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Anthony Mundine says he was robbed in defeat to Danny Green

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Anthony Mundine says he was robbed.

Mundine lost on points to bitter boxing rival Danny Green on Friday night in a decision greeted by dismay in some quarters.

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Cheap shots were thrown and it was a tight fight, yet Green won via a split points decision at Adelaide Oval, exacting belated revenge for his 2006 loss to Mundine.

Green was declared the winner with three judges scoring 94-94, 96-94 and 98-90, exacting some revenge for his 2006 loss to Mundine.

But many boxing pundits, and Mundine, believe Green lost the fight.

"I thought I won that fight and it's 2-0 ... I deserved it," Mundine told Fox Sports.

"But history will tell a different story.

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"People know in their hearts ... they know who was the better man.''

The scoring of the judge that awarded the fight to Green 98-90 was particularly mystifying in a largely even bout.

And a photo of the scorecard showed the 96-94 judge awarded Green a maximum 10 points in a round when he was penalised a point for elbowing.

"What do you do ... when you give a performance like that, I had him beat up, I had him bleeding, his eyes were puffy,'' Mundine said.

"I still won the fight hands down ... they robbed me.

"I know I won it. He [Green] knows I won it. That is what makes it so tough."

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