Nader “Lionheart” Hamdan
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By Paul Upham: If former WBA light heavyweight boxing world champion Danny Green is serious about making a comeback, Sydney warrior Nader “Lionheart” Hamdan is ready to give him the fight he needs and the battle the fans want to see.
“Everyone knows I want the Green fight,” Hamdan. “He wants to come back and defeat Anthony Mundine. But the way I see it, if he can’t beat me, there is no point in him fighting Mundine. I know that I will be a good tough hard fight for him. I will give him a real test and I know it is a fight that the boxing fans will want to see.”
There has been much speculation as to the real reasons for Green’s shock retirement last year and subsequent comeback. 35 year-old Hamdan 41-6 (18) believes that the retirement was genuine at the time over Easter 2008.
“I think he did retire, but he did miss it,” he said.
While he lost a world title fight in a great battle against Anthony Mundine in February 2008, Hamdan still has aspirations to become world champion and he knows what a victory over Green would do for his career.
“Obviously, it would be a big opportunity for me,” he agreed. “I have talked to Danny about a fight. A win for me over him would put me in a position where I could get some even bigger fights. Instead of talking people talking about Mundine-Green 2, they can talk about Mundine-Hamdan 2. My last two fights have been standing ovation fights and everyone knows when I come to fight, I come to fight and put on a show for the people. Green’s style and my style will just go head to head and it will be great to watch.”
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Rumours out of Green Machine Promotions in Perth suggest that a date in the last two weeks of April has been targeted for Green’s comeback. Hamdan is ready to sign a contract now.
“Danny and I have sparred a lot of rounds over the years,” said Hamdan, “and I know how strong and how powerful he is. I know his strengths and I know his weaknesses. People saw what a great fight I gave Anthony Mundine and people will get nothing less if I fight Green. Mundine told the media that I gave him a tougher fight than both Green and Sam Soliman. That says something. You won’t see much boxing if me and Green get into the ring. It will be a fight. Two guys who fight with heart.”
Paul Upham
Content Editor
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