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Catching 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, 2008

Mayweather 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, 2008

De 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, 2008

10 fights for freaks

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

If you had a time capsule and it only had room for 10 fight tapes, which would they be? Dan Rafael lists 10 fights over the last eight years that will stand the test of time.

Story | Conversation | November 04, 2007

Morrison medically cleared to fight Thursday

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

Heavyweight Tommy Morrison, who was indefinitely suspended after a positive HIV test on the eve of a 1996 fight in Las Vegas, has been cleared to return to the ring after passing a battery of medical tests, Morrison told ESPN.com on Tuesday.

Story | Conversation | February 20, 2007

Julio steps up in class, pressure with Quintana bout

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

Joel Julio is one of the game's top prospects. A win over Carlos Quintana in the Vegas spotlight would propel him even higher.

Story | Conversation | June 23, 2006

Tarver downplays losing weight after 'Rocky Balboa'

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

Antonio Tarver, who bulked up for Sylvester Stallone's "Rocky Balboa," downplayed dropping to 175 to face Bernard Hopkins, Dan Rafael writes.

Story | Conversation | June 08, 2006

Notebook: Mayweather is in the zone

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

Floyd Mayweather Jr. has turned from a complaining prima donna into Prince Charming in trunks as he prepares to face Zab Judah, Dan Rafael writes in his weekly notebook.

Story | Conversation | April 07, 2006

Hatton says he's ready for prime time

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

Ricky Hatton has fought just twice in the United States. He's planning on becoming a bigger force soon.

Story | Conversation | June 30, 2005

Cruiserweights vie for unified title, attention

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

The Wayne Braithwaite-Jean-Marc Mormeck unification title bout is one of the few cruiserweight fights to matter in the 26-year history of an overlooked division.

Story | Conversation | March 31, 2005