32 Facts About Mitch Green

Mitch Green was born on January 13,1957 and is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1980 to 2005.

Mitch Green is best known for having gone the distance with Mike Tyson in 1986, who was undefeated at the time.

Two years later, in 1988, Green ended up fighting Tyson again in a notorious street brawl.

Mitch Green grew up in the Bronx on 175th St between Anthony and Clay Aves.

The bullet passed through his right wrist, but the slug missed arteries, bones and nerves and Mitch Green was fighting again a few weeks later.

Mitch Green attended DeWitt Clinton High School while employed as a security guard.

Mitch Green won the 1976 Sub-Novice Heavyweight Championship and the 1977,1979 and 1980 Heavyweight Open Championships.

In 1979 Mitch Green defeated Ralph Fucci for the Championship and in 1980 Mitch Green defeated Merlin Castellanos for the title.

Mitch Green suffered a decisive cut loss in the 1978 tournament, preventing him from winning a fifth Golden Gloves title.

Mitch lost against Russian boxing great Igor Vysotsky in a 1978 matchup, and was considered a prospect for the 1980 Olympic Games, but the US boycotted the event, and Green lost to Marvis Frazier in the quarterfinals of the Olympic Trials that year.

Mitch Green did in the finals of the Eastern Regionals, manage to beat perennial contender Woody Clark.

Mitch Green trained at the United Block Association Gym in New York City.

Mitch Green has quit his job to spend full time preparing for the 1980 Olympics.

Mitch Green turned pro in 1980, signing a contract with the rock promoter Shelly Finkel, whom he met at the 1979 New York Golden Gloves.

Mitch Green left Finkel after a year as a pro after a disagreement over payoffs.

Mitch Green was managed by Carl King, son of Don King, who was Green's promoter.

Mitch Green was undefeated in his first sixteen bouts, which included a 1983 points win over the rugged Floyd "Jumbo" Cummings, and a draw with trial horse Robert Evans.

Mitch Green's first loss was a twelve-round decision to future WBC champ Trevor Berbick in a bid for the United States Boxing Association title on August 10,1985.

In March 1985, Mitch Green violently interrupted a pre-fight press conference of the Larry Holmes vs David Bey championship fight, claiming that he was a better contender than Bey, and seeking for a clash with Don King's people.

Mitch Green was scheduled to fight James Broad for the NABF title in 1985, but dropped out of the fight for money reasons.

Mitch Green threatened to pull out of the contest, finally settling for being released from his managerial contract with King's stepson Carl in return for his short purse.

Mitch Green put up a stubborn showing during the fight, despite losing his mouthpiece during the third round, along with "a bridge with a couple of teeth in", as mentioned by HBO sports commentator Barry Tompkins, at the very beginning of the fourth round.

Mitch Green refused to box for many years and was in frequent trouble with the law.

Mitch Green finally returned to the ring in February 1993, then aged 36, against journeyman Bruce Johnson.

Mitch Green was considered as a participant for the first Ultimate Fighting Championship tournament.

Mitch Green won the World Boxing Empire super heavyweight title with a twelve-round decision over Danny Wofford on March 9,2002.

Mitch Green's last fight was a fourth-round knockout of Billy Mitchem on August 2,2005.

Mitch Green was known for an incident that began in the early hours of August 23,1988, in Harlem.

Mitch Green had heard that Tyson was in the area and found him, demanding a rematch.

Mitch Green allegedly threw a punch and Tyson responded with a punch of his own, closing Mitch Green's eye and requiring stitches to his nose.

Mitch Green was involved in street gangs during his youth, and became a gang leader with the New York City based Black Spades.

Mitch Green was inducted into the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame on March 23,2025.