Danny green running scared already from chad dawson.

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  1. luds

    luds Active Member Full Member

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    DANNY GREEN has been accused of running scared by the most dangerous man on his radar, Chad Dawson, after blowing off the suggestion he should fight the American because he is not a big enough name.
    Having scored the most remarkable stoppage victory of the year - bar Manny Pacqiuao's second-round annihilation of Ricky Hatton - Green's victory over Roy Jones jnr has catapulted him into the global stratosphere. But there are surprisingly few big names to chase.
    Bernard Hopkins is one but the Philadelphia fighter is hardly interested, preferring to spruik a rematch with Jones despite his pale showing at Acer Arena on Wednesday night.

    Asked about future opponents yesterday, Green dodged and weaved better than Jones jnr in his heyday. ''Not Chad Dawson, I would like to fry bigger fish than him, definitely,'' Green said.
    Asked who was a big name if not Dawson, the IBO cruiserweight champion finally gave an indication: ''Hopkins has a pretty good name, he's already disrespected Australia enough.''
    But Dawson's camp bristled at the comments. ''What that tells me is that Danny Green is afraid of Chad Dawson. He thinks he is bigger than he is - he beat a washed up 40-year-old guy that was over his weight class,'' said Dawson's manager, Gary Shaw.
    ''What bigger name could he think of? Maybe he should fight [super-flyweight] Vic Darchinyan, he is a big name. Chad has defeated Antonio Tarver twice, he has beaten Glen Johnson twice, he has beaten Tomasz Adamek … I can't see Danny Green beating Glen Johnson.''
    Dawson, undefeated in 29 fights, had campaigned furiously for a fight with Joe Calzaghe, but the Welshman retired after defeating Jones and Hopkins. Jones and Hopkins have also resisted Dawson, who, at 27, is nine years younger than Green.
    Dawson holds the IBO light-heavyweight title but, through his management, contacted Green's camp early yesterday to say he'd be willing to move up to cruiserweight. Dawson was even willing to travel to Australia but upon hearing Green's comments, Shaw pulled that offer.
    ''I won't come down to Australia now. Let Mr Danny Green wait for that big name, we can't wait to see who that is,'' Shaw said. ''Hopkins is not fighting Danny Green, no way.
    ''I'm not saying he is not a household name in Australia, but Danny is not an advanced fighter. If his claim to fame is that he beat an old man, and he can go to sleep happy with that, then good on him, let him do that. The trouble with a lot of these fighters is that when they win, instead of being humble, they talk out of their ass. He should take the fight for what it is, a great financial success for him. If he is good as what he thinks he is, he should fight the premier guy at 175 pounds, not hide behind that old excuse of waiting for a bigger name.''
    Hopkins, who defeated Enrique Ornelas on points yesterday - as part of the double-header that was promoting the Hopkins-Jones rematch for March 13 - maintained the bout would still hold appeal. This is for two reasons he did not share: a second fight with Jones, 16 years in the making, would still command high television buys; and now Jones looks shot, Hopkins would command the greater share of the purse- the primary reason they had not been able to agree terms before.
    The 44-year-old overlooked the fact Jones had hinted at retirement after Wednesday's debacle, and instead did his best to pump credibility into Jones - fully aware he needs momentum in a public relations campaign to sell the fight - by questioning the referee's decision to stop the bout after 122 seconds.
    ''From what I saw, [Green] was pounding away and got some shots in there, but I don't think the referee should have stopped the fight,'' Hopkins said. ''When you have someone like Roy Jones jnr, he deserves the benefit of the doubt



    I DIDNT WRITE THIS EITHER......JUST PREDICTED IT.
     
  2. luds

    luds Active Member Full Member

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    Sorry to give you the bad news boys
     
  3. ipswich express

    ipswich express Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I think I summed all that up in about 3 lines on the other thread. Dawson has yet to appear on one PPV card. Green will be looking to cash in...
     
  4. pecks

    pecks ***** Full Member

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    Whats Green referring to when he says Hopkins has disrespected Australia?
     
  5. COULDHAVEBEEN

    COULDHAVEBEEN Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    The paint hasn't even dried on his decisive win over Jones.

    Green's 36, looking for loot and can now afford to be choosie where he finds it.
     
  6. LeonMcS

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    LeonMcS The Mayor of Kronkton Full Member

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    Hopkins said some very nasty things about John Williamson.

    And Jessica Mauboy.

    Totally uncalled for.
     
  8. IrnBruMan

    IrnBruMan Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    Wow, how unlike a boxing promotor to contradict himself in one sitting :yep

    What the **** has Dawson been doing for his last 4 fights? Fighting spring chickens?

    At least Green beat his 'old man' more convincingly than Dawson did Tarver and Johnson twice each :yep
     
  9. IrnBruMan

    IrnBruMan Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    And **** Shaw too - he's the **** who sat there and let Lacy take a thrashing from Calzaghe for 12 rounds when it should have been stopped at the very latest by the 10th.

    ****ing mercenary pimp **** :D
     
  10. stiflers mum

    stiflers mum Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Dawson is very good but boring.the 2nd Dawson-Tarver fight they got 1million and 800k.a Mundine rematch would be more profitable and safer.Dawson would beat Green IMO.
     
  11. goodnight

    goodnight The Ayatula of Rockenrula Full Member

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    he thought australia was austria when he said fighters always get robbed when they travel to europe, referring to RJJ v Green
     
  12. teke

    teke Titans Time !!! Full Member

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    Green would thump Glen Johnson and send him into retirement.
     
  13. IrnBruMan

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    Green should try to get Glencoffe out here when the Windies tour next - put on a double header - Australia vs Windies 20/20 followed by Green vs Johnson in the evening :yep

    Maybe Green could be a guest player for the Australian team, kind of like when RJJ played semi-pro b-ball the morning of the Kelly fight :D
     
  14. pecks

    pecks ***** Full Member

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    Assuming the Windies make it to the evening.
     
  15. the beaver

    the beaver Guest

    Was it the morning of the Kelly fight? i thought it was an earlier fight than that.