Danny Green confirms retirement

WORLD Boxing Association light heavyweight world champion Danny Green has tearfully confirmed he is quitting boxing immediately, saying he wants to get out of the fight game to protect himself and his family.


The 35-year-old retires with a record of 25 wins, including 22 by knockout, and three defeats.
Green had begun preparing for a mandatory defence of his WBA title against Argentina's Hugo Garay on April 27.
He had resolved to change his usual pre-fight routine and stay in Perth to train for the bout, so he could be close to his new born son Archie.
But after abandoning that plan after two weeks, Green had been in Sydney until returning to Western Australia over the weekend, telling his family he intended to quit.
"I am getting out on my terms, with my dignity and respect intact," Green said. "I have made the decision of an intelligent man - looking to 25 years in the future.
"There was talk of me retiring after the Anthony Mundine fight. I knew I had more to offer and I am very glad I trusted my instincts."
Green's decision to hang up his gloves means there will be no potentially lucrative re-match with long-time rival and verbal sparring partner Mundine.
First coming to prominence at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, Green turned professional in 2001, winning his first 16 fights before a controversial fifth round disqualification against Germany's Markus Beyer in a WBC world title challenge in August 2003.
Green won the WBC interim super middleweight belt with a sixth round stoppage of Canadian Eric Lucas in Canada four months later, before suffering a second loss to Beyer in March 2005, a majority points decision in Zwickau.
Green subsequently severed ties with his trainer and former triple world champion Jeff Fenech and hired Cuban trainer Ismael Salas.
His long-awaited domestic clash with Mundine finally eventuated in May 2006 when he suffered a unanimous points loss in a bout at Sydney's Aussie Stadium attended by around 30,000 spectators.
Green then decided to move up to the light heavyweight division and scored wins inside the distance over Jason DeLisle, Paul Murdoch and Otis Griffin before getting a world title crack at Stipe Drews last December.
The Australian dominated a disappointing bout against a surprisingly passive opponent, achieving his world title dream by earning three lopsided scores on the judges' cards.

 

I gotta say im surprised at this reaction... Danny always gave his 100% in the ring and always did it for australia... Im upset the fight wont go ahead but **** me im happy he has balls big enough to listen to his gut and do it

good on ya Danny

 

You guys keep saying he should of called it be4 the fight was made

its not as if he went into negotiations with this in his mind the way he describes it its as much as a shock to him as it is to us... As i said at least he has the balls to say enough is enough when his gut tells him to... Im sure if he was thinking this before the Garay fight he wouldnt have signed onto it... its just a shitty bad luck situation but good on Greeny