#Shannon Briggs

[comicwaren]

From Spider-Boy Vol. 2 #003, “Nonstop Action Figure”

Art by Paco Medina and Erick Arciniega

Written by Dan Slott

[catmomjudy]

I’ve often wondered if Buck is the actual introvert and Eddie is the extravert in their friendship.

I was trying to find something else over the weekend, and came across some articles on PTSD/trauma and damaged extraverts (who then appear to be introverts because they become afraid of trusting people). Eddie certainly presents as an extravert:

He seems to have a wide acquaintance/friends group (other firefighters, like Julie and now Tommy; the poker group; the basketball group; the dispatch ladies).

His first day at the 118 was classic extravert behavior—he fits in quickly and chats easily with everyone.

When Buck is standoffish on Day 1, Eddie pursues HIM. He wants to get along with everyone and wants to be friendly with all of his coworkers.

He chats easily with others about THEIR deep subjects (his conversation with May in season 5 comes to mind).

Extraverts tend to have a lot of people they know and are friendly with. They’ll still have deeper relationships, of course, but they’ll consider any number of people to be “friends,” and they are approachable and easy to talk to.

That doesn’t mean that they share their own inner thoughts, though—it’s often surface-level. It actually makes selecting and nurturing people/relationships where they can develop enough trust to share that innermost-feeling-stuff more difficult. And it’s that trust issue that made me wonder if Eddie was an extravert who had trouble diving past the surface relationships because of past trauma. He does trust people, but it’s a select few (Buck; Bobby). Otherwise, people only see the surface. An example would be his coworkers not knowing that he had a son and, later, a wife, until it became necessary (worried during the earthquake and asked a direct question) or beyond his control (Shannon showing up at the firehouse).

Buck appears to be an extravert, but I was actually thinking about Myers-Briggs types for the 118 at one point (while driving in my car, of course!!) and realized that Buck isn’t an extravert at all.

Think about HIS first day at the 118–he was shy and hesitant.

Buck being a “player” in season 1 was more about making connections—reveling in being Seen. Plus he’s incredibly awkward when HE tries to approach new people—I’ve always assumed that the women he slept with approached him because Buck-in-pursuit is just embarrassingly awkward. See his first conversation with Taylor for the cringe of it all.

The women he’s dated have, in most cases pursued him—or at least put the first step forward. Abby called him repeatedly. While he and Ali obviously exchanged numbers, she is the one who calls him and asks him out in 2x08. He met Taylor and Natalia on calls, and they were both inviting and forward. The one time HE tried to pursue dating, we got Veronica.

He doesn’t appear to have any close friends (or even people he hangs out with or activities he goes to) outside of the 118 circle.

Buck is outgoing within his friend/family group, but that’s common introverted behavior—they build that group and keep it close (they’ll fight for this—lawsuit, anyone?), and are comfortable being chatty to people in that select group. Outside of that group, and the awkward conversation and stuttering starts. They don’t necessarily have poor social awareness (particularly when observing OTHER people—I.e. people-watching), but they overthink and internalize it, making them self-conscious.

P.S. A true extravert would have gone to hang out at basketball with Eddie even if he sat and cheered (and razzed) on the sidelines and then got to go out for beers afterward with the group.

(My Myers-Briggs/Keirsey geekiness is showing again.)

(Expanded from comments on a reblog, so yes, you may have seen this before. Originally written after 7x04 and later updated, but nothing in his current relationship with Tommy refutes this.)

(Edited 8/10/24 to correct error.)

[walker-extended-universe]

Walkerverse Character Tier List

Hello Walker Family! I'm here announcing the beginning of the Walkerverse Character Tier List series!

I've created a list of characters from Walker and Walker: Independence to put in a tier list ranking. I will be releasing a series of polls with all these characters (including pictures and brief reminders of their roles) to determine which Tier List ranking they get. Whichever option from S to F gets the most votes will become the official ranking of that character.

Here is the criteria I used to select the characters I'm putting in the poll series:

They must have a name on the imdb page

They must have a minimum of two appearances

I have to remember them, regardless of their appearance count

Single appearances that were special/memorable will also be included (ex: Uncle Willy, Minnie Jayne)

The rankings will be as follows:

S tier: Best character in the show, love them with all my heart, they can do literally nothing wrong

A tier: Beloved blorbo, one of my favorites, I'd want to be friends with them if they were real

B tier: I like them, but I have my critiques. A good character that I mostly enjoy

C tier: Mid character, not the biggest fan of them but I won't complain when they show up

D tier: I don't like them. I have many criticisms of their actions and personality. I may even dislike whole episodes because of them

F tier: Literally the worst character in the entire show. Hate them. Much dislike. I fastforward over them on rewatches.

I currently have pictures (for the poll and the complete tierlist that I will link when it is public) for 39 of the 120+ characters I put on the list, so that's where I will be starting. I will include the full list of all the characters from both shows below the cut along with the taglist.

The first poll will go up on Monday, September 23rd! Can't wait to see what you guys think!

@theladywyn, @jaredwalkertexasranger, @laf-outloud, @aborddelimpala, @mysterybeau, @sweet-sammy-kisses, @kickingitwithkirk, @rhl74, @peachparakeet, @dumb-fawkin-bitch, @loveforwomenstuff, @low-soduimfreak, @ihavepointysticks, @waywardmaslow, @arte-mishuntress, @the-slythering-raven, @deeranger, @duo-kun, @inafieldofdaisies, @not-your-housekeeper98, @nancymcl, @sammysnaughtygirl

Walker:

Cordell Walker

Liam Walker

Abeline Walker

Bonham Walker

Stella Walker

August Walker

Larry James

Trey Barnett

Geri Broussard

Cassie Perez

Micki Ramirez

Colton Davidson

Ben Perez

Dan Miller

Denise Davidson

Emily Walker

Todd

Gale Davidson

Stan Morrison

Clay Cooper

Clint West

Kelly James

Kevin Golden

Isabel Munoz

Bret

Trevor Strand

Ruby

Detective David Luna

Julia Johnson

Hoyt Rawlins

Twyla Jean

Sadie Yoo

Witt

Connie

Faye

DJ James

Keesha Barnett

Carlos Mendoza

Officer Randall

Dr. Adriana Ramirez

Sean

Serano

Earl

Mercedes Ruiz

Miles Vyas

Coach Bobby

Principal Heaney

Byron Santos

Garrison (GM)

Nate Smith

Tessa Graves

Crystal West

Cali

Rita

Lana Jones

Tommy Adams

Jaxon Davis

Grant McLawson

Neo

Mike

Horace

Alma Munoz

Fenton Cole

Shannon

Lorezno Munoz

Snyder

Oswald

Marv Davidson

Jim

Mr. Golden

Spider

William

Owen Campbell

Minnie Jayne

Maybelline

Mehar

Henry

Becca Furgeson

Joanna Rawlins

Cole Tillman

Rebecca Tillman

Walker: Independence:

Abigail Walker

Hoyt Rawlins

Kate Carver

Tom Davidson

Augustus

Calian

Kai

Lucia Reyes

Shane Davidson

Hagan

Chief Taza

Francis Reyes

Luis Reyes

Ruby

Nascha

Ethan (Pinkerton Detective)

Salty Dog

Molly Sullivan

Anna Maria Reyes

Cordell the Horse

Burlesque Dancers

Teresa Davidson

Matthew

Jacob

Otis Clay

Martha Sullivan

Griffin

Liam Collins

Eli McDowd

Charlotte “Charlie” Collins

Gil Santiago

Randall

Lily

Stella Rawlins

Wordell Calker

Olivia

Topsannah

Amos Acorn

Parker Briggs

Judge Parker

Kirby Smith

Andrew Jones

Judge Carter

[gotham-native]

I'M DONE!!

Prompt

Alonzo/Rumpus Cat-Tracy Inman (Antwerp) Asparagus/Gus the theater cat-Yngve Gasoy Romdal (Tecklenburg 2015) Bombalurina-Marlene Danielle (Broadway 1999) Bustopher Johns-Paul Donkers (Dutch tour 2006) Cassandra-Amber Simpson (Australia tour 1993) Coricopat-Yevgeny Chekin (Moscow 2005) Demeter-Wendy Edmead (Original Broadway Cast) Electra-Maria Briggs (Broadway revival) Etcetera-Lucie Fentum (London 1995) George-Taylor Scanlan (South Korea 2020) Grizabella-Betty Buckley (Original Broadway Cast) Gus Jr.-Stephen Hanan (Original Broadway Cast) Jellylorum-Leah Delos Santos (Tecklenburg 2015) Jemima-Valentina Rubtsova (Moscow 2005) Jennyanydots-Ann Christin Elverum (German tent tour) Macavity-Kenneth Ard (Original Broadway Cast) Mistoffelees-Fergus Logan (London 1997) Mungojerrie-Gregory Haney (US National Tour 2006) Munkustrap-Ivan Ozhogin (Moscow 2005) Old Deuteronomy-Oleg Fed'kushov (Moscow 2005) Plato-Thomas Inge (South Korea 2020) Pouncival-Dane Quixall (German Tent Tour) Rumpleteazer-Bonnie Langford (Original London Cast) Rum Tum Tugger-David Shannon (London 1999) Skimbleshanks-Tommi Sliiden (London 1996) Tantomile-Femi Taylor (Original London Cast) Tumblebrutus-Pete Simpson (RCCL Cast 4) Victoria-Cynthia Onrubia (Original Broadway cast)

and because im extra a PowerPoint

[specificpollsaboutbooks]

(Unverified yet) submissions for rewritings :

Little Thieves (Margaret Owen)

Kaikeyi (Vaishnavi Patel)

The Great Gatsby Undead (Kristen Briggs)

The Priory of the Orange Tree (Samantha Shannon)

The Looking Glass Wars (Frank Beddor)

Frogkisser (Garth Nix)

The Lunar Chronicles (Marissa Meyer)

The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet (Bernie Su and Kate Rorick)

Angel Mage (Garth Nix)

After the forest (Kell Woods)

The Radiant Emperor duology (Shelley Parker-Chan)

Iron Widow (Xiran Jay Zhao)

Blackout/All Clear (Connie Willis)

In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)

Island of the Blue Dolphins (Scott O'Dell)

The Grandest Bookshop in the World (Amelia Mellor)

Razorhurst (Justine Larbalestier)

The Goddess of the River (Vaishnavi Patel)

Sirena (Donna Jo Napoli)

The Beast's Heart (Leife Shallcross)

Fire and Hemlock (Diana Wynne Jones)

Eight Days of Luke ( Diana Wynne Jones)

Rilla of Ingleside (LM Montgomery)

The Daughter of the Doctor Moreau (Silvia Moreno-Garcia)

Once & Future (Kieron Gillen)

Spinning Silver (Naomi Novik)

Mr. Darcy's Diary (Amanda Grange)

Richard III (William Shakespeare)

Klaus (Grant Morrisson)

Briar (Christopher Cantwell)

Thomas the Rhymer (Ellen Kushner)

A Man Among Ye (Craig Cermak)

[breatheslight]

every   time   you   close   your   eyes   and   feel   his   lips,   you're   feelin'   mine   and   every   time   you   breathe   his   air,   .   .   .   just   know   I   was   already   there   !

ᴏʀɪɢɪɴᴀʟ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀ ᴍᴜʟᴛɪᴍᴜꜱᴇ ʙʟᴏɢ. temp muse list underneath.

note that most of these can fit into college settings also.

all muses are bisexual or pansexual.

𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐩 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭.

females.

Josephine langford. / ainsley ward - 911 dispatcher. 26.

hande ercel. / aylin alabora - lawyer. 28.

madison bailey. / monroe james - flight attendent. 24.

carlacia grant. / devin myers - interior designer. 30.

fiona palomo. / shelby cole - wedding planner. 25.

madelyn cline. / tatum marshall - news reporter. 25.

lola tung. / florence yeung - singer / waitress. 22.

ana de armas. / vivian nichols - tattoo artist. 33.

sabrina carpenter. / stevie rose - reality tv star. 25.

indiana evans. / delaney hart - ballerina. 28.

nicole wallace. / piper lane - nurse. 22.

samantha logan. / skye andrews - emt. 26.

olivia holt. / sutton washington - actress. 26.

greta onieogou. / sydney carroll - social media intern. 24.

maia reficco. / samantha riley - swimmer. future olympic gold medalist. 23.

daisy edgar jones. / francis schmidt - bakery shop owner. 26.

grace van patten. / swan fox - physiotherapist. 26.

grace rose robertson. / lacey jacobs - former child star turned swimsuit model. 22.

danielle campbell. / peyton larson - model. 27.

madison beer. / leighton frazier - figure skater. 24.

tate mcrae. / lane silva - surf shop attendant. 22.

emily bader. / jocelyn brewer - private chef. 26.

nina dobrev. / wren jensen - travel agent. 28.

rain spencer. / blake parks - make up artist. 24.

leah halton. / shannon rhodes - food vlogger. 22.

lalisa manoban. / amara saelee - dancer / singer. 26.

leighton meester. / mallory steele - reality tv host. 34.

cindy kimberly. / leslie wolfe - fashion designer. 25.

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males.

jacob elordi. / griffin keller - paramedic. 28.

michael evans behling. / wesley bowen - firefighter. 28.

leo woodall. / william reeves - detective. 28.

rudy pankow. / gavin cross - photographer / small business owner. 24.

drew starkey. / kellan townsend - fitness trainer. 29.

chase stokes. / rory patton - pilot. 30.

jonathan daviss. / miles francis - lifestyle vlogger. 25.

christopher briney. / everett brady - ghost writer. 26.

alex fitzalan. / rowan blaise - video game designer. 27.

damian hardung. / warner briggs - youtuber. 25.

tom blyth. / sawyer holloway - writer for murder mysteries. 29.

david iacono. / jude clarke - veterinarian. 24.

nicholas chavez. / soren davenport - street car racer / comes from rich family. 25.

dylan o'brien. / theo bradford - drug dealer. 30.

josh o'connor. seth ackerman - news anchor. 32.

mike faist. / tylan vance - mechanic. 30.

————————————————————————

𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐧. request only.

they are all multi ship, crossover and oc friendly.

belly conklin. 18+. lola tung.

elena gilbert. 18+. madelyn cline or nina dobrev.

[calamity-bean]

wait, do you have advice/resources for beginning to sew clothes? i self drafted a totebag and have made a few small bags, but am hoping to branch out

Make mockups; do lots of test fittings throughout the process; finish your seams; clip your corners and curves; stitch the most visible and trickiest bits by hand, not machine (unless you're good enough with a machine!); learn the main properties of different fabrics; when you really wanna hold your fabric in place nicely, baste rather than pin; adjust the fit via triangles and curves; it's only fabric; it's okay to fuck up; accept that you WILL fuck-up and WILL have to undo and redo things and that that is OKAY.

^ Some things I personally have benefited from and wish I'd learned earlier!

Seriously, though — I should preface by saying that I myself am also a beginner. I follow some really brilliant costumers and cosplayers here on tumblr, and I am nowhere NEAR their level. (And I would welcome any advice/resources more experienced clothes-makers would like to share!) It's only in the last few years that I've gotten more into sewing, starting mainly with alterations of existing clothes and then moving into making things from scratch. I've figured out a lot just via trial and error — as well as by taking existing garments apart and looking at how they're made.

But, honestly, my main resource has been YouTube. There are tons of tutorials on there for specific techniques and garments, of course, and I do watch those. But I've also learned a LOT from the more entertainment-focused sewing content — the ones where the sewist isn't really trying to teach you how to make something, just making something cool and showing how they made it. There's so much knowledge to be gleaned just from watching them work and listening to them talk about why they used a certain stitch, how they resolved a fit issue, etc.

Some favorite creators include:

TheClosetHistorian: Makes stunning vintage and high-end fashion; big proponent of drafting your own patterns, and has tutorials on how to do so as well as on things like darts and seam finishing. Plus I find her voice and aesthetic very soothing.

Bernadette Banner: Focuses on using period-appropriate methods to create her garments (mainly 19th and early 20th c.), which means a lot of hand sewing. I've picked up a lot of hand-sewing tips and tricks from watching her work.

Vincent Briggs: Mainly 18th century garments, with very excellent tutorials on decorative buttons and buttonholes in particular. And how to make an adorable leaf-kerchief!

Morgan Donner: All-around crafter with a particular focus on medieval garments and other aspects of medieval culture. Does lots of non-sewing craft content I enjoy as well.

Rachel Maksy: Less focused on technical sewing skills and more so on costume making and other crafting, but she's very inventive and fun to watch and shows a lot of creative problem solving.

And a few specific tutorials:

Circle skirt drafting by Mariah Pattie

Making a split-side adjustable skirt by Ash L G

Seam finishing by Evelyn Wood

There are honestly too many good channels to list... Sewstine; The Stitchery; Nicole Rudolph; Shannon Makes...... Beyond the sheer entertainment value, what I really love about watching all of these creators is that each of them has their own particular specialties, preferred ways of doing things, etc. Some of them went to fashion school, some are self-taught. Some are very technical and precise, some of them work organically and messily. And I think that just as the measured, detail-oriented approach of someone like Bernadette Banner offers much instruction, so too (in a very different way) does the chaotic approach of someone like Micarah Tewers, who perhaps can make garment construction seem less intimidating by demonstrating that you don't have to precisely follow a step-by-step guide.

Right now, I'm almost done (SO CLOSE TO DONE) making a skirt. It's not a crazy difficult skirt, but it does have pockets, pleats, gathers, a zipper, an attached waistband with elastic, and a plaid pattern to consider the direction and matching of, so it required thought and planning. I had originally been planning to make the whole skirt using a hand-me-down McCalls pattern, but then decided I didn't like the fullness of that skirt, so I took only the pockets from that pattern and drafted the skirt itself using the circle skirt tutorial linked above. I used a quarter-circle with a 175% waist measurement for the front half, which is pleated, and a 150% waist measurement for the back half, which is gathered. I did frequent test fittings and had to take apart and redo a couple things. And whenever I wasn't exactly sure how to do something, I'd just Google it and find lots of help.

Like I said, some of my mutuals on here are far better at this than I am, and I feel a little silly talking about my skirt like it's some grand accomplishment and a little unqualified to offer resources/advice. But I guess I'm hoping that my experience can still be helpful precisely because I am still a beginner and am very much still in the phase of figuring it all out. And my method is basically to take in information and inspiration from a lot of different sources, find the courage to try things out, learn from my mistakes and try try again.

Congrats on your tote bags, anon, and best wishes on your sewing journeys to come!

[the-darkness-does-not-bargain]

1, 8, and 13 for the ask meme? (yes i am being greedy but i want to know 🥺)

Nice

1. Of all my fics, which am I most proud of? Toughie, but I suppose I would pick my three-part She-Ra fic Big God. Because it's finished lmao, but also because it was my first serious foray into writing angst and sad endings, and I like to think I pulled it off 🙂.

8. Is there a character I love writing for the most? The least? Me saying Ava for most should come as no surprise. As for the least... maybe Mercy Thompson. Which is wild to admit because Mercy is my girl, my veteran blorbo of blorbos, but while I understand her character, I never quite feel like I can match her exact personality in my writing. I guess I've been captivated by Briggs's writing since middle school and just don't feel like my work can do appropriate justice to it.

13. Who are your favorite writers? I just name-dropped her, but Patricia Briggs, she inspired me to start writing in the first place. Then Samantha Shannon, who gifted us with The Priory of the Orange Tree (excited for the prequel story!). GRRM, although I have some disagreements with him. Then plenty of others who have written individual works or series that I enjoy, too many to list here.

[hyejungkook]

Continuing to catch up on recent publications—this time it’s my poem “Ah, My Dear” which appears in the latest issue of Poetry Northwest. So grateful to Keetje Kuipers for including this poem (excerpted above) alongside work by dear poets like Leila Chatti, Michael Wasson, Nicole Callihan, Anna Maria Hong, Eloisa Amezcua, Molly Sutton Kiefer, and Shannon Elizabeth Hardwick! I hope you’ll check out this issue, which includes Kateri Menominee and Kara Briggs, winners of the 2024 James Welch Prize.

[rockhyrax]

Spectacle Radio ep.109 :: 01.04.24 :: Violent films delay the growth of your hair

Foundations of Botany (Topology of Sirens, dir. Jonathan Davies, 2021) Luis David Aguilar - El Viento del Ayahuasca (dir. Nora de Izcue, 1982) Jane Arden & Mihai Dragutescu - Figures in White (Anti-Clock, Jane Arden & Jack Bond, 1979) Tim Fain - Los Huesos (Cristóbal León, Joaquin Cociña 2021) Topology of Sirens Angie Stardust & Jayne County - City of Lost Souls (Rosa von Praunheim, 1983) Pulgasari (dir. Shin Sang-ok & Chong Gon Jo, 1985) Dandy Dust (dir. Ashley Hans Scheirl, 1998) Jason Martineau - Dracula in Vegas Main Titles (dir. Nick Millard, 1999) Pulgasari … La Marelu - Yo no se que hacer (Deprisa, Deprisa, dir. Carlos Saura, 1981) Jeanette - Porque te vas (Cría cuervos, dir. Carlos Saura, 1976) Los Chichos - Campo de la Bota (Yo, El Vaquilla, dir. Jose Antonio de la Loma, 1985) Cappuccino - Gorgeous Things (Deprisa, Deprisa) Street Theater (The Student Nurses, dir. Stephanie Rothman, 1970) Emilio de Diego - Deprisa, Deprisa Tim Fain - Los Huesos Dandy Dust Hans Jansen & Jacques Zwart - Laurin (dir. Robert Sigl, 1989) Alexander Hacke (N I H I L, or all the time in the world, dir. Uli M Schueppel, 1987) Brian Eno & Harold Budd - An Echo of the Night 1 (Imaginary Landscapes, dir. Duncan Ward and Gabriella Cardazzo, 1989) 2551.1 (dir. Norbert Pfaffenbichler, 2021) In the Dark (dir. Clifton Holmes, 2000) Jane Arden & Mihai Dragutescu - Sleepwalking (Anti-Clock) Lyell Cresswell - Ra: Path of the Sun God (dir. Lesley Keen, 1990) Eris Drew - Fluids of Emotion (Grape Steak, dir. André Shannon & Jack Atherton, 2023) The Are (Tourism, dir. Daisuke Miyazaki, 2016) Topology of Sirens Lyell Cresswell - Taking a Line for a Walk (Lesley Keen, 1990) … Topology of Sirens Bryn Walton - End Titles from Secret Rites (dir. Derek Ford, 1971) Clancy B. Grass III & Roger Dollarhide – The Velvet Vampire (dir. Stephanie Rothman, 1971) Din a Testbild (Red Love, dir. Rosa von Praunheim, 1982) 2551.2 (dir. Norbert Pfaffenbichler, 2023) Grazhdanskaya Oborona - Nekrofiliya (I Don’t Believe in Anarchy, dir. Anna Tsyrlina & Natalia Chumakova, 2014) Cape of Bats - Night of the Buck Knives (Bloodsick Psychosis, dir. Brewce Longo, 2022) Loft Underground (dir. Vadim Kostrov, 2019) Djaada (Suffer Little Children, dir. Alan Briggs, 1983) Ideal - Rote Liebe (Red Love) Baku - Videophobia (dir. Daisuke Miyazaki, 2019) Yamato (dir. Daisuke Miyazaki, 2017) Joaquin la Habana - My Own Free Way (City of Lost Souls) Dandy Dust Eric de Marsan - La Papesse (dir. Mario Mercier, 1975) The Monkees - Daddy’s Song (In the Dark)

[celtic-cd-releases]

https://kevinconneff.bandcamp.com/album/the-pride-of-pimlico

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What is Tyson Fury’s legacy now?

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Published: November 06, 2023

What is Tyson Fury’s legacy now?

Tyson Fury's shockingly competitive split decision win against Francis Ngannou has had a huge impact. There are suddenly an array of unanswered questions. Is Fury no longer the force of old? Did Fury simply underestimate the former MMA heavyweight champion?

Is Ngannou actually a good enough boxer to be competing with the very best?

Perhaps, most worryingly of all, the surprising competitiveness of the fight suddenly added a lot more validity to crossover fights, with arguably the biggest one of all the recent events overshadowing the more shambolic exhibitions of late. It has also delayed WBC champion Fury's showdown with Oleksandr Usyk, the WBA, IBF, and WBO champion, from December 23rd to 2024.

With the undisputed showdown on the horizon, Fury was closing in, in the eyes of some, on becoming a top 10 heavyweight of all time, and is already widely acknowledged as the second greatest British heavyweight ever, only behind Lennox Lewis.

Some people even considered Fury a top 10 heavyweight of all time and the greatest British heavyweight ever, even ahead of the great Lewis.

Fury, in the opinion of this writer, had not yet fought the same level of competition as the top 10 heavyweights ever. Fury's best wins came in 2015 against Wladimir Klitschko and two wins against Deontay Wilder. Fights against the likes of Otto Wallin, Dereck Chisora, and Dillian Whyte made for exciting spectacles, but they were not elite-level wins. The exclusion of Usyk and Anthony Joshua, along with top contenders such as Zhilei Zhang and Andy Ruiz Jr, harmed Fury's legacy as it stood.

Some were starting to argue Fury should be placed ahead of Lewis as the greatest heavyweight to hail from Britain. Still, Lewis is the last undisputed heavyweight champion, coming from the last great era in the division's history. Lewis beat Evander Holyfield, Mike Tyson, and Vitali Klitschko. You can make whatever arguments about faded fighters and controversial stoppages, but also look at the other men Lewis defeated. He beat the best of the rest. Donovan "Razor" Ruddock, Tommy Morrison, Ray Mercer, Shannon Briggs, and David Tua were beaten, amongst many others.

Comparisons were made with Muhammad Ali. Let's swiftly move on from that one.

Fury was viewed as a massive favorite against Francis Ngannou, who had not stepped inside a combat ring for 21 months, had undergone major knee surgery, and was making his professional boxing debut. Fury was the reigning lineal heavyweight champion who had scored stoppage wins in his last four fights.

However, once the fight was underway, it was clear from the first round that Ngannou was not going to be mere roadkill. The Cameroonian didn't come out swinging for the hills. He was being patient and boxing. Ngannou's game plan, most likely devised by Dewey Cooper, his trainer, as opposed to Mike Tyson, who appeared to be more involved for promotional purposes, was brilliant.

Ngannou's unconventional style was forcing Fury to make adjustments in order to penetrate Ngannou, including early rounds, as early as the second, in which Fury switched to southpaw, to no effect. In the third round, Ngannou clipped Fury with a left hook, dropping The Gypsy King to the canvas. In the end, Fury won a 96-93, 95-94, 94-95 split decision. However, Tyson and Boxing both lost. The ultimate winner was Ngannou.

Regardless of Fury's talks of having a 12-week training camp, it is highly doubtful he took Ngannou seriously. Fury was nearly ten pounds heavier than in his previous fight against Dereck Chisora last year, and it showed. It seems Fury's pre-fight remarks about being able to beat Ngannou after drinking 25 pints of beer were more accurately reflective of his true mind-state entering this fight. Fury was simply poor on the night. He was clumsy with poor balance, hesitant, had an under-used jab, and was frequently holding with a desperation that was surprising to watch.

Fury will undoubtedly be in a state of shock in the aftermath. Last week was supposed to be a formality for the 35-year-old in Saudi Arabia. His aura and reputation have taken a hit, with some questioning whether his best days are behind him. Nevertheless, Fury is still one of the biggest names in boxing, and huge fights still await him.

If Fury had made easy work of Ngannou, as was widely expected, we were all expecting an announcement of the undisputed showdown on December 23rd, with Usyk in attendance. However, once things transpired as they did, both parties, from both Usyk and Fury's side, looked like they knew the fight would have to be pushed back to early 2024 so Fury can have a healing and resting period.

Despite Usyk's outcry, in jest, that the contract is signed for December 23rd, it was clear all parties knew the fight would have to be pushed back. February is the reported date for that historic clash.

On the night, figuratively and physically through the face of Fury, boxing suffered a black eye. An MMA fighter making his boxing debut, dropping and arguably defeating the man many consider the greatest heavyweight of this generation, was not a great look for boxing.

One only has to compare Fury's shape a month ago at the initial press conference to fight night to see the stark difference. Fury had clearly put in work. However, it is no secret that Fury's focus will have been geared towards the Usyk showdown in December, with this big event acting as a glorified exhibition to shake off some of the cobwebs in Fury's first ring outing in a year while significantly boosting Fury's bank balance in the process.

Now, the doubters will be out in full force. Fury was 'exposed'. It may be argued he was never who he was made out to be.

Fury is a great fighter. Last week does not change that. On his night, when focused and motivated, Fury would be a handful for any heavyweight, probably past or present. A 6ft9 heavyweight with an 85-inch reach who moves like he does, with the ring acumen and durability he has, is a problem for anyone. However, the eye test does not qualify you as a heavyweight great who can be mentioned alongside the likes of Ali and Lewis. He still has plenty to do, and for now, the Ngannou fight will have set him back on his journey towards securing greatness.

The great Marvelous Marvin Hagler once said: "In order to be at the top and maintain your focus you have to have something that motivates you. For me, it was what I perceived as a lack of respect from the boxing world as well as the media, which made me want to work so hard and be great."

Fury's doubters will now be out in full force, with many now shifting towards favoring Usyk in that undisputed fight. Fury can use this as motivation and fuel to prove the naysayers wrong.

After his struggles against Ngannou, Fury is even further away from his "GOAT" aspirations. The road back to establishing that status is with a convincing win against Usyk for the undisputed heavyweight championship. Easier said than done.

(Featured Photo: Mikey Willaims/Top Rank via Getty Images)

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Shannon Briggs in the streets of NYC with Inda Streets TV

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JAY SWINGLER & NICHLMAO POST FIGHT INTERVIEW | X SERIES 005

Misfits Boxing

DEEN THE GREAT POST FIGHT INTERVIEW | X SERIES 005

"I HAD TO WIN THIS TO STAY RELEVANT" ASH RAK-SU POST FIGHT INTERVIEW | X SERIES 005

LOS PINEDA COLADAS TAG TEAM POST FIGHT INTERVIEW | X SERIES 005

D-GENERATION ICE TAG TEAM POST FIGHT INTERVIEW | X SERIES 005

"I WANT TO BE ON A TAG TEAM WITH SHANNON BRIGGS" NIKO OMILANA TAG TEAM REACTION INTERVIEW

"IF PINEDA WANTS TO FIGHT, I'LL FIGHT HIM" SWARMZ TAG TEAM FIGHT REACTION | X SERIES 005

THE FIRST FEMALE MISFITS BOXING CHAMPION ASTRID WETT POST FIGHT INTERVIEW | X SERIES 005

GINTY 'AVENGED HIS LOSS' POST FIGHT INTERVIEW | X SERIES 005

TEMPO ARTS 'DELIGHTED' WITH FIRST ROUND WIN ON MISFITS

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What We Have We Hold

Written and Directed by Tadgh Snodgrass and Patrick O'Leary (Adapted from Eimar O'Duffy's 'King Goshawk and the Birds')

Samuel Beckett Theatre 2021

Cast: Brian Briggs Cal Cunningham Kate Brosnan Daire Ó Muirí Seán Loughrey Keziah Keenan O'Shea Sarah Joan Kelly

Costume design by Louise Carton Lighting design by Lara Coady Set design by Mariya Strashilova Sound design and music composition by Tadgh Snodgrass Stage managed by Anika Kidd Production managed by Laura Shannon Publicity by Elishka Lane Barnes Poster shot taken by Megan Ní Mhathúna Production shots taken by Lucy Holmes

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Jackson Reid Briggs — Out of Line (Legless)

Out Of Line by Jackson Reid Briggs

The Saints’ Chris Bailey might have left us last year, but his spirit is alive and kicking on Out of Line, the second solo EP by fellow Brisbane native Jackson Reid Briggs. You can feel it in Briggs’ shout-it-all-down vocals, the steady chugging and thumping of his band’s rhythms, and the horn section-like surges of guitar that come flooding forward when he steps away from the mic. 

Briggs, like Bailey, makes dejected and soulful garage punk that gives it everything it’s got, every step of the way, even when it’s mired by self-doubt. “Falling short on the numbers again/I know it doesn’t matter, but what do I know?,” he howls on the title track as the band chugs fixedly along in a mode reminiscent of fellow Saints disciples Eddy Current Suppression Ring. With a little help from a flanger around the two-minute mark, longtime collaborator Ryan Potter’s cutting rhythm guitar starts to clear space for Briggs to do his thing. As room opens up, Briggs’ guitar lashes out with increasing violence, his roiling tone colliding with cymbal punches like a live wire coming loose in a storm, smacking the pavement below and spraying sparks.

This is music that gives you the rush you need to get to where you’re going, or to get you away from where you came, a dynamic at play in the EP’s lyrics. “Chain me up and lock me down/tell everyone in the city I can’t leave,” Briggs demands on opener “Gone,” presumably about Melbourne, the city he’s called home for the better part of a decade since being “exiled” (as the bio sheet puts it) from Brisbane. But according to Briggs, the song is mostly about getting older. “You start to lose a lot of things as you grow older and sometimes you need to push a little harder to get them back on track,” he said in an email. Fittingly, when the guitars lock together coming into the chorus on “Gone,” it feels like the smooth shift of a bike’s chain to a higher gear, the accumulation of the power and momentum necessary to overtake whoever, or whatever, is in front of you. 

Relentlessly propulsive rock is what Briggs has built his name on over the past eight or so years with backing band The Heaters. But on “Expectations,” the EP’s smeared-with-gloom second track, Briggs shows us a new side of himself, one that’s equally capable of bringing a sense of urgency to a more acoustic-based sound. Its melody unfurls more patiently than anything Heaters fans would expect, with a slippery, sitar-ish guitar line eking its way forward alongside bassist Cameron Hawes’ (of Martyr Privates and Slug Guts) dusty amble. Briggs’ voice also sounds different here, resembling Kitchen’s Floor’s Matt Kennedy in its vowel-stretching dreariness. “If you’ve ever got a problem with my lack of expectations/there’s a knife strapped to the back of the bedroom door,” he sings menacingly in the chorus as the song slithers along, leaving you more than a little concerned for his well-being. 

What’s also concerning is that this EP remains a digital-only release — and adorned, on Briggs’ Bandcamp page, by artist Shannon Rush’s gorgeous Night People-esque cover art to boot. Somebody put these songs on a seven-inch, please! 

Chris Liberato