{"id":16613,"date":"2011-10-03T20:59:04","date_gmt":"2011-10-04T00:59:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=16613"},"modified":"2011-10-03T20:59:04","modified_gmt":"2011-10-04T00:59:04","slug":"mean-joe-greene-returns-boxing-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=16613","title":{"rendered":"Mean Joe Greene RETURNS: BOXING NEWS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=16613\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2487\" style=\"margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;\" title=\"boxingringheader\" src=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/boxingringheader1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"169\" \/><\/a>Junior middleweight contender &#8220;Mean&#8221; Joe Greene (23-1, 15 KOs) returned to action on Saturday by scoring a TKO 6 over durable veteran William &#8220;Pete&#8221; Johnson.<\/p>\n<p>Fighting at the Grand Ballroom at Fitzgerald&#8217;s Hotel &amp; Casino in Tunica, Mississippi, Greene showed no rust from his time off, throwing over 100 punches per round and finally getting the TKO at 2:16.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>It was the perfect tune-up for Greene who was making his first appearance since suffering his first loss in June 2010, a unanimous decision against Vanes Martirosyan.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Joe looked sensational tonight and showed no ring rust whatsoever. He was in terrific shape and looked as sharp as ever against a tough guy who was determined to make the final bell,&#8221; said Greene&#8217;s promoter, Greg Cohen of Greg Cohen Promotions. &#8220;We couldn&#8217;t be happier with his performance. Clearly, he&#8217;s got his focus back and is once again an extremely dangerous threat to any other junior middleweight in the world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Cohen says the 25-year-old southpaw will head back to the gym immediately to continue training.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Joe is hungry again and you just can&#8217;t keep him out of the gym. He&#8217;s ready to show the world what he&#8217;s truly made of. We&#8217;ll sit down with him and his people and decide if another tune-up fight is needed or if we&#8217;ll just start talking to some of the other top contenders and champions in the division about getting in the ring with him. 2012 is going to be a great year for Joe, but not so much for his opponents.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Family-Secret-Forris-Day-Jr\/dp\/B004GLZ4YG\/ref=sr_1_1?s=dvd&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1309134704&amp;sr=1-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;\" title=\"family secret ad pic\" src=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/family-secret-ad-pic.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"143\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.authorhouse.com\/BookStore\/BookDetail.aspx?Book=232300\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;\" title=\"boxing interviews ad bio\" src=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/boxing-interviews-ad-bio1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"143\" \/><\/a><a href=\" http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/RingsideReport1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;\" title=\"family secret ad pic\" src=\" http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/twitter-ad-link.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"143\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?page_id=1371\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;\" title=\"advertise header2\" src=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/advertise-header2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"143\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Junior middleweight contender &#8220;Mean&#8221; Joe Greene (23-1, 15 KOs) returned to action on Saturday by scoring a TKO 6 over durable veteran William &#8220;Pete&#8221; Johnson. 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