Vitali Klitschko's Great 5: 12 rounds of DOMINATION vs. Briggs
In 2010, winning heavyweight world title matches seems like a hobby for Vitali Klitschko. The losses to Lennox Lewis and Chris Bird seem long forgotten. In recent years, the Ukrainian has fought against super boxers such as Chris Areola, Samuel Peter, Corey Sanders and many others. In fact, exactly 8. That's how many victories Vitaly has in a row. Next up is Shannon Briggs. The match has been announced for October 2010 in Hamburg.
Some believe that the American does not deserve a shot at the world title. Either way, he has 3 wins in a row and is a boxer whose power can be dangerous at any moment. If you underestimate Shannon, you lose the fight. And 51 wins in 58 games is a statistic that makes Briggs very experienced.
From start to finish, the Ukrainian is insanely fast. Vitaly's hands move at the speed of a machine. Briggs hardly managed to hit his opponent, and as the match progressed, he tried less and less. The American is seriously injured. Inside and outside. His face is bleeding.
The statistics are clear. For the entire fight, Klitschko threw 727 shots against 316. The successful ones were 302 to 73. The percentage of success was 42 to 23. Some are of the opinion that the referee should stop the match. This does not happen and Vitaly officially defends his world title after a unanimous judge's decision.
After the match, Shannon faints and is taken to the hospital. He later stated, “I've fought George Foreman, I've fought Lennox Lewis. But Vitaly is the best."