Things heating up in the super middleweight division
Australian Danny Green had his butt handed to him by Anthony Mundine on May 17, but the 33-year-old super middleweight will not step away from the game.
He intends to fight on, the Age reports, and will likely attempt a career uptick in late September.
Green (21-3) will launch his comeback against Jason DeLisle, perhaps on the weekend of September 23-24.
Green stopped DeLisle in the fifth round three years ago.
“I believe this time I will beat him,” Green said. “Beating him will give me a great opportunity to again fight for a world title. Since we last fought, I’ve improved considerably.”
Green hasn’t…
Interestingly, before their May 17 contest Mundine and Green had agreed to a rematch. But after the thorough whupping Mundine put on Green, that concept of a rematch became uninteresting to all parties.
Mundine’s manager, Khoder Nasser, said to the Age yesterday there were no plans for a rematch at this stage.
In other super middle news, WBA champion, Denmark’s Mikkel Kessler (37-0), and the WBC titlist, German Markus Beyer (34-2-1), are getting it on October 14.
Both sanctioning bodies have promised Mundine (26-3) a shot at the winner.
The two best known super middles, Joe Calzaghe and Jeff Lacy, haven’t secured their next step. Calzaghe’s hand woes have set him back, while Lacy and Antonio Tarver weren’t able to come to terms.
This is exactly what the sport needs. All the alphabet title holders unifying and the contenders fighting each other. Heavyweights should get a clue.
I agree with G-Pal. The super middleweight division is extremely deep, with the majority of the champs fighting in abroad. With that being said, kudos to the Supers for having the cajones to get in the ring with each other. The tournament should be as follows:
Kessler vs Beyer
Lacy vs Allan Green
Calzaghe vs Mundine
Andrade vs Bute
Hopefully these fights can be televised in the US.