A biography for Shannon Briggshasn’t been written yet.
“It took me years on top of years to grow thick skin and it took me many hurtful days.”
“We all know what this business can do to you... you end up walking on your heels.”
“There is more to Shannon Briggs than a fighter.”
“Boxing's been good to me.”
“People want to see knockouts.”
“I want to be famous.”
“I'm proud of doing well at school and if there'd been any money I would have gone to college.”
“I want the world to know me. I want to go down in history.”
“I respect Haye as a man and for being a former two-weight world champion. But not as a boxer.”
“Let's go, champ' started as a way to motivate myself.”
“I love London, it's a great place to be.”
“I was 18-years-old hanging out with Mickey Rourke and Johnny Depp at Mickey's club Risk.”
“In a way, I'm fighting because of my mom. She wanted me to find something in my life.”
“If I don't knock out Lennox Lewis, I am going to beat the hell out of him.”
“I missed a lot of school. I was always sick. I was in the hospital a lot. Asthma kicked my butt.”
“I want to make a diference. I want people to know my name. Like Ali.”
“I've learned patience.”