Dan takes on the “MAN”

On behalf of the entire club, I would like to wish all the best for his upcoming bout with Anthony “The Man” Mundine, please give him one from all the club members.

GOOD LUCK DAN!!

BY HIS own admission, not many people recognise world boxing champion Daniel Geale on the street. But those who do pretty much say the same thing.

"Just about everybody I meet says, 'When you knock out, make sure you pick him back up and knock him out again'," Geale says, laughing. "I get a lot of that. It's good to know that I have a lot of support out there - it gives me confidence."

The quietly spoken Tasmanian is more comfortable letting his fists do the talking ahead of defending his IBO world title against Mundine in on Wednesday night.

He'd probably have little choice anyway: it's unlikely he'd get a word in with "The Man".

But -based Geale, 28, still managed to deliver an early blow yesterday, questioning the wisdom of Mundine moving down a division to middleweight.

"He is coming down from . He hasn't shown a lot of strength at that weight yet," Geale said. "That's something I'm going to test out."

Indeed, the world title fight will be only Mundine's second outing as a middleweight, although Geale admitted: "It remains to be seen if it brings his power down.

"But he doesn't seem to be punching as hard as he used to. I have dropped weight over my life, and it's not easy and it's a lot harder when you are older."

Geale is one of Mundine's toughest prospects, and one of the most underrated. He's had 160 amateur bouts, including a gold medal from Manchester in 2002, and is unbeaten as a professional (21-0, including 13 knockouts).

"I'm glad to be under the radar," he said. "But this is a massive opportunity for me."