by James Slater – Australian hard man Danny Green made a huge name for himself just less than a fortnight ago, when he sensationally TKO’d living legend Roy Jones Junior inside a single round. And now the 36-year-old is looking towards his next fight. It’s been well documented since the Jones fight how another legend, in Bernard Hopkins, is interested in facing Green next year. And Green, too, very much wants this fight..
Despite the quite astonishing way in which Hopkins has said he’d still like to continue on with plan-A, and face Jones in a long awaited rematch next March, it’s clear to all that Green’s stunning upset over R.J ruined that fight. Green Vs. Hopkins makes perfect sense. However, according to a most interesting interview Green’s trainer Angelo Hyder gave with Boxing News on line recently, there is something of a possibility that Green could face none other than heavyweight legend Evander Holyfield in the near future.
Though many fans will no doubt groan loudly when reading how Green’s coach is interested in this fight for his man, in boxing crazy things do happen and maybe Green will actually move up to heavyweight and face “The Real Deal.”
“Forget his age,” Ryder told Boxing News about Holyfield. “It is less than a year since he fought 12 rounds with Nikolai Valuev and nearly won. Holyfield is a huge name and it would be a great fight; everyone would want to see it.”
It’s true that Holyfield is a huge name, but would a fight between the 47-year-old and the 36-year-old really be a great fight? And would it be one that everyone would want to see? Most fans seem to wish the former four-time heavyweight king would just retire, yet he is soldiering on; facing another veteran in Frans Botha early next year. If he wins, it could possibly be Green next. So far, though, no comments about this prospective fight have been made by Holyfield himself. It’s Green’s camp only who have expressed interest in the match-up, so we don’t know if Holyfield, who has a dream of becoming world heavyweight ruler once again, is at all interested in a fight with the cruiserweight belt holder (IBO).
Green is really hoping to land the Hopkins fight, however, as he made clear in the Boxing News interview. This fight is “not about money,” Green said. Convinced he can beat Hopkins, Green says he would then love a “dream fight” with the retired Joe Calzaghe!
“I’d love to fight Joe Calzaghe,” he said. “I don’t want to disrespect his retirement, but he is an awesome fighter and it would be a pleasure to fight in Wales.”
To my mind, though both fights are long shots, A Green-Calzaghe clash is even more unlikely than a Green-Holyfield encounter. Let’s hope both sides see sense and get the genuinely intriguing Green Vs. Hopkins bout made.