Vitali Klitschko will have to be on high alert at all times against the hard-hitting American Shannon Briggs, for several reasons.
Briggs is absolutely desperate to save his career which will surely end if he?s knocked out by Vitali.
I personally know Briggs has very high respect for Vitali as a champion (as evidenced by the superb condition the New Yorker has trained himself into). Briggs understands what he?s up against and will fight with an element of ?fear?, where adrenaline and urgency could enhance his performance. Like Mike Tyson says, ?A scared fighter is a very dangerous fighter.? Like Lennox Lewis says, ?Sometimes a fighter can suddenly fight at a level above what he?s ever fought before.?
Briggs has the punch power and hand speed that could deliver his bombs to the target. If he does hit the champion solidly, anything can happen. Vitali has not experienced the sensation of extreme adversity since the Lennox Lewis fight in 2003 ? and now at age 39, we do not know if he is equipped to deal with it. Or if he has the will and drive to overcome such a situation.
