What a night tonight turned out to be! Having never been to a live fight night I decided to head out and check out the hype surrounding Anthony 'The Man' Mundine as he defended his World Title against Nader 'Lionheart' Hamden at the Sydney Entertainment Centre.Arriving a little early it was fun watching the under card and seeing most of the action all over after only a few rounds. The highlight of the undercard was Solomon 'Solo' Haumono the former Saints, Tigers, Bulldogs and Sea Eagles rugby league star who is well remembered for walking out on the Bulldogs to chase his then girl Gabrielle 'The Pleasure Machine" Richens across to London! Solo looked menacing and took care of business against a very brave challenger ...
Prior to the arrival of 'The Man' show I had the opportunity and honour to meet up with Tracey Holmes from the ABC Radio and Fox Sports, Julian Morrow from 'The Chasers' and the great man himself former Australian Cricket Captain Steve Waugh. Following this high I experienced the low when I thought that my wallet had been stolen only to later to find it lodged deep down under the seat twenty minutes later. Talk about a close call ...
OK! So back to the boxing and 'The Man' really had a fight on his hands tonight with Nader showing why he is known as the 'Lionheart' pushing Mundine all the way to the end of a brutal 12 rounds. I am sure that not too many would have thought that the fight would go the distance at the outset though 'Lionheart' really stood up to the challenge and 'The Man' showed that he has the strength to be pushed the distance. It was a credit to both men and a great lesson of endurance! Great inspiration for my journey ahead and a awesome night all around ...
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