George Foreman vs. Shannon Briggs George Foreman vs. Shannon Briggs George Foreman vs. Shannon Briggs was a professional boxing match contested on November 22, 1997 for the "Lineal" heavyweight championship. After capturing the WBA and IBF titles from Michael Moorer late in 1994, George Foreman would forfeit his WBA title and make only one defense of his IBF portion, narrowly and controversially defeating little-known German fighter Axel Schulz on April 22, 1995. Though the IBF mandated a rematch between the two, Foreman decided against it and chose instead to forfeit the title. As he had not been beaten for either title, Foreman remained the "Lineal"
Shannon Briggs has since appeared in feature films "Bad Boys II", with Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, "Transporter 2," and "The Wackness." Briggs also made an appearance on the Fugees' breakthrough album, "The Score." He appears in the music video for rapper Thirstin Howl III's song "Surrounded By Criminals" (from his 2011 album "Natural Born Skiller"). Shannon Briggs was summoned to US Federal Court District South Carolina on June 7, 2012, according to court documents Kali Bowyer, Briggs' ex-publicist, was awarded over $420,000.00 plus interest for her services. Shannon Briggs Shannon Briggs (born December 4, 1971) is an American professional boxer. A