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Wow. Didnt see that coming
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sp...n-shock-knockout/story-e6freygr-1225967942023
MUNDINE. Gone.
Garth Wood knocked out Anthony Mundine with one of those sweet little overhand rights that Mundine has proven vulnerable to once before, shocking a nation.
Referee Les Fear counted 10 over Mundine, who rose shortly after, wobbled, and tried to insist he was ready to continue.
Whether he knew the count had already reached 10 is uncertain.
Get the posters ready: Man Down Again.
It came in the fifth round. Wood backed Mundine into what can only be described as tremendously slack ropes - designed to help Mundine defend himself from Wood's pressure onslaught - and as Mundine leaned away and dipped his head in behind his left shoulder, Wood snuck one over his shoulder and connected.
It landed high on Mundine's temple and saw him slump into the ropes, Wood then throwing a left rip as he travelled south.
It was the same region, although on the opposite side of the head, that Sven Ottke dropped Mundine nine years ago.
The win opens unbelievable opportunities for Wood, and completes one of the great comeback stories in Australian sport.
Wood qualified for the fight after winning reality television series The Contender.
He was only included in The Contender at the last minute when Peter Mitrevski dropped out days before filming began.
Even then he was considered a long outsider, surprising many when he progressed through the show to eventually beat world No. 10 Kariz Kariuki in the final.
Wood had been through a tough time following the separation of his partner, which he briefly hinted on last night.
"A dark time," he said.
He dedicated the result to his two daughters who.
The knockout punch came from nowhere in the midst of an ugly round, which until then had been an ugly fight.
Wood's best chance in the fight, and probably his only chance, was to pressure Mundine for every second of every round.
It had several advantages.
Dulled by fatigue, perhaps then he could slow Mundine enough to land the money shot. Despite all his talk about the susceptibility of Wood's chin, Mundine himself was the only one to reveal a tenderness around the temple.
Mundine is the fastest fighter in his division, without doubt. So quick it camouflages many of his flaws.
The other advantage is that it negates the distance in class between them. While Wood was the sentimental favourite for most of Australia, Mundine had beaten fighters all the way up to the second tier of boxing, and had a definite advantage in the calibre of opponent he has faced.
A wonderful antidote to Mundine's bluster, Wood's first words after winning the fight were: "Oh well."
"I don't know what to say," he said, "I'm the best kept secret in Australia."
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sp...n-shock-knockout/story-e6freygr-1225967942023
MUNDINE. Gone.
Garth Wood knocked out Anthony Mundine with one of those sweet little overhand rights that Mundine has proven vulnerable to once before, shocking a nation.
Referee Les Fear counted 10 over Mundine, who rose shortly after, wobbled, and tried to insist he was ready to continue.
Whether he knew the count had already reached 10 is uncertain.
Get the posters ready: Man Down Again.
It came in the fifth round. Wood backed Mundine into what can only be described as tremendously slack ropes - designed to help Mundine defend himself from Wood's pressure onslaught - and as Mundine leaned away and dipped his head in behind his left shoulder, Wood snuck one over his shoulder and connected.
It landed high on Mundine's temple and saw him slump into the ropes, Wood then throwing a left rip as he travelled south.
It was the same region, although on the opposite side of the head, that Sven Ottke dropped Mundine nine years ago.
The win opens unbelievable opportunities for Wood, and completes one of the great comeback stories in Australian sport.
Wood qualified for the fight after winning reality television series The Contender.
He was only included in The Contender at the last minute when Peter Mitrevski dropped out days before filming began.
Even then he was considered a long outsider, surprising many when he progressed through the show to eventually beat world No. 10 Kariz Kariuki in the final.
Wood had been through a tough time following the separation of his partner, which he briefly hinted on last night.
"A dark time," he said.
He dedicated the result to his two daughters who.
The knockout punch came from nowhere in the midst of an ugly round, which until then had been an ugly fight.
Wood's best chance in the fight, and probably his only chance, was to pressure Mundine for every second of every round.
It had several advantages.
Dulled by fatigue, perhaps then he could slow Mundine enough to land the money shot. Despite all his talk about the susceptibility of Wood's chin, Mundine himself was the only one to reveal a tenderness around the temple.
Mundine is the fastest fighter in his division, without doubt. So quick it camouflages many of his flaws.
The other advantage is that it negates the distance in class between them. While Wood was the sentimental favourite for most of Australia, Mundine had beaten fighters all the way up to the second tier of boxing, and had a definite advantage in the calibre of opponent he has faced.
A wonderful antidote to Mundine's bluster, Wood's first words after winning the fight were: "Oh well."
"I don't know what to say," he said, "I'm the best kept secret in Australia."
