Shannon Briggs

I'm proud of doing well at school and if there'd been any money I would have gone to college.

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

After I won but then lost my world title I ended up with no money. Then my dad died in prison.

After the Klitschko fight they left me for dead in the hospital. It was just my wife and me - we were alone and had no money.

I want to be famous.

I respect Haye as a man and for being a former two-weight world champion. But not as a boxer.

I'm the people's champion.

Brownsville girls are known for being quick-tempered.

You can't stop me, so step aside.

I missed a lot of school. I was always sick. I was in the hospital a lot. Asthma kicked my butt.

Underachiever. Asthmatic. Excuse-maker and fistic faker. My opponents and some other haters have called me all of those things.

I was able to battle back through depression.