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Daniel Geale retains the IBF middleweight belt and gains revenge on Anthony Mundine

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Post  freakzilla Wed Jan 30, 2013 12:14 pm

IBF middleweight world champion Daniel Geale earned revenge for his only professional loss and raised questions over Anthony Mundine's boxing future with a unanimous points win in a world title fight that started on Wednesday and ended on Thursday.

The fight in front of what appeared to be a full Sydney Entertainment Centre featured numerous quickfire inside exchanges between the two fast-handed fighters.

Ultimately Geale, 31, outworked 37-year old Mundine, who landed several right-hand shots during the bout, but couldn't match the champion's work rate.

Two judges scored it 117-111 and the other 116-112.

It was Geale's fourth successful title defence and sets up the possibility of more unification bouts down the track.

Mundine was competitive but lacked the explosive advantage in speed that enabled him to beat opponents in his prime and it remains to be seen whether he can, or wants, to stay in a game he has graced for close to 13 years.

The packed crowd provided a stirring vocal backdrop as the two highly skilled fighters each strove to gain an advantage.

Geale was the first to land some shots, though Mundine did briefly back him up against the ropes and caught the champion with a good right to the head in the closing seconds of a cagey opening round.

Both men looked to assert themselves through the jab, but neither landed many scoring power punches in the second round.

American Robert Byrd, who was officiating in his 115th world title bout, twice cautioned Mundine for use of his head during the third round, in which Geale did well early and the challenger lifted near the end.

The fourth featured some exciting inside exchanges with both men scoring, though Geale had a slight edge in work rate.

Geale probably shaded the fifth and sixth rounds with greater punch volume, but Mundine still caught the champion occasionally with a right hand, without landing follow-up blows.

In round seven, Byrd warned Geale for punching to the back of the head.

Mundine got his supporters chanting his name with a good flurry in the eighth, which drew only a smile from the champion.

Geale started the ninth in strong fashion, but Mundine came on strong in the last minute.

The champion pressed the pace in the tenth and maintained his edge through to the end.

The two combatants for the main event didn't step into the ring until after 11.10pm (EDT), following a six-fight undercard, which produced just one inside the distance result.

The suggestion Mundine would snub the national anthem was averted, as it was performed before both men entered the ring.

As per usual for a big boxing bout, there was a stellar cast of sporting stars, administrators and politicians in attendance.

NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell, footballer-boxers Sonny Bill Williams and Quade Cooper, rugby league stars Todd Carney and Nathan Hindmarsh and FFA boss David Gallop were among the many notable figures.

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Post  freakzilla Wed Jan 30, 2013 12:15 pm

I had it 118-112 Geale.
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Post  boxing prospect Wed Jan 30, 2013 1:30 pm

I had it the same as you, not sure how a judge could possibly give Mundine 4 rounds.

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Post  Diego408 Wed Jan 30, 2013 5:49 pm

I hope Geale fights either Golovkin, Pirog, Martinez or even Chavez jr next.
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Post  dmar5143 Wed Jan 30, 2013 6:59 pm

Diego408 wrote:I hope Geale fights either Golovkin, Pirog, Martinez or even Chavez jr next.
..any of thoses fights are good.
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Post  captainanddew Wed Jan 30, 2013 8:18 pm

havent seen the fight. Mundine running around screaming robbery. Which seems to be contrary to everything I can find online.
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Post  freakzilla Thu Jan 31, 2013 9:34 am

captainanddew wrote:havent seen the fight. Mundine running around screaming robbery. Which seems to be contrary to everything I can find online.

It was no robbery. I was cheering Mundine but he got dominated. Geale was playing with him.
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Post  freakzilla Thu Jan 31, 2013 9:39 am

Geale is waiting to see the result of the Soliman vs Sturm fight to see what he does next.
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Post  UBeeg9cats Thu Jan 31, 2013 9:30 pm

freakzilla wrote:Geale is waiting to see the result of the Soliman vs Sturm fight to see what he does next.

If Geale and Golovkin don't face each other next, I would like Geale to fight the Soliman vs Sturm winner and Golovkin to take on Macklin. Pirog and Brian Vera can fight sometime soon too. These fights all satisfy or set up decent mandatories. If all those fights happen around April, the middleweight division will be open for some serious fights in late summer or fall. That is a lot of ifs but I think Geale, Golovkin, Quillin, Macklin, Soliman, and Vera would be up to the challenge. I don't know if Pirog or Sturm would be though.

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Post  freakzilla Thu Jan 31, 2013 9:40 pm

Yeah after the fight Geale said the Soliman vs Sturm winner is his mandatory. He also said though that he really wants the big fights in America so hopefully Soliman wins, they have another big Aussie fight then he moves to the states and has some big fights. He's improved so much in the past 3 years.
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Post  shakefree Fri Feb 08, 2013 9:19 am

call me crazy guys(instead of just thinking it),but geale reminds me of a more aggressive slappy joe.

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Post  NJBeatdown86 Fri Feb 08, 2013 3:51 pm

I guess this means no Geale-Golovkin for now.
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