Roy Jones Sr. In The Middle Of Family Drama
By Michael Woods April 20th, 2006Which father knows best?
Roy Jones Sr. knows full-well the emotions that come into play when a father trains a son.
So Big Roy shouldn’t be surprised that Tony Mundine, the father of Australian super middleweight contender Anthony Mundine (25-3, 20 KOs), is pissed off.
The elder Mundine walked away from his son, who is preparing for a May 17 showdown with fellow Aussie Danny Green (21-2, 19 KOs) because Jones Sr. was flown in to help the younger Mundine prepare for the bout.
‘’I'm the captain of the ship, captain of Team Mundine and I’m supposed to run the boxing side of things,'’ Mundine Sr. told the Australian Daily Telegraph. ‘’That’s not happening any more and I’m not happy with that.'’
But Anthony, age 30, wants his father back in his corner. ‘’I need him to be there for me,'’ he said.
There have been tearful meetings as the Mundines try to make sense of their complicated relationship, but the younger Mundine holds out hope that his father will soon be back in the fold.
(Email news tips to Michael Woods at Fightwrite@gmail.com)
April 21st, 2006 at 12:16 am
This article is actually wrong - Jones Sr was always coming to help with the training, he has in many previous camps - Mundine Sr walked out because his son just wasn’t taking his advice in camp, and had nothing to do with Jones Sr.