Return-Path: <sentto-279987-3270-1003796944-fc=all.net@returns.onelist.com> Delivered-To: fc@all.net Received: from 204.181.12.215 [204.181.12.215] by localhost with POP3 (fetchmail-5.7.4) for fc@localhost (single-drop); Mon, 22 Oct 2001 17:30:07 -0700 (PDT) Received: (qmail 21212 invoked by uid 510); 23 Oct 2001 00:28:34 -0000 Received: from n2.groups.yahoo.com (216.115.96.52) by 204.181.12.215 with SMTP; 23 Oct 2001 00:28:34 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: sentto-279987-3270-1003796944-fc=all.net@returns.onelist.com Received: from [10.1.1.224] by n2.groups.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 23 Oct 2001 00:29:04 -0000 X-Sender: yangyun@metacrawler.com X-Apparently-To: iwar@yahoogroups.com Received: (EGP: mail-8_0_0_1); 23 Oct 2001 00:29:02 -0000 Received: (qmail 80146 invoked from network); 23 Oct 2001 00:29:02 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.26) by 10.1.1.224 with QMQP; 23 Oct 2001 00:29:02 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO n11.groups.yahoo.com) (10.1.10.50) by mta1 with SMTP; 23 Oct 2001 00:29:02 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: yangyun@metacrawler.com Received: from [10.1.2.225] by n11.groups.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 23 Oct 2001 00:29:02 -0000 To: iwar@yahoogroups.com Message-ID: <9r2dkb+d20k@eGroups.com> User-Agent: eGroups-EW/0.82 X-Mailer: eGroups Message Poster X-Originating-IP: 24.112.32.13 From: yangyun@metacrawler.com X-Yahoo-Profile: televr Mailing-List: list iwar@yahoogroups.com; contact iwar-owner@yahoogroups.com Delivered-To: mailing list iwar@yahoogroups.com Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:iwar-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com> Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2001 00:28:59 -0000 Reply-To: iwar@yahoogroups.com Subject: [iwar] them's fightin' words Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit [Mundine said America had it coming to them on Sept 11] S P O R T -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOXING Mundine title fight in jeopardy Oct 23 09:13 AAP Anthony Mundine was not welcome in the United States and his upcoming title fight in Germany was in jeopardy, an angry International Boxing Federation (IBF) executive said on Tuesday. Joe Dwyer, the IBF's ratings chairman, said Mundine's comments that America had brought the terrorist attacks on itself had shocked his boxing organisation. Mundine's words hit a raw nerve with Dwyer, whose son was almost killed in the September 11 attack on New York's World Trade Centre. "Anthony Mundine is certainly entitled to his political beliefs but I would say he certainly wouldn't be welcome in the United States," Dwyer told AAP on Tuesday. The Muslim former rugby league star turned boxer said yesterday he opposed Australia's involvement in Afghanistan, but last night apologised for earlier comments that the United States had brought the September 11 attacks on itself. He last night condemned the September 11 attacks and there was "no way" the victims had brought it on themselves, adding: "I want to apologise to the people that caught them statements but now you heard me clarify myself tonight." However, the word from the IBF's New Jersey headquarters today was that Mundine's tongue could force German promoters to cancel his December 1 IBF title fight in Dortmund with super-middleweight champion Sven Ottke. The fight would easily be the biggest of Mundine's short boxing career. "I don't know that he is welcome in Germany either," Dwyer said. "That fight might not even happen. "That's what I'm hearing from Germany. I hear they are up in arms about it and I can understand that." When asked if he believed Mundine might never be allowed to fight in the US, Dwyer replied: "Well, I don't know who would be looking to bring him over here." "It certainly would (cost him large prize money). "But they are the statements he has made." Dwyer, as the IBF's ratings chairman, was the executive responsible for elevating Mundine into the IBF's top 15 fighters. Mundine's improved rating meant he was eligible to challenge Ottke. "We had the fight approved because he is in our ratings and he is our Pan-Pacific champion so there was no reason for us to not approve the fight with Ottke but I don't know how the promoters are going to view the comments," Dwyer said. "They could pull the pin on it. It is an optional defence so they don't have to give Mundine the fight." Dwyer's son worked in one of the World Trade Centre towers. When the first terrorist-controlled plane struck, his son was downstairs having a cigarette and had to run for his life. Dwyer said although Mundine's comments struck him personally, he and the IBF would maintain a professional approach to the controversial Australian fighter. "It certainly hurts to hear something like that but I can't let that influence my decisions," Dwyer said. "We are going to have to go by his merits as a fighter. We can't really draw lines on people by ethnicity or anything else." "I think we just have to treat him based on his performance in the ring." Dwyer said he did not believe the IBF would contact Mundine. "I think at this stage we aren't going to touch it," Dwyer said. "We are going to let things fall as they may." ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Get your FREE VeriSign guide to security solutions for your web site: encrypting transactions, securing intranets, and more! http://us.click.yahoo.com/UnN2wB/m5_CAA/yigFAA/kgFolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> ------------------ http://all.net/ Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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