Quotes from Shannon Briggs

My mother taught me right and wrong, and the right is the only way to go.

I myself had a rough life and it's been a struggle but I believe my gift is the ability to connect with everyone.

It was rough growing up but it was best for me, it's what made Shannon Briggs, it's who I am.

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

When Haye runs into my right hand, he'll know.

If the money is right, I will fight a bear.

I've learned patience.

I want everyone to recognize and know me. I don't want bodyguards. I want to be able to go out into the masses.

People want to see blood. They don't care anymore if you can box for 12 rounds. They don't appreciate the art of the good boxer.

The only thing I'm good at is boxing.

It was like boxing found me.

Boxing's been good to me.

I love boxing, but there's a business side. I don't like a lot of people in the sport.

I was lucky. I had boxing as an out.

I want to leave this sport with a little bit of my brains left.

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

I truly, truly suffered depression, to the deep core.

Phenomenal boxing fans, I've never seen anything like it, everywhere I go people screaming 'let's go champ' it's just amazing; kids, elderly people, when it comes to boxing you can't beat Great Britain.

I got caught up in the whole celebrity thing, lost control at times.

I'm a butcher champ, I don't care what I eat, I don't care what I cut, I just want to get cutting.

When I'm angry, when I've got something to fight for, I'm charged up.

I'm superstitious about my hair. I don't like to cut it before big fights.

I've had plenty of bad breaks you know.

I lost to Lennox Lewis in a very controversial decision.