Shannon Briggs

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Shannon Briggs is an American former professional boxer and two-time world heavyweight champion known for his powerful punching and outspoken personality.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
professional boxer
world heavyweight boxing champion
appearedIn film "Bad Boys II"
film "Transporter 2"
television series "The Apprentice" (US)
boxingStance orthodox
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1971-12-04
familyName Briggs
givenName Shannon
grewUpIn Brownsville, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
hasChildren true
hasEthnicity African-American
height about 193 cm
about 6 ft 4 in
isRetired true
knownFor catchphrase "Let’s go champ"
outspoken personality
powerful punching
languagesSpoken English
name Shannon Briggs NERFINISHED
nationality American
nickname The Cannon
notableFightWith Lennox Lewis
Vitali Klitschko
notableVictoryOver George Foreman
occupation actor
motivational speaker
professional boxer
participatedIn Bare-knuckle boxing events (later career)
placeOfBirth Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
positionPlayed heavyweight boxer
prominentRivalryWith Wladimir Klitschko
promotedCatchphrase "Let’s go champ" as motivational slogan
residence United States of America
sexOrGender male
socialMediaPresence Instagram
YouTube
sport boxing
sufferedFrom asthma
titleHeld WBA heavyweight title (regular)
WBO heavyweight title
lineal heavyweight champion
trainedIn New York City boxing gyms
turnedProfessional 1992
weightClass heavyweight
yearsActiveInBoxing 1992–2016

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Shannon
hasNotableBearer

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