On November 3, 1981, a 28-year-old Dave Boy Green (37-3, 29 KOs) and Reggie Ford met in the ring.
Green came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 1 day.
Dave Boy Green lost to Reggie Ford via RTD in the 5th round, and adds an loss to his record at 37-4.
On March 31, 1980, a 26-year-old Dave Boy Green (33-2, 26 KOs) got a shot at the welterweight WBC and The Ring title held by 23-year-old American boxer Sugar Ray Leonard (26-0, 17 KOs).
Green came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 74% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 27 days. Leonard was on a 26-fight win streak with a 65% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 1 day.
Sugar Ray Leonard stopped Dave Boy Green via KO in the 4th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBC and The Ring welterweight titles. Leonard improves his record to 27-0 (18 KOs), while Green adds a loss to his record at 33-3.
On May 14, 1979, a 25-year-old Dave Boy Green (31-1, 25 KOs) and Jørgen Hansen met in the ring in a welterweight bout.
Green came in to the fight on a 7-fight win streak with a 78% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of -1 months and -12 days.
Dave Boy Green lost to Jørgen Hansen via KO in the 3rd round, and adds an loss to his record at 31-2.
On June 14, 1977, a 24-year-old Dave Boy Green (24-0, 19 KOs) got a shot at the welterweight WBC and The Ring title held by 27-year-old Mexican boxer Carlos Palomino (21-1-3, 11 KOs).
Green came in to the fight on a 24-fight win streak with a 79% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 16 days. Palomino was on a 4-fight win streak with a 44% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 24 days.
Carlos Palomino stopped Dave Boy Green via KO in the 11th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBC and The Ring welterweight titles. Palomino improves his record to 22-1-3 (12 KOs), while Green adds a loss to his record at 24-1.