Briggs' mother died in Brownsville due to a heroin overdose on December 4, 1996, Briggs' 25th birthday. Briggs' friends called out, "Here comes Mike." Briggs said he was too scared to run and that seeing Tyson that day "changed his life." At age 17, Briggs began training at Jimmy O'Pharrow's Starrett City Boxing Club in Brooklyn, NY. ![]() In 1983, when Briggs was 12, he saw Mike Tyson in Bristol Park, Brooklyn, New York. For a period in his childhood he was homeless. Briggs was known for his formidable punching power and aggression, possessing an 88.3% knockout-to-win percentage with 37 knockout wins in the first round.īriggs was born in Brooklyn, New York and raised in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn. He held the World Boxing Organization (WBO) heavyweight title from 2006 to 2007. Shannon Briggs (born December 4, 1971) is an American former professional boxer who competed between 19.
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