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Dan RafaelBlog | ChatsDan Rafael is ESPN.com's boxing writer. Rafael began writing for ESPN.com in March 2005 after working for 5 years as the boxing writer for USA Today. |
Bout in serious jeopardy
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comWhat began as an apparent simple disagreement between the camps of Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. over how to handle drug testing for their megafight has spiraled so out of control that the fight was on life support on Christmas Day.
Story | Conversation | December 25, 2009Crunch time for Pacquiao-Mayweather talks
Dan RafaelIt seems insane to think that the Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather fight will fall apart over the way drug testing will be handled for the fight, but w...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 24, 2009Arum suggests alternate drug test plan
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comAn impasse over drug testing to be used in the Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather welterweight title bout can be overcome if Mayweather agrees to allow agencies that oversee testing in the NBA, NFL and MLB to handle the testing.
Story | Conversation | December 23, 2009The top 3 pound-for-pound fighters
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comDan Rafael ranks the best boxers in the world.
Story | Conversation | December 23, 2009Top pound-for-pound fighters
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comDan Rafael ranks the best boxers in the world.
Story | Conversation | December 23, 2009
Miranda could add spice to super middleweight
Dan Rafael...in the first round on Oct. 22 -- his first fight with trainer Joe Goossen and co-promoter Dan Goossen (who worked along with longtime Miranda promoter Leon Margules). "I didn't think a title shot...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 23, 2009Drug test procedures being debated
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comThe Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather welterweight title megafight, tentatively scheduled for March 13 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, is in jeopardy.
Story | Conversation | December 22, 2009Martirosyan to face Ouma
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comJunior middleweight Vanes Martirosyan, a 2004 United States Olympian and one of the top prospects in boxing, has been brought along slowly and steadily by Top Rank.
Story | Conversation | December 22, 2009De La Hoya: Deal not signed yet
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comThe deal is not done yet, but the Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather Jr. welterweight title fight likely will take place at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Golden Boy Promotions president Oscar De La Hoya told ESPN.com on Monday.
Story | Conversation | December 21, 2009Pavlik doles out beating in hometown
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comJust getting to the ring was an accomplishment in itself, but Kelly Pavlik wasn't done there. Pavlik mauled Miguel Espino in front of his Youngstown fans to get his career back on track.
Story | Conversation | December 20, 2009Holmes takes 'Centerstage'
Dan RafaelOne thing about Larry Holmes, the great former heavyweight champ and International Boxing Hall of Famer, is that he doesn't hold his tongue. He says w...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 19, 2009Top Rank putting on 3 shows a month
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comPromoter Top Rank, which lost roughly 30 dates annually when Spanish-language network Telefutura canceled the weekly Friday night series "Solo Boxeo" at the end of 2008 for economic reasons, is filling the void.
Story | Conversation | December 18, 2009Jones: 'It would be a spectacle'
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comJerry Jones is pushing promoters Bob Arum of Top Rank and Richard Schaefer of Golden Boy hard to bring the Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather Jr. fight to Cowboys Stadium.
Story | Conversation | December 17, 2009Khan-Malignaggi has nice ring to it at 140
Dan RafaelThe junior welterweight division is hot. It's loaded with a variety of interesting, exciting and marketable fighters and matchups. At the top there's ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 17, 2009Klitschko rolls; Malignaggi avenges
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comIt took a rematch on neutral ground, more savvy boxing and three competent judges scoring the fight for Paulie Malignaggi to earn the nod against Juan Diaz.
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