Why doesn't Danny Green fight a genuine cruiserweight?

You seem a little confused.
At the time Green & Jones jr were negotiating the conditions of their proposed bout, Jones Jr had yet to face Lacy. To use your own words, the fight had been in discussion 'for eight months' prior to
a) Jones beating Lacy
b) Green winning the IBO title

The point you misunderstood, was that of the timing of Green's conscious decision to fight Jones Jr. He didn't decide to fight Jones Jr the night he won the IBO title did he? It was eight months prior to that.
So at the point when Green made the conscious decision to lure Jones Jr into the ring, Jones Jr was an old man with no credible wins in 5 years. Fact.

Or is Danny Green some sort of seer/psychic?
Did he know that Jones Jr was going to put a clinic on an even more shot fighter than himself, that would get all the fanboys kidding themselves that Jones Jr was back to his best?

So why was Green so intent on getting Jones Jr in the ring, as opposed to a more credible opponent i.e Dawson, Pascal, the Clouds/Woods winner etc.
We all know the answer don't we?
That Green is more interested in cash than actually trying to achieve something of substance. I don't begrudge fighters who've actually tested themselves cashing out at the back end of their careers, but what has Green actually achieved in his career?
And don't give me that 'three' weight world champion bull****. If you think beating the IBO's sixty-sixth ranked cruiser, Julio Cesar Dominguez, a chinny blown up light heavyweight, makes Danny Green a cruiserweight world champion, well ... I don't what to say.
As far as i'm concerned Green won a title at 175lb. And he retired before he defended it against a worthy, danerous opponent (Garay).
I'm not going to acknowledge his 'interim' strap at 168lb either, because if I did, i'd also have to acknowledge the right of such luminaries as Mario Veit & Sebastian Zbik to be recognised as legit world champs. Which their not.
In summary Danny Green. Average fighter. Won a strap at 175lb. Chose $ over legacy. That's it.

 

Again - whatever happened to trying to achieve something in the sport?
I'd have no problem with Green if he'd won a title, defended it a few times in some good fights & then decided to cash out.
But what's he got to show for his career? A good win over Drews. I'll give him credit for that.
And then what?
A win over a shot Jones Jr. A Dq loss to Beyer. Another loss to Beyer. A loss to Mundine when 'weight drained'. Two wins over Jason De Lisle? Please.
The thing is Green only stands to gain financially from the Hopkins fight.
Hopkins is nearly 45; he's bound to age sooner or later & he can't keep competing at the level he has been for the past 15 years. What if Green is the man who catches him when he slips? Do you think anybodies going to give him credit for beating a 45 year old?
He's being obscenely opportunistic in his pursuit of Hopkins. He's hoping to be the one who catches Hopkins at the right time.
And if he looses, you can imagine what **** people are going to give him.
Green should drop his bogus title & get down to 175lb and fight some names there. No names at 175 as big as Hopkins, & not as much cash involved, but surely he's made enough money from the Jones Jr fight.
He should stop chasing pensioners like Hopkins & Holyfield, and stop pretending to be a cruiserweight.