Danny Green took on villain status for something that was beyond his control. Australia was in an uproar back in July after Green took out Paul Briggs in just 29 seconds. Briggs appeared to give zero effort and went down for the count after getting grazed on the head. Fans alleged the fix and the fight warranted a full-scale investigation. Briggs was eventually fined $75,000.
Green did his part today to erase the memories of that debacle by taking out American B.J. Flores. Green retained his IBO cruiserweight title via unanimous decision, 118-111, 118-110 and 117-112, at Challenge Stadium in Mt. Claremont, Western Australia.
"This one's for all of you," Green (31-3, 27 KOs) told the 5000-strong crowd after the fight. "Every person that's given me a pat on the back after the last affair I can't thank you enough. You don't know how much it means to me. I love all of you guys."
Before the fight, there was still plenty of doubt swirling around Green. Sports books actually limited betting options for the fight.
Flores, who also serves as an analyst on ESPN's boxing coverage, is a decent name but isn't very respected in the rankings.
He was only ranked by two-of-four major sanctioning bodies and FightNews.com didn't have Flores (24-1-1, KOs) in its top 16 at cruiserweight. Green is No. 3 on that list. Now it's time for the 37-year-old Aussie to take on some top notch competition.
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