Shannon Briggs NOT in the mix to fight Klitschko

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    Shannon BriggsWladimir Klitschko has one fight left on his three-fight HBO deal, and it is likely that his opponent will be Tyson Fury, who is owed a mandatory title shot at Klitschko’s WBA belt.

    Still, HBO’s Ken Hershman says that there are options out there for Wladimir, and they will look at every avenue.

    “I think we’re looking for Wladimir Klitschko’s next fight in the fall, and there’s a couple of options for that. We’ll see where it goes. Right now, we’re trying to round out our fall schedule,” Hershman told Tha Boxing Voice’s Nestor Gibbs.

    One man that is undeserving is Shannon Briggs. However, there is some appeal from the most delusional fans that have enjoyed Briggs’ antics on social media, not to mention the videos of Briggs verbally assaulting and confronting Wladimir every chance he gets.

    It would be an atrocious fight between one of the world’s best and a guy that has stayed busy over the years by stopping outmatched opponents without a pulse. Briggs has done his best at earning a shot at the lineal title with his version of the Clubber Lang approach.

    According to Hershman, Briggs is not in the mix and HBO is more interested in competitive matchups for Wladimir.

    When asked if Klitschko-Briggs is a realistic possibility Hershman responded by saying, “I don’t think so. I think that we’re looking for fighters that are a little more in their prime to challenge Wladimir. He’s the lineal heavyweight champion and he’s held that belt for as long as anybody other than Joe Louis and I think we need someone who’s a little more in their prime and ready to go to try and take that title from him.”

    Anyone that believes we will see Klitschko-Briggs, and that it is an exciting matchup, is delusional, but so is Hershman if he believes there are opponents out there right now that could dethrone Wladimir.

    Still, I’d rather see Klitschko run through deserving opponents as opposed to destroying Briggs in a fight that could be dangerous, but no one can argue that Briggs wouldn’t deserve the beating.