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History made before my eyes
Dan Rafael...idea and planned to visit on Friday. I was up early Friday morning to do my weekly chat with the Fight Freaks at 9 a.m. PT. Knocked out more than two hours with the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 26, 2009Margarito still running with wrong crowd
Dan RafaelYour weekly random thoughts … • If Antonio Margarito wants to get his boxing license back in the United States, he sure is going abo...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 29, 2009King pays respects to King of Pop
Dan Rafael...in town. One afternoon, he invited me over to the office for a look around and to chat boxing. King wasn't scheduled to be in that day, but just before I was about to...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 06, 2009A gentleman and a champion will be missed
Dan Rafael...Hoya-Steve Forbes fight in Carson, Calif. Arguello walked over to the press area to mingle and chat before the fight. Afterward, he returned to offer his two cents on De La Hoya's performance...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 01, 2009Thankfully, Diaconu-Pascal finds a U.S. TV home
Dan Rafael...desire to see it. Based on the numerous comments and questions in my Friday afternoon ESPN.com chat that have asked specifically about the American television situation for that fight, there are plenty of Fight...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 18, 2009King and "Money" together? Makes sense
Dan Rafael...him in a hotel, but he's come over to my house for a barbecue and a chat and some fun," King said, barely containing his glee. "Floyd's a great fighter. He beat Oscar...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 22, 2009Barrera-Khan will be must-see TV
Dan RafaelYour random thoughts • I know times are tough economically, but I believe Saturday afternoon's Integrated Sports pay-per-view card...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 09, 2009Promoters hard at work in LA
Dan RafaelLOS ANGELES -- With Antonio Margarito and Shane Mosley ready to throw down Saturday night at the Staples Center -- who isn't pumped for this fight? --...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 24, 2009Catching up in Las Vegas
Dan Rafael...working on the fight, I strolled into the bar around 10:30 p.m. and began to chat with the guru of the Southern California notebook, Doug Fischer of Maxboxing.com. Just past Dougie, was...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 13, 2008"ShoBox" comes up big with Bute-Andrade
Dan Rafael...on Bute-Andrade, especially with "Friday Night Fights" finishing its season seven weeks earlier. In my weekly chat with the Fight Freaks on Friday afternoon, I fielded this question, one that has been asked repeatedly...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 16, 2008Mayweather will be back
Dan Rafael...down the glue. He'll be back as surely as I will banish somebody from Friday's chat. A competitive, healthy athlete at the peak of his fame and earning power at age 31 does...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 12, 2008De La Hoya deserves a tune-up
Dan Rafael• To all the people complaining because Oscar De La Hoya is planning a May tune-up fight against a less-than-superstar opponent to be named...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 25, 2008TOP SEARCHES IN OCTOBER
NFL Expert Picks tops ESPN.com searches in October. Did "chat" make the list?
