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Two-time world heavyweight champion Shannon "The Cannon" Briggs and three-time title challenger Fres Oquendo will battle for the World Boxing Association (WBA) Heavyweight Championship in the main event of Backyard Brawl: Briggs vs. Oquendo taking place on Saturday, June 3, 2017 at Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla. Doors open at 6 p.m. with first fight at 7 p.m. Tickets are on sale now.

Briggs vs. Oquendo Fight Week promises to excite with week-long events that will lead up to this historic night. Among the boxing royalty invited to Fight Week and Fight Night are Evander Holyfield, Mike Tyson, Lennox Lewis, Roy Jones Jr, Michael Moorer, Riddick Bowe and more.

Ticket prices are $75, $100, $150, $250 and $500; ringside seats are sold for $1,000; ringside tables with six seats are $5,500 and 10 seats are $11,000 (plus a $5 Facility Maintenance fee applies). All seats are reserved and available at all Ticketmaster outlets online at www.myhrl.com, www.ticketmaster.com or charge by phone: 1-800-745-3000. Doors open one hour prior to show start time. *Additional fees may apply.

Most ringside seats gone from TicketMaster..

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I'm going. LET'S GO CHAMP!!!

I wouldn't go for free, ringside....

armageto wrote:I wouldn't go for free, ringside....

Likewise. Something like this belongs in Wrestlemania. And Briggs was never really heavyweight champ.

Ruthless-RKO wrote:Two-time world heavyweight champion Shannon "The Cannon" Briggs and three-time title challenger Fres Oquendo will battle for the World Boxing Association (WBA) Heavyweight Championship in the main event of Backyard Brawl: Briggs vs. Oquendo taking place on Saturday, June 3, 2017 at Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla. Doors open at 6 p.m. with first fight at 7 p.m. Tickets are on sale now.

Briggs vs. Oquendo Fight Week promises to excite with week-long events that will lead up to this historic night. Among the boxing royalty invited to Fight Week and Fight Night are Evander Holyfield, Mike Tyson, Lennox Lewis, Roy Jones Jr, Michael Moorer, Riddick Bowe and more.

Ticket prices are $75, $100, $150, $250 and $500; ringside seats are sold for $1,000; ringside tables with six seats are $5,500 and 10 seats are $11,000 (plus a $5 Facility Maintenance fee applies). All seats are reserved and available at all Ticketmaster outlets online at http://www.myhrl.com, http://www.ticketmaster.com or charge by phone: 1-800-745-3000. Doors open one hour prior to show start time. *Additional fees may apply.

I looked up Briggs record. Unless I'm reading it wrong whatever I don't recall Briggs being a two time champ. If Briggs is a two time champ he beats Oquendo he would be in select company as three time heavyweight champ. Hard to believe.

MachoTime wrote:...
I looked up Briggs record. Unless I'm reading it wrong whatever I don't recall Briggs being a two time champ. If Briggs is a two time champ he beats Oquendo he would be in select company as three time heavyweight champ. Hard to believe.

Some ridiculous championships they put him down for, WBA-NABA whatever that is. He only "beat" one single good fighter, Liakhovich, and Liak. was ahead on all the cards and then he deliberately stuck his jaw in front of Briggs - with his corner hysterically shouting at him to just stay the hell away! - so he could take his dive in the very last second of the fight.

Oquendo on the other hand was a legit heavy who should have been a champ a few times but was robbed by crooked judges and ref. But he's 44 and he hasn't fought in three years since losing to Chagaev.

They are saying he is two-time champ because they count his victory over George Foreman as the lineal heavyweight championship. No belt was at stake in that fight.

armageto wrote:I wouldn't go for free, ringside....

There has not been much boxing in Florida lately. Many people will attend. Also, Holyfield and other former heavyweight champs will be there, so that's another reason why people will go.

x2x wrote:

MachoTime wrote:...
I looked up Briggs record. Unless I'm reading it wrong whatever I don't recall Briggs being a two time champ. If Briggs is a two time champ he beats Oquendo he would be in select company as three time heavyweight champ. Hard to believe.

Some ridiculous championships they put him down for, WBA-NABA whatever that is. He only "beat" one single good fighter, Liakhovich, and Liak. was ahead on all the cards and then he deliberately stuck his jaw in front of Briggs - with his corner hysterically shouting at him to just stay the hell away! - so he could take his dive in the very last second of the fight. .

He won the Lineal championship from Foreman, although it's not physically a belt, it's still recognized.

Ruthless-RKO wrote:

x2x wrote:

MachoTime wrote:...
I looked up Briggs record. Unless I'm reading it wrong whatever I don't recall Briggs being a two time champ. If Briggs is a two time champ he beats Oquendo he would be in select company as three time heavyweight champ. Hard to believe.

Some ridiculous championships they put him down for, WBA-NABA whatever that is. He only "beat" one single good fighter, Liakhovich, and Liak. was ahead on all the cards and then he deliberately stuck his jaw in front of Briggs - with his corner hysterically shouting at him to just stay the hell away! - so he could take his dive in the very last second of the fight. .

He won the Lineal championship from Foreman, although it's not physically a belt, it's still recognized.

I don't recognize it. When Lennox Lewis retired, then "the man that beats the man" ended. Then, they make a new lineage. Foreman was stripped for not fighting ranked contenders, but he was still lineal. I think it's BS for someone to be still considered a champ if he is not fighting his mandatory challengers. He was stripped of one belt for not fighting Tony Tucker and he was stripped of the other for not giving Axel Schulz a rematch. Anyway, it was a controversial decision and most people believe Foreman should have won over Briggs. Briggs got the decision over Foreman, but this fight was about three years after Foreman defeated Michael Moorer to win the WBA and IBF heavyweight titles. Without counting the lineal title, Briggs won a major world heavyweight title only once.

x2x wrote:

MachoTime wrote:...
I looked up Briggs record. Unless I'm reading it wrong whatever I don't recall Briggs being a two time champ. If Briggs is a two time champ he beats Oquendo he would be in select company as three time heavyweight champ. Hard to believe.

Some ridiculous championships they put him down for, WBA-NABA whatever that is. He only "beat" one single good fighter, Liakhovich, and Liak. was ahead on all the cards and then he deliberately stuck his jaw in front of Briggs - with his corner hysterically shouting at him to just stay the hell away! - so he could take his dive in the very last second of the fight.

Oquendo on the other hand was a legit heavy who should have been a champ a few times but was robbed by crooked judges and ref. But he's 44 and he hasn't fought in three years since losing to Chagaev.

Yeah that's another mystery altogether. Maybe Oquendo is some kind of mystery emeritus champion or whatever the WBA calls them or something. Another hard to believe.

Oquendo is getting one more chance to be a champion and it's against 45-year-old Briggs. If he can't do it now, then he'll always be remembered for this, unless the judges are biased and it goes to a decision.

RScarf1 wrote:Oquendo is getting one more chance to be a champion and it's against 45-year-old Briggs. If he can't do it now, then he'll always be remembered for this, unless the judges are biased and it goes to a decision.

Briggs will gas if he can't finish it within the first 3 rounds. Oquendo? no one has heard or seen him in 3 years. His nickname shouldnt be fast fres, it might be fat fres.

armageto wrote:I wouldn't go for free, ringside....

How the fcuk has Oquendo, who hasn't fought in, we'll forever now fighting for the WBA strap.

Joshua Super Champ, Ortiz mandatory, this fight and wasn't Ustinov also mentioned?

I think it is an interesting matchup whether the WBA sanctioned it or not. If the WBA was not involved, this fight probably would not be happening, so I just accept it. We all know who the real WBA champion is.

RScarf1 wrote:I think it is an interesting matchup whether the WBA sanctioned it or not. If the WBA was not involved, this fight probably would not be happening, so I just accept it. We all know who the real WBA champion is.

I'm glad the fight is on, as one of them is sure to retire if they lose, probably Fres. But, it just makes a mockery of the title and they're the only ABC who do this crap.

Loki wrote:

RScarf1 wrote:I think it is an interesting matchup whether the WBA sanctioned it or not. If the WBA was not involved, this fight probably would not be happening, so I just accept it. We all know who the real WBA champion is.

I'm glad the fight is on, as one of them is sure to retire if they lose, probably Fres. But, it just makes a mockery of the title and they're the only ABC who do this crap.

Yeah, I agree about the organizations, but fights often don't get made unless a belt is at stake. The WBA title had a great history/lineage and now that the Super title is there, the belt is now like a second tier belt. It is on the level of a minor title like an Intercontinental or Silver.

The WBA owes Oquendo a title shot due to a court order.
That is the only reason this fight is happening. Briggs is the only available heavyweight out there willing to bother with Oquendo. Chagaev decided retirement sounded better than wasting time with Oquendo again. Browne was willing to fight Oquendo but even the shameless WBA wouldn't tolerate him repeatedly failing drug tests.
I'm not a fan of the WBA but I'm glad they will finally be done with this court ordered Oquendo fight.

armageto wrote:I wouldn't go for free, ringside....

X100, I wouldn't watch this in my backyard.

Loki wrote:

armageto wrote:I wouldn't go for free, ringside....

How the fcuk has Oquendo, who hasn't fought in, we'll forever now fighting for the WBA strap.

Joshua Super Champ, Ortiz mandatory, this fight and wasn't Ustinov also mentioned?

He won a title shot in a lawsuit.

SaadOffTheDeck wrote:

armageto wrote:I wouldn't go for free, ringside....

X100, I wouldn't watch this in my backyard.

Ha!

Perseus wrote:The WBA owes Oquendo a title shot due to a court order.
That is the only reason this fight is happening. Briggs is the only available heavyweight out there willing to bother with Oquendo. Chagaev decided retirement sounded better than wasting time with Oquendo again. Browne was willing to fight Oquendo but even the shameless WBA wouldn't tolerate him repeatedly failing drug tests.
I'm not a fan of the WBA but I'm glad they will finally be done with this court ordered Oquendo fight.

Briggs is the only heavyweight willing to fight Oquendo for the WBA heavyweight title? I find that hard to believe.

armageto wrote:

SaadOffTheDeck wrote:

armageto wrote:I wouldn't go for free, ringside....

X100, I wouldn't watch this in my backyard.

Ha!

Briggs will end this early, Fat Fres won't be able to handle the body shots.

Ruthless-RKO wrote:

armageto wrote:

SaadOffTheDeck wrote: X100, I wouldn't watch this in my backyard.

Ha!

Briggs will end this early, Fat Fres won't be able to handle the body shots.

Perhaps, my fear he dances around. Briggs 7 punch out put and being too lazy to cut off a ring make it a complete shyt fest.