Tough-talking Mundine challenges Green to sequel
By Darren Walton, 5 Dec 2009 Darren Walton is a Roar Pro
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Talking bigger than ever, Anthony Mundine has challenged Danny Green to a rematch that all Australian boxing fans want to see.
Mundine on Friday announced he would drop down another weight division next month to take on Sydney coal miner Robert Medley at 69.85kg for the IBO junior middleweight world title, but spent half the press conference taunting Green.
Despite being four weight divisions apart, Mundine dared Green to step back in the ring for a sequel to the The Man versus Machine showstopper in 2006.
Green is unconquered in seven fights since Mundine beat him in a 12-round points decision in their middleweight tussle and on Wednesday spectacularly stopped American great Roy Jones Jr in the first round of their IBO cruiserweight world title bout.
“I tell you what, we’ll make it even. I don’t care,” Mundine said.
“I’ll try to even it up by coming to super middle or middle. He can be a heavyweight and then you all think he might have a chance.
“But it’s something our managers will have to work out … throw some numbers at me.”
Mundine vowed to “whip” Green again, regardless of weights.
“You’re either deaf, dumb or blind to not know that he was my whipping boy two or three years ago,” he said.
“I beat him up bad. I beat him up so good, every round by round, second by second. I was blowing kisses to him, I was smiling at him, poking my tongue out, blowing kisses to his missus.
“I was just having fun. That was one of my easiest night’s work in my boxing career.
“Like I said, he knows what happened to him. He knows I got his number, he knows I got his measure.
“He’s not even a great notch on my record because that night was easy. I tattooed him, man. That’s probably why he’s got extra tattoos on him now.
“Danny, I whipped your arse and I’ll whip it again.”
Mundine is seemingly oblivious to his arch rival’s elevated status, with Green’s camp on Thursday indicating they had moved on following this week’s stunning defeat of Jones Jr.
“Danny is a world champion and has just beaten one of the greatest of all time. If we do it (a rematch), it will be on our terms,” Green’s manager and long time friend Justin Manolikos said.
Describing Mundine as a “piss ant”, Green said he had bigger fish to fry.
“I’ve just knocked out one of the greatest fighters of all time, it’s like comparing a killer whale to a flathead,” he said.
If successful over Medley, a 28-year-old with 27 wins from 29 fights, Mundine will become the first boxer ever to win four world titles going down in weight categories.
“As a matter of fact, I want to change my name,” Mundine said.
“From this date forth, I don’t want to be known as Anthony ‘The Man’ Mundine. I want to be known as Anthony ‘The Pioneer’ Mundine.
“I’m into doing shit, being the pioneer, and doing stuff that ain’t been done and this is a history-making fight.”
Mundine, 34, began his career in super middleweight and has won 37 of his 40 fights, 23 by knockout.
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