mundine fight...

[Bassit]

what time is the fight on tonite and where can u see the fight other than pubs?

[carlo]

http://foxsports.news.com.au/

[Duncan]

doesn't answer your question, but I hope that loud mouth gets smashed......

[franks]

go THE MAN!

[akeenan]

anthony mundine is a stupid meat head, i hope he gets smashed too

[Duncan]

speaking of all talk, when you coming out to Eastern Creek, Franks its on tomorrow!

[Bleach1]

Has anyone noticed Mundine is talking a heap less shit these days? Maybe he woke up to himself.

[franks]

duncan, duncan, duncan

just need to sort out camber on the front and then a good hit out down at wakefield to sort out settings & then i'll come do EC

[franks]

mundine is ALL OVER eckles after 7 rounds....well done. go CHOC!

[franks]

Congrats Mundine,

SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLD

117-112 from judge 1 - thailand

117-112 from judge 2 - korea

115-114 from judge 3 - fiinland

unanimous decision.

[Merli]

Most useless fight ever.

That wasn't boxing. Hands dropped to the side of his body, no guard up, and keep running. That was NOT boxing.

Recipe for World Title:

Rule 1. RUN RUN RUN. If they can't catch you, they can't win.

Throw a few swipes (he's quick, I'll give him that, but no power or strength) and then quickly clinch so Eckles can't retaliate. Then proceed to hold Eckles EVERY FCKUING TIME and wind down the clock... If you feel like it, throw in a cheap shot as the clinch is broken up by the referee.

Repeat for 12 rounds.

[franks]

.... and eckles's eye was 3 quarter closed because ....... ???

[fatz]

what a waste of time

and frank get your arse there you *****

[franks]

lol...get my ass where!

[Duncan]

dang, I was really happy when mundine started boxing, at least ppl were encouranged to beat him up there lol

[2fardown]

What a waste of time. You summed it up very nicely Merli. Mundine looked scared right before the fight, and he showed it by running away every round.

When he spat his mouth guard out on the last round...that was pathetic.

[EnricoPalazzo]

Daim i was goin for the other guy. I say it was rigged hehe.

[franks]

you guys are ****ed!!!

you have no understanding of the word "boxing" - it wasnt a schoolboy brawl behind the sheds at 3pm, you either hit or get hit!

and for those who commented how he didnt fight and didnt use his fists, errrrrr......did you manage to see eckles's ****ed up face? it wasnt like that BEFORE the fight, so errr maybe he got hit around the head a few times?!?!? DUHHHH!!!!

and on top of that, it was a UNANIMOUS decision, you dont score POINTS when you grab and hold, you score points by landing PUNCHES with your FISTS..

FFS! get over the attitude and the jealousy or whatever you have against Mundine and recognise his ability to BOX!

[U WERE MINE]

sorry guys but im with franks here..

yes mundine is dickhead..

BUT.. he won.. adn he did it without biting someone's ear of etc.. as franky said it was unanimous decision..

mundine is not a big hitter.. he grinds his oppenent down through his superior speed and athleticism.. how is that not boxing?? sure it isnt as spectacular as watching somene get knocked out.. any trainer will tell you in boxing footwork is one of the most important aspects..

merli..

"That wasn't boxing. Hands dropped to the side of his body, no guard up, and keep running. That was NOT boxing. "

there are many different styles.. when im in competitions i dont have my hands up either.. i like inviting the person in to have a hack.. if ure quicker and u know it.. why not flaunt it?? to say that it wasnt boxing was hmmm .. he has his own style.. and as much as we all know he is a tool in person.. he is a great athlete no one can deny him that..

[Merli]

Franks, you really have to stop undermining other people when discussing topics. All it does is detract from the point you're putting forward.

I boxed for 6 years, when I was younger, how many years boxing experience do you have?

If you had any fight experience, you'd know how just how little it takes to create a flesh wound like Eckles got. Flesh bruises VERY easily and all it takes is a quick jab to the face in a meaty part (in this case the flesh under the eye) to make it swell up in defence. That is the body's natural reaction to injury.

I've missed punches to the head, and just glanced alongside the cheek and split it wide open. Human flesh is VERY easy to make swell up, and is NO indication of hurting the opponent (although it does disable them during the fight).

... and that's all Mundine was doing. Hands down, no guard and throwing wild jabs from the sides whilst backtracking constantly... He was even backtracking in the LAST ROUND!!!! That was *NOT* boxing.

He was out there to win a "World Title" (snicker) and that's what he did. He did exactly what he had to do to win it, and I'll pay that (even though it disgusted me)... If you saw the 1999 Hopkins vs. Eckles fight, you'd know just how much punishment Eckles can take and remain standing. It's incredible. Mundine didn't have the power to even faze Eckles, let alone knock him out... When Eckles lost his composure, it was PURELY out of frustration because he couldn't catch Mundine who was always backing away, and then stepping forward with defensive jabs to keep Eckles at bay, and then backing away again.

There is no way that Mundine would ever have knocked Eckles out. He just doesn't have the strength, and he knew that. There were only two possible outcomes from this fight:

1. Eckles KO's Mundine and wins by result.

2. It goes the distance and Mundine wins by points.

Mundine recognised this, as did thousands of other people and he did what he had to to win the fight.