Shannon Briggs (USA) vs Frans Botha (South Africa) | Boxing Fight Highlights HD

Battle of heavyweights, former IBF heavyweight champion, Francois Botha, set to square off with WBC number seven rated Shannon Briggs. The WBC number seven ranked heavyweight contender, introducing the hard-hitting Shannon Briggs! Here is the former IBF heavyweight champion of the world, known as the White Buffalo, Francois Botha! If a fighter gets knocked down, go to the furthest neutral corner. Wait till I tell you to come out. Protect yourself at all times. Let's touch gloves. I expect a good, clean fight. He's flashy and dressed. Indeed, he's a visionary. Ooh, look at that right hand. That right hand is gonna be one of the keys. He almost knocked Lennox Lewis down. That was with a short left hook in the first round. And Botha certainly stands there, waits for you to come in. There's no fancy footwork. Quite a fight where he comes straight in and punches. Briggs is much faster, and he should be flashing those hands in there right now. And every time he's throwing that right hand, Briggs has countered like that with a right hand. Yeah, he says, to win, I gotta control the pace. I can't just apply pressure. I need a jab, even while backing up. Get under the jab, gotta get to the body. And he has to wear Briggs down with body shots. He's got longer arms, and he's got the... Oh, oh, nice right hand. Briggs was stepped on accidentally by Botha and lost his balance. Briggs, for his height, should be more effective with the jab. Take him with the hook, understand? But he's throwing the one-two, and you're trying to roll on all of them. I don't like it. Just try to take it. You got such reflex. Just take a half a scoop back when he comes in. Coming out dangerously with his left low, Briggs does have the sharp jab. At least he's not talking to him like he did his last fight. Good right hand. Right, you know, very good frequency. Now he's saving everything for the fight, he says. In the past, he said he worked too hard in the gym under Panama Lewis. And Briggs breathing heavily through the mouthpiece. Stop punching! Stop punching! Stop punching! He's waiting for this guy to get tired. I mean, I don't think that at all. There he is. He's fighting hard. He's fighting a lot harder now. His both arms. Fairly effective. Not a lot of action right now. Mike Tyson, although he controlled the fight, it was a good left jab by Briggs. He didn't follow up. He was one and done. You can see the look in both his eyes. It hurt, but he smiled back just a little smirk. On the fleshy side there. He's still not a toned fighter. You first. This is what they'd be screaming at Briggs right now. Briggs immediately tied him up. I mean, he's got a good jab. That's what kept Moore at bay. Now George is also 6'4", but Botha proving his point. And Botha gaining confidence. Good block. Heading for the bell, round two. Right hand over the top by Botha. Keep the pressure on. He's never shown the ability to hold that type of pace. Oh, and there's a smacking left hook. Botha doing the fighting right now. An overhand right. Combination and hard punches that he landed. Botha's doing the action. Botha's leading. He's letting... His diet. He's changed his diet four or five times. His trainers, his training technique. He's done a number of things differently. On the left side of his body. To the right by Briggs. And again, one and done by Botha. Yeah, but nothing in return by Lilly. Well, he trained eight weeks at Big Bear. He went back to chopping wood. He's one of the bravest fighters you'll see, though, Francois Botha. You can say nasty things about his skills. He's brave. He stands right in there, doesn't he? Well, he's gonna need it this time. Because that's the key to the victory. Fight him clean. Wild miss there by Botha, but... No counterpunch by Briggs. Time! Briggs came out to make a statement early in this round using that nice long jab and a straight right hand, snapping Botha's head back. Got his attention immediately. That was Abel Sanchez to Francois Botha. You heard Emmanuel Stewart say, hey, Botha's not counterpunching. Take advantage. To see if signs of getting worried. For Botha. Nice right hand to the body by Botha. A left and then comes a right. If he ever throws a left... He was counterpunching at one point, which is what Emmanuel Stewart's talking about. So when... When Francois Botha punches, Chandler Briggs makes the same move to get out of the way. He's starting to time it. He throws a punch out just to make that move. Briggs is worried. With what appears to be not very quick right hand. Nice counterpunch. Botha opened himself up. He faked a right. Fall in a defensive shell. And the other guy's just ducking in and closing in the defensive procedure. Very effective combination to the head by Botha. And leaning in. So if the right hand lands, that's what... That's what they tell him. This is not helping his stock. And again, it's helping Botha's stock. And those punches being blocked by Botha. Left hook off the side of the face. Back comes Botha with a combination. And they keep landing. That right hand keeps landing. Briggs fires some wild shots. Wasted a lot of energy. He was missing. Botha's got a hard head. Botha's not a good counterpunch. Not a good mover. But he's timing you. He's trying to get your timing down. Combination to the head by Brant Swappoto. Be mindful that both guys have lost by knockout in this round, the fifth round. Botha to Tyson. That's what Emmanuel Stewart is telling him. You're letting this guy time you. And a feel to see if Botha was hurt. And if he had something there. Now a little taunting by Botha. That's not what you want to see. That's what he did against Tyson. Briggs has got in his jaw. Overhand right by Botha. Collection of punches. It wasn't just one or two. Oh, there's a terrific right hand by Botha. Botha trying to set up the right with a double left jab. There it is. Right there. You could see it coming, Steve. You were talking about it. Fighters have a reputation, too, of having a small gas tank. Straight right hand by Shannon Briggs to the chin of Francois Botha. Bobby, we're at the middle of the round. We've got a long way to go to the end of that. Meanwhile, a good, sneaky right hand. Francois Botha to the face of Briggs. It's Botha all the way right now. Botha, I think his body style is that. I mean, he can go so far. And he ate a big one. And that's what happened. Well, we're halfway through. How about some unofficial scores? Well, I got it very close. Botha had 48 to 47. I want to get as many rounds in the bank as Briggs is taking this fight. There it is again. Overhand right. Right hand again. By Francois Botha. A cut over the left eye. Straight right hand by Botha right on the nose. Briggs is in a little trouble now. Yep. Briggs a little lost. Taking the round off is Botha. Oh, come on. Off the top of the head goes Briggs. Not in the body shape. But he's able to do a performance. Oh, what a wild move there. And Botha counters with an overhand right. That's a really score. Right on the button. Look at that spin. That's a full pirouette. I'm sorry. In this particular fight, he could go both ways. A nice little run there. And put together a few rounds of good punching. Now you can remember that Botha... Oh, a combination of the head by Briggs. His best blurring. An overhand right continues to be a big weapon for Francois Botha. Then he nailed him with a left hook. A short left hook. Briggs looking more effective here now all of a sudden. Botha slowed down. Every once in a while he gets one off. But Briggs is scoring more. But back comes Botha. He's coming back. Get out, get out, get out. An abrasion above the right eye of Botha who had just nailed Briggs with a right cross. Good punches he threw. He missed Botha. They look good. Very polite referee. Great right hand by Botha. That set Briggs back. Missed with that. They're running as well as they should be. Those body shots probably contributing to that. And now shots to the head by Botha. And uppercuts inside as his corner is starting to do. Low blow. There's almost no way for Botha to offset that jab. Trying to wipe the blood out of his left eye is Botha. He's bleeding, as you said, on both sides of the face. You talk about heart and gut. He has to go forward. He has no choice. But he doesn't have the energy. He cannot. A straight right hand by Botha. He'll throw the tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap like that. Botha has got the counters. Look how effective it is if you've got the left hook behind that right hand. Boy, the left hook is the one to paint you. Now he goes to the body again to the chin. A right hook. And Botha just walked into a left hook. He hammers him with a right. Into the face of Briggs. Sorry. Well, just when you think Botha's in trouble, he comes back. We've seen that many times. Look, he's just pawing with the left, nails him with the right. Getting hit by Botha. There it is again. The overhand right, another one. He loses three fights in public. Well, Briggs missing with that combination. A very hungry Francois Botha. I can't understand. I cannot understand. You saw what he was doing. That was one of my keys, too. You had to land that right hand, get inside, work there. Straight right hand by Botha. Beautiful jab by Shannon Briggs. He was pawing at that eye. It could be. There's a straight right hand by Briggs. He's best watching. Botha's down. Another Botha night. Here we go again. It's another Botha night. He needs 20 seconds to survive. And Briggs is trying to end it right here. It's again. There's no energy hanging in there. It's all hard. Win! What resolve by Francois Botha. We're going to take a look at that knockdown. Shannon Briggs sensing the need to do something. Make a statement. Gets a nice right hand. He hurts Botha. Botha goes back to the ropes and walks right into a straight, excuse me, a left hook. Up until that point, I had a 68-65. Now I have a 76-75. Just walking the right hand after the right hand. It stops him from punching, Bobby, and those seconds are ticking away. We're inside of one minute. Bigger than him, faster than him, with longer reach. You never would think it, but he's using similar style to get the job done. All guns firing. There's no reason for him to let Botha off the hook. None. Low blow there on the right uppercut. Shannon Briggs is going out there and showing that he's got what it takes to at least give it his best. You said it's all about guts right now. I cleaned that up for you. He hasn't lost yet. It's boxing. Only one round remaining after this. Oh, nice right hand. Shannon Briggs missed with one of those wild lefts against Lennox Lewis. Left by Briggs. It's scored right on the face of Botha. Left hook by Briggs. Botha, back to the body. Oh, just before the bell. Botha comes on. Bang. You've got to win this round, brother. Your whole ******* career's in three goddamn minutes. Desperation time for Briggs. And survival time for Botha. I have it 85-85, guys. The other guy could just... Briggs could just get his punches off. Briggs has more skills. I think there's no question that Francois Botha is the braver man who wants it more. Look at that combination. Big finish here for Botha. This round is the deciding factor on my unofficial scorecard. What a way this has to lay out. Stop him! Stop him! Wow, that's nice hype. I can't agree completely, because both guys... Both guys have covered it. Who will not lose? Botha now. What a powerful overhand right by Botha. Halfway through the last round. Does Briggs have what it takes? Briggs' eye is bleeding. He can barely stand. Botha continues to land. Stop him! Stop him! Look at the blood on the face of Briggs. Another right by Botha. And again! But he continues to land with that right. The overhand right. That has been his punch. It's Francois Botha's night. Landing repeatedly with the overhand right. There's a straight right hand right on the nose. Another straight right hand by Botha. He continues to score. Let's go! Get up! Get up! Briggs misses with a wild left. Five seconds to go. Stop him! Stop him! They embrace in the center of the ring, and this one is over. Well, ladies and gentlemen, after ten rounds of boxing here at the Trump Taj Mahal, we go to the scorecards. 94-94, a draw. The decision is a majority draw. I hate you for being right, and I hate me for being wrong, but God damn it, you're right. That is highway robbery. That is a stinker of a call.