Anthony Mundine, like Floyd Mayweather, knew the importance of storytelling in boxing

Is Anthony Mundine the Floyd Mayweather of Australian boxing?

Hold up. Mayweather retired undefeated with a 50-0 record and multiple world titles. Mundine was never the top boxer in his division and had minimal cut-through on the world stage.

By the time Mayweather finished, he would display the acronym TBE on his merchandise. The Best Ever.

Many boxing pundits were bent out of shape by the claim, arguing pugilists like Sugar Ray Robinson or Muhammad Ali as the best to ever do it.

Mayweather made a clarification — he didn’t just mean in the ring but the entire fight game. That’s where the comparison to Mundine comes in.

There is no case to be made that Mundine is a better boxer than Mayweather, or that his name carries anywhere near the…