Another desperate grab for cash by WBC
Dan RafaelYour weekly random thoughts … • As much as I've punished the awful WBA for its title lunacy (not to mention pitiful rankings), did yo...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 14, 2009Pavlik-Williams bolsters strong fall fight schedule
Dan Rafael...has in mind -- a Chris John-Rocky Juarez rematch, Michael Katsidis against Vicente Escobedo, and Zab Judah-Antonio Diaz -- it will be a show truly worth the $49.95 asking price. HBO will keep the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 12, 2009When picking fights, HBO finally getting it right
Dan Rafael...conversation for fight of the year in December. Next up, HBO put millions of dollars behind the Antonio Margarito-Shane Mosley welterweight championship fight. In years past, the promoters and HBO would have almost certainly...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 04, 2009Ramblings before the rumble in Houston
Dan RafaelHOUSTON -- Your weekly random thoughts … • Just when you thought a sanctioning body could get no more repulsive, the WBA has exceeded...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 27, 2009Cotto, Pavlik comebacks worth watching
Dan Rafael...taxing defeats in upsets. In July, Cotto faced Antonio Margar-cheato in a sensational fight. But in...live, they'll buy a ticket. At the gate, both shows seem to be selling. The Chevrolet...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 17, 2009Mosley-Margarito proves boxing alive and kicking
Dan Rafael...why was last Saturday night's Shane Mosley-Antonio Margarito welterweight championship fight at the Staples Center...turned out to the tune of a live gate of about $1.4 million. On television, the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 28, 2009And the award goes to …
Dan Rafael...fought on HBO and will be on again in February. Dawson beat former champions Glen Johnson and Antonio Tarver and will make the jump from Showtime to the bigger money of HBO in March for...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 30, 2008Economy impacts everything, including De La Hoya-Pacquiao
Dan Rafael...Wednesday Night Fights." There were terribly weak live gates for good matchups such as Joe Calzaghe-Roy Jones, Shane Mosley-Ricardo Mayorga and Chad Dawson-Antonio Tarver. Ticket sales for Saturday's Ricky Hatton...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 20, 2008Fans will turn out before they tune in
Dan Rafael...out in minutes Tuesday to the tune of nearly $17 million in ticket sales, the second-biggest gate ever behind De La Hoya-Mayweather. The De La Hoya-Pacquiao tour won't be as long...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 25, 2008De La Hoya sweepstakes kick off
Dan Rafael...amount of American business. But if the fight was held at a place like Wembley Stadium, the gate would be so enormous that it could potentially make up for whatever shortfall there might be in...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 10, 2008
Time to wake up, Tarver
Dan RafaelYour weekly random thoughts … Is anyone else tired of the delusional Antonio Tarver talking as though he is still a force in boxing? At one time, he was the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 09, 2008
Even more 2007 ESPN.com awards
Dan Rafael...a month for the network. The unacceptable lineup: Antonio Tarver in his second meaningless Showtime-televised walkover...should he still be hungry? Why does Bill Gates still make them f---ing computers? He's...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 31, 2007
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