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The upcoming fight between Roy Jones Jr. and Australian star and fringe cruiserweight titlist Danny Green was tentatively scheduled for November 21 in Sydney, but BoxingScene.com has learned that discussions are shifting toward a Wednesday, December 2 date instead.
Australian promoters believe the fight will make more money on that date, as many big Australian fights are held mid-week. The more traditional American Saturday date in November won't really drive any American money, as this is likely to be another small Jones PPV at best.
Frankly, I welcome the idea, and would probably be more likely to buy the show if it were offered as a Wednesday night PPV here. November 21 has competition on American TV from Showtime's Super Six World Boxing Classic. Mikkel Kessler and Andre Ward square off that night. I love mid-week boxing, miss the hell out of Wednesday Night Fights (and even Tuesday Night Fights from when I was a kid), and would really dig a nice winter's eve, relaxing and watching Jones-Green, which I actually think is a somewhat interesting fight. Green's a tough dude and a win over Jones would be huge for him, and he's also not a shot bum so I couldn't keep doing that thing where even if in the back of my head I'm kind of impressed with Jones, I know up front it means very little. That's what happened with the Lacy fight.
Plus, if they all make more money this way, that's great for them. Australia has a very lively boxing scene with some great fans, and this fight should go over gangbusters down there.