Danny Green
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Daniel "Danny" Green is an Australian professional boxer and the former IBO
cruiserweight champion.
, he had success at the State Amateur level led to him being selected for an Australian Institute of Sport
scholarship to prepare for 1998 Commonwealth Games
and the 2000 Summer Olympics
in Sydney
.
Green qualified for the Olympic team, stopping Brazilian Laudelino Barros
in the fourth and final round of his first bout. However, Green was technically knocked out in the later rounds of his bout against Russia
n Alexander Lebziak due to Lebziak holding a points advantage that was seen to be too great for Green to overcome - a regulatory circumstance typically viewed in Olympic boxing as an indication that one fighter is outclassed by the other - boxing fights within Olympic contests (unlike professional boxing) are often stopped if and when when a fighter is deemed to be so significantly behind on points that the liklihood of him recovering the disadvantage and being successful is seen to be marginal. In these circumstances that are defined by a set threshold margin between the points each boxer attains throughout the bout, due to health and safety concerns the fight is stopped if one boxer has a points lead that is equal to or greater than the set threshold. After the bout was stopped for these purposes and because Alexander Lebziak attained such a points lead, Green claimed his hand was broken and spoke of the fight in terms that attributed the loss to his broken hand. However, right from the start of the contest and throughout the entire bout Lebziak was noticably dominant and Green sustained what many believed to be facial injuries from Lebziak's punches. Lebziak was an excellent Russian boxer and he then went on to claim the Olympic Gold Medal.
, New South Wales
, Australia
. A strong puncher, Green won all of his first 16 fights by KO
or TKO, earning him a match with Germany's Super Middleweight World Champion Markus Beyer
.
Green fought Beyer on 16 August 2003 in Germany
. Green floored Beyer twice, opening a cut above the champion's right eye that had to be closed between the third and fourth round. In the fifth round, a clash of heads opened the cut again. The referee ruled it was deliberate on Green's part, and he was disqualified. All three judges had Green ahead on their scorecards. Green was granted a rematch on the condition that he fight two contenders nominated by the WBC
.
Green defeated Eric Lucas
by a 6th round knockout on 20 December 2003, in Montreal
, Canada
. He next defeated Sean Sullivan by a unanimous decision on 21 March 2004 in Perth. On 29 September 2004, Green fulfilled the WBC
requirements for a rematch by stopping Omar Eduardo Gonzales in the fifth round in Sydney. Beyer was still the reigning champion, and a bout with Green was scheduled for March 2005. Once again it would be fought in Germany.
Green began his rematch cautiously, trying to outbox Beyer in the early rounds. However, Beyer was the more skilled boxer and opened a large points lead. Near the end of the fight, Green realized he needed a knockout to win. He took the last three rounds, and scored the fight's only knockdown in the final round. Beyer was a majority winner on two of the three cards, with one judge scoring it a draw.
Green and trainer, former world champion Jeff Fenech
went separate ways, and Green then hired Cuban
Olympic trainer Ismael Salas. Green stopped James Crawford in the 5th round of his next fight on 3 July 2005 in Perth.
, a son of former champion Tony Mundine
. Following Green's loss to Beyer, both boxers found themselves at a low and negotiations commenced.
Green had more popular support, but he was forced to make concessions for a Mundine showdown. A qualifying fight was assigned for each man. The bouts were on the same card in Perth on December 11, 2006, and it was considered a double main event.
Green defeated Mexican
Kirino Garcia in a match that went the full ten rounds. All three judges scored it for Green at 100-90. Green changed clothes and returned to watch Mundine battle New Zealander Rico Chong Nee.
Mundine entered to boos, catcalls and abuse. He stopped Nee in the third round, then threatened Green from the ropes. Mundine left the arena in a hail of plastic cups and bottles.
Green and Mundine fought in Sydney on 17 May 2006. From the start of the fight Green was unable to connect due to Mundine's movement and speed. As Green seemingly became more frustrated Mundine's defence and fast hands took charge, Green seemed to look for a chance at a ko over trying to score points. Through out the fight Mundine was more relaxed, which seemed to frustrate Green.
the compubox punch stats at the time revealed, that By the 6th round Mundine's was edging ahead of Green, Mundines confidence was in full swing and he had taken total control of the bout. It was clear within the minute's break between rounds 6 and 7 that Green would need to land a KO blow if he were to win. Mundine started round 7 fast and landed a solid unanswered right hook on Green's jaw. From that point onward Green began to look significantly outclassed against Mundine. The 10th round came and Green had not yet significantly dominated an exchange or controlled the fight - the outcome, in front of an Australian record size attendance crowd, After all the years that Danny Green and Mundine had publicly taunted each other and after a massive pre-fight build up lasting years, The fight went the full 12 rounds, but Mundine won by a unanimous decision: 118-113, 116-113 and 118-111.
The following day, Green announced the rivalry between Mundine and himself was over. He said he respects Mundine as a fighter, but he would seek a rematch to prove he had an off night.
He has since made many attempts to lure Mundine to a re-match at his current weight. after Greens win against Roy Jone's Jr, Mundine tried to enter the after fight party and taunted Green, Mundine was thrown out, and Green again set his sights back on Mundine, He even went as far to offer a percentage of the fight's revenue to an aboriginal charity that Mundine supports.
Mundine publicly refused to rematch green and didn't take the offer. Green's response was bitter and called Mundine "a coward" saying "he saw how I beat Roy and he is scared". Green then fought Manny Siaca (who beat Mundine) after not being able to get a rematch with mundine, Green won the bout with Siaca by a 3rd round KO, making note of how easily he beat Siaca when Mundine had failed. since then Danny Green has stated he is no longer interested in Mundine and that he has given up trying to tempt him into a rematch.
Neither fighter seems to mention each other, with out being asked by media but despite that many Australian boxing fans keep calling for the rematch to happen.
Green and DeLisle fought on the 20th of Sept Danny won convincingly by TKO in the 9th.
It was announced on 7 December that Danny's next opponent would be fellow Australian Paul Murdoch. The light heavyweight bout took place 21 January and Green won the bout, stopping Murdoch in the second round when a member of his corner threw in the towel.
Following the Murdoch bout it was announced that Danny's next opponent would be Manny Siaca
in an IBO World Title Eliminator. However, the fight was cancelled after Siaca contracted a viral infection and in its place Green fought American
Otis Griffin
at Challenge Stadium
on 19 July. Griffin, who began his boxing career after winning a reality TV show hosted by Oscar de la Hoya
, was no match for Green who knocked him down three successive times in the third round.
His next bout was against World Boxing Association
light heavyweight champion Stipe Drvis
at Challenge stadium, where Green won the title by a unanimous points decision. Green became the first Australian light heavyweight champion since Jeff Harding's loss to Mike McCallum in 1994. Having won a legitimate title that would entail mandatory defenses Green had "an epiphany" and abruptly retired before facing his mandatory opponent.
Danny Green rescued a drowning man in monster surf at a beach at Yallingup south of Perth, Australia. Green spotted the man in his mid-twenties in difficulty about 200 metres offshore on the un-patrolled beach and paddled to his aid using his surfboard.
"He was pretty out of it. The waves were really heavy and pretty treacherous," Green told SecondsOut. "He had passed in and out of consciousness a couple of times before I got to him."
33 year-old Green battled through huge waves whipped up by a four metre swell to reach the man and placed him on his surfboard before paddling back to shore.
"The undertow had dragged him from the beach out to sea and he was getting pounded in the waves," explained Green. "He was caught in a massive rip. He was pretty stuffed when I got him back on the beach. The surf had ripped all of his clothes off. He was sitting on the beach not moving for about ten minutes. When he finally came round and had caught his breath he said, 'This a story to tell the boys at the next party, getting rescued by Danny Green.'"
The title the bout started off with Jones on the back foot, and Green instantly started to dominate the movement of Jones, Both fighters looked good however after only minute into the first round Roy Jones jr got his back into the ropes and Green struck with a clean right to the head putting Jones on the canvas, Jones survived the count but was clearly dazed by Greens punch, when the fight resumed Green instantly came back into the attack which Roy did his best to defend against. Green first laid a flurry of head and body shots some were bloked by Jones but a deadly uppercut and a right hook by Green sealed the win, The ref called off the fight and Green had defeated Roy Jones, Jr. by TKO with still a 1:15 remaining in the first round. Roy Jones jr after the fight cried foul and Square Ring Inc. have requested the fight be marked a no contest, due to them claiming illegal hand wraps used by Green, Even though they had inspected the the wraps prior to the fight and the fight was given the all clear to proceed. Jones said "I'd rather lose fair than win cheating."
A rematch clause was also signed prior to the fight. Danny Green was sued in 2010 for refusing to abide by the contract, refusing to allow Jones a rematch.
putting the IBO cruiserweight title on the line. The bout had to be moved from NSW to Perth as Briggs was not cleared to fight in NSW due to well known neurological damage that he had sustained. Before the bout Green labelled Briggs "unprofessional" after the he weighed in nearly 4 kg over the agreed-upon weight (though Briggs still weighed substantially less than the 90 kg cruiserweight limit. It should be noted that although cruiser weight champion Danny Green to this point had never fought within 4 kg of his new class). The ensuing fight was seen as a "farce", with Briggs collapsing after 29 seconds following an innocuous left jab by Green, his first in the fight, which appears to have at most brushed the top of Briggs' head. Briggs was subsequently booed out of the stadium by irate fans, and had to be protected by management from projected missiles being thrown at him. In a post-bout interview Green labelled Briggs "less than canine" and claimed Briggs would not be getting paid for the fight, while also apologising to fans who had paid to attend. Speculation has arisen as to whether Briggs threw the fight, as online bookmaker Centrebet labelled the bout "highly, highly dubious" following a massive betting plunge shortly before the fight. Centrebet spokesman Neil Evans stated "We've never ever in the history of boxing seen so much money go on a specific decision outcome, as in a first- or second-round knockout. There was a massive go on first or second-round knockout starting from very early yesterday morning, right through the day, certainly up until early afternoon. There was one bet of $50,000, which is extraordinary on an option of a first-round knock-out, even on a hot favourite. They were both into even money, paying $2 each at around lunch-time almost, such was the amount of money just poured in the gate." The fight had been due to be held in Sydney but was moved at the last minute after the New South Wales Combat Sports Authority refused to commission the bout claiming Briggs was "unfit" to fight. It is highly possible that many fight fans were privy to leaked information that Briggs was not fighting-fit, with rumours and speculation that he had been dropped several times in training leading up to the bout.
The fight was very well matched and Both Green and Flores did their best to out box each other, the fight made the full 12 rounds and Green won by unanimous decision, this was the first loss of Flores career
Tarver defeated Green by TKO at the completion of the ninth round. Green's brother Brendan and trainer Angelo Hyder entered the ring to call off the fight as the bell rung, following sustained attack from Tarver late in the round, leaving Green dazed and unable to defend himself.
Tarver had already put Green down in the second round and generally dominated the fight. Green struggled to combat the southpaw's style and power. Tarver suggested he was prepared to offer a rematch. It was the first occasion Green had ever been stopped in his 35 fight career.
! colspan="4" |Record to Date>
| bgcolor=FF9999 |Lost 5
| Drawn 0
! Total 36>
!width="10%" |Date
!width="30%" |Opponent
!width="30%" |Location
!width="20%" |Result>
30/11/2011
Krzysztof Włodarczyk
Perth
, Australia
LOSS TKO - 11
20/07/2011
Antonio Tarver
Sydney, Australia
LOSS TKO - 9
17/11/2010
BJ Flores
Perth
, Australia
WIN UD - 12
21/7/2010
Paul Briggs
Perth
, Australia
WIN KO - 1
14/4/2010
Manny Siaca
Perth
, Australia
WIN KO - 3
02/12/2009
Roy Jones, Jr.
Sydney
, Australia
WIN TKO - 1
16/08/2009
Julio Cesar Dominguez
Biloxi, Mississippi
, USA
WIN KO - 5
26/04/2009
Anthony Van Niekirk
Perth
, Australia
WIN KO - 2
16/12/2007
Stipe Drews
Perth
, Australia
WIN UD - 12
18/07/2007
Otis Griffin
Perth
, Australia
WIN KO - 3
21/01/2007
Brad Murdoch
Melbourne, Australia
WIN KO - 2
21/09/2006
Jason Deslisle
Perth
, Australia
WIN TKO - 9
17/05/2006
Anthony Mundine
Sydney, Australia
LOSS UD - 12
11/12/2005
Quirino Garcia
Perth
, Australia
WIN UD - 10
03/07/2005
James Crawford
Perth
, Australia
WIN TKO - 5
12/03/2005
Markus Beyer
Zwickau, Germany
LOSS UD - 12
29/09/2004
Omar Eduardo Gonzales
Sydney, Australia
WIN TKO - 5
21/03/2004
Sean Sullivan (boxer)
Perth
, Australia
WIN UD - 10
20/12/2003
Eric Lucas
Montreal, Canada
WIN TKO - 6
16/08/2003
Markus Beyer
Nurburgring, Germany
LOSS DQ - 5
02/06/2003
Jason Delisle
Penrith
, Australia
WIN KO - 5
15/03/2003
Jorge Andres Sclarandi
Perth
, Australia
WIN TKO - 6
09/01/2003
Bradley Mayo
Melbourne, Australia
WIN TKO - 1
09/11/2002
Nico Toriri
Perth
, Australia
WIN KO - 3
27/09/2002
Paula Tuilau
Sydney, Australia
WIN KO - 2
02/08/2002
Joel Bourke
Sydney, Australia
WIN KO - 4
18/05/2002
Rhon Roberts
Las Vegas
, USA
WIN KO - 3
19/04/2002
Paul Smallman
Sydney, Australia
WIN KO - 8
09/04/2002
Iobe Ledua
Sydney, Australia
WIN KO - 2
07/12/2001
Daniel Tai
Sydney, Australia
WIN TKO - 6
16/11/2001
Eni Latu
Sydney, Australia
WIN TKO - 3
26/10/2001
Heath Stenton
Sydney, Australia
WIN TKO - 2
19/10/2001
Jason Rarere
Sydney, Australia
WIN KO - 2
28/09/2001
Manueli Delatabua
Sydney, Australia
WIN TKO - 2
03/08/2001
Frank Ciampa
Sydney, Australia
WIN TKO - 2
29/06/2001
Waga Kolivuso
Sydney, Australia
WIN KO - 2
|-
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cruiserweight champion.
Amateur boxing career and the Olympics
Born in Perth, Western AustraliaPerth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
, he had success at the State Amateur level led to him being selected for an Australian Institute of Sport
Australian Institute of Sport
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scholarship to prepare for 1998 Commonwealth Games
1998 Commonwealth Games
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and the 2000 Summer Olympics
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in Sydney
Sydney
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.
Green qualified for the Olympic team, stopping Brazilian Laudelino Barros
Laudelino Barros
Laudelino José "Lino" de Barros is a Brazilian boxer, who represented his native country in the light heavyweight division at the 2000 Summer Olympics. There he was eliminated in the first round by Australia's Danny Green...
in the fourth and final round of his first bout. However, Green was technically knocked out in the later rounds of his bout against Russia
Russia
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n Alexander Lebziak due to Lebziak holding a points advantage that was seen to be too great for Green to overcome - a regulatory circumstance typically viewed in Olympic boxing as an indication that one fighter is outclassed by the other - boxing fights within Olympic contests (unlike professional boxing) are often stopped if and when when a fighter is deemed to be so significantly behind on points that the liklihood of him recovering the disadvantage and being successful is seen to be marginal. In these circumstances that are defined by a set threshold margin between the points each boxer attains throughout the bout, due to health and safety concerns the fight is stopped if one boxer has a points lead that is equal to or greater than the set threshold. After the bout was stopped for these purposes and because Alexander Lebziak attained such a points lead, Green claimed his hand was broken and spoke of the fight in terms that attributed the loss to his broken hand. However, right from the start of the contest and throughout the entire bout Lebziak was noticably dominant and Green sustained what many believed to be facial injuries from Lebziak's punches. Lebziak was an excellent Russian boxer and he then went on to claim the Olympic Gold Medal.
Professional career
After the Olympics, Green decided to turn professional. He won his first bout by a second round technical knockout ovr Waqa Kolivuso on 29 June 2001 in his adopted hometown of SydneySydney
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, New South Wales
New South Wales
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, Australia
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. A strong puncher, Green won all of his first 16 fights by KO
Knockout
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or TKO, earning him a match with Germany's Super Middleweight World Champion Markus Beyer
Markus Beyer
Height 176 cmMarkus Beyer is a German boxer at super middleweight and the former WBC Champion, who resides in Lilienthal, Germany. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics, in the light middleweight division...
.
Green fought Beyer on 16 August 2003 in Germany
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. Green floored Beyer twice, opening a cut above the champion's right eye that had to be closed between the third and fourth round. In the fifth round, a clash of heads opened the cut again. The referee ruled it was deliberate on Green's part, and he was disqualified. All three judges had Green ahead on their scorecards. Green was granted a rematch on the condition that he fight two contenders nominated by the WBC
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.
Green defeated Eric Lucas
Eric Lucas
Éric Lucas is an active professional boxer of height 183 cm.Lucas turned pro in 1991 and came up short in his first two title shots, against WBC Light Heavyweight Title holder Fabrice Tiozzo in 1996 and IBF Super Middleweight Title holder Roy Jones Jr later that year...
by a 6th round knockout on 20 December 2003, in Montreal
Montreal
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, Canada
Canada
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. He next defeated Sean Sullivan by a unanimous decision on 21 March 2004 in Perth. On 29 September 2004, Green fulfilled the WBC
World Boxing Council
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requirements for a rematch by stopping Omar Eduardo Gonzales in the fifth round in Sydney. Beyer was still the reigning champion, and a bout with Green was scheduled for March 2005. Once again it would be fought in Germany.
Green began his rematch cautiously, trying to outbox Beyer in the early rounds. However, Beyer was the more skilled boxer and opened a large points lead. Near the end of the fight, Green realized he needed a knockout to win. He took the last three rounds, and scored the fight's only knockdown in the final round. Beyer was a majority winner on two of the three cards, with one judge scoring it a draw.
Green and trainer, former world champion Jeff Fenech
Jeff Fenech
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went separate ways, and Green then hired Cuban
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Olympic trainer Ismael Salas. Green stopped James Crawford in the 5th round of his next fight on 3 July 2005 in Perth.
Rivalry with Anthony Mundine
Green long had a rivalry with Australian Super Middleweight boxer Anthony MundineAnthony Mundine
Anthony Mundine is an Australian professional boxer and former rugby league footballer.He is the current interim WBA Light Middleweight Champion boxer, former two-time WBA Super Middleweight Champion, former IBO Middleweight Champion and New South Wales State of Origin representative footballer....
, a son of former champion Tony Mundine
Tony Mundine
Tony Mundine may refer to:* Tony Mundine * Anthony Mundine, his son, boxer and former rugby league player with the St George Illawarra Dragons...
. Following Green's loss to Beyer, both boxers found themselves at a low and negotiations commenced.
Green had more popular support, but he was forced to make concessions for a Mundine showdown. A qualifying fight was assigned for each man. The bouts were on the same card in Perth on December 11, 2006, and it was considered a double main event.
Green defeated Mexican
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Kirino Garcia in a match that went the full ten rounds. All three judges scored it for Green at 100-90. Green changed clothes and returned to watch Mundine battle New Zealander Rico Chong Nee.
Mundine entered to boos, catcalls and abuse. He stopped Nee in the third round, then threatened Green from the ropes. Mundine left the arena in a hail of plastic cups and bottles.
Green and Mundine fought in Sydney on 17 May 2006. From the start of the fight Green was unable to connect due to Mundine's movement and speed. As Green seemingly became more frustrated Mundine's defence and fast hands took charge, Green seemed to look for a chance at a ko over trying to score points. Through out the fight Mundine was more relaxed, which seemed to frustrate Green.
the compubox punch stats at the time revealed, that By the 6th round Mundine's was edging ahead of Green, Mundines confidence was in full swing and he had taken total control of the bout. It was clear within the minute's break between rounds 6 and 7 that Green would need to land a KO blow if he were to win. Mundine started round 7 fast and landed a solid unanswered right hook on Green's jaw. From that point onward Green began to look significantly outclassed against Mundine. The 10th round came and Green had not yet significantly dominated an exchange or controlled the fight - the outcome, in front of an Australian record size attendance crowd, After all the years that Danny Green and Mundine had publicly taunted each other and after a massive pre-fight build up lasting years, The fight went the full 12 rounds, but Mundine won by a unanimous decision: 118-113, 116-113 and 118-111.
The following day, Green announced the rivalry between Mundine and himself was over. He said he respects Mundine as a fighter, but he would seek a rematch to prove he had an off night.
He has since made many attempts to lure Mundine to a re-match at his current weight. after Greens win against Roy Jone's Jr, Mundine tried to enter the after fight party and taunted Green, Mundine was thrown out, and Green again set his sights back on Mundine, He even went as far to offer a percentage of the fight's revenue to an aboriginal charity that Mundine supports.
Mundine publicly refused to rematch green and didn't take the offer. Green's response was bitter and called Mundine "a coward" saying "he saw how I beat Roy and he is scared". Green then fought Manny Siaca (who beat Mundine) after not being able to get a rematch with mundine, Green won the bout with Siaca by a 3rd round KO, making note of how easily he beat Siaca when Mundine had failed. since then Danny Green has stated he is no longer interested in Mundine and that he has given up trying to tempt him into a rematch.
Neither fighter seems to mention each other, with out being asked by media but despite that many Australian boxing fans keep calling for the rematch to happen.
Changing weights
After his loss to Mundine, Green moved up to the Light Heavyweight (despite campaigning almost solely at supermiddle weight prior to mundine, Green claimed weightdrain post bout in an attempt to save face at such a wide defeat) to fight Jason DeLisle. Danny had fought Jason twice before, losing to him on points in 2000 as an amateur and beating him in 2003 by KO in the 5th.Green and DeLisle fought on the 20th of Sept Danny won convincingly by TKO in the 9th.
It was announced on 7 December that Danny's next opponent would be fellow Australian Paul Murdoch. The light heavyweight bout took place 21 January and Green won the bout, stopping Murdoch in the second round when a member of his corner threw in the towel.
Following the Murdoch bout it was announced that Danny's next opponent would be Manny Siaca
Manny Siaca
Manuel Alejandro Siaca, born , is a Puerto Rican boxer at super middleweight.Siaca was born in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico. He turned pro in 1997 and challenged Bruno Girard in 2000 for the WBA Super Middleweight Title, but lost a split decision...
in an IBO World Title Eliminator. However, the fight was cancelled after Siaca contracted a viral infection and in its place Green fought American
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Otis Griffin
Otis Griffin
Otis Griffin is a professional boxer and ranked light heavyweight contender.-Pro Career:Griffin fought on several major undercards and has been featured on ESPN. He captured the NABO light heavyweight championship with a technical knockout over an unbeaten prospect, Mike Nevitt...
at Challenge Stadium
Challenge Stadium
Challenge Stadium is a sports complex in the suburb of Mount Claremont, west of Perth, Western Australia, Australia. It was opened in 1986 and is home to the Western Australian Institute of Sport. The main indoor arena holds 4,500 people...
on 19 July. Griffin, who began his boxing career after winning a reality TV show hosted by Oscar de la Hoya
Oscar de la Hoya
Oscar De La Hoya is a retired American boxer of Mexican descent. Nicknamed "The Golden Boy", De La Hoya won a gold medal at the Barcelona Olympic Games shortly after graduating from Garfield High School. De La Hoya comes from a boxing family. His grandfather Vicente, father Joel Sr., and brother...
, was no match for Green who knocked him down three successive times in the third round.
His next bout was against World Boxing Association
World Boxing Association
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light heavyweight champion Stipe Drvis
Stipe Drviš
Stipe Drews, birth name Stipe Drviš , is a Croatian professional boxer. He lost the WBA's version of the World light heavyweight championship title to Australian Danny Green on the 16th of December 2007.- Amateur career :...
at Challenge stadium, where Green won the title by a unanimous points decision. Green became the first Australian light heavyweight champion since Jeff Harding's loss to Mike McCallum in 1994. Having won a legitimate title that would entail mandatory defenses Green had "an epiphany" and abruptly retired before facing his mandatory opponent.
Retirement and return to ring
On 25 March 2008 Danny Green announced his retirement, which lasted until April 2009, in 2008 during his retirement Danny Green made it to the Grand finals of "Dancing with the stars" but was beaten by Tv personality Luke Jacobz. Danny Green decided to return to the ring and defeated Anthony van Niekerk in Perth to capture the IBO cruiser weight world title.Bravery Award
In 2006Danny Green rescued a drowning man in monster surf at a beach at Yallingup south of Perth, Australia. Green spotted the man in his mid-twenties in difficulty about 200 metres offshore on the un-patrolled beach and paddled to his aid using his surfboard.
"He was pretty out of it. The waves were really heavy and pretty treacherous," Green told SecondsOut. "He had passed in and out of consciousness a couple of times before I got to him."
33 year-old Green battled through huge waves whipped up by a four metre swell to reach the man and placed him on his surfboard before paddling back to shore.
"The undertow had dragged him from the beach out to sea and he was getting pounded in the waves," explained Green. "He was caught in a massive rip. He was pretty stuffed when I got him back on the beach. The surf had ripped all of his clothes off. He was sitting on the beach not moving for about ten minutes. When he finally came round and had caught his breath he said, 'This a story to tell the boys at the next party, getting rescued by Danny Green.'"
Green Vs Roy Jones Jr.
On December 2, Danny Green Put his IBO Cruiserweight belt on the line and fought 7 times world champion Roy Jones Jr, In Sydney Australia.The title the bout started off with Jones on the back foot, and Green instantly started to dominate the movement of Jones, Both fighters looked good however after only minute into the first round Roy Jones jr got his back into the ropes and Green struck with a clean right to the head putting Jones on the canvas, Jones survived the count but was clearly dazed by Greens punch, when the fight resumed Green instantly came back into the attack which Roy did his best to defend against. Green first laid a flurry of head and body shots some were bloked by Jones but a deadly uppercut and a right hook by Green sealed the win, The ref called off the fight and Green had defeated Roy Jones, Jr. by TKO with still a 1:15 remaining in the first round. Roy Jones jr after the fight cried foul and Square Ring Inc. have requested the fight be marked a no contest, due to them claiming illegal hand wraps used by Green, Even though they had inspected the the wraps prior to the fight and the fight was given the all clear to proceed. Jones said "I'd rather lose fair than win cheating."
A rematch clause was also signed prior to the fight. Danny Green was sued in 2010 for refusing to abide by the contract, refusing to allow Jones a rematch.
Green Vs. Briggs controversy
On 21 July 2010 Green took on Paul BriggsPaul Briggs
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putting the IBO cruiserweight title on the line. The bout had to be moved from NSW to Perth as Briggs was not cleared to fight in NSW due to well known neurological damage that he had sustained. Before the bout Green labelled Briggs "unprofessional" after the he weighed in nearly 4 kg over the agreed-upon weight (though Briggs still weighed substantially less than the 90 kg cruiserweight limit. It should be noted that although cruiser weight champion Danny Green to this point had never fought within 4 kg of his new class). The ensuing fight was seen as a "farce", with Briggs collapsing after 29 seconds following an innocuous left jab by Green, his first in the fight, which appears to have at most brushed the top of Briggs' head. Briggs was subsequently booed out of the stadium by irate fans, and had to be protected by management from projected missiles being thrown at him. In a post-bout interview Green labelled Briggs "less than canine" and claimed Briggs would not be getting paid for the fight, while also apologising to fans who had paid to attend. Speculation has arisen as to whether Briggs threw the fight, as online bookmaker Centrebet labelled the bout "highly, highly dubious" following a massive betting plunge shortly before the fight. Centrebet spokesman Neil Evans stated "We've never ever in the history of boxing seen so much money go on a specific decision outcome, as in a first- or second-round knockout. There was a massive go on first or second-round knockout starting from very early yesterday morning, right through the day, certainly up until early afternoon. There was one bet of $50,000, which is extraordinary on an option of a first-round knock-out, even on a hot favourite. They were both into even money, paying $2 each at around lunch-time almost, such was the amount of money just poured in the gate." The fight had been due to be held in Sydney but was moved at the last minute after the New South Wales Combat Sports Authority refused to commission the bout claiming Briggs was "unfit" to fight. It is highly possible that many fight fans were privy to leaked information that Briggs was not fighting-fit, with rumours and speculation that he had been dropped several times in training leading up to the bout.
Danny Green vs. B.J Flores
Danny Green in November 2010 defended his IBO Cruiserweight title against B.J Flores. Flores was rated by many as one of the best cruiser-weight contenders, and Green was Rated as the "under dog"The fight was very well matched and Both Green and Flores did their best to out box each other, the fight made the full 12 rounds and Green won by unanimous decision, this was the first loss of Flores career
Green Vs. Tarver
Danny Green next challenged semi retired actor/commentator and former light heavyweight world champion 42 year old Antonio Tarver for Green's IBO Crusierweight strap. Both fighters are coming off clear unanimous decision victories, with Tarver beating lowly ranked Nagy Aguilera 16-4-0 and Green with a win over NABO and USBA Cruiser champ BJ Flores 24-0-1. The fight is taking place in Greens backyard at the Entertainment Center, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on 20 July.Tarver defeated Green by TKO at the completion of the ninth round. Green's brother Brendan and trainer Angelo Hyder entered the ring to call off the fight as the bell rung, following sustained attack from Tarver late in the round, leaving Green dazed and unable to defend himself.
Tarver had already put Green down in the second round and generally dominated the fight. Green struggled to combat the southpaw's style and power. Tarver suggested he was prepared to offer a rematch. It was the first occasion Green had ever been stopped in his 35 fight career.
Green Vs.Krzysztof Włodarczyk
Green got knocked out by the Polish Warrior Krzysztof Wlodarczyk (Diablo) in the eleventh round, with the official result declared a TKO. Green is now reconsidering his boxing future.Professional record
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