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Daniel "Danny" Green (born 9 March 1973) is an Australian professional boxer. Nicknamed "The Green Machine",〔 he is a former WBC super middleweight champion, WBA light heavyweight champion and a two-time IBO cruiserweight champion.〔〔 Green holds notable victories over former world champions Eric Lucas, Stipe Drews, Roy Jones, Jr., and Manny Siaca. == Amateur boxing career and the Olympics == As a teenager Green had tried martial arts and kickboxing, and had his first amateur boxing bout at the age of twenty.〔 Green was awarded a scholarship to the Australian Institute of Sport in 1998,〔 and won a bronze medal at the Liverpool International Boxing Tournament in the same year.〔 He was selected for the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, however he broke his hand and was unable to vie for medals.〔 At the 2000 Australian National titles in Broadbeach, Green lost a "furious contest" against Jason DeLisle (a boxer he would go on to beat twice in his professional career).〔 In the final Olympic trial in Canberra, DeLisle was eliminated by a Tongan fighter, and Green "tore through the field" to qualify for the boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics.〔 Green fought in the division at the Olympic Games,〔 and beat the Brazilian Laudelino Barros with a "referee stopped contest" decision in the fourth round of his first bout.〔〔 In his second bout, Green was defeated by the Russian Alexander Lebziak – also by a "referee stopped contest" decision in the fourth round.〔 Green broke his hand fighting Lebziak〔 (who went on to claim the gold medal in the event).〔 In 2010 Green described Lebziak as his toughest opponent, stating "he was a Russian general in the military, nicknamed 'The Animal' and he had a head impervious to punishment."〔 "Green finished his amateur career with a record of 35 – 8 (21) and a 16 – 6 international record." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Danny Green (boxer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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