Danny Green furious at Channel 7 ‘terrorist’ blunder

The 43-year-old was caught in a heated exchange with long-time rival Anthony Mundine at a press conference held to promote their highly-anticipated rematch in Adelaide.

It was all going as expected until Channel Seven made a huge blunder in interpreting Green’s trash-talking to Mundine, who is a Muslim, in their wrap-up of the event.

“Some very frustrating things were written as a subtitle — there was a huge mistake in their voice recognition,” he said in a video on his Facebook page.
“He was saying some things and I was saying some things — he said all this stuff and I said ‘yeah no worries, you’re scaring me — I’m terrified’. Unfortunately Channel Seven reported that I said to Choc: ‘you’re a terrorist’.

“It’s something I’m really unhappy about. I contacted the heads of the Seven Network and they immediately took action and rectified it.

“I’m really upset about it. I have a lot of mates in the Muslim community (and) I spoke to a couple of them today and they were very surprised.

“They never thought I’d say something like that — which I completely didn’t, and would never. “I’m not like that, I’ve not been raised that way. My eyes are well and truly wide open to the world.”

The Seven Network aired an apology to Green in Thursday night’s bulletin.

The long-awaited rematch between the two is already under fire from boxing legend Jeff Fenech.
Fenech said Anthony Mundine could face serious health issues if he steps into the ring with the bigger man in February next year.

“If Danny Green hits him with a very clean punch, Anthony could face a serious health problem,” Fenech told Sky Sports Radio on Wednesday, a day after the fight was announced.

“I believe that the fight shouldn’t be allowed to go ahead. Forget the money.”

The 41-year-old Mundine will fight Green at 83kg — up from the 76.2kg super middleweight limit at their previous meeting in 2006, won by Mundine in a unanimous points decision.

Fenech, a three-time world champion, believes the contest will be a massive mismatch and Mundine can consider himself a 100-1 underdog.

“As a spectacle, I think it’s going to be terrible,” Fenech said.

“He’s been knocked down six or eight times in his last three times against guys who weigh 65-67kg, 70kg.

“Danny Green is going to weigh 90 on the night — it shouldn’t be allowed.”

Mundine on Wednesday played down the chances of succumbing to a heavy knockout defeat.

“He’s got the power. He’s probably going to be 10 kilograms heavier than me. But speed beats power,” Mundine told SEN radio. “If he’s hitting air, I got nothing to worry about.”

— with AAP

Originally published as Green furious at Seven ‘terrorist’ blunder