I definitely do want a family. The idea of being a father and providing the type of love, guidance and support that my parents have given me is definitely down the road.

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• Shannon Briggs:

  I am made in Brooklyn, U.S.A. and I am definitely in the heavyweight-title house.

• Shannon Briggs:

  I was an only child, a hard-case kid, in a rough neighborhood. But I always fought my battles.

• Shannon Briggs:

  Underachiever. Asthmatic. Excuse-maker and fistic faker. My opponents and some other haters have ca

• Shannon Briggs:

  I missed a lot of school. I was always sick. I was in the hospital a lot. Asthma kicked my butt.

• Shannon Briggs:

  Going to the Olympics would have been great.

• Shannon Briggs:

  I'd love to be in the Olympics and face Felix Savon again. But if I can't, I'll make the best of it

• Shannon Briggs:

  There were times when I was tempted to do wrong, and could have went that way. But I knew it wasn't

• Shannon Briggs:

  I basically built myself up and I'm not about to let somebody else tear me down.

• Shannon Briggs:

  I didn't take the fight with Michael Grant because the timing wasn't right. They offered me a lot o

• Shannon Briggs:

  I'm confident that I can go in and fight for 12 rounds and win a decision.