Lineal championship For example, George Foreman was considered lineal champion from 1994 until 1997, when Shannon Briggs beat him. After the WBA and IBF stripped him of their titles in 1995, Foreman fought only two, low-ranked opponents before Briggs. The lineal champion is not necessarily the boxer viewed as the best. Cyber Boxing Zone and BoxingScene considered Zsolt Erdei the lineal light-heavyweight champion from his 2004 defeat of Julio César González until 2009, when he vacated his title and moved up to cruiserweight; as he had not fought the highest-ranked opponents in the interim, Cliff Rold conceded, "while the concept of a
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