Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Daniel Geale vs Anthony Mundine






Both fighters are planning knockouts. Both want something beyond the result.
Geale not only has to settle an old score from 2009 but keep somewhere in the back of his mind that all of America and all of Europe don't see the Geale-Mundine fight as the morality play that we see it as here.
They don't care about the black hat against the white hat.
They see it as the IBF champion stepping into the ring against a fighter that was very good some time ago, and a fight he should win convincingly.
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Anthony Mundine and Daniel Geale

Anthony Mundine blows his bubble gum into the face of Daniel Geale during Tuesday's weigh-in. Picture: Brett Costello

No matter how brave Mundine would be to go the distance with Geale it won't be seen that way overseas, where Mundine is regarded as beyond his prime. A points victory will be seen as conclusive proof of Geale's limitations.A loss, of course, would be Geale's disaster. Some believe Mundine is fighting for his legacy. Not so. His legacy is set. Whatever people will think of Mundine will not be changed by tonight's result.
Mundine is fighting for whatever fights might be left.
There is little interest in him overseas and he has already fought and beaten everybody left to fight in Australia.
With the IBF belt around his waist, though, Mundine suddenly has something to take to the market.

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