Commonwealth Champion Dominic Vea can’t believe the Green v Briggs farce

Dominic Vea, the recently crowned Commonwealth Cruiserweight champion, is in disbelief at the contrast between what he went through to achieve his belt and what was served up as a ‘world title’ fight last night.

Vea, whose nose was broken by Danny Green in a sparring session leading up to his recent Commonwealth title fight, says “three weeks ago I continued fighting after my nose was re-broken in the first round. I fought for my life over 12 rounds to bring the Commonwealth Title to Australia – that is what boxing should be about, not what boxing fans saw last night.”

“Like Anthony Mundine, Danny is in a position to deliver Australian boxing from the sporting wilderness. Those in that position need to respect it.”

Vea believes it was a classic example of a fight that shouldn’t have happened. “The NSW Combat Sports Authority made the right decision. The WA commission has a lot to answer for.”

“I’ve been in the ring with Danny many times and there is good reason why he is so careful with the opponents he selects. There is a big difference between fighting old, unfit, guys who did their best work in lighter divisions, to fighting young, hungry fighters like me,” says Vea.

“One thing that Paul Briggs did illustrate is how much of a fine line there is between being a force and being irrelevant. Green, as the promoter and match-maker, has to share in some of the responsibility for the outcome. He is, after all, the one banking the proceeds.”