Mundine Has A Chance Of Revival[/b]
For Anthony Mundine and Danny Green to finally stage a rematch of their 2006 fight at Allianz Stadium, one would need to put on 10kg and the other would have to lose about the same weight.
While Mundine insists his ambition to fight Floyd Mayweather had not been altered by Wednesday night's loss to Joshua Clottey, the defeat appears to have bought forward the timing for a much anticipated final bout with Green as a sign-off on two of the most successful careers in Australian boxing. However, the build-up to The Man versus The (Green) Machine II will be long as Mundine weighed in for the Clottey bout at 69.8kg, while Green hit the scales at 87.1kg in his last fight against Shane Cameron on November 21, 2012. Green has repeatedly indicated he wants a chance to avenge his 2006 super middleweight loss to Mundine before a crowd of more than 30,000 at Allianz Stadium before retiring and the 38-year-old former NSW Origin representative said after being knocked down five times by Clottey that a rematch against his West Australian arch rival was an option.
After waking "fresh as a daisy" on Thursday, Mundine did not want to consider fighting Green again and was more focused on rectifying the defence that let him down in his courageous 12-round loss to Clottey, whose only defeats in a 42-bout career were to Manny Pacquiao, Miguel Cotto, Antonio Maragarilo and Carlos Baldomir. Some, including Clottey, believe Mundine sacrificed too much by fighting in the light middleweight division but in his last bout 10 weeks ago he became the only boxer to stop Shane Mosley. Clottey won the fight on points with the judges scoring it 116-108, 115-109 and 117-108.
Despite his corner wanting him to retire after he was knocked down for the fifth time in the 10th round, Mundine said he wasn't a quitter - in or out of the ring. Mundine also said that he is going to see what arises from this situation and take it from there but by no means he is going to be hanging up the gloves. He just knows that I have still got it and while I have got the drive and the commitment there is no reason why I can't reach Mayweather.
For Anthony Mundine and Danny Green to finally stage a rematch of their 2006 fight at Allianz Stadium, one would need to put on 10kg and the other would have to lose about the same weight.
After waking "fresh as a daisy" on Thursday, Mundine did not want to consider fighting Green again and was more focused on rectifying the defence that let him down in his courageous 12-round loss to Clottey, whose only defeats in a 42-bout career were to Manny Pacquiao, Miguel Cotto, Antonio Maragarilo and Carlos Baldomir. Some, including Clottey, believe Mundine sacrificed too much by fighting in the light middleweight division but in his last bout 10 weeks ago he became the only boxer to stop Shane Mosley. Clottey won the fight on points with the judges scoring it 116-108, 115-109 and 117-108.
Despite his corner wanting him to retire after he was knocked down for the fifth time in the 10th round, Mundine said he wasn't a quitter - in or out of the ring. Mundine also said that he is going to see what arises from this situation and take it from there but by no means he is going to be hanging up the gloves. He just knows that I have still got it and while I have got the drive and the commitment there is no reason why I can't reach Mayweather.