Yeah right, the chicken that put Danny Green himself in his place. Mundine is the best Australian fighter ever, period. You can include Fennech in that list.
People don't like him because of his mouth. Sure he's got a big ego, but he's got the goods to back it.
I've met Choc personally and seen a side of him you guys wouldn't know. I watched him visit a dying girl who was the daughter of a friend of mine in hospital several times a week. The media circus would turn up occassionally and want to milk the situation but I remember him asking the girl on one occassion if she wanted the media around and she told him to tell them to f*ck off. So he turned to them and said, you heard the girl, f*ck off. He'd then spend an hour or two just sitting with her and talking about nothing and basically making her feel better. Don't just believe the media invented face of Anthony Mundine. He really is the man behind the mask. He's also got an amazing sense of humour and positive attitude in person. What he lacks in humility he more than makes up for in other regards.
Be careful not to judge what you don't know.
I hope I'm wrong, but I'm always concerned the dislike of Anthony Mundine is actually closet racism excused as disliking arrogance. Again, I hope I'm wrong and that the Australian people are bigger than that. He's a national hero.
Cheers,
Mike
Pfft, Mudine is a arrogant *******To right Mike well said, People judge and hate people they don't even really know.
SMH said:Nasser says it was during one of Mundine's darkest hours that he fell in love with his job. It was 2001 and Mundine had been a professional fighter for less than two years and was hungry for a world title. He managed to get a bout against the champion German fighter Sven Ottke, who was undefeated as a professional and was making his 10th straight world title defence. Nasser had advised Mundine against the fight on two grounds. First, he thought it was too early in his career and, second, he thought the business deal was a dud.
But, of course, Nasser and Tony were there, ringside in Germany as Anthony fought for a world title in only his 10th fight. For the first 10 rounds, according to the Associated Press report, Mundine was making Ottke, “the man that respected US veteran trainer Don Turner called 'the most brilliant technical boxer in the world', look like a second-rate journeyman”.
Anthony was fighting the fight of his life. “I turned around to Tony and said, 'He'd better go for it. There are two more rounds. We can win this.' When he turned around, though, Anthony was on the canvas, knocked out cold. He looked dead. “I jumped into the ring, terrified.”
It took an age for Mundine to come to. “They wanted to take him out on a stretcher, but he refused and he hobbled to the dressing room. That's when all the talking began that his career was over – the media, everyone, even elements in the camp. I heard that back in the St George League's Club, people were dancing on the tables.
SMH said:“Mundine has the potential to be known as one of the world's great fighters,” says the AAP boxing writer Adrian Warren, “but he needs to fight some of the world's really great fighters to do that.” He adds that Nasser has managed Mundine for “maximum return for minimum risk”.
Mundine admits that he is often in conflict with his manager over the quality of his opponents.
“There are certain fights that I want that he can't get,” he says. “I want to rush, whereas he wants to build to a climax. I am ready now.”
Nasser bristles at these criticisms and says it's very difficult for an Australian boxer to secure big fights because there isn't the interest, internationally, in the television rights. “Anthony sometimes doesn't understand that there has to be a build-up. Roger Federer doesn't play a Wimbledon final every week and not every fight can be for a world title.”
SMH said:Mundine is now Australia's most financially successful boxer ever and, having won three world titles and reached the pinnacle in both rugby league and boxing, can justifiably lay claim to being one of our great sportsmen. And yet, because of his outspoken views on racism, his conversion to Islam, his often-stated belief in his own greatness and comments such as, “It's not about terrorism, it's about fighting for God's laws and Americans brought it upon themselves for what they've done” (in the weeks after September 11), he's disliked intensely by a large percentage of the sporting public and sections of the media, particularly News Ltd, which owns the game he scorned.
SMH said:“Money's only paper,” Tony tells me. “It comes and it goes.” I ask him how many relatives he reckons will be at the fight. “All of 'em,” he says, surprised by the question. “All of 'em.”
He should rot in gaol for this statement.In an interview in October 2001, Mundine said of the September 11 terrorist attacks, “They call it an act of terrorism, but if you can understand religion, and our way of life, it’s not about terrorism. It’s about fighting for God’s law, and America’s brought it upon themselves”.[20] Offering some insight into his tendency to make controversial comments in the media, Mundine stated that "If you want to toe the line, if you want to be some corporate guy and say the right things, do the right things, you might be okay in the media's eye, but it won't be real for me."”.[21] Mundine has received criticism for his lack of facing quality opponents in the ring and for rarely fighting outside his hometown of Sydney
There is a really bad smell around this fight and I wouldn't be surprised to see police involved.
Well how can you like some one who supports terrorism as Mundine as stated?Shrek, you hate Mundine, fair enough, but I think you know yourself that it's very unlikely that any of our members would support terrorism.
yes we all say stupid things, but who can put there hand up here and publicy condone the mass murder of thousands of innocent people.Yes, that comment was not great, and yes he's said a few foolish things. But then again, who amongst us hasn't done that a few times in their life?
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