Shannon Briggs vs. Frans Botha.HW.1999.08.07

Former heavyweight title claimants Briggs and Botha face off in a crossroads bout in Atlantic City!

[KHayes]

My 6th grade art teacher was an old white guy named Mr. Briggs. He had a poster of Botha/Briggs in the classroom lol

[bh]

How Botha was not given the decision is a mystery. Despite the knockdown The White Buffalo should have been given the decision.

[bronysimpson]

Rounds 8, 9, and 10 were pretty good IMO.

[xdngfcm]

The White Buffalo against the
And the Sniper was awesome from So Africa!!

[angelsegarra-gonzalez]

Good fight, obviously Botha had the best of it.

[threerings]

In a 10 round fight draws are relatively common so it was easy for these 2 bought and paid for judges to manipulate their cards so Briggs didn't take a loss. Czyz was right in that it seemed like Botha's robbery was a foregone conclusion.

[chicagomike]

Briggs gave a lot of respect. BTW - Briggs wife is a KO herself

[LMLR]

These two fighters are polar opposites in the ring. Botha has basic skill and was a bit sloppy but a ton of heart. Briggs was highly talented and greatly athletic, but he was more susceptible to folding under the pressure.

[martindarty]

Very close fight, what a determination shown by Botha.
Briggs landed the heavier punches, this is why I think the scorecards were so close. But Botha definitely did more in the rounds he won (especially the 7th and 10th).
The two were very classy in the post-fight interview, especially Briggs who gave Botha the credit he deserved.