Quick Grabs: Mundine vs. Rabchenko Press Conference
Brian Amatruda (Promoter/Big Time Boxing):
“This is a genuine make or break fight for Anthony. His career either ends on November 12th, or it’ll be his resurrection.”
“They say he’s crazy for calling out Floyd Mayweather. But the reality is that if he wins, he’s the mandatory challenger for Floyd’s WBC title.”
“We’ve stacked this card from top-to-bottom – tickets aren’t even on sale yet – but we’ve sold out the entire floor.”
“Tickets are reasonably priced, so the idea is that a family or a Dad and his kids can go watch the fights for $100, which is hard in today’s age.”
Anthony Mundine:
“First stop, I wanna thank God, my promoter Brian Amatruda and my sponsor Mick Gatto for believing in me.”
“A lot of people have written me off. But I believe I’m in the prime of my career, I feel amazing in the gym.”
“It’s simple. I didn’t turn up with Clottey. Man, I turned up in runners and thought I’d sweep him outta there quick.”
“I’m gonna tell y’all now, I’m gonna shock the world. I haven’t earnt my right to fight Floyd, but I will. I don’t want any bandwagon supporters. I don’t want anyone jumping on my bandwagon when I win.”
“I’m leaving on Sunday for the US. I’m sparring Maidana and I’m gonna clean out Robert Garcia’s gym.”
“I’m going back to being the old me, the guy who would talk the talk – create some pressure – and then walk the walk. I’m going back to my old hairstyle, I’m shaving my head again. On my day, not Maidana, not Rabchenko, not anyone can stop me.”
“People in my team doubt me. My dad doubts me, my manager Khoder Nasser doubts me. I’m gonna shock the world. There’s nothing but big fights from here. I’m gonna set them all up and it all starts with this fight.”
“We’ve had six boxers on the world stage and they’ve all lost, they got annihilated. I’m gonna give Australian boxing mouth-to-mouth again. Just watch. We’ve only got one world champion at the moment, Sam Soliman, and you all saw what I did to him. They’ve gone running to the hills since.”
Sergey Rabchenko:
“I am very much looking forwards to visiting Australia for the fight with Anthony Mundine. It’s a fight I think I can win and win well. Mundine has won world titles already so he knows what a hard fight is and he will be in another one on November 12th.”
“I have been training in France for this fight for the past few weeks and I will now be travelling to England to work with my trainer Ricky Hatton, who will get me in the best possible shape.”
“I do not want to say too much about my tactics at present, but Mundine will find out how hard I hit on the night. My style is all action so I think a few Australian fans will be cheering for me when the bell rings.”
Ricky Hatton (four-time world champion and promoter/Hatton Promotions):
“This has all the makings of a great fight. It’s a little bit of a crossroads match because Sergey is the boxer on the up while Anthony Mundine has been around the block and really needs to win in order to keep going.”
“I think the fans on November 12th are in for a treat. I expect this to be something of a battle and you can be sure that whoever wins will get a world title shot next.”
“Most Australian boxing fans won’t know much about Sergey at present but they will soon. He’s one of the most avoided fighters in Europe and anyone who has seen him in action knows why.
“I expect him to impress against Mundine, get a good win over a quality opponent, and then move on to that world title fight.”
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