decision, 0–5 National Golden Gloves (heavyweight), Des Moines, Iowa, May 1991: 1/4: Lost to Cedric Boswell on points U.S. Olympic Festival (heavyweight), Colorado Springs, Colorado, July 1991: 1/2: Lost to John Bray on points, 16–25 Pan American Games (heavyweight), Havana, Cuba, August 1991: Finals: Lost to Félix Savón (Cuba) RSC 1 USA−Poland Duals (heavyweight), Bialystok, Poland, January 1992: Defeated Piotr Jurczyk (Poland) RSCH 3 United States National Championships (heavyweight), Colorado Springs, Colorado, February 1992: 1/8: Defeated Fred Simmons RSCH 1 1/4: Defeated Austin Thompson KO 3 1/2: Defeated James Johnson on points, 21–11 Finals: Defeated Javier Alvarez on points, 39–27 Olympic Trials (heavyweight), Centrum, Worcester, Massachusetts, June 1992: 1/4: Lost to James Johnson by medical walkover Briggs aimed to get a shot at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, but quit from the national olympic trials over a hand injury. Professional career Early career Briggs began his career in 1992 and was undefeated in his first 25 fights, and was trained by Teddy Atlas. He suffered his first loss when he was knocked out in three rounds by undefeated Darroll Wilson in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in 1996. The fight was broadcast on HBO and was a showcase of young heavyweight fighters. Lineal heavyweight champion Briggs vs. Foreman Briggs fought against lineal champion George Foreman on November 22, 1997, at the Trump Taj Majal Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Coming into the fight, Briggs sported a 29–1 record with 24 of his wins coming by way of knockout; collectively, he fought a total of 86 rounds. However, despite his record, his one loss had been a third-round knockout against Darroll "Doin' Damage" Wilson on HBO the previous year which halted his momentum and hurt his status as one of the premier up-and-coming heavyweights. However, realizing that a win over Foreman would get him back into contention, Briggs vowed to be ready for the fight stating that he was "confident that I can go in and fight for 12 rounds and win a decision." After capturing the WBA and IBF titles from Michael Moorer late in 1994, George Foreman forfeited both titles but retained the lineal championship and successfully defended that crown (as well as the lowly regarded WBU heavyweight title) against then-undefeated prospects Crawford Grimsley and Lou Savarese. Following his win over Savarese, Foreman fought Briggs. The fight was controversial as Briggs ultimately picked up the