By Ray Wheatley – World of Boxing
Former WBA super-middleweight champion Anthony “The Man” Mundine (48-10, 28 KOs)will be in action against Michael Zerafa (27-4, 16 KOs) on March 13 at the Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. “I’ll shock the world when I knock this (Zerafa) cat out,” the 45-year-old Mundine told Mike Colman of the Daily Mail.
“I’ve still got what it takes. When I fought Horn I had to come down from 83 kilos (183 pounds.) to 71 kilos (156 pounds) for the weigh-in and they had in the contract that I couldn’t be more than 74 kilos (163 pounds) before the fight.
“We worked it out the other day that I’ve made AUD $34 million (USD $21 million) from boxing and I’ve invested pretty well. I own five houses and four boarding houses in Sydney that I rent out to tenants. I don’t need to do anything for the money.”
Zerafa in 2!
Zerafa in 2…minutes or less.
Mundine needs to come to his senses his advancing age is doing him no favors except putting him in harms way. Even if they put him in with mediocre opposition, his risk of injury climbs with one good punch! He needs to give it up and save his health for better years ahead.
Only in Australia Mundine can still being an attraction, at this stage and age in USA he would be a $1200 journeyman. For his own sake he should stop stepping in the ring for a fight
He’s a star in Australia and will remain so whether he hangs up the gloves or not, so he definitely doesn’t need the money. Guy just loves fighting. He should stop though, because if he keeps going he could get hurt. Zerafa is no walkover. Enjoy the good life Anthony, you’ve nothing to prove.
He’s not a star at all, people only watch him to see him get knocked out as he is hated that much.
I said he’s a star, I didn’t say he was loved. The Australian public throw money at him every time he goes near a ring. His controversy has the media buzzing around him like flies. He’s performed at the top level in not just one sport but two. And let’s face it, it’s not like there are many Aussie boxers with a bigger name than him. So yeah, in Australia he is a star. And as long as they’re paying to see him get knocked out he’s laughing all the way to the bank.
I’m telling you guys, there should be a Seniors League for fighters!
Just think, Mundine vs Yori Boy Campas….. Sam Soliman, Sakio Bika, and a handful of others could do shows at senior citizen centers.
With headgear and bigger gloves
Mundine being competitive in this fight would be a bigger upset than Lara beating Warrington in my opinion. If it is even kinda competitive, Zerafa should call it a day.
time for him to stop , and enjoy 🙂
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48-10 record Mundud is almost a journeyman ! I find it entertaining when a fighter bitches about a contract, that they knew all about when they signed it but then complain its why they failed to perform……
The guy already talks with a heavy slur on his voice, no doubt from years of being punched in the face – fighting on is not going to end well for him.
Pretty amazing the Mundine was a professional rugby player, and decided to take up boxing at the age of 25, and still managed to beat some good fighters and win a belt. Pretty remarkable feat for a guy who got in so late….