How good was Mitch Green?

yeah but the point was that he was ripped off by king before hand i think thats what he was trying to say. maybe a reason he did nothing of note in the fight even tho he was capeable of inside work.

the whole controversey was becuase he was ranked and tyson wasnt...yet he was gettign a quarter of the fight purse.


anyone remember when he was trying to start somthing with shannon briggs on some sports show?

 

No, he got his ass kicked pretty good in that fight too. Green's face was ripped apart after getting tagged by Tyson in that street fight.

 

Yeah. He hassled Tyson in the street, saying he wasn't paid enough for their fight in the Garden.

According to an article in The Ring, Green later had money problems, and actually kept bothering Tyson and asking for money. Tyson gave him $10k and told him to go away.

 

Yeah, he was an excellent amateur. 4 time NY Golden Gloves champ.

 

Can anyone name at least 1 world beater who green defeated?

 

Not bad but drugs ruined him..

"Mitch held his own against Russian boxing great Igor Vysotsky"

 

Do you mean to say you've never heard of the great Floyd Jumbo Cummings and Percell Davis?

:bart

 

mitch has all the tools and talent to be hw champion, he has a chin like oliver mccall, and very fast hands, to give you an idea according to charles farrell, his former manager, "he would have been like riddick bowe but with faster hands and a better chin" , amateur, pro, or sparring, he's never been hurt, and has been in with just about all of the big names at some point in his activities in the gym or in the ring

 

What do you mean ripped off ?? Tyson beat him across the ring he did'nt even win 1 round.

 

I do remember his amateur career and he was quite a phenomenon.. He had the tools to grab a piece of Olympic action if he was to have been in the right place at the right time.. Those Golden Gloves titles, everyone knew at the time that Mitch was very special.. His hands were almost a blurgh when he threw them in combination.... He did have a great chin, he was cracked very hard in a few of his pro fights and sucked it up and even smiled the shots off.. Tyson never really hurt Mitch , but Mitch was very subdued and in survival mode... Although Mitch did show flashes of greatness as a pro he was very much hands tied by DKP and became bitter because of it.. His greatest opportunity came when he faced the very dangerous at the time Trevor Berbick and did himself quite proud in staying the course and showing his credibility.. Sadly with lack of opportunity he became obsessed in his rage against the machine (King Productions) and for his ignorance was black balled for some major paydays.. he was indeed his own worse enemy..

Comebacks were really a bad idea. his reflexes weren't the same and the jab was a half second slower than in his prime.. He was at one point to have faced Shannon Briggs ( i even saw a poster for it in NYC.. ) I thing he faced Brian Nix and his career faded out...

How good was he ???

Very very Good......

 

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Marvis Frazier beat Mitch in the quarterfinals of the 1980 Olympic Trials.