By Edward Chaykovsky

According to British heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte, don't overlook the possibility of a real upset when former two-division champion David Haye collide with former WBO heavyweight champion Shannon Briggs in the fall.

Briggs (60-6-1, 53KOs) was stalking Haye (28-2, 26KOs) for a fight for several months and finally baited him into accepting the fight.

They both appeared in a doubleheader last month at the O2 Arena in London and scored easy knockout victories to set up their fall showdown.

Briggs, because he's 44-years-old is a very big underdog against the 35-year-old Haye. But Briggs has been very active since returning to the ring in 2014, while Haye has only had two easy knockouts since snapping a three and a half year layoff in January.

Whyte told the South London Press: “David is younger and probably fresher - but don’t be surprised if Briggs takes him out. David has never really been one to taken punishment. When it is time to be tough he hasn’t really done that - apart from against Giacobbe Fragomeni and Jean-Marc Mormeck.

“But that was at cruiserweight when he had the advantage of speed and power. When he fought Wladimir Klitschko he was scared to engage and commit - he just looked to defend and cry about his [broken] toe. When you haven’t boxed for four years you need some tune ups - but the guys he has fought are terrible. And this is a man who unified cruiserweight titles and won the WBA heavyweight belt. I think the fans have been disappointed because David has talked about these opponents being undefeated and dangerous.

“You saw the Arnold Gjergjaj fight - David fed a jab and he went to the floor. I was in camp with Gjergjaj and he got the crap beaten out of him and was absolutely terrified. David needs to fight someone decent. Briggs is a decent fight. Briggs has a very good chance of knocking him out. He is a very dangerous man in the first three or four rounds. Even when he fought Lennox Lewis he almost knocked him out.”