Green vs Briggs off?

It's still his choice, he is a mature adult that has a loving considerate family and wife that would not agree with putting his health and life at risk...

 

Even worse - a rumour that was started based on the opinion of a naturopath years ago.

 

...but wait, there's more:


Irate Green chases lost millions

by Daniel Lane (Sydney Morning Herald) - July 11th 2010

DANNY GREEN will initiate legal proceedings that, if successful, could bankrupt the NSW Combat Sports Authority. The boxer claims that, on top of its ''farcical'' decision to not sanction his bout with Paul Briggs, the organisation had also cost him millions of dollars by damaging his reputation after last year's victory over the great Roy Jones.

Green claimed yesterday that an ''unnecessary'' investigation into the hand wraps he wore in the victory over Jones ruined his chance to promote a lucrative ''super bout'' against the legendary Bernard Hopkins in Sydney.

''I'll roll with the punches, but I guarantee heads will roll at the Combat Sports Authority by the time I have finished with them,'' he fumed yesterday. ''These guys have a lot to answer for. This matter is not going to rest.''

On Thursday, Green was forced to relocate his IBO world cruiserweight title defence from Sydney to Perth after the Western Australian Boxing Commission said it would stage the July 21 bout. The fight had the endorsement and financial backing of the state government-run Events NSW.

The sports authority ruled that after three years of inactivity, 34-year-old Briggs was unfit to fight Green. Briggs said it had based its decision on an industry rumour that he had suffered dizziness as a result of a neurological problem. His MRI and reports from leading Sydney neurologist Armin Mohamed and veteran fight doctor Lou Lewis that said he was fit to fight were allegedly ignored by the CSA.

Last year the authority gave credence to what was found to be a baseless complaint by Jones's manager that Green used illegal wraps in the upset that lasted only 122 seconds.

''Their representatives at the fight all checked the wraps and said they were in accordance to the rules,'' Green said. ''However, after Jones's management sent a letter expressing an opinion that should never have been entertained, they launched the inquiry. They basically doubted their own people's competence by launching an inquiry into its own authority. I found it incredible but [they] destroyed my negotiations with Hopkins in the process.

''The NSW Boxing Authority threw the matter out, because they concluded there was no case to answer, the wraps were legal. However, [that ruling came] only after I'd spent tens of thousands of dollars on legal representation and fees in an attempt to protect myself from unsubstantiated claims that should've been ignored from the outset.''

At the conclusion of the inquiry, Green reserved the right to take legal action against the CSA for the damage he had suffered. He will instruct his lawyer, Tony O'Reilly, to invoke that right after he fights Briggs.

Hopkins provided Green's case with extra ammunition in April when, in an interview, he intimated that he had formed a poor opinion of Green based on the hand wraps investigation and decided to instead fight Jones, despite there being little interest in the bout. ''The Danny Green thing to me was a fluke,'' Hopkins said of the win over Jones.

''I mean, I don't think you even knew who Danny Green was [before the fight].

''When I think of Danny Green and take the alleged hand wraps and all that stuff that Roy has protested, filed petitions … ''

Green has urged the Premier, Kristina Keneally, to launch an investigation into the Combat Sports Authority. ''They have taken a stand and it's all wrong,'' he said.

The CSA's chairman did not return The Sun-Herald's calls yesterday.

What is the Combat Sports Authority?

■ The NSW Combat Sports Authority replaced the Boxing Authority in 2009. The job of the nine board members, and their chairman, Terry Hartmann, is to regulate and control all combat-based sports conducted throughout the state, including boxing, mixed martial arts, ju-jitsu and cage fighting.

■ Among the authority's role is to ensure all participants - as well as referees, promoters, trainers, cornerman, judges and seconds - are registered. Last year candidates who wanted to fill positions in the authority were advised they were expected to ''demonstrate a capacity to exercise good judgment in a high pressure situation, a willingness to undergo any training which is required for members of the authority, and a commitment to the efficient operation of the regulatory system. Interested persons should also be able to demonstrate good communication and negotiation skills.''

■ Members are paid an annual allowance according to the guidelines issued by the NSW Premier.

 

m8 im glad you typed that up, thank you, i was about to do it myself after reading it on the shitter this morning! Finally the Australian public can see Green for what he truely has become!..

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DANNY GREEN THE GRINCH!

 

yeah absolutely

I cant even drive without a seat belt... the its his life and his decision argument is ridiculous considering i cant
take drugs
drive without a seatbelt
ride a push bike without a helmet
etc
etc
etc

 

Green was retired and returned for a title shot. Tito Trinidad returned from a long layoff to fight RJJ and it would be no different if Joe Calzahge came out to fight he would get a title shot straight away.[/quote]

Do u really rate Green and Briggs the same as Felix Trinidad and Joe Calzahge, please wake up.:yep
This fight is a joke and good on the NSW boxing commission 4 not allowing this bull**** 2 happen 4 bull**** IBO championship.
Who is the number 1 contender 4 that garbage belt? Cant b Briggs he hasnt fought 4 3 years.Green has u fooled about being a world champ he isnt that belt is bull****...lol

 

You want a National Commission for a sport that has about 100 participants? There are more people playing in the local kids soccer comp!