Mundine v Waters - 2 days out and the silence is deafening!

It is surprising no one in the media has run with it..........yet.

It was afterall the poorest ring 'call-out' in memory.

If they start building this bout up as any kind of grudge match......which it plainly isn't......the footage might then get a run in the media.

 

Corey Spinks losing his IBF title to 37 year old Cornelius Bundrage just adds a curve-ball to the light middleweight landscape.

 

Not sure if this closes a door or opens one as far as any possible foray Mundine might have made towards the IBF title? The result certainly came as a surprise to many, though Spinks did appear to be one of the more beatable title-holders in the division.


Brundrage stops Spinks in 5


By Ryan Burton (Boxing Scene) - 7th Aug 2010


In an upset, former Contender Series participant Cornelius Bundrage (30-4) destroyed Cory "The Next Generation" Spinks (37-6) much to the chagrin of the hometown crowd. Bundrage lifted the IBF junior middleweight title by being too fast and too strong for Spinks. K9 was simply the hungrier fighter and overwhelmed his opponent.

Manny Steward must be given credit for the work he has done with Bundrage. Bundrage came out with aggression and thoroughly dominated the first 2 minutes of the 1st round. At various points it appeared that Spinks would go down. The 2nd round started slower but midway through the round K9 started to turn up the heat and landed another barrage of punches. Spinks displayed a hell of a chin as most other fighters would have went down.

The third round started with the fans chanting "Cory Cory!" and Spinks was able to regain his composure and have a better round although it didn't appear to be enough to win it.

The fourth round was a close round where Bundrage landed the harder punches and Spinks landed more total punches. The round could have went either way. In the fifth round Bundrage went on the attack again and Spinks went flying into the ropes and almost out of the ring as both men's feet tangled. Spinks got up but was pummeled back into the ropes and referee Mark Nelson called a halt to the action at the 1:21 mark of the 5th round.

Spinks was upset with the stoppage but he was clearly hurt and taking a beating at the time of stoppage as he layed sgainst the ropes. Spink's trainer Buddy McGirt said, "Cory is a world champion and deserves the benefit of the doubt." Spinks wasn't punching back when it was stopped and the stoppage was justified.

Plans of a Cory Spinks-Alfredo "El Perro" Angulo co-feature to Devon Alexander-Tim Bradley in January went up in flames.

 

Very little build-up for this fight - ESB seems to have as much interest as the media.

On the positive side though is the interest regarding Kats' next move. Plus the increasing interest in Leapai who, credit to him, is staying very active.

 

It's only a week til fightnight and the silence in the build-up to this fight has been positively deafening!

Wonder how ticket sales are going?

There's a buy 3 tickets get 1 free arrangement in place, from the cheapest tickets to the dearest, so I'm guessing there's plenty of tickets available:

http://www.packages.showbiz.com.au/...=Mundine+vs+Waters+WBA+World+Title+Eliminator