MASELINO MASOE CALLS OUT MUNDINE, GREEN! By Tony Nobbs Thrown in the too tough basket throughout his career, former WBA middleweight champion Maselino Masoe (27-4, 26 whacks) is not finished with boxing and wants another world title shot early in the new year. The humble Samoan said on Saturday December 22 that the fight he specifically wants is with WBA 168 pound regular title holder Anthony Mundine. Let's see who the man is asked the 41 year old welder from his South Auckland, New Zealand home before leaving for work. That's the fight I have always wanted. I respect him, he is very fast, skilled and has accomplished much. I have sparred him twice, I want to show him that fighting is different to sparring. I want to get in there wearing ten ounce gloves, no head gear and no big body protector. 5'8 Mase won the vacant WBA 160 pound belt on May 1, 2004, knocking out in two rounds Evans Ashira, the Danish based Kenyan who later went on to go the route with Joe Calzaghe. Hand problems sidelined him and kept him from cashing in on the championship status. He never fought again until losing the title to Felix Sturm in Germany in March 2006. I don't like to talk the past but I was disappointed the way I fought early in the fight. He is a very good, fast boxer and a good champion. I started to come strong late and he showed me he is also a fast runner. As quick as I was there, he was gone. Does he think he could have knocked Sturm out had he had a tune up? I don't want to say, he was better on the night, but I'd have hit him more. Definitely. Another points loss followed to American Randy Griffin July '06 in St Louis, MO . That has to be the most disappointing fight of my career. I thought I won, I told Noel (Thornberry) before the decision I thought I won, that I'd done enough but it is always hard to win in America against an American. The Griffin fight was an eliminator and Griffin went on to battle Sturm to a draw. I know my career is not going to last much longer so I want another go at a world championship. It's not about money. I'm a fighter. Masoe is a three time Olympian , twice making the quarter finals. My loss in the second Olympics (1992) was disappointing. I thought I beat the guy, a Hungarian. A win would have seen Mase, possibly the nicest fighter I have met, take home at least a bronze medal. He turned pro in 1997. I probably stayed amateur for too long he once told me. What if a fight with Mundine cannot be made? I will move up and fight Danny Green if he would fight. (Danny's wife Nina gave birth to a son, named Archie Malcolm Green, on Saturday morning). Masoe last fought June, a four round TKO of Thai Denchapon Suwannalird in Brisbane. Masoe's Queensland Manager - Trainer Noel Thornberry said We just want to get Mase fights. He has always lived right and keeps himself in good shape. Despite his age, he is still fresh. If we can't get a shot at Mundine or Green then we would fight Sakio Bika, no problem. He's there to be hit. A fight between Mase and Sakio would be a last man standing kind of war! A win over Sakio would get him in a position to fight Anthony. Does Noel think his shock punching charge is a more dangerous fight than Mundine's next scheduled opponent, Nader Hamden? For one punch power, yes, Mase is dangerous against anyone in the world. That is why we are only interested in chasing the elite like Mundine, Green or Bika. They are the only one's who would give Mase a fight. I think it's great that Anthony has given Nader a shot at a world title. Nader's had fifty fights and has ducked no one. No one can say Nader is soft. There was talk prior to Anthony's recent defense (against Jose Clavero) that he'd fight Mase but he took a different path, understandable after his eye problem. Now that Anthony looks to be on the mend, and looks to take on tougher opponents, we plead that either he or Danny give a former world champion like Mase, a guy who has paid his dues, another opportunity to win a world title. Mase doesn't fight for the money, he wants to be world champion again. He will be coming to win.
but the big question is he has the power to really hurt mundine, and one punch power at that.... hes a tougher test then nadar thats for sure, and will give him some hard rounds.... and maybe after that possibly cazage? or even sturm or someone like that at middleweight??
Masoe, even at the age of 41, is still too "live" an opponent for Mundine at this stage of his career :yep
Defensively tho Masoe is very poor. I no for a fact that Mundine has done sparring with him, & has taken him to skool.
thats obvious but sparring is alot different then fighting changing from 16 oz gloves to 10oz gloves then from headgear to no headgear there is a big barrier....... all of which favour masoe... ive seen many spars where people look like they have it all over someone but coem fight time with the different environment comes a different result....
Yeah fair enough. Still tho Masoe has little to no chance IMO. Mundine by KO. Masoe is just too slow, & far too flawed.
Normally I would say he's not in their league and doesn't deserve a shot but in choc's case none of his opponents are.
Doesnt have the courage :---( You're going to tell me Mundine wont get in with big hitters now arent you. Here I have been reading you bag Mundine out for his choice of oppnents and you think Masoe is a good choice. my goodness. Mundine would beat him easier than Hamden. Green would win easy aswell.
Yeah, Green is the ballsiest fighter out there. Thats why he pursued Beyer instead of Ottke when he was called out by Ottke, and why he also wanted to pursue Beyer for a 3rd time instead of Kessler if he had beaten Mundine last year. :roll: Stipe Drews was also the champion of champions at 175 too. :nut
the new wba light heavy weight champion of the world- the green machine! a real world title pecks, something you wouldn't know about! for the record both green and mundine send him to retirement. seems to be a lot of these looking for a payday before retirement at the moment.
