BLAKE Ferguson, having fallen out with Raiders caretaker coach Andrew Dunemann, is now being courted for a professional boxing debut alongside cousin Anthony Mundine.

Yep, with his promising NRL career on the cusp of imploding, Ferguson has been asked to appear on the undercard of Mundine's proposed bout with American great Shane Mosley, set for the Sydney Entertainment Centre on October 23.

It's understood the 23-year-old went AWOL after Dunemann sided with the playing group over suggestions previous coach Dave Furner was treating the tattooed star too easy. Ferguson also believed the caretaker coach played a hand in the demise of Furner, his greatest ally at Raiders HQ.

Regardless, if Ferguson chooses to don the gloves - thereby joining a notorious mob including Sonny Bill Williams, Quade Cooper, Carl Webb, Solomon Haumono and even Les Mason - there are plenty inside the Raiders who would happily take him on.