Danny Green - Green V Mundine

Green V Mundine

Green long had a rivalry with Australian Super Middleweight boxer Anthony Mundine, a son of former champion Tony Mundine. Both boxers found themselves at a low and the negotiations commenced.

Green was forced to make concessions for the Green v Mundine showdown. A qualifying fight was assigned for each man. The bouts were on the same card in Perth on December 11, 2006, and it was considered a double main event.

Green defeated Mexican "Kirino Garcia" in a match that went the full ten rounds. All three judges scored it to Green at 100-90. Green changed clothes and returned to watch Mundine battle New Zealander Rico Chong Nee.

Mundine entered to boos, catcalls and abuse. He stopped Nee in the third round, then threatened Green from the ropes. Mundine left the arena in a hail of plastic cups and bottles.

Green and Mundine fought in Sydney on 17 May 2006. From the start of the fight Green was unable to connect due to Mundine's movement and speed. As Green seemingly became more frustrated Mundine's defence and fast hands took charge, Green seemed to look for a chance at a ko over trying to score points. Throughout the fight Mundine was more relaxed, which seemed to frustrate Green. the compubox punch stats at the time revealed, that By the 6th round Mundine's was edging ahead of Green, Mundines confidence was in full swing and he had taken total control of the bout. It was clear within the minute's break between rounds 6 and 7 that Green would need to land a KO blow if he were to win. Mundine started round 7 fast and landed a solid unanswered right hook on Green's jaw, From that point onward Green began to look significantly outclassed against Mundine. After all the years that Danny Green and Mundine had publicly taunted each other and after the massive pre-fight build up lasting years, The fight went the full 12 rounds, with Mundine winning by a unanimous decision: 118-113, 116-113 and 118-111.

The following day, Green announced the rivalry between Mundine and himself was over. He said he respects Mundine as a fighter, but he would seek a rematch to prove he had an off night. He has since made many attempts to lure Mundine to a re-match at his current weight. after Greens win against Roy Jone's Jr, Mundine tried to enter the after fight party and taunted Green, Mundine was thrown out, and Green again set his sights back on Mundine, He even went as far to offer a percentage of the fight's revenue to an aboriginal charity that Mundine supports. Mundine publicly refused to rematch green and didn't take the offer. Green's response was bitter and called Mundine "a coward" saying "he saw how I beat Roy and he is scared". Green then fought Manny Siaca (who beat Mundine) after not being able to get a rematch with mundine, Green won the bout with Siaca by a 3rd round KO, making note of how easily he beat Siaca when Mundine had failed. since then Danny Green has stated he is no longer interested in Mundine and that he has given up trying to tempt him into a rematch. Neither fighter seems to mention each other, with out being asked by media but despite that many Australian boxing fans keep calling for the rematch to happen