"I would suggest that Mundine is 'stupefied' because of numerous head injuries from boxing over many years"

Of course! There just had to be some excuse. He is not responsible.

Except where he happened to win a fight, which by definition would be a different matter entirely.

Mr. Mundine like most of his ilk have an identity problem. He really does believe he is JC reincarnated. Perhaps he should adopt Islam...or has he already?

It really is a pity.

Mundine had the ability to become a much loved Rugby League great. He might even have become another Beetson, with the right character, he was good enough.

I guess it is a factor of his character that made him become a despised fighter.

Good evening to you SUSEONLINE...

I think you may well be right. I should think being hit in the head, as often as a professional fighter is, must in some way increase the chances of some sort of neurological impairment. The ex pugs that I've come across in the past, most are still quite agressive, but relatively harmless, until they hit the booze, then watch out, it's on for young and old.

Unfortunately, some ex pugs can't delineate between an opponent in the ring, and their poor wives. Thus many become involved in domestic violence issues. Usually involving too much booze - it's all rather sad really ?

A promising ex light heavyweight I knew, who TWICE went the distance with Bobby Dunlop, ex Aussie and Empire Light Heavyweight Champion. I knew this fella well, when I was stationed at Coogee. He worked the door's at the old Oceanic Hotel, in Coogee Bay. Unfortunately he hit a real hurdle, in which I was directly involved.

I tried to give him a real serious 'nod', and he wouldn't take the hint. Anyway some four or five years later, I heard he was shot dead outside a laundramat he owned up at the Junction ! He insisted on 'hanging loose' with some of Sydney's hardmen in the area, thinking his fighting prowess, would intimidate everyone, but it didn't when your opponent's 'carry heat' ?

You see SUSE, they'll never learn. Because you're tough and handy in the ring, it means nothing when your trying to 'heavy' real crooks. I don't know if I can name this bloke here, afterall he's dead ? I guess I best not.

See you SUSEONLINE.

Tony Lavis,
I saw Dana White and Forrest Griffin on TV talking to a group of kids about the stupidity of organising informal "fight clubs", they said that in the history of pro MMA to that point there had been no deaths or disabling injuries among fighters, I wonder if the more stripped back format of MMA plays a part in this? I won't say they're less safety conscious but they only wear those grappling gloves with the light padding and according to wikipedia the same theory is applied, the gloves were introduced to facilitate more striking blows and punches to create a more visceral spectacle for the fans and to reduce the stoppage times due to cuts and abrasions.

I am afraid suseonline Anthony was born with that brain and mouth is not connected to it.
o sung wo, my dad moved us often at a stage in my life.
And for a short time to Summer Hill in Sydney.
I got to hang around Erny Macqillans jim.
A young local fighting international fighters got me involved.
So I met Rohan Greentree when he fought and natures gentleman Tony Mundine.
More too, I remember loose lips Anthony on the morning after 7/11 saying America deserved it!
He went miles past Bolt in his openly RACIST COMMENTS.
Can we understand this, the bloke had no interest in any God.
He took a religion he has no doubt grown in to, BECAUSE HE WANTED TO LOOK LIKE ALI.
Lexi said the thread was a bit harsh.
Try standing in ANY packed pub on a Mundine fight night, every white wanting even begging him to be knocked out!
For an incite in the the man do not look at his great skills, he has that, look at the scrambled eggs brain that produces his strange words.
And know he has always been an idiot.
Trash talk? it should play no roll in Australia, calling men bitches? inferring sex with ones mother.
Screaming insults in front of cameras and falling in to one another arms laughing after? not for me.