Martinez-Geale may happen

[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Australian IBO Middleweight champion Daniel ‘The Real Deal’ Geale challenges African, James Obede Toney.[/FONT]​

[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]By Melissa Green[/FONT]​

[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]The Cube in Campbelltown, Sydney is the venue where Daniel Geale (20.0.0 12KO) will challenge experienced boxer James Toney (23.3.1 19KO). On March 11[/FONT][FONT=Arial, sans-serif]th[/FONT][FONT=Arial, sans-serif] Geale enters the ring again competing at a level that requires a boxer to use his skill and boxing sense, honouring our unique boxers established in Australia.[/FONT]




[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Geale is training with dedication and focused on the preparation for the scheduled ten round bouts against Toney. Undefeated with 20 wins Geale will test his skills against a competitive boxer ready for the challenge in Australia. Toney will use his experience from previous fights with world rated boxers to contest a win over Geale. [/FONT]




[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Geale has gained recognition from various boxing organisations as he works his way up to the bigger names in the hope of a shot at another world title. The team at the Grange Old School Gym provides Geale with secure management and a competent boxing trainer in Graham Shaw. [/FONT]




[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Last year Geale had two victorious fights defending his IBO Middleweight title with a gap of six months between the bouts. An active fighter is a good fighter.[/FONT]


[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]You had two fights last year, will we see more of ‘The Real Deal’ testing his boxing skills in the ring this year?[/FONT]
“[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Yes, we are hoping to be in the ring a fair bit more this year. I’m hoping to have at least four fights minimum, I think at this stage we are definitely looking at that. For me, two fights in a year just wasn’t enough for me, I needed a bit more of extra ring time and hopefully this year I will learn some more and get better”.[/FONT]




[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Are you looking forward to the fight against James Toney?[/FONT]
“[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Yes, very much so, I can’t wait to get back in the ring. I know it’s going to be a tough fight, Toney is a good fighter and he’s been around for a while. It’s going to be a good challenge, a good step up for me”.[/FONT]


[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]How is your training coming along?[/FONT]
“[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Training is going very well. I have been getting a lot of sparring, the trainers and I are happy with the way things have been going”. [/FONT]




[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Who have you been sparring with in preparation for the fight?[/FONT]
“[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]I have been doing a bit of work with the boys from our gym, Robert Medley and Steve Casserly. Lately I have been doing a bit of sparring with Sakio Bika, he has been making me work hard which is good”.[/FONT]




[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Are you and you family financially supported in the boxing industry as you fight your way to a shot at another world title?[/FONT]
“[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]We are lucky, we have got some good people helping us along the way and I am also doing some personal and amateur training. I am getting the to stage now where we are starting to challenge and fight some of the bigger names, there is a possibility of fighting Anthony Mundine in May. There’s a chance for us to start making some really good money as long as we keep working hard and keep my focus, then things should start really paying off for us” [/FONT]




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[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Daniel Geale fights with pride and commitment, welcoming all challenges within reach of management at the Grange Old School Gym. Daniel is devoted to a career in professional boxing, using strict discipline and courage to compete in the ultimate league of boxing in Australia.[/FONT]

 

Woohoo if it's in Tassi in Aug I'm going :happy

 

Geale & Toney?

 

IBO :yep I wrote that back in 2009, IBF now.

 

i know this story

 

Shaw and dibella are pretty cosy too...should help in nutting out a deal to fight martinez when the time comes.

 

Now that peer group pressure has finally had Ash confine his 'adulation and Blind faith for Mundine' to the one thread, he's certainly more readable in other threads Steel.

Consider yourself very fortunate that you weren't posting here 2007 - 2010 though mate .

 

Daniel Geale ready to take on the world

by Elyas Khaliqi - East Side Boxing - 19th June 2011.


Australia’s newest boxing champion, Daniel Geale, has placed himself at the top of the Australian boxing tree, and amongst elite company in both Australian and world boxing. With his sensational May 7th victory over German champion Sebastian Sylvester, on German soil, Geale joins Australian ring legends Lionel Rose (RIP), Jimmy Carruthers and Jeff Harding as the only Australian fighters to win a world title overseas.

The Aussie’s name will now be mentioned alongside Marvin Hagler, Bernard Hopkins, Roy Jones Jr, James Toney and Michael Nunn, as owner of the IBF Middleweight title.

Geale achieved what most perceive to be mission impossible in boxing, that is traveling to Germany and beating the champ on home soil. The magnitude and importance of Geale’s win on German soil is why his name is now mentioned with the greats listed above.

Anthony Mundine tried and was knocked out, Danny Green tried twice unsuccessfully, as have Rick Thornberry, Nadar Hamdan, Shannon Taylor and Peter Mitrevski Jr. After years of hard work, the accolades and recognition are finally coming Daniel Geale’s way, and deservedly so.

Geale’s sole loss to compatriot Anthony Mundine, two years ago, is now well behind him. Despite the loss, Geale gained great exposure on the big stage and has gone on to become the middleweight champion. The loss to Mundine was so controversial, the IBO mandated an immediate rematch but that fight never eventuated as a result of Mundine choosing to campaign at Junior Middleweight. The tables have now turned, with the new champion being one of the most sought after Australian boxers. Geale has remained lukewarm at the prospect of a rematch with Mundine, insisting he has bigger fish to fry overseas.

Buoyed by his successful title fight, Geale has stated that he wants to fight the best out there. One name that Geale has most mentioned is Sergio Martinez, the WBC Middleweight champion from Argentina. Martinez is regarded as the best middleweight on the planet and number three on the pound for pound rankings. Geale’s attitude is a breath of fresh air, choosing to call out the most formidable champion in his division, rather than chasing overmatched or over the hill opponents.

He wants to test himself against the best, and has enough confidence in his abilities to think he can get the job done. Geale now brings with him the IBF middleweight belt to the table when he negotiates for a fight and indeed a unification fight might interest the uncompromising Argentinian. Geale’s last few performances indicate that he will be a handful for Martinez or any of the other middleweight champions at the moment. Having so far amassed a fine record of 25 wins against a sole loss, with fifteen of those fights ending inside the distance, the doors are wide open for Geale and his management. A successful unification bout against any of the other champions would see Geale’s stocks rise dramatically. To date, Team Geale haven’t made any sort of announcement as to their next move but whichever way they decide to go, Australian fight fans are set to be rewarded with real world class fights.

Born in Launceston, Tasmania, Geale now trains at the Grange Old School Gym, in Sydney’s west, under the watchful eye of expert trainer Graham Shaw. Since training fulltime at the Grange, Geale has shown continued improvement in each fight. Quality training and quality sparring with the likes of Rob Medley and Jamie Pittman and expert guidance by Gary Fransisca and the Grange Team, have been a huge advantage for Geale, going into the biggest fights of his career thus far. Geale’s ability to change from softly spoken, mild mannered gentleman outside the ring to a killing machine inside the ring is remarkable. One of the true nice guys of the sport, Geale has gone about his work in a quiet and self assured manner and he’s now getting his just dues.

Geale had a distinguished amateur career, highlighted by a Gold medal at the 2002 Commonwealth games. The former amateur standout puts a lot of time back into the sport at the junior level, often accompanying amateurs to tournaments and holding boxing classes four times a week. Aside from his involvement with the youngsters, Geale also trains with the Wests Tigers Rugby League team and he and his wife are raising three children. Despite the hectic schedule, Geale is always generous with his time to both fans and media.

Daniel Geale has only just started to make noise, not with his mouth, but with achievements in the ring. At the peak of his powers, the 30 year old Tasmanian knows his time is now. The man affectionately known as ‘The Real Deal’ has announced his arrival on the world scene, and is set to show the world that he is a worthy champion.

 

Garrie francisco must cringe everytime he reads his name as garry. Lol.

 

I notice on the 'Scene' that Arthur Abraham say's he's going back down to Middleweight. I said before that this was a fight the German's would want, and would pay big money to have Daniel to go there and defend.

Abraham sell's out 20,000 seat arenas in Germany so it would be top money for Daniel (north of $1m) and it's a very winnable fight for him.

I think Abraham's on the back end of his career and he would see Daniel as his last proper/winnable shot at a title, but Geale has too much for him.

Defences like Abraham, Benjamin Simon and unification's against Sturm are the go before even remotely considering Martinez, and are also much more constructive to Daniel's bank account.

The money Daniel would make defending over there is parallel, if not more actually than what he'd get to fight Martinez anyway.

Grange can do there defence in Tassie if they wish, it won't be a financial windfall for them, but a good enough payday to justify and then look at heading back overseas. Unfortunately for Daniel, his bread will be buttered like Katsidis overseas, not here where his PPV's sales/standing has proven to be nil thus far. No shame in that, it's just facts.

Abraham for mine is a great progression for Daniel before the end of the year.

 

Look lv geale but prob needs another 2 to 3 fights with good opposition before stepping in there with martinez. In 12 months wld be good because as we all no martinez is the cream of the crop & is a major step up.

 

Yeah and they got his last name wrong as well :-(

 

Cant wait 4 the fight good opponent 4 geale & have apartment waiting 4 me wright in the middle of hobart 2min from cbd bring it on. HOPE ITS SIGNED & SEALED

 

Um what fight are you talking about :huh

And any extra room in the apartment for me

 

thought geale had an opponent set thought it was toney but really dont care who it is if its in tassie i am there & yes in laws own a few places in hobart haha if its on your in