The Wonder from Down Under
Posted: 12 Oct 2008, 20:02
Anthony 'The Man' Mundine is likely to be introduced to US audiences by a new ring name if plans for him to fight next year on a card promoted by boxing great Oscar De La Hoya come to fruition.
"They've got a different name for me over here," Mundine told the Herald's Brad Walter after meeting De La Hoya and representatives of his company, Golden Boy Promotions, in Los Angeles last week.
"They call me The Wonder From Down Under. But everyone knows that. It ain't nothing new."
The meeting, organised by Russell Crowe, stemmed from a joke between the Oscar winner and Mundine's manager, Khoder Nasser, and was initially intended as an introduction over lunch. But plans are advanced for Mundine to have possibly two fights in the US next year to help set up a big money bout in 2010.
The Wonder From Down Under.....Oh please! I seriously want to throw up!
"They've got a different name for me over here," Mundine told the Herald's Brad Walter after meeting De La Hoya and representatives of his company, Golden Boy Promotions, in Los Angeles last week.
"They call me The Wonder From Down Under. But everyone knows that. It ain't nothing new."
The meeting, organised by Russell Crowe, stemmed from a joke between the Oscar winner and Mundine's manager, Khoder Nasser, and was initially intended as an introduction over lunch. But plans are advanced for Mundine to have possibly two fights in the US next year to help set up a big money bout in 2010.
The Wonder From Down Under.....Oh please! I seriously want to throw up!