Mayweather fight yields 1 million buys
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comFloyd Mayweather Jr.'s victory over Juan Manuel Marquez last weekend has generated 1 million pay-per-view buys, an impressively high number that confirms Mayweather's once-debatable superstar status.
Story | Conversation | September 25, 2009Another 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, 2009Pavlik to sign up for third title defense
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comMiddleweight champion Kelly Pavlik and Paul Williams agreed to terms Tuesday night for an Oct. 3 fight at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J., Top Rank president Todd duBoef told ESPN.com.
Story | Conversation | August 11, 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, 2009Berto biting into first big challenge
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comBerto stepping up Even when Andre Berto was a standout amateur, big things were predicted for him in the pro ranks. He had the speed, power and aggre...
Page | ConversationOne and done: Calzaghe keen on quitting while he's ahead
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comAP Photo/Jason DeCrow What's left to prove? Joe Calzaghe is happy with his 15 years of accomplishments inside the ring. Calzaghe ready to hang 'e...
Page | ConversationSales from De La Hoya-Pacquiao produce boxing's second-biggest gate
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comOscar De La Hoya's welterweight showdown with pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao on Dec. 6 sold out almost instantly after tickets went on sale Wednesday.
Story | Conversation | September 24, 2008The best boxer fight fans might not know
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comZUMA Press/Icon SMI This is gonna take a while: With little pop in his punches, Ivan Calderon expects to go 12 rounds every time he steps in the ring....
Page | ConversationBradley unfazed about first time fighting far from home
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comTom Casino/Showtime Think a hostile crowd will unravel Bradley? "It doesn't bother me at all," Bradley said. "I'm used to it." Bradley hits the...
Page | ConversationPacquiao-Marquez I left fight fans wanting more
Dan Rafael, ESPN.com...the HBO offer 50-50. Arum said he and Muhammad agreed to make their money off the gate and the foreign TV sales. "The gate was like $200,000 and change. We weren't dealing...
PageHBO numbers prove superfight was super big at box office
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comFloyd Mayweather's May 5 megafight with Oscar De La Hoya did even better at the box office than originally was thought.
Story | Conversation | October 25, 2007Cross your fingers for Calzaghe
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comWith the injury bug still biting the boxing world, Dan Rafael ponders whether Joe Calzaghe should train inside a bubble to prevent an injury before his showdown with super middleweight warhorse Mikkel Kessler.
Story | Conversation | October 19, 2007Scorecard: Pacquiao sends Barrera into retirement
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comWhile it might not have been quite as impressive as he had hoped for, Manny Pacquiao reaffirmed his superiority over Marco Antonio Barrera -- and his place among the sport's elite -- with a lopsided 12-round victory on Saturday.
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