Mundine rematch good for boxing: Green

Danny Green has responded to comments from Anthony Mundine's camp that a rematch between the pair was back on the agenda by declaring a second scrap "would be good for Australian boxing".

Manager Ben Thompson was quoted this week saying a clash with Green was an option for his fighter.

Mundine still hopes to reschedule a bout with American Austin Trout, which fell through earlier this month after the Australian was struck down with an ear infection.

But with the demand for a sequel to Mundine's wide unanimous points win over Green in May 2006 seemingly as strong as ever, Thompson kept the pot boiling.

"It's an option, but we need to take care of a number of things at this stage," he told Fairfax.

"We are not looking past the Austin Trout fight at the moment – after that it definitely is an option.

"There’s been a lot of rumours for years but this latest one is getting traction."

Responding to Thompson's comments, Green told The Weekend West: "Me fighting Anthony Mundine is a fight that I feel would be good for Australian boxing."

Although Green has not fought since November 2012, when he outpointed Shane Cameron in Melbourne, his popularity remains as high as ever and he said recently that he gets asked by fans about a potential rematch every day.

And while he turned 42 in March and Mundine celebrated his big 4-0 last week, nine years on from their first encounter in Sydney and there is still no domestic bout that comes close to having the mass appeal of a Green-Mundine II.

Perhaps if Daniel Geale can upset Miguel Cotto in New York on June 6 and win the WBC middleweight crown, then a deciding third rubber against Mundine for a world title could catch the imagination.

But even that would not draw in the wider, non-boxing public and, most importantly, the Main Event customers to the degree a rematch between two of Australia’s most recognisable sporting figures would.

During his time away from the ring Green has remained in the public eye through his “One Punch” anti-violence campaign, while his official Facebook page boasts 494,000 likes - more than the West Coast Eagles and Fremantle Dockers combined.

The biggest hurdle to a fight would be the weight both men would come in at.

It is widely accepted Green was severely weight-drained for their first encounter and he never fought at the 76.2kg super-middleweight limit again.

Unusually, Mundine has gone down the divisions and last November won the WBC Silver light-middleweight title against unbeaten European champion Sergey Rabchenko in Melbourne.

Green, who would need a tune-up fight before facing his bitter rival, could probably get down to 82kg for any rematch, while Mundine would likely weigh in at around 77 or 78kg.

Green's Facebook followers recently started getting excited about a return when he posted a number of clips of him and trainer Angelo Hyder working the pads.

And Green has kept himself in nick at his own gym in Warwick, as well as by sparring some of the crop of WA's up-and-coming fighters.