Danny Green v James Crawford.
" Green" out guns" Crawford, in the wild west"

Danny Green made a successful return to the ring last night in his hometown of Perth, Western Australia. Green [ 22- 20- 2 - 19kos] fought at light heavyweight, for his first fight since being out boxed by the German WBC super middleweight champion, Marcus Beyer, earlier in the year.
Greens opponent was the American, James Crawford. [ 55- 40- 10- 2- 17KOS ] Crawford was experienced and had been in the ring with some big name fighters in recent years. Guys like Eric Lucas, Scott Pemberton, Rudy Markussen, Sven Ottke, and Jeff Lacy. Sounds good. Well not really. He was knocked out by all of them, bar Eric Lucas who outboxed him for twelve rounds.
Crawford is one of those fighters that travel the world, boxing anywhere, anytime, anyone, and through their career, never get any better. Since turning pro, it was his toughness that served him so well in his fights, not his skills as a fighter.
Last night in Perth, Danny Green was, too schooled, too fast, a boxer for him, and the 36 year old's toughness deserted him.
Green said he would try to pull back on the aggression and box the American. Me , i didnt see that. Just as Crawfords qualities as a fighter was his toughness, Greens qualities are of pure aggression.
Last night Danny Green showed a tremendously fast and accurate jab which he seemed to land at will against the slow and limited Crawford. Add Greens left hooks to Crawfords body and head and you had a out gunned, veteran fighter who should now throw away his boxing passport. [ but he wont] Danny Green made a successful return to the ring, but why fight at light heavy?
There is a list of names out there for Green at super middleweight.

Whats next for The Green Machine"?

Danny Green has said he wants to continue fighting for the WBC super middleweight title. To get to within reach of a third match with the champion Marcus Beyer, he must challenge the American, Scott Pemberton for the No 1 contender position that Pemberton has in his pocket. Pemberton blasted out Crawford in three rounds and while Green took five rounds to stop Crawford, a fight between these two warriors would be a good match up.
Green might have to wait on that one !.

Another fight worth waiting for, would be Green v Mundine. This Australian domestic superfight fight has been talked about more than enough, and with both boxers earning the kind of money, that Aussie boxers can only dream about, its time to get it on. At 32, and the way he fights in the ring, Danny Green dosen't have too many more chances at World championship fights, and this fight with Anthony "The Man" Mundine would once and for all, satisfy the Australian fight fans, and maybe even "The Green Machine's" bank manager.