Green Still Wants Hopkins, Laughs Roy Jones Jr. Off
By Mark Vester
IBO cruiserweight champion Danny Green is still pushing for a bout with Bernard Hopkins. The fight fell apart this week over money. As previously reported on BoxingScene.com, the camps agreed to a 50-50 split and then Hopkins demanded a 60-40 split in his favor and other additional changes.
"I'm bending over backwards to make this fight happen and bring him (Hopkins) to Australia," Green told AAP. "We can only do so much to make it happen. If Bernard doesn't want to fight I can't force him.
"I'm doing everything in my power to make it happen. I'm taking the family surfing and getting some waves. We will have some news on the Hopkins fight within a week or ten days."
Green laughed off a recent protest created by Roy Jones Jr. Last month Green knocked Jones down and stopped him inside of one round in Australia. Since the loss, Jones has issued a protest that claims Green maipulated his handwraps to increase the force of his punches. The protest doesn't worry Green. He says the history of Jones speaks for itself; he makes wild excuses for every loss.
"If you look back at history this is simply a pattern that Roy Jones has followed," Green said. "Everytime he has been demoralised in a boxing ring he's reached out and has clutched for an excuse. Personally I've achieved massive things in my career in 2009. I've capped off the biggest victory of my career and shocked the whole world by demoralising Roy Jones Jr which no one gave me a chance to do.
"It's been a phenomenal year for me and I don't think I've wiped the smile off my face the whole year. (Trainer) Angelo (Hyder) and I made a pact to make sure we enjoy every single moment of boxing."
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