By Dan Ambrose: Super middleweight contender Allan Green (29-2, 20 KO’s) has a lot more at stake than just winning or losing a Super Six tournament fight on November 6th in his fight against 41-year-old Glen Johnson (50-14-2, 34 KO’s), Green could be fighting for his career in that bout.

Green was badly beaten by WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward in his last fight in June, losing the bout by a lopsided 12 round unanimous decision.

Green looked beyond bad in that fight. He looked like he had no boxing skills or even the sense enough to get off the ropes, which is where Ward had Green trapped for much of the one-sided 12 round fight.

It was the worst possible time for Green to look bad with millions of viewers watching the fight at home on Showtime. It wouldn’t have been so bad if the fight hadn’t been in the Super Six tournament and had received so much attention.

Now Green has his back against the wall against the aging Johnson, and if he gets beaten by him in this fight, it’s going to do a number on Green’s rankings in the super middleweight division. It’s hard to see Green fighting his way into a title shot in the future.

Green is 31 as it is, and he would need time or luck to get a shot at one of the champions. Green said he was weight drained in the Ward fight, and thinks he may need to move up to the light heavyweight division in the future to compete.

If that’s the case, then Green is going to have to really pick up his game in a big way because most of the Super Six tournament fighters intend on moving up to light heavyweight as well.

As such, it won’t get any easier for Green just because he moves up in weight. He needs to win right now against Johnson and try to finish the Super Six tournament leaving a favorable impression.