DISRESPECTED “ROAD WARRIOR” HUMILIATES GREEN
New York, NY– On Saturday night Glen “The Road Warrior” Johnson (51-14-2) made a statement, joining Showtime’s Super Six (Five) Tournament and winning by 8th round knock over an overmatched Allan Green (29-3 20 KOs). Both Johnson and Green are replacements in the restructured tournament but it’s Johnson who looks determined to put himself in contention for a real shot at winning. Johnson may not be an obvious favorite but he certainly has what it takes to make the tournament a bit more interesting considering the remaining talent.
X FACTOR JOHNSON LEAVES FOES SHAKEN & STIRRED!
Although Green now looks as shot as a small glass filled with tequila, this was his first loss by stoppage and he had no excuses. Johnson also had to return to a division he has not competed in since the year 2000 and it didn’t really look like the weight loss bothered him much. Glen also has never been down in his career and has only one knockout (TKO) loss on his record (Bernard Hopkins in the 90’s). At 41 he still appears to have the goods to give a real challenge to any of the remaining fighters in the tournament. Johnson has shown that he can still be effective at 168 pounds, so his remaining four opponents might have a serious ‘x-factor’ to consider now that he’s a player.
HOW THE TOURNEY PLAYERS ARE PLAYING NOW?
In beating Green, Johnson picked up three points, and along with World champion Andre Ward is undefeated in the tournament. Ward leads with a total of six points and Arthur Abraham is tied with Johnson, also with three points. Carl Froch has two points and Allan Green has yet to score. Ward’s next fight will be outside of the tournament, so in theory this gives Johnson a chance to catch up, particularly if he wins his next match.
STYLE OF JOHNSON ONE TO CREATE UPSETS?
Johnson is a solid pressure fighter and has shown the ability to not only compete with the best in the world but also defeat them. His KO of Roy Jones, controversial loss to Chad Dawson (the first time) and win against Antonio Tarver all happened at the championship level. Johnson has had his fair share of shafts in decision losses and certainly shouldn’t be counted out as just another body taking the place of fallen combatants. Although, I don’t see Johnson defeating Ward (especially in Oakland), it will be interesting to see how he matches up with him, Abraham and Froch. I expect some great competition and wouldn’t be surprised if he was able to beat at least one of those men going forward. Johnson has a great chin and plenty of pressure, which should add something to make up for the recent departures of Andre Dirrell and Mikkel Kessler. And it wouldn’t be a surprise if he changed the course of the tournament altogether.
Jarrad Woods