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Heading into what might be The Man’s final fight against Belarusian Sergey Rabchenko on Wednesday night, there’s been a curious absence of whacky Mundine sound bites to accompany the fight.
So with Mundine giving us the silent treatment, we’ve had to dig up the history books and dredge up some of his more famous whacky moments to keep us entertained ahead of the big bout.
October, 2001 – September 11
Six weeks after the September 11 attacks on New York and Washington Mundine took to the Today Show and declared America had it coming.
"They call it an act of terrorism, but if you can understand religion, and our way of life, it's not about terrorism," he said at the time.
"It's about fighting for God's laws, and America's brought it upon themselves for what they've done in the history of time."
To his credit, he apologised - 11 years after making the comments.
December 2007 – Cathy Freeman
She may have been Australia’s Golden Girl at the Sydney Olympics but for Mundine, Freeman’s association with corporate Australia and the mere fact she’s a woman made her unqualified to be an indigenous leader.
Mundine declared: “Aboriginal people don’t buy that. She sold out, toeing the line. And that ain’t me. I’m not a fake.”
And in case he hadn’t gone far enough, he dug his hole even deeper:
“As far as being a leader, that's not her anyway. A man can only lead."
October 2012 – Daniel Geale
It should have been a celebration of indigenous sport as Mundine took on Daniel Geale for the IBF middleweight championship of the world, the first time two Aboriginal Australians had clashed for a major world title.
But Mundine soon found a way to ensure it was all about him as he cruelly dismissed Geale’s Tasmanian indigenous heritage.
"I thought they wiped all the Aborigines from Tasmania out," declared Mundine.
"Where is there a cut-off point? There's got to be a cut-off point. That's something the government has got to work on.
"He's got a white woman, he's got white kids. I keep it real, all day every day."
November 2013 - Homosexuality
Choc found himself watching the ABC’s Redfern Now one night and got his knickers in a twist when they dared to present an indigenous homosexual character.
Taking to Facebook, Mundine said: “Watching redfern now & they promoting homosexuality! (Like it’s ok in our culture) that ain’t in our culture & our ancestors would have there [sic] head for it! Like my dad told me GOD made ADAM & EVE not Adam & Steve.”
Luke Carroll, an actor from the first series of Redfern Now, took aim at Mundine’s well-known affiliation with Islam in his response, saying: “God or Christianity isn't apart of our Culture either... our Ancestors had dreamtime beliefs!”
But Mundine didn’t let it go, replying: “Luke Carroll yu serious bra? Yu know that s*** wouldn't fly back in the day...your off ya head!
"I got nothing against it cause I got friends family that are but promoting it to the youth & masses isn't right... but each to there own."
November 2013 – Suspicious Fire
November last year was a busy month for Choc, and while it wasn’t his mouth getting him in trouble this time, there were other matters afoot.
This time it was the Boxa Bar cafe in the Sydney suburb of Hurstville, one of Mundine’s regular haunts and a place that contained a significant amount of his memorabilia, which was set ablaze in the early hours of November 14.
Asked who might have done it, Mundine replied: “I’ve got ideas but I don’t want to assume or speculate.”