Heart, Soul, Fire - The Journey of Paul Briggs
can anyone recommend this? was written before Briggs' fight with Adameck
Anyone read the Paul Briggs autobiography?
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Re: Anyone read the Paul Briggs autobiography?
Who?viciousmaussa wrote:Heart, Soul, Fire - The Journey of Paul Briggs
can anyone recommend this? was written before Briggs' fight with Adameck
definitely a promising career, i mean losing to a polish guy in chicago, in one of the best fights of 2005, for the WBC light heavy belt. IMO both guys showed they could handle the current 36-year-old elite (tarver, johnson).
more worthy of a book than Audley Harrison, however. Can't believe Audley did one.
Briggs was a world class kickboxer (and apparently a kneecapper as well), who got messed up on drugs etc. the book details how he got back on track and ready to challenge for the WBC belt. sounds like a good read, so i ordered the last one left on amazon uk marketplace.
more worthy of a book than Audley Harrison, however. Can't believe Audley did one.
Briggs was a world class kickboxer (and apparently a kneecapper as well), who got messed up on drugs etc. the book details how he got back on track and ready to challenge for the WBC belt. sounds like a good read, so i ordered the last one left on amazon uk marketplace.
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indeed, this was not a very novel idea, Briggs was never even on paper view, i don't think the general publish even know who Briggs is. If he had been booked as a main eventer more often, he'd be more the type. I ink that he needs to win a world title before his bestselling title.Neri1983 wrote:Not exactly a career worth an autobiography in my opinion. But then again 'dont judge a book by its cover' and all that
true, but he seems to have one of those lives worth reading about. he's much better known in AustraliaRiddick Blowe wrote:indeed, this was not a very novel idea, Briggs was never even on paper view, i don't think the general publish even know who Briggs is. If he had been booked as a main eventer more often, he'd be more the type. I ink that he needs to win a world title before his bestselling title.Neri1983 wrote:Not exactly a career worth an autobiography in my opinion. But then again 'dont judge a book by its cover' and all that
Christ, Is it Friday alreadyRiddick Blowe wrote:indeed, this was not a very novel idea, Briggs was never even on paper view, i don't think the general publish even know who Briggs is. If he had been booked as a main eventer more often, he'd be more the type. I ink that he needs to win a world title before his bestselling title.Neri1983 wrote:Not exactly a career worth an autobiography in my opinion. But then again 'dont judge a book by its cover' and all that
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Paul "Hurricane" Briggs has been a hard man for most of his life; he used his anger and aggression to become the world kick boxing champion. But after a detour into the underworld as a drug dealer and standover man, Paul Briggs decided to turn his life around.
From the age of six, Paul "Hurricane" Briggs was training to be a fighter. After suffering abuse as a child he directed all of his anger into kickboxing, eventually become a world champion in the sport. But Briggs found he was still searching for something that made him happy.
He turned to Brisbane's dance party scene and dabbled in party drugs. "I was searching for something to make me feel different, to feel whole," Briggs says. He says he had previously worked in security at some rough pubs full of drunks so to go along to dance parties where everyone was happy was quite different. "There were no fights at those dance parties which I found so different to my experiences," he says.
Briggs became addicted to drugs and hit rock bottom when he fell in with some shady criminals. It was at that point Briggs decide to change his fate. He cleaned himself up and started training again, this time trying his hand at boxing. He met the woman of his dreams, Tash. "I've had higher experiences of life since I've been straight and since I've been married and having children."
From the age of six, Paul "Hurricane" Briggs was training to be a fighter. After suffering abuse as a child he directed all of his anger into kickboxing, eventually become a world champion in the sport. But Briggs found he was still searching for something that made him happy.
He turned to Brisbane's dance party scene and dabbled in party drugs. "I was searching for something to make me feel different, to feel whole," Briggs says. He says he had previously worked in security at some rough pubs full of drunks so to go along to dance parties where everyone was happy was quite different. "There were no fights at those dance parties which I found so different to my experiences," he says.
Briggs became addicted to drugs and hit rock bottom when he fell in with some shady criminals. It was at that point Briggs decide to change his fate. He cleaned himself up and started training again, this time trying his hand at boxing. He met the woman of his dreams, Tash. "I've had higher experiences of life since I've been straight and since I've been married and having children."
I always liked Briggs Boxing, I have a good few of his fights. I have Chopper on DVD, mad old filmviciousmaussa wrote:I find all the Aussie tough guy stuff interesting. Anyone seen AUSSIE PARK BOYZ and CHOPPER? good films
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I don't like buying autobiographies before the fighters career is over, seems a bit pointless as Briggs is arguably in his prime. I got a few early Briggs fights to check out what he was like and i now own most of his bouts, i really like his all action style and he is brutally honest after a fight about his performance. I knew he was a rated kickboxer bit didn't realise he had a turbulant private life, might give the book a chance.
I think the revised edition will be good! especially if he beats Adameck this time. Or if he loses to Adameck and then wins another belt. but still, I was compelled to buy this book. i wonder how far Briggs can go with Johnny Lewis. I read he looked awesome v Etienne Whittaker in Germany (on the Adameck-Ulright undercard)
Is Briggs now with Johnny Lewis now then? I thought he had left Rod Waterhouse and joined up in America with Jack Mosley? The Adamek fight was a great scrap, Briggs had Adamek in trouble and staggered a couple of times but Adamek won a close fight i thought, no arguments there. Adamek followed it up with a really good KO of Thomas Ulrich to show it was no fluke and he is a genuine champion.
Didn't like the commentary of the Colonel Bob Sheridan though on the version i watched, it just wreaked of him knowing the result. Making odd comments and his scoring was totally in tune with the judges making it look like he was calling the whole fight perfectly. It was nip and tuck, Briggs was always well in it.
Didn't like the commentary of the Colonel Bob Sheridan though on the version i watched, it just wreaked of him knowing the result. Making odd comments and his scoring was totally in tune with the judges making it look like he was calling the whole fight perfectly. It was nip and tuck, Briggs was always well in it.