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It’s official – Anthony Mundine will be heavy favourite when he takes on American fighter Carson Jones (35-10-3, 25 KOs) at Brisbane Entertainment Centre on January 29.
Carson is 25th ranked light middleweight in the world, compared to Anthony who is currently sitting at an impressive sixth.
Why Mundine couldn’t or didn’t get a bigger name eludes me. This is nothing more than a stay busy fight and Anthony shouldn’t be expecting record breaking pay per view buys.
Even with a dominant victory there is nothing to be gained from this fight.
This seems like a boring fight for the fans who have seen him repeatedly state, “I only want to fight the best” and recently saying in an interview “my next opponent will be top 15 for sure”.
So much for that.
Team Mundine has already come out saying “Whilst other options within the top ten had significantly out-priced themselves, Carson Jones offers the best possible opportunity within a tight timeframe.”
Mundine’s quick return to the ring is a big plus for the fans, having just over two months between fights, while another well known fighter, Daniel Geale, has been out of the ring for nearly four months and hasn’t even announced a fight date yet.
If Mundine loses to a no-name fighter in Carson, much like his unlucky loss to Garth Wood in 2010, then the lights are out on his career once and for all.
Anything less then an absolutely dominant victory will leave people questioning the integrity of his highly praised win over American great Shane Mosley back in November.
I am still going to stick by Mundine. I will watch him comfortably win this fight.
I will then hope that his next fight will be this fabled “big name” he has being talking about.
After 13 years of watching and supporting the proud Australian athlete we call ‘The Man’, my patience is finally starting to wear thin.
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