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Shannon Briggs

1971 - Today

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Shannon Briggs (born December 4, 1971) is an American former professional boxer who competed between 1992 and 2016. He held the lineal heavyweight title from 1997 to 1998, and the World Boxing Organization (WBO) heavyweight title from 2006 to 2007. Nicknamed "the Cannon", Briggs was known for his formidable punching power and aggression, possessing an 88.3% knockout-to-win rate with 37 knockout wins in the first round. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Shannon Briggs is the 234th most popular boxer (down from 214th in 2024), the 12,758th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,841st in 2019) and the 72nd most popular American Boxer.

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Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Shannon Briggs ranks 234 out of 496. Before him are Joseph Parker, Imane Khelif, Jackie Fields, Alan Minter, Mircea Fulger, and Kim Kwang-sun. After him are Damir Škaro, Dmitry Bivol, Érik Morales, Turgut Aykaç, Brian Nielsen, and Lars Myrberg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Shannon Briggs ranks 448. Before him are David Khakhaleishvili, Antonio Carlos Ortega, Tommy Salo, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Zoubeir Baya, and Penny Hardaway. After him are Vladimir Vdovichenkov, Dragutin Topić, Antoine Rigaudeau, Sanaa Lathan, Lidija Dimkovska, and David McAllister.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Shannon Briggs ranks 12,762 out of 20,380. Before him are Jacqueline Obradors (1966), William J. Hardee (1815), Erich Kunzel (1935), Julia Jones (1981), Penny Hardaway (1971), and William Boyd (1895). After him are Mary Washburn (1907), Mike Hagerty (1954), Dorothy Abbott (1920), James Seddon (1815), Connie Hawkins (1942), and Benjamin Walker (1982).

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Among BOXERS In United States

Among boxers born in United States, Shannon Briggs ranks 72. Before him are Terence Crawford (1987), Fidel LaBarba (1905), Bruce Seldon (1967), Micky Ward (1965), Antonio Tarver (1968), and Jackie Fields (1908). After him are Chris Byrd (1970), Laila Ali (1977), Ryan Garcia (1998), Shane Mosley (1971), Gene Fullmer (1931), and Gervonta Davis (1994).

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