Last stand of choc mundine

Geez, you're just asking for it mate, wait til the forum nazis, CHB and IBR get a hold of this. :hey

But to stay on topic, yeh I am one of the haters, but I can see this fight is very important for him. Irionicly, it shouldn't be.
He needs to win in convincing fashion or he's screwed.

If his hip is as bad as you say, then like you said, he's pretty screwed anyhow.

 

yeah big night for choc I guess only he really knows what his attitude was in the first one and what it is like now. I am really split on this one was happy for Garth to win the first one but it is a 50/50 in my heart for this one just hope its a good fight and no one gets hurt

 

The way i look at it is its pretty much a no win situation, Garth isn't gonna go anywhere on the world scene, I dont think anyone would argue that point with me, and Choc hasnt been the fighter he was for many years and will also not make a dent on the world scene, this is more about chocs ego, if he gets Ko'ed again there is no excuses this time

 

No one gets hurt??? Are you ****'n serious atsch I hope Mundine gets decapitated :yikes.

 

you make me laugh Kel I hope neither gets hurt both good blokes

 

I was always a Mundine fan and still have a soft spot for him but the truth is what Ash said, Mundine wasted his prime completely. It was strange to hear commentators and observers of the fight scene saying "he is still improving" of a 28, 29 and even 30 year old fighter but in Anthony's case it was true. I think most would agree Anthony hit his peak mentally and physically in 2007 after the Green and Soliman II win.

After he KO'd Soliman he should have attacked the world scene. Whether that was going to America and using his belt as leverage, droping to MW to take on some of the bigger names like Taylor, Pavlik and Wright or accepting his mandatory against Kessler.

But as we all know he abused the belt by making absolute jokes defenses, had 3 major injuries with the bicep tear, eye and hip and then destroyed his body by draining himself to JMW to avoid the challenges of Kessler II and Geale II.

At this point he can no longer be considered the fighter he was. Anthony never had great boxing skills as he relied heavily on athleticism. But at 36, all the injuries and a lack of quality opposition along with a half assed attitude in training Anthony has lost his physical talent and mental edge. My only hope now is he can get back the Wood loss and retire soon with money in the bank. Choc and Khoder bled the game enough, Anthony should look after himself now and pull out.

 

Mundine a good bloke?? He's acted like a ***** for 15yrs.......... extremely dumb one at that.

 

Mundine has enjoyed a prosperous but controversial, and many would argue disappointing, career.

He certainly hasn't endeared himself to the Australian boxing public, particularly during the second half of his career, nor to the boxing tragics who measure careers in terms of legacies left, not dollars made.

The most accurate thing Ash said above was:

'He essentially wasted the best years of his boxing career'.

and I'm glad even a self-professed Mundine nut-hugger like Ash can actually see that, and understand that's why the Australian public who'd previously supported Mundine abandon him in droves.

After promising world domination following the Geale bout. Then last fight in Australia, last Australian opponent, US invasions etc, etc, and deliver instead Falliga, Medley, Jerez, Waters, Wood and Wood, what did they expect?

 

Spoken by someone who has obviously never met him nor had anything to do with him.

 

What part of "Acted like a ***** for 15yrs" don't you understand???

Charles Manson apparently was a good bloke also when you got to meet him atsch

 

Acted is the appropriate word mate, He isn't the first to do it to make money and he wont be the last

 

Choc whole career has been at a cross roads between talking smack and fighting bums

 

soliman 2 was clearly his peak. major down hill since then and wouldn't have any chance against any legit top 10 contender in any weight.

his only move from here is to put on weight and see if that helps. I don't want to see him retire, I want to keep seeing him get KO'd to be brutally honest :thumbsup

... and yes I have met on 3 ocassions the bloke and didn't mind him as he actually seemed quite humble, but play with fire, you get burnt!!!

 

So for this fight, it's the old hip injury that's being wheeled out as an excuse...what, the 'blind in one eye' excuse isn't getting a run this time?