Tony Mundine (boxer)

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Tony Mundine (boxer) : biography

1 May 1951 –

Anthony "Tony" William Mundine OAM, born 10 June 1951 at Baryulgil, New South Wales, is one of Australia’s boxing legends and was one of its greatest Indigenous fighters. He held the Australian middleweight, light heavyweight, cruiserweight and heavyweight titles and Commonwealth middleweight and light heavyweight titles. He is the only Australian boxer to compete in four weight divisions.

Rugby

Mundine played centre three-quarter for a Grafton Rugby League team. He showed promise and was offered a place with the Redfern All Blacks in the South Sydney Junior Rugby League in 1968 at age 17. Rather than return to Baryulgil to work at the asbestos mine between seasons he kept fit at Ern McQuillan’s gym in Newtown, where he showed natural ability and speed. McQuillan engaged him in a fighter-trainer contract.

Professional boxing record

|- |align="center" colspan=8|80 Wins (64 knockouts, 16 decisions), 15 Losses (10 knockouts, 5 decisions), 1 Draw |- | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Result | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Record | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Opponent | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Type | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Round | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Date | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Location | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Notes |-align=center |Loss | |align=left| Alex Sua |PTS |12 |19/03/1984 |align=left| Auckland, New Zealand |align=left| |- |Loss | |align=left| Rufino Angulo |KO |5 |13/06/1983 |align=left| Paris, France |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Dragomir Milo Popovic |TKO |6 |06/11/1982 |align=left| Noumea, New Caledonia |align=left| |- |Loss | |align=left| Murray Sutherland |UD |10 |06/09/1982 |align=left| Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Mustafa Wasajja |PTS |10 |11/06/1982 |align=left| Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhone, France |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Hocine Tafer |KO |2 |08/05/1982 |align=left| Grenoble, Isere, France |align=left| |- |Loss | |align=left| Yaqui Lopez |TKO |3 |27/11/1981 |align=left| Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Steve Aczel |TKO |6 |24/07/1981 |align=left| Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Bunny Johnson |TKO |10 |20/05/1981 |align=left| Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia |align=left| |- |Loss | |align=left| Jesse Burnett |PTS |12 |04/03/1981 |align=left| Auckland, New Zealand |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Monty Betham |KO |5 |15/12/1980 |align=left| Auckland, New Zealand |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Joe Fabiano |KO |6 |20/09/1980 |align=left| Noumea, New Caledonia |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Steve Aczel |TKO |9 |28/07/1980 |align=left| Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| David "The King" Smith |UD |10 |30/05/1980 |align=left| Pirae, French Polynesia |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| David Conteh |PTS |10 |18/04/1980 |align=left| Bologna, Emilia Romagna, Italy |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Pat Cuillo |DQ |5 |04/04/1980 |align=left| Milan, Lombardia, Italy |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Johnny Wilburn |PTS |8 |14/12/1979 |align=left| Milan, Lombardia, Italy |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Ennio Cometti |TKO |9 |30/11/1979 |align=left| Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy |align=left| |- |Loss | |align=left| Mate Parlov |PTS |12 |26/09/1979 |align=left| Gorizia, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Pete McIntyre |TKO |5 |03/08/1979 |align=left| Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Tony "Lime" Greene |KO |4 |20/04/1979 |align=left| Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Marc Ecimovic |TKO |2 |31/03/1979 |align=left| Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Ananai Curebera |TKO |2 |18/02/1979 |align=left| Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Ron "Mr." Wilson |TKO |7 |09/02/1979 |align=left| Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Karl Canwell |TKO |3 |24/11/1978 |align=left| Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Fossie Schmidt |KO |1 |15/07/1978 |align=left| Suva, Fiji |align=left| |- |Loss | |align=left| Gary Summerhays |KO |11 |27/02/1978 |align=left| Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Andros Ernie Barr |PTS |10 |24/01/1978 |align=left| Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Maile Haumona |KO |3 |05/12/1977 |align=left| Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Danny Brewer |KO |7 |21/10/1977 |align=left| Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Dave Lee Royster |PTS |10 |09/09/1977 |align=left| Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |align=left| |- |Loss | |align=left| Dave Lee Royster |KO |1 |28/07/1977 |align=left| Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Andros Ernie Barr |PTS |15 |08/07/1977 |align=left| Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Maile Haumona |TKO |10 |02/06/1977 |align=left| Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Victor Attivor |TKO |9 |04/09/1976 |align=left| Accra, Ghana |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Maile Haumona |PTS |10 |11/08/1976 |align=left| Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |align=left| |- |Loss | |align=left| Jesse Burnett |KO |6 |14/05/1976 |align=left| Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Baby Boy Rolle |KO |3 |26/03/1976 |align=left| Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Karl Zurheide |KO |1 |19/03/1976 |align=left| Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Victor Attivor |TKO |2 |04/12/1975 |align=left| Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Steve Aczel |KO |12 |30/10/1975 |align=left| Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| "Shoeless" Joe Jackson |PTS |10 |04/09/1975 |align=left| Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |align=left| |- |Loss | |align=left| "Sweet" James Marshall |KO |1 |02/05/1975 |align=left| Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |align=left| |- |Loss | |align=left| Rudy Robles |PTS |10 |28/02/1975 |align=left| Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |align=left| |- |Loss | |align=left| Carlos Monzon |KO |7 |05/10/1974 |align=left| Buenos Aires, Argentina |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Nate "Nat" Collins |TKO |5 |09/08/1974 |align=left| Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Lenny Harden |KO |3 |27/05/1974 |align=left| Paris, France |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Don Cobbs |TKO |6 |10/05/1974 |align=left| Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |align=left| |- |Loss | |align=left| Bennie Briscoe |KO |5 |25/02/1974 |align=left| Paris, France |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Manuel Fierro |KO |6 |11/02/1974 |align=left| Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Emile Griffith |UD |12 |19/11/1973 |align=left| Paris, France |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Carlos Marks |PTS |15 |28/09/1973 |align=left| Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Fred Etuati |KO |1 |20/08/1973 |align=left| Auckland, New Zealand |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Carlos Marks |KO |10 |03/08/1973 |align=left| Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Nessim Max Cohen |TKO |4 |14/05/1973 |align=left| Paris, France |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Luis Vinales |TKO |2 |01/05/1973 |align=left| Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Matt "Art" Donovan |KO |3 |07/02/1973 |align=left| Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Lonnie Harris |TKO |5 |08/12/1972 |align=left| Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Roy "General" Lee |KO |2 |04/11/1972 |align=left| Noumea, New Caledonia |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| "San" Antonio Aguilar |TKO |3 |26/09/1972 |align=left| Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Juarez de Lima |TKO |5 |21/08/1972 |align=left| Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Denny Moyer |TKO |7 |31/05/1972 |align=left| Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Bunny Sterling |KO |15 |14/04/1972 |align=left| Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Foster Bibron |TKO |11 |25/02/1972 |align=left| Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| George "Hurricane" Carter |TKO |2 |17/02/1972 |align=left| Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Charley "Bad News" Austin |TKO |2 |10/12/1971 |align=left| Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Eric Blake |TKO |3 |26/11/1971 |align=left| Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Tommy "Gun" Gray |TKO |7 |22/10/1971 |align=left| Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Rod Kenny |TKO |4 |23/09/1971 |align=left| Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Jackson McQuade |KO |1 |05/09/1971 |align=left| Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Al Korovou |KO |5 |01/07/1971 |align=left| Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |align=left| |- |Loss | |align=left| Luis Manuel Rodriguez |KO |1 |07/04/1971 |align=left| Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Victor Manuel Basilio |TKO |2 |18/02/1971 |align=left| Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |align=left| |- |Draw | |align=left| Bunny Sterling |PTS |15 |21/01/1971 |align=left| Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Barry Calderwood |TKO |5 |12/12/1970 |align=left| Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Johnny Kramer |TKO |5 |25/08/1970 |align=left| Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Billy "Mellow" Marsh |TKO |8 |16/07/1970 |align=left| Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Filipino Ravalo |KO |2 |09/06/1970 |align=left| Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Ravuama Roko |KO |2 |28/05/1970 |align=left| Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Billy Choules |KO |4 |23/04/1970 |align=left| Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Jeke Naqelevuki |TKO |3 |19/03/1970 |align=left| Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Sione Sani |KO |1 |10/03/1970 |align=left| Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Billy Choules |KO |4 |09/02/1970 |align=left| Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Billy Opetaia |TKO |7 |17/12/1969 |align=left| Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Feleti Leone |TKO |2 |12/12/1969 |align=left| Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |align=left| |- |Loss | |align=left| Kahu Mahanga |KO |9 |10/11/1969 |align=left| Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Les "Jazzer" Dixon |KO |2 |22/10/1969 |align=left| Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Lee Moto |KO |5 |23/09/1969 |align=left| Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Sione Sani |PTS |8 |08/09/1969 |align=left| Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Ted McKenzie |KO |3 |28/07/1969 |align=left| Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Ricky Datsun |PTS |8 |23/06/1969 |align=left| Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| "Sugar" Ray Wheatley |KO |2 |28/05/1969 |align=left| Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Ted McKenzie |KO |5 |07/05/1969 |align=left| Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Ted McKenzie |PTS |10 |16/04/1969 |align=left| Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Frank "Evangelist" Graham |KO |3 |09/04/1969 |align=left| Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Frank "Evangelist" Graham |PTS |4 |05/03/1969 |align=left| Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |align=left| |}

Mundine currently lives in Redfern, New South Wales, where he manages a training gym called Redfern Gym adjacent to the Block.

Mundine is father and boxing trainer/promoter of World Super Middleweight Champion Anthony Mundine. Mundine’s older brother Mickey Mundine played in the first Australian Aboriginal rugby league team in 1973.

On 26 January 1986 Mundine was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for "service to sport particularly to boxing and to aboriginal youth". He was the winner of The Ella Award for Lifetime Achievement in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sport at the Deadly Awards in 2004.

Boxing

Mundine won his first bout on 5 March 1969 against Frank Graham. In less than a year he won his first title, the Australian Middleweight crown. His last bout was against Alex Sua on 19 March 1984.

His titles were:

  • Australian Middleweight title, 23 April 1970 against Billy Choules
  • Australian Heavyweight title, 25 February 1972 against Foster Bibron
  • Commonwealth Middleweight title, 14 April 1972 against Bunny Sterling
  • Australian and Commonwealth Light Heavyweight titles, 30 October 1975 against Steve Aczel
  • Australian Cruiserweight title, 24 July 1981 against Steve Aczel.http://www.brookvaleps.nsw.edu.au/PROJECTS/Sports_Stars/Tony_Mundine.html Brookvale school

Mundine challenged Carlos Monzón on 5 October 1974 for the WBA World Middleweight title but lost to a knockout in the 7th round. He was undefeated by any Australian boxer during his 16-year career.http://turningsixty.com.au/memorylane/memorylane.html Turning Sixty He fought many top boxers including Emile Griffith, Monty Betham, Steve Aczel, Bennie Briscoe and Alex Sua.http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?cat=boxer&human_id=11414