After pulling the upset on Roy Jones Jr., Danny Green was a national hero in Australia. He produced another quick stoppage in his next fight but hero wasn't the word being thrown around in July. Make it heel. Many blamed Green for the 29 second laugher against Paul Briggs. Anyone who'd paid big money to watch Briggs quit, on what still doesn't look like a real punch, had to be infuriated. That fight was moved from Sydney to Perth when the commission Australia's biggest city refused to sanction the bout because Briggs hadn't fought in over three years. There was also the strange coincidence of heavy betting on an early knockout. Check it out for yourself. Is that a knockout punch?
As he was being showered by booes, Green went off after the fight. Now he's trying to make it up by taking on a big challenge in moving up to cruiserweight to face American B.J. Flores Nov. 17 in Perth.
"It has been a tough few months, but I’m focused on the future now and knocking out BJ Flores," Green said. "He is a tough fighter at the top of his game, but I have a point to prove and it’s going to take more than BJ Flores to stop me."
Green (30-3, 27 KOs) has never fought above light heavyweight. You can see the difference in bulk by looking at the press conference staredown. Flores is 6-foot-2 with an 80-inch reach. He's raised his spector a bit with regular appearances on ESPN's Friday Night Fights but Flores (24-0-1, 15 KOs) is in need of a big win too.
"With his size, speed and his power, it’s definitely going to be a big test, I’ve never faced anyone inside a boxing ring that big," said Green. "The most difficult thing about this is not his size, it's his speed coupled with his power and size, not only is he a big unit, he's a fast slick unit."
Because of contractual issues, Flores hasn't fought in 14 months.
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