Despite losing his title, he was rewarded with a new-found popularity and respect from fans and critics alike. It was the fight against Shannon Briggs in 1998 for the right to face WBC champion Lennox Lewis that was to be Foreman’s final match. After...

Rua. The older brother of multi-titlist Wladimir, Vitali “Dr. Ironfist” Klitschko won his first world title (WBO) in 1999, knocking out Herbie Hide in the second round. The current WBC heavyweight champion holds notable wins came against Larry Donald,...

Four years later, in 2008, Klitschko returned to the ring, stopping defending WBC champion Samuel Peter in the eighth round and beginning his current reign which is now in its fourth year and has included seven successful title defenses against world...

The injury has since healed and he’s had a lot of time off from the sport since then. Briggs plans on taking things slowly and work up to what he hopes will be a heavyweight title shot in the future at some point. Allen Fox: Former WBO heavyweight...

However, Briggs’ immediate thoughts indeed focused heavily on the worth of continuing in such a demanding sport. After all, the toll of Briggs’ brutal 12-round loss to heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko required a week in the hospital. Separation...

Although Liakhovich fought surprisingly well for someone who has been a part time fighter for the last five years before that bout, he made the mistake of standing in front of the hard hitting Helenius for too long and eventually got taken out. ...