Allan Green takes on Ward, says “I just don’t see anyone who can beat me”
February 22nd, 2010
Picture: Howard Schatz – By William Mackay: The official announcement was made today that super middleweight contender Allan Green (29-1, 20 KO’s) will be stepping in for Jermain Taylor and fighting unbeaten Andre Ward (21-0, 13 KO’s) in the stage 2 of the Super Six tournament on April 17th, in Oakland, California. Green, 30, will be the new meat for Ward, and you almost have to feel sorry for him after seeing how easily Ward handled the number #1 fighter in the tourney, Mikkel Kessler in November.
However, something appears to be missing from Green’s overall game. He looked horrible in a 10 round decision loss to Edison Miranda in 2007, throwing few punches and spending a good portion of the time staring at his own shoes while fighting. Green looked scared of Miranda and didn’t do much beyond recording a flash knockdown of Miranda in the 8th. In the 10th round and final round, Miranda hurt Green and poured it on, dropping him twice before the round had ended. If there was an 11th round, it’s doubtful that Green would have made it to the end of it.
Green has mostly faced 2nd tier opposition since his loss to Miranda, the one exception being a lackluster 10 round decision over Tarvis Simms in October 2009. Green looked bad in that fight, missing over and over again all night long and just looking not with it. Based on that fight and the Miranda bout, which are pretty much the extent of Green’s experience against top tier opponents, he’s probably going to be badly outclassed by the younger Ward.
Green will have a chance, of course, to beat Ward if he can connect with one of his huge right hands. But its doubtful Green will be able to connect with anything big enough to worry the southpaw Ward. More than likely, Green will be worried about getting hit by Ward and will be fighting on the back foot all night long to avoid getting taken out.
In a press release sent today, Green says “I just don’t see anyone who can beat me. I’ve watched all the fighters over and over. I’ve studied all of them and know I can beat any of them.” That’s pretty bold talk for Green. However, I personally think there’s not a fighter Green can beat in the tournament.
Green will likely lose to Ward in their stage 2 Super Six bout, and in Green’s stage 3 bout, he’s matched up against Mikkel Kessler. Depending on how well Kessler performs against his next opponent Carl Froch, Green could end up taking another loss against Kessler and thus ending his chances of moving to the next semi final round of the Super Six tourney. Green has the bad luck of inheriting Taylor’s place in the tournament, meaning that he’s starting off with zero points in the tournament and is training Froch, Ward and Abraham.
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Ward is orthodox, not southpaw. He easily shows the most skills, reflexes, and ring smarts in the tournament. Aside from the lead head-butting, he looks to be on the verge of becoming a complete boxer.
North or South
Get out of america
Boxing politics are at it again!A tourney thats suppost to determine who the best supermiddleweight is and they get Green instead of Bute?!Is Bute NOT a world title holder?
How can a tournament thats suppost to determine who the best is be considered legit if the best fighters in the division are not in it?
This is the reason why so many people have stopped watching boxing!!!
another overhyped american boxer
well all i have to say is that if ward’s people are talking like you guys, he’s going to have his rear end handed to him
All these people saying Ward is a dirty fighter, do they also acknowledge that hes a very good fighter. ? Cuz they should.
its boxing, nothing wrong with a bit of rough stuff.
How off of one fight is Ward classified as a dirty fighter, because Kessler who everyone picked to win the tournament looked terrible in the fight all of a sudden he’s dirty. Fact is Kessler never made the adjustments and timed Ward when he came into clinch. Look at Cotto in his prime when everyone thought he was the man to beat in welterweight division he seldom let people clinch him and would push them off or punish them to the body when they attempted to come inside
Ward is a very dirty fighter, but he is just sneaky when he does it. I felt that he head-butted the hell out of Kessler, but thats just my opinion….
Allen Green needs to shut his face, Miranda beat em and he is not even that good (miranda). Ward is way better than Miranda, although he is a dirty fighter. anyway ward will beat this cry-baby down!!!!!
Ward isn’t a dirty fighter, everyone knows Kessler is a rhythm fighter Ward never gave Kessler the chance to find his rhythm he frustrated him all night. I have Ward beating Green but it’sll be more competitive for as long as it lasts, provided Green doesn’t start running.
Green was beaten by Miranda – a guy who has been beaten twice by Abraham and once by Ward. And Abraham KO’d him second time around. Green is just talking himself up, which is fine, but he has a lot to prove.
ward should be investigated for use of P-E-D’s. he’s now working with that same balco guy shane mosley was caught up with. ward might be dirty.
as for the fight, i think green is a viable underdog here. finally, an american in the tournament with legit k.o. power. -green’s k.o. of codrington is an all-time classic. he gets into the tournament just for that in my book. he stacked that guy like a deck chair. plus, green recently lost like 80% of his colon! talk about tough!
Who said Kessler was # 1 ??? IMO Arthur Abraham is # 1 , but i do agree with you on “However, I personally think there’s not a fighter Green can beat in the tournament.”
Only Greg L. can say good things about Green. Then again he’s paid to “promote” the guy.
I think Bute is waiting to fight the winner or perhaps someone who doesn’t make the semi’s. He has to really as there is no other decent super middleweight about.
This will actually be alot closer than the Ward/Kessler fight. Green is being under estimated and maybe wont win but will put up a good fight.
Were is Bute in all this??? Shouldnt he be in this tourney??
good thing taylor already fought abraham for green cause green would have lost his bowels on that one.