Lennox Lewis vs. Shannon Briggs Lennox Lewis vs. Shannon Briggs Lennox Lewis vs. Shannon Briggs, billed as "March Badness", was a professional boxing match contested on March 28, 1998 for the WBC and "Lineal" Heavyweight Championships. After Lennox Lewis successfully defended his WBC title in a dominating first round knockout victory over Andrew Golota, the WBC organized an elimination match between "Lineal" champion George Foreman and Shannon Briggs to determine who would become Lewis' next opponent. The match was held on November 22, 1997 and went the full 12 rounds. Though many assumed that Foreman had won the match, (both Harold Lederman and the associated
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