in the quarterfinals of the Olympic Trials that year. He did, however, in the finals of the Eastern Regionals, manage to beat perennial contender Woody Clark. In amateur competition Green also lost bouts to future world champions Greg Page and Tony Tubbs, though he did manage to beat Tubbs in the 1978 Sports Festival. Surprisingly, he also lost to future cruiserweight champion Alfonzo Ratliff in a 1980 New York−Chicago intercity matchup. Green trained at the United Block Association Gym in New York City. At that time he was employed as a security guard. Highlights 50th New York Golden Gloves, Madison Square Garden, New York City, March 19, 1976, Finals: Defeated Anthony Zampelli (Solar Sporting Club, NYC) by decision 51st New York Golden Gloves, Madison Square Garden, New York City, March 11, 1977, Finals: Defeated Guy Casale (Empire Sporting Club, NYC) RSC 1 () 35th Intercity Golden Gloves, Madison Square Garden, New York City, April 18, 1977: Defeated Calvin Cross (Woodlawn Boys Club, Chicago) KO 1 () U.S. National Championships, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, May 6, 1977, Semi-Finals: Lost to Greg Page by decision USA–USSR Heavy Duals, Hilton Pavilion, Las Vegas, Nevada, December 10, 1977: Defeated ? (Soviet Union) USSR−USA Duals, Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, March 31, 1978: Lost to Igor Vysotsky (Soviet Union) by decision National Sports Festival, Fort Carson, Colorado, July 27–29, 1978: Semi-Finals: Defeated Jerry Williams by decision Finals: Defeated Tony Tubbs (Santa Monica) by decision AAU Intercity Semi-Finals, Felt Forum, New York City, November 10, 1978: Defeated James Smith (Philadelphia) 53rd New York Golden Gloves, Madison Square Garden, New York City, February 23 – March 16, 1979: Preliminaries: Defeated Christopher Pinkston (unattached) by decision Finals: Defeated Ralph Fucci (Recreation's Lost Battalion Hall, NYC) KO 1 () 37th Intercity Golden Gloves, Madison Square Garden, New York City, April 23, 1979: Defeated William Hosea (Chicago) by decision AAU Intercity Boxing championships, Madison Square Garden, New York City, October 24, 1979: Defeated Terry Henderson (Atlanta) RSC 2 AAU Intercity Finals, Madison Square Garden, New York City, January 5, 1980: Defeated Mike Ganz (San Francisco) KO 1 54th New York Golden Gloves, Madison Square Garden, New York City, March 14, 1980, Finals: Defeated Merling Castellano (Bronx) 38th Intercity Golden Gloves, Chicago, Illinois, April 11, 1980: Lost to Alfonzo Ratliff (Chicago) by decision Olympic Trials, Atlanta, Georgia, June 16, 1980, Quarter-Finals: Lost to Marvis Frazier by unanimous decision, 0–5 In February 1979, Green was