What's brewing in boxing
Dan Rafael...nbsp;Was in touch with Golden Boy's Richard Schaefer over the weekend regarding Saturday's HBO...fighters. The other two bouts are stellar: the Chris John-Rocky Juarez featherweight title rematch and a...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 15, 2009Pavlik-Williams bolsters strong fall fight schedule
Dan Rafael...Manuel Marquez on HBO PPV. If Golden Boy finalizes the terrific undercard it has in mind -- a Chris John-Rocky Juarez rematch, Michael Katsidis against Vicente Escobedo, and Zab Judah-Antonio Diaz -- it will be...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 12, 2009Bruised fighters: Let's call the whole thing off
Dan Rafael...days ago came the news that featherweight titlist Chris John was suffering from a blood disorder, which...John bowed out. According to Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer, Juarez elected to sit out the high...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 24, 2009John merely the latest victim of WBA
Dan Rafael...8226; More insanity from the represensible WBA: Chris John is the WBA featherweight titleholder. He is...8226; If HBO and Golden Boy's Richard Schaefer actually pull off the proposed June 27...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 18, 2009Busy day for the boxing powers that be
Dan Rafael...each put on a prospect in a four-rounder. At least that's what Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer told me Saturday morning. Top Rank will go with middleweight Matvey Korobov (the 2008 Russian Olympian...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 14, 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, 2009Knowing when to say when
Dan Rafael...of fighting has never been the most crowd pleasing, I admit it: I've always been a Chris Byrd fan. Besides the fact that he and his wife, Tracy Byrd, are two of the nicest...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 22, 2008
Which pay-per-view to view?
Dan Rafael...s "Friday Night Fights" with former heavyweight titleholder Chris Byrd unveiling his new light heavyweight body as...all-action brawling junior middleweight Alfredo Angulo against Richard Gutierrez and pure puncher James Kirkland in a...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 16, 2008
"Contender" musings and more
Dan RafaelYour weekly random thoughts … • Regarding Tuesday night's second episode of "The Contender," a few observations: 1. Sugar Ray Leon...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 06, 2007
Another batch of random thoughts
Dan Rafael...his last five fights he has outpointed Samuel Peter, everyone's No. 1 contender, and emphatically stopped Chris Byrd, Calvin Brock, Ray Austin (in a wretched mandatory you can't blame him for) and Lamon...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 10, 2007
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