Danny Green Says Anthony Mundine Only Plays it Safe
By Mark Vester
Australian rivals Danny Green and Anthony Mundine are still going at it. Green is telling Mundine to stop being a disgrace by only taking safe opponents in the ring. Mundine is the IBO middleweight champion and Green has the IBO's cruiserweight title. Several years ago, in 2006, they met in the biggest fight in Australian history. Mundine won a dominating decision that night.
Green retired last year and the returned a few months ago for a big money rematch with Mundine. It was Mundine who called out to return but the negotiations fell apart quickly. Noe Green is set for what may be next biggest fight in Australian history when he meets Roy Jones Jr. in November.
Green says Mundine is not on the radar and he only wants to play it safe.
“I’m not sure what his next fight is, I dare say it would be against someone that is going to be a relatively very safe option for him,” Green said to ROAR. “It’s pretty much a pattern now. I’m fighting one of the best fighters of all time so Choco’s definitely on the backburner as far as our fight goes."
“As far as what he achieved and what he’s going to achieve and what he wants to achieve, he’s just got to step up basically. He’s got to stop fighting blokes that are a given and put himself out of his comfort zone. Until he does that he’s not going to have the respect of the sporting community.”
Green says the negotations to finalize the fight with Jones are not easy.
“It’s never easy,” Green said. “Boxing’s got a lot of grey areas involved. Roy’s not the easiest bloke to deal with because he sees this as basically a big opportunity financially but it’s a risky fight as well so he’s weighing up all his options.
“He’s trying to make as much money as he can because if he potentially loses the fight, then his worth drops. It’s always tough but he’s done his part of the deal and I’ve done my part in the ring, now it’s just a matter of finalizing negotiations and tying up the loose ends and knuckling down.”
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