should green retire?

[ShadrachSimmo]

If he's got a rematch clause he should probably go for it and retire no matter what the result.

[patron]

i think dannys still got a lot of fight left in him,he was gun shy after that first big left, danny cannot box,he can fight,he had to take it up to the southpaw,i thought if he had busted ribs he would have wanted to get it over with early, he came to life in the 7th,we can all say IF but the result is there,he is still capable of beating some of the top ratings,and me mustnot forget he was the champ ,so he should be fighting the best , i think he has bulked up too much,as far as some clown said he was overrated i thought he earned that rating by claiming the title. all the best

[Mr Pringles]

yes

[Brute]

yes

Yes what, Greenbottle?

[ratter]

Green should give some of our good crop of current cruiserweight a chance give a bit back to Australian boxing. Mundine gave a few aussies a go can't say the same about green

[Adamj1987]

rematch

[dberry]

Thunder, why, with all due respect, do you start a thread on whether an Aussie fighter should retire or not as soon as they suffer a loss? it is tiresome for us and disrespectful to the fighter and his camp. Who are we to call for any professional fighter to retire? If you feel that way, then simply stop watching and/or supporting the fighter you wish would retire.

[Brute]

Green should give some of our good crop of current cruiserweight a chance give a bit back to Australian boxing. Mundine gave a few aussies a go can't say the same about green

What do you want Green to do? Fight blokes with less ability than himself?

[ratter]

Green should give some of our good crop of current cruiserweight a chance give a bit back to Australian boxing. Mundine gave a few aussies a go can't say the same about green

What do you want Green to do? Fight blokes with less ability than himself?

No i just think there are a few good aussie cruiserweights around who would put up a better fight then Roy Jones and if thecy don't get chance then when green goes the aussie cruiserweight division will suffer

[thunderfromdownunder]

Thunder, why, with all due respect, do you start a thread on whether an Aussie fighter should retire or not as soon as they suffer a loss? it is tiresome for us and disrespectful to the fighter and his camp. Who are we to call for any professional fighter to retire? If you feel that way, then simply stop watching and/or supporting the fighter you wish would retire.

dude its a boxing forum, were here to discuss things like this. I hardly think its disrespectful. The manner of the loss and Dannys age has meant that lots of people are askinq the same question. I dont do this everytime an aussie fighter losses (im guessing your talking about the katsidis thread a while ago to) its just that they both suffered nasty losses, well two in micks case and i just wanted everyones opinion on the matter

[dberry]

OK, fair enough, for my two cents worth, I think he still has some thing to offer, with the right opponents he will still make some entertaining fights. A Tarver rematch would be a bad idea from Danny's point of view however.

['Frilla]

Green should give some of our good crop of current cruiserweight a chance give a bit back to Australian boxing. Mundine gave a few aussies a go can't say the same about green

What do you want Green to do? Fight blokes with less ability than himself?

No i just think there are a few good aussie cruiserweights around who would put up a better fight then Roy Jones and if thecy don't get chance then when green goes the aussie cruiserweight division will suffer

I think we have a handful of pretty solid and talented young Cruiserweights, lining them up with Green at this point is a bad idea. Still i do want to see Green fight on at the level he has been fighting, and i agree with dberry, a rematch with Tarver is not the way to go.

[thunderfromdownunder]

yeah i still think he can make some noise. I wonder if he can make lhw? That might be an idea if he wont be draining to much. There is probably better fights for him there as well

[Trent]

He has lost four fights and they have all been to world champions. Cameron is not in Green's class. Have a look at Tarver's record and see what a hard opponent green was in against. What would you know?

I didn't say Cameron would win, just saying it would be a competitive fight at 90kg due to Cameron being the bigger man, and able to absorb punishment from bigger guys. I'd like to see this fight if Green does decides to fight on. Not trying to disrespect Green, but he has had loads of amateur fights and pro fights now. I just think fighters that fight past their prime years run the greater risk of brain damage. Now we don't want to see that with Green now do we? he is fighting 90kg guys now, not 76kg guys and these guys punch much harder!

Like a previous poster said, Green should give some of the Aussie cruisers a go, now that would be entertaining.

[dberry]

Now that's entertainment http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-H0uIH5HHQ&ob=av2e

[Brute]

He has lost four fights and they have all been to world champions. Cameron is not in Green's class. Have a look at Tarver's record and see what a hard opponent green was in against. What would you know?

I didn't say Cameron would win, just saying it would be a competitive fight at 90kg due to Cameron being the bigger man, and able to absorb punishment from bigger guys. I'd like to see this fight if Green does decides to fight on. Not trying to disrespect Green, but he has had loads of amateur fights and pro fights now. I just think fighters that fight past their prime years run the greater risk of brain damage. Now we don't want to see that with Green now do we? he is fighting 90kg guys now, not 76kg guys and these guys punch much harder!

Like a previous poster said, Green should give some of the Aussie cruisers a go, now that would be entertaining.

Like who? Cronje? With all due respect poor old Anton Nel went through him like a packet of Epsom salts through a super model. Meehan cleaned Nel up in his previous fight and he lost his next to Dlomo. I know Nel is a heavyweight but he is nowhere near world class. Cameron? Seriously, has he beaten anybody of substance?

[buster007]

cronje was rorted in the nel fight by all reports.

[patron]

going on cronje,s last fight i don,t think green has much to worry about,there is one glaring fault cronje,s trainer has to correct before he puts him in with a decent whacker, all the best

[buster007]

leapai landed king hits on him for the duration of the fight. he was buggered, but i'm still of the belief that he is not human after seeing that fight and him still on his feet.

[Brute]

cronje was rorted in the nel fight by all reports.

When is a first round KO a rort?

[Amateurone]

Would love to see Brad Pitt get a crack at him...

[oliverfennell]

i think he should fight on. Maybe fight Cameron then if he wins try for a rematch with tarver? Im sure tarver would give him one, there would be alot of money involved. Another option would be to go back to lhw. Last night there was no catchweight and i think it showed green is no true cruiser. Either way, as much as ive been critical of him lately i think Australian boxing still needs him. No one gives a shit about mundine anymore and geale still isnt well known enough to be the main draw. Opinions...

So Green's now proven as no true cruiser, after having lost to a guy who fought almost primarily at LHW, so the answer is to fight Cameron, who spent the majority of his career at heavyweight?

[oliverfennell]

I don't think Green should go out on such a bad loss.

Nobody wants to, but how many really do finish their careers on a win?

[oliverfennell]

NO - But he should get a new trainer. H was crap in the corner last night.

Since when did Danny become a counter puncher that sit back on the ropes?

To be fair, his corner were imploring him all night long to stop trying to counter-punch, but for whatever reason, Green either could not or didn't want to follow instructions.

[oliverfennell]

Despite going into the fight with two broken ribs - suffered during a sparring session - Green said the injury and his burst appendix scare back in January had "absolutely no impact" on the shock stoppage after nine rounds.

The West Australian was also unsure about retirement, rematches or what hit he may have taken financially after the event attracted roughly 7000 fans and 30,000 pay-per-views.

The above was reported in today's Telegraph.

Paragraph 1 is interesting as Danny was NOT fit (which Tarver mentioned after the fight) when entering the ring and explains his tentative display. Paragraph 2 indicates Green Prommotions may have taken a financial hit as getting Tarver to our shores proved costly to Danny in more ways than one.

Football teams cannot carry an injured passenger into a match, eventually get found out on the scoreboard. Going into a fight, carrying an injury, left Danny cruelly exposed along with the spectactors and pay-for-view audience who paid out big bucks to watch.

Interesting that the fight didn't do well commercially. It used to be that Green could fight Rack'em Willie and people would flock to it. I guess they were still feeling the sting of the Briggs fight and bought into the cynics who said Green was going after "old men". How ironic that this "old man" turned out to the best opponent Green had ever faced.