Green denies Jones' bid for ninth crown
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December 3, 2009, Thursday
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AUSTRALIAN Danny Green stopped Roy Jones Jr in the first round of their IBO world cruiserweight title fight in Sydney yesterday, preventing the 40-year-old American from claiming his ninth title across five weight classes.
The 36-year-old Green retained his belt and improved to 28-3 with a technical knockout at Acer Arena. It was Jones' first professional fight outside America in his 20-year career.
It was only Jones' sixth loss since 1989, along with 54 wins, 40 by knockout.
Green hit Jones with a right hand to the head after one minute. Green moved in to apply more pressure, and after a series of blows, English referee Howard Foster stopped the bout after just 122 seconds.
Jones offered no excuses for a defeat which could signal the end of his career. "We don't make excuses, it was a great performance by Danny," he said.
Green was almost apologetic for handing such a defeat to one of his boxing role models.
"He's one of the greatest fighters of all time and the opportunity to fight him in Australia, thanks Roy Jones Jr," Green told the crowd.
"I almost feel bad doing that, that almost most hurt me to do that to someone whom I aspire to look up to as a professional fighter inside and outside the ring. He's a bloody legend."
After a near one-hour delay following an undercard bout, Jones entered the arena to mild applause. But Green, with the Australian band Men at Work's song "Down Under" playing, entered the ring to rapturous applause moments later.
"I didn't surprise myself," said Green.
Green won the IBO cruiserweight title in Biloxi, Mississippi, in August with victory over Argentina's Julio Cesar Dominguez on the undercard to Jones' NABO light heavyweight championship win over Jeff Lacy.
Jones had been stopped just twice in his career, by Antonio Tarver and Glen Johnson, but Green warned ahead of the fight that he could end the Sydney fight early.
The 36-year-old Green retained his belt and improved to 28-3 with a technical knockout at Acer Arena. It was Jones' first professional fight outside America in his 20-year career.
It was only Jones' sixth loss since 1989, along with 54 wins, 40 by knockout.
Green hit Jones with a right hand to the head after one minute. Green moved in to apply more pressure, and after a series of blows, English referee Howard Foster stopped the bout after just 122 seconds.
Jones offered no excuses for a defeat which could signal the end of his career. "We don't make excuses, it was a great performance by Danny," he said.
Green was almost apologetic for handing such a defeat to one of his boxing role models.
"He's one of the greatest fighters of all time and the opportunity to fight him in Australia, thanks Roy Jones Jr," Green told the crowd.
"I almost feel bad doing that, that almost most hurt me to do that to someone whom I aspire to look up to as a professional fighter inside and outside the ring. He's a bloody legend."
After a near one-hour delay following an undercard bout, Jones entered the arena to mild applause. But Green, with the Australian band Men at Work's song "Down Under" playing, entered the ring to rapturous applause moments later.
"I didn't surprise myself," said Green.
Green won the IBO cruiserweight title in Biloxi, Mississippi, in August with victory over Argentina's Julio Cesar Dominguez on the undercard to Jones' NABO light heavyweight championship win over Jeff Lacy.
Jones had been stopped just twice in his career, by Antonio Tarver and Glen Johnson, but Green warned ahead of the fight that he could end the Sydney fight early.
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