Briggs KO
Briggs finished the 'Heavyweight Heat' card Friday at Hard Rock Live Arena with a seventh-round knockout of Ray Mercer.
The two veterans, both long removed from their glory days when they took on the likes of Evander Holyfield, Lennox Lewis and George Foreman, lumbered through six unimpressive rounds in front of a largely empty house that vacated after the undercard wrapped up.
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In the seventh, just as Mercer (34-6-1) pinned Briggs (43-4-1, 37 KOs) to the ropes, he wildly missed with a right hook and found himself against the twine, facing the crowd.
Briggs, who once roomed with Mercer when the two shared a trainer, kept his opponent prone with his left arm before delivering a string of rights to Mercer's uncovered face, flooring the Jacksonville, Florida native in seconds.
"I've been off for a long time," Briggs said. "I have a lot of rust and it showed tonight. I think I'm one of the most talented heavyweights in the world but I'm very rusty, my timing is off. But I know what I have in me."
The two veterans, both long removed from their glory days when they took on the likes of Evander Holyfield, Lennox Lewis and George Foreman, lumbered through six unimpressive rounds in front of a largely empty house that vacated after the undercard wrapped up.
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In the seventh, just as Mercer (34-6-1) pinned Briggs (43-4-1, 37 KOs) to the ropes, he wildly missed with a right hook and found himself against the twine, facing the crowd.
Briggs, who once roomed with Mercer when the two shared a trainer, kept his opponent prone with his left arm before delivering a string of rights to Mercer's uncovered face, flooring the Jacksonville, Florida native in seconds.
"I've been off for a long time," Briggs said. "I have a lot of rust and it showed tonight. I think I'm one of the most talented heavyweights in the world but I'm very rusty, my timing is off. But I know what I have in me."
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