES
he is asthmatic
He get stamina on bed
Power vs power this is what make boxing beatiful!!!
Gotta love this era ..
Best era since the 70s
Briggs lucky he had a watermelon for a head never beat a top pro
Briggs got a very good chin
In that time period, the better fighters actually fought each other.
Now they flat-out avoid each other.
@@staffh3815 and yet at the time, people used to complain that it was a weak era........No Ali, Foreman, Frazier........Exciting Mike Tyson was becoming a thing of the past......and 'now' they just had boring fighters like Lewis and the up and coming Klitchkos.
Big Lennox was special - he had gears still to go through in that fight. Briggs was dangerous but he had no finesse - didn't have enough between his ears.
This and the klitchko fight Briggs got a chin of solid iron holy shit !!!
The Klitschko fight was hard to watch, it should have been stopped in about round 7. He really took a beating, but as you say what a chin. Had he developed some sort of defense in his boxing he could really have been one of the greats, I guess it just wasn't his style.
Chin strong from popping all that shit....
That was a great fight.
Another masterpiece-performance by Lewis. Without a doubt one of the best heavyweightchamps ever.
May be the best,i think only Lenox facing best fighters ever,and beat them
nah, poor defence in comparison to other champs.
@@cedricart6833 Exactly. Poor defense, glass chin, no head movements and extremely bad inside fighter. Also a very dirty fighter: always leaning on his opponents, keep opponent's head while throwing a right hand or keep opponent's head down before throwing an uppercut.
@@cocotimbo Lewis is the best heavyweight champion post Ali and Tyson.
Exactly
let's go champ,,,, to the hospital
fuck you , BRIGGS IS A CHAMPION FOREVER
Ivan Gil 😂
Esteban Anguiano let s go champ 😂5 round
Sifou Nhebek . 5 round don’t matter . That was a real war . Between two real men . Lewis was better man . No shame Shannon the cannon is a champion forever
😆😆😆
What a warrior Lewis was.
Briggs was the Real Undertaker after getting up from that 4th knockdown lol.
Lewis was just fabulous in this fight. He got punched by this monster of briggs but fought back with thunderous power and heart of a lion.
#LETSGOCHAMP
5:41 one of the most bad ass moments in heavyweight history
Lennox Lewis was acting Cool😎
“LETS GO CHAMP”- Briggs vocabulary in a nutshell!
Lewis baited him bad he was so much smarter than everyone else at that time! True Strategist! His stone cold face every fight shows he fights with his mind first not emotions!
LETS GO CHAMP
1:06-1:45 the look of a lion ready to go kill his prey
Lamont T silent but deadly as he called himself
Klitschko fans probably rewind and rewatch this fight 100 times a day. LOL !
If Briggs didn't have his Stamina and Breathing Problem
Would have been one of the greatest of all time!✌💯💪👑
@@williamsarden890 facts
That one's for Foreman 😤
From Brooklyn New York.... : )
Let's Go Champ 🏆
Damn.. Briggs had heart. Much repect.
Every time when u see Lennox pretty pissed you know u just have to watch
I was there at that fight and I heard Lewis fans yelling LETS GO CHUMP LETS GO CHUMP LETS GO CHUMP. It was brutal. LOL.
Oh I remember this one, Shannon slipped and the ref should’ve let the match continue , but all in all this still ranks as top ten boxing moments
1:15 Death Stare?. Somebody is gonna get hurt so bad.
Imagine if Shannon Briggs was properly trained.....
В этом бою Шеннон Бригс не отнёсся серьйозно к сопернику и в итоге проиграл бой.
А отнесись серьйозно к Ленноксу Льюису у Бригса были отличные шансы выиграть в этом бою и забрать под себя место на троне супертяжелого дивизиона.
С ним отказались выходить в ринг и Майк Тайсон, и Эвандер Холлифилд, и Джеймс Дуглас, и Риддик Боу.
Льюис согласился. В первом раунде оказался в положении, близкому к поражению, но выстоял и не прогадал.
Briggs come with the superman punch 🤣
gazel punch
Lmao, all I hear on his third date with the mat is "Les go champ!!"
90s was the best era in HW boxing
Na they sucked cuh they were slow
Lennox got that chill ass swag about him like “if I beat Mike I can beat this loud mouth too”
HE DIDNT BEAT HIM WHEN IT MATTERED.
The history books will still show a Lewis victory over both.
Waaaaaait how do you stop the fight off the slip NO FAIR WTH
Briggs = clubber lang
Zeke Edwards: Mr T.!! "HEY BOY, HEY BOY, YOU READY FOR ANOTHER BEATIN'??? I'M GONNA BUST YOU UP!!"
This was a more competitive fight then I remember. Shannon gassed. Lennox was always suspect. LL, def my fav HW by far.
5:46 savage
Great fight. Big win for Boxing!
Let’s go champ let’s go champ!! Lol love it
2019 let's go champ!!!
Heavy hands just sinking into each other!!! Crazy!!?
Lewis was an absolute beast,the best heavyweight in the last 30 years no doubt
Lol
@scarface 38 nah sour grapes
In a way this fight exposed Lewis. Here he is showing he has a tough chin and even stands there mocking Briggs that he cant hurt him yet in later fights Lewis gets knocked out cold by fighters with less punching power. Just goes to show that no matter how good you are if you take it for granted it will show in the ring.
💯💯💯
Lewis had only been KO'ed by McCall at this point. Still, your point is good: Lewis had to be diligent always... as Rahman showed.
@@amascia8327 You can see the obvious difference in the rematches. When he was focused and motivated, he was a monster!
@@euclideszoto997 ...
🖒 Lewis-Steward 🖒
that nigga Lennox was stone cold 🥶💀🤣😂
great fight give both of them credit, it couldve went both ways
Loved it!
Let’s GO CHAMP👊🏾💯🥊
5:48 how easy lewis throws that combination respect to briggs though
#LETSGOCHAMP
Lewis is a bad man
This was the fight which made Lewis the Undisputed Champion, ... even Lineally ....
Nah.You wrong.Lewis became undisputed after beating evander holyfield via unanimous points decision in the rematch.
@@otindoosborne Dude --- the lineal Title went as follows: Ali - Frazier - Foreman - Ali - L. Spinks - Ali - Holmes - M. Spinks - Tyson - Douglas - Holyfield - Bowe - Holyfield - Moorer - Foreman - Briggs - Lewis
Briggs was not in his prime and lewis was at his worse according to some! Lewis's best was between vitali.
#UDNTBLONGHERE
Great fight
Great fight! From 5:40 on, Lewis demonstrates killer instincts and fine boxing form.
Briggs was a beast! Obviously Lewis is a legend. Let’s go Champ!
Win or lose.....still got to credit to Shannon....
To absorb many punches & get up multiple times....
May all fighters in contact sports have a good healthy life & time well spend with love ones, for they gave us entertainment by brute force.
Peace be to all my fellow human kind. 🙂
This was real boxing unlike the sht shows of today
All the blows to his right temple created a rare disease called LET'S GO CHAMP...
Lewis was totally awesome
Vamos campeon... vamos campeon 🥊🥊🤣🤣🤣
Old school real fighters
Just different levels.. plain and simple
Two good fighters
Lewis is alway a dengerous fighter.
Lewis looked like a stone cold ice in his veins lets go champ
lmao briggs swang, missed and that caused the fight to stop?
He was on shakey legs hence why he went down after the airswing. He endured enough of a beating so the ref saw that as a good opportunity to step in.
Soulware3D All I kept thinking was “LETS GO CHAMP!!” That man is a warrior! 💪🏾
great fighttr
Ppl talk shit but... Brigg was an insane athlete and a very nasty boxer, like it’s almost impossible to realize how good and how big he was.. It just goes to show how good Lenox and those top 5^ guys were
Christ both guys were knackered by the 4th
Let's go CHAMP!.. WE STILL LOVE U SHANNON!!...
"Lets go champ"
Lewis certainly stopped Briggs chanting his mantra that night!
LETS GO CHAMP!!!!
5:45 Lennox is like a machine , he wont back down.
Cappuccino ha evitato una lezione più severa al povero Shannon che comunque, nonostante la sua solita spavalderia, ha perso tutti i match più importanti della sua carriera.
Bangin
Briggs was a proper, serious, underrated heavyweight.
respect
Let's go champ!!
if ure not American youll never be a name in the u.s. they couldn't stand it that the best fighter on earth wasn't from the u.s
Briggs was a bad boy.Lennox won
To gladiators came to fight.
get tired at 4-5 round?
If Briggs was in Shape he would have been GREAT..!!
Yeah...
If the queen had balls she'd be king.
@@TheBatugan77 Shit man lmao! 😆
The thing is you cannot just keep taking those big punches one after the other, with no real defense and it not have an effect on you, no matter how fit you are.
@@fiveowaf454 Or your durability 💀🎲⌛💀
90 ые года лучшее время тяжеловесов, какие бойцы и какие бои, класс
Glad to see let's go champ knocked out.
"Lets Go Champ"he was nailing Lennox at first,then he got those Cheeks Clapped....
He is a great boxer tho,i wasn't happy with the George Forman decision but he matured into a champ right after that
Briggs was blocking punches with his face I see let's go champ
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Let's GO Champ!!
just watched the fight for the first time in 2 year due to this reply. Amazing heavyweight fight. very rare! i love the replay at 3.45-3.50 where briggs charges lewis on this ropes. lewis is completely off-balance and flustered but instinctively tucks up to perfection. Its those sort of skills that get the best fighters through shit!
Fucking true! Ali would get out of any sticky situation, he was in fights everytime he boxed. He knew how to neutralize peoples attack’s like Lennox and Holyfield and Holmes did. Unlike other fighters like Tyson, who as soon as he got tested would give up. A true fighter knows how to stay calm after you get nailed and use your brain.
Jesus Christ, Mary and Joseph look at Lewis standing there at the beginning of the introductions. He looks like a fucking Predator about to kill it's prey.
Lewis hit Briggs so hard that he broke him. All he can say now is, let's go champ
🤣🤣🤣🤣