 On 1 June 1976, Green entered the ring in a tiger-skin dressing-gown to win the British light-welterweight title against Joey Singleton with powerful hooks to the head and body.Though receiving stinging jabs all the while, Singleton was the better boxer, but Green's power began to show.The crowd wanted Green to deliver his "muck spreader" punch, but his boxing lead to a retirement in the sixth round.