Economy 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, 2008One 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 | ConversationFans 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, 2008Sales 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 | ConversationDe 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
Bradley 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 | ConversationTime 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
Pacquiao-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...
PageEven 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
HBO 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.
Story | Conversation | October 08, 2007De La Hoya has no interest in rematch
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comDespite his loss to Floyd Mayweather Jr., at age 34, Oscar De La Hoya will fight on. His camp does not know who he will take on next but, he has no plans to offer Mayweather a rematch.
Story | Conversation | June 15, 2007Scorecard: Mayweather too skilled for De La Hoya
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comFloyd Mayweather Jr. moved up in weight but his record remained unblemished. Read about that fight and others in Dan Rafael's weekend scorecard.
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