By Mark Vester
Danny Green (24-3, 22KOs) is still furious over the negotiations that took place with Antonio Tarver. Green was set to challenge Tarver for his IBO light heavyweight title on Dec. 1 at the Foxwoods Resort & Casino in Connecticut. The bout was going to top a Showtime televised triple-header.
After a breakdown in talks, Green jumped on the chance to fight WBA light heavyweight champ Stipe Drews (32-1, 13KOs) in Perth on December 16. If Green wins, a rematch with Anthony Mundine could be next.
Green told The Herald that after 14-weeks of talks, he was never presented with a contract for the fight.
"Antonio Tarver is a mug. Four weeks out from our proposed fight and I still didn't have a contract even though we've been negotiating for 14 weeks. In the whole time we've had one returned call," Green said. "It became obvious that Tarver really didn't want to fight me even though he was getting millions of dollars and I was going to get the sort of purse I could get fighting Butterbean or Mark Holden."
"It's a great thrill to be fighting Drews for the world title. I saw him spar when he was in Sydney and I've seen the fight with Paul Briggs. I'm confident I can win the world title. Dealing with Drews has been a pleasure after we were stuffed around for weeks by Tarver."
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