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I doubt that this was staged:

http://www.fightnews.com/Boxing/briggs- ... ter-264069?

That was pretty funny.

When you want a man to, essentially, give you a lot of money, I don't see how antagonizing him is the way to go about it.

Strange that Briggs new exactly when and where a Klitschko was paddleboarding in the Atlantic Ocean......

Are you guys telling us that you seriously believe this was legitimate?
Like Briggs has nothing better to do than spend his life as a serial-stalker of Wlad?

These two are practically best buds.
It's just more of the bogus malarkey that has surrounded boxing and its promotions since the sport was invented.
These little video vignettes are about as real as the ones produced by WWE.

At least Cletomex has some grip on reality.

cletomex wrote:Strange that Briggs new exactly when and where a Klitschko was paddleboarding in the Atlantic Ocean......

Well Briggs knows what gym Wladimir trains out of so it wouldnt exactly be hard for instance to wait for him to come out of the gym and follow him to the ocean and hire a boat and follow him to where he is.

Wow that is pathetic. And with his head shaved Briggs has a small cranium. Not much place for a brain, especially after vitali has used it as a speedball

Personally i'm a little baffled that people this is fake. What exactly does Wladimir get out of all this? Before anyone says money, he already makes a shit load from german tv and fighting in front of big crowds over there. Even if these two fought I still doubt it would end up being some huge box office PPV event!

These two must have a reality show their shooting with all this silliness going on with them.

lefty wrote:Personally i'm a little baffled that people this is fake. What exactly does Wladimir get out of all this? Before anyone says money, he already makes a poo load from german tv and fighting in front of big crowds over there. Even if these two fought I still doubt it would end up being some huge box office PPV event!

He gets an easy American HW opponent to fight in his return to fighting in the states. Briggs has a name, and if they build up enough fake animosity, the causal fan would draw interest. A lot of easy coverage for HBO to have a few 24/7's or the road to series. If Wlad wants to fight again in the states, he needs an American opponent to help him sell tickets to the event, and to get it on a premium network channel.

armageto wrote:

lefty wrote:Personally i'm a little baffled that people this is fake. What exactly does Wladimir get out of all this? Before anyone says money, he already makes a poo load from german tv and fighting in front of big crowds over there. Even if these two fought I still doubt it would end up being some huge box office PPV event!

He gets an easy American HW opponent to fight in his return to fighting in the states. Briggs has a name, and if they build up enough fake animosity, the causal fan would draw interest. A lot of easy coverage for HBO to have a few 24/7's or the road to series. If Wlad wants to fight again in the states, he needs an American opponent to help him sell tickets to the event, and to get it on a premium network channel.

I'm pretty sure that whilst he's not american, Stiverne would suffice. Also if Wilder beats that Stiverne, Wladimir will be gunning for him. I imagine outside of fighting Pulev, that's the fight he's most looking at.

What Wlad gets out of all this (besides the future nice payday that all these staged antics will eventually engender) is that he gets to hone his acting skills for a hoped-for career in Hollywood.

Wlad's been bitten by the acting bug since hooking up with pregnant fiancé Hayden Panettiere, and his hokey little video performances with Mr. Briggs are his way of showcasing his best stuff.

SenorPipino wrote:What Wlad gets out of all this (besides the future nice payday that all these staged antics will eventually engender) is that he gets to hone his acting skills for a hoped-for career in Hollywood.

Wlad's been bitten by the acting bug since hooking up with pregnant fiancé Hayden Panettiere, and his hokey little video performances with Mr. Briggs are his way of showcasing his best stuff.

LOL i'm not sure that shit is gonna sell his 'skills' well.

No different, in my view, than when Lewis and Rahman "fought" during a live interview before their rematch.

It all looks fake to me.But if it was not fake Wlad should beat him like a redheaded step child.
Shannon is beyond annoying and the stalkerish behavior is creepy.

I love it. I wish

tiny_acres wrote:It all looks fake to me.But if it was not fake Wlad should beat him like a redheaded step child.
Shannon is beyond annoying and the stalkerish behavior is creepy.

I don't think Shannon is bright enough to find out every place Wlad is at. I mean does anyone think Shannon just randomly was on a boat one day & ran into Wlad during his crew/surfboard w/e the f#ck that thing is time. This is clearly a agreed upon thing between them imo.

Klitschko should offer him a win only 25% purse, meaning if Briggs loses he gets nothing. Currently that's all he deserves.
If Briggs refuses, we can basically officially prove that Briggs just wants money, and put all this bullshit to rest.

This reminds me of the old WWF wrestling. When I use to watch it years ago. Other than that it's pretty entertaining. That's about it. If they ever fought which they shouldn't Klitschko would knock out Briggs inside 5 rounds. Mismatch.

MachoTime wrote:This reminds me of the old WWF wrestling. When I use to watch it years ago. Other than that it's pretty entertaining. That's about it. If they ever fought which they shouldn't Klitschko would knock out Briggs inside 5 rounds. Mismatch.

Agree WWE is the model being used. Next video is gonna be Shannon grabbing Hayden's ass or titty & the fight will get made.

cletomex wrote:Strange that Briggs new exactly when and where a Klitschko was paddleboarding in the Atlantic Ocean......

LOL Agree . . any pretension of this not all being staged is now out the window. I bet they shared a beer and a burger afterwards.

klitoris wrote:Klitschko should offer him a win only 25% purse, meaning if Briggs loses he gets nothing. Currently that's all he deserves.
If Briggs refuses, we can basically officially prove that Briggs just wants money, and put all this bullshit to rest.

Of course Briggs wants money, so does Wlad.

They should use this to start a buildup for the next Wrestlemania. It's at least as good as the sh*t that McMahon uses on his shows.

lefty wrote:

armageto wrote:

lefty wrote:Personally i'm a little baffled that people this is fake. What exactly does Wladimir get out of all this? Before anyone says money, he already makes a poo load from german tv and fighting in front of big crowds over there. Even if these two fought I still doubt it would end up being some huge box office PPV event!

He gets an easy American HW opponent to fight in his return to fighting in the states. Briggs has a name, and if they build up enough fake animosity, the causal fan would draw interest. A lot of easy coverage for HBO to have a few 24/7's or the road to series. If Wlad wants to fight again in the states, he needs an American opponent to help him sell tickets to the event, and to get it on a premium network channel.

I'm pretty sure that whilst he's not american, Stiverne would suffice. Also if Wilder beats that Stiverne, Wladimir will be gunning for him. I imagine outside of fighting Pulev, that's the fight he's most looking at.

Casual fans or non-boxing fans have zero idea who Stiverne is. Briggs is a known face for the BS movie roles he has had. Plus he's been around for years where the casual fan knows who he is from Foreman/Lewis/etc fights. I don't see Wilder gunning for him at all. He knows he will get KO'd severly, at least at this point in time. Briggs represents a known face, even to a non-boxing fan, plus he's an easy win. With all the BS hype build up, it's an easy fight to sell to the casual fan.

Ricky_ wrote:That was pretty funny.

Agreed

cletomex wrote:Strange that Briggs new exactly when and where a Klitschko was paddleboarding in the Atlantic Ocean......

He wasn't exactly way out in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, he was just off the coast of Holywood. It wouldn't have been hard to hire a speedboat at short notice and follow him.