“By him boxing like he did, every other week, he was dropping the weight and getting his reflexes and skills back in order. It helped a lot. Shannon is in tip-top shape and the best shape I have ever seen him in. He’s walking around right now at 242 pounds. He has another 2 weeks, so he will probably drop another 5 or 6 pounds. His hands are flying faster than ever. He knows that this is the last hurrah and he has to make good at it,” stated world-class trainer Eddie Mustafa Muhammad as he talked about how training has been going for Shannon Briggs, who’s preparing for an upcoming October 16 clash with WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko. Check out what else he had to say about Briggs, Klitschko, Zab Judah, Chad Dawson and much more.
PC: How is everything going my man?
EMM: Everything is lovely, man. I’m just handling what I gotta handle and that’s it.
PC: I know you have Shannon Briggs coming up against Vitali, but you have a lot of guys and I’m sure I’m forgetting someone.
EMM: Well, I had Hasim Rahman, former 2-time world heavyweight champion, in Panama where we knocked the kid out in round 1. I just want to keep Hasim busy, so he can regain that heavyweight championship again.
