he seems to be the man that you either hate or love.
whichever way you look at it, I do not know of another person who has achieved what he has.............he walked out of his sport when he was considered one of the world's best and entered into a sport he had never tried, not to mention entering the professional ranks without an amateur career, and suffice to say winning a world title.
come on guys, be real and accept that he is a sportsman to be respected (in both sports).
Here you are Golden Kid:
From Crikey.com.au Recent Crikey article
Regarding Kostya and Mundine:
"It's easy to be blasé about a truly great boxer who while Russian born, has fought his entire professional career as an adopted Aussie since arriving here in 1991 and having his first professional fight in 1992. But now he has his family roots and citizenship firmly established in this country, and he's been a wonderful ambassador for his new home. He's been a world champion for more than a decade and unlike the joke called Anthony Mundine, has never ducked taking on the best and knocking out 12 of his 15 world title opponents in that time."
good on ya kessler. mundine stinks!
and i am $50 richer! yipeee
Oh my god! Its not just me!
The Golden Boy -> go put your rose colored glasses back on!
svsv, you are a jackass. He just talks shit in the ring to put on a show and try put his opponent of his game. He is always gracious and respectful to his opponents after the fight.
How quickly people forget. I guess you have been hit a few too many times. Remember when we dis-owned him as a country when he publicly disgraced the country after the WTC incident??
"gracious and respectful to his opponents after the fight" - Only because he gets his ass kicked so bad he does not want to have to watch his back in the car-park! :boxing: Does not say anything about the guy.
He is a public disgrace. He is no Ali. He thinks he is. Take a look at Kostya. Mundine brings the sport into disrepute. I am glad he is packing his bags for Rugby (thats if they will take him). I hear the majority of people in Rugby hate him as well. The country as a whole dispises the guy. Infact your the first person from Australia that I have ever heard breathe a good word about him.
Your either:
1) An indigenous Australian
2) Have no idea
3) All of the above
I have nothing against indigenous Aussies - they are the only people to have a legitimate reason to like Choc.
The 120-108 score was from the Netherlands judge and it was absolute bullshit. The most accurate scorecard was 116-112. I had Mundine taking the first 3 rounds as Kessler started slow and then getting a couple in the middle. It was a fight he could have easily won had he let his hands go. All he did was throw jabs with the occasional 1-2 while Kessler was throwing 5-6 punch combinations
Here we go... Kessler DOMINATED him. He has achieved nothing in his boxing career. Infact I think he has discredited the sport. Its people like him that make the average Joe think that boxing is a sport for thugs. THIS HURTS BOXING!!!
As for the Green fight, Mundine would dominate him. Kessler couldn't hurt him and he has way more power than Green. There is no way Green would outbox Mundine over 12 rounds, Mundine is a much better boxer and 10 times faster than Green.
I am laughing so hard I am nearly choking! Get real. Green would kill him. Mundine has a glass jaw like his old man. Remember his old mans world title fight? KOd when he was way ahead and couldn't loose. Mundine JR is the same. Glass jaw. No power. Hell he can't even box. He can run, but he can't box.
For someone that has achieved nothing. Can't box. He could keep his mouth shut and stop bring the sport into disrepute.
WHY WONT HE FIGHT GREEN? THEY ARE/HAVE OFFERING/OFFERED A LOT MORE MONEY THAN ANY OF HIS FIGHTS?
svsv, you are a jackass. He just talks shit in the ring to put on a show and try put his opponent of his game. He is always gracious and respectful to his opponents after the fight.
The 120-108 score was from the Netherlands judge and it was absolute bullshit. The most accurate scorecard was 116-112. I had Mundine taking the first 3 rounds as Kessler started slow and then getting a couple in the middle. It was a fight he could have easily won had he let his hands go. All he did was throw jabs with the occasional 1-2 while Kessler was throwing 5-6 punch combinations
As for the Green fight, Mundine would dominate him. Kessler couldn't hurt him and he has way more power than Green. There is no way Green would outbox Mundine over 12 rounds, Mundine is a much better boxer and 10 times faster than Green.
I am hoping MUNDINE wins, and I predict that he will win by a close decision. For all you Mundine haters who are Aussies, shame on you.......
Mundine is a Jackass. Australia has dis-owned him. He is a disgrace to boxing and a disgrace to the country. He would be one of (if not) the most hated people/person in Australia. He has a big mouth and he can't back it up. He should get in the ring with Danny Green. Green would KO him by 2. He is a complete pu$$y. Wont even do the Green fight for a million bucks. Everyone in Australia wishes he would go back to rugby - although I think rugby fans think little of him too!
Judges scores were 117-113, 116-112 and 120-108
I think the latter was the japanese ref and he must have been a bit mad as from the audio I had it was competitive for the most with kessler about 3-4 ahead
Mundine asked for a rematch at the end...
I am hoping MUNDINE wins, and I predict that he will win by a close decision. For all you Mundine haters who are Aussies, shame on you.......
Kessler wins by UD. Just because I am from the same country as Mundine does not mean I should support him, that is ridiculous. As he showed yet again by his behaviour (in spurts) during the fight he is a dick. People love Kostya here because he is a gentlemen and a legit fighter and he's Russian for christ's sake.
On a positive note I was impressed during the fight with the punishment Mundine took. He did show heart.
Hey! It's 5:11 pm and I am watching the fight live. The card starts at 7:00 pm and the main event because they show ALL the undercards will start around 10:30 pm.
I am hoping Kessler wins by ko. :)
I am hoping MUNDINE wins, and I predict that he will win by a close decision. For all you Mundine haters who are Aussies, shame on you.......
Hey! It's 5:11 pm and I am watching the fight live. The card starts at 7:00 pm and the main event because they show ALL the undercards will start around 10:30 pm.
I am hoping Kessler wins by ko. :)