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Dan 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.

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Boxing versus MMA: Mayweather scores TKO

Jake Rossen/Sherdog.com

...had absolutely nothing on Floyd Mayweather Jr. According to a report filed by ESPN.com's Dan Rafael, citing numbers from HBO, Mayweather's bout with Juan Manuel Marquez rung up one million purchases...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 28, 2009

Dan Rafael Chat: July 17, 2009

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Story | Conversation | July 17, 2009

Dan Rafael Chat: July 10, 2009

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Story | Conversation | July 10, 2009

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Story | Conversation | June 23, 2009

Mayweather out to reclaim mantle as boxing's best

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

Tom Shaw/Getty Images Let's roll: Floyd Mayweather, left, has made it clear that he's in it for the long haul. Mayweather back for the long haul...

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Diaz's graduation a feel-good story for boxing

Dan Rafael

Your weekly random thoughts … • It's easy sometimes to get caught up in the bad news in boxing. This boxer was arrested. That boxer i...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 15, 2009

Today's Top 10 Video Highlights

Michael Cupo, ESPN.com

ESPN.com ranks the Top 10 video highlights for May 1st, 2009

Story | Conversation | May 01, 2009

Dunne steals show in Dublin shootout

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

While Vitali Klitschko and Roy Jones were walking through their opponents, Bernard Dunne was giving Ireland one for the ages in a thrilling slugfest with Ricardo Cordoba.

Story | Conversation | March 22, 2009

Father figures to play role in Jones Jr. fight

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

Fightwireimages.com Reason to smile: Roy Jones will have his father back in his corner on Saturday. Jones goes home again Roy Jones Jr. is 40, ...

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John merely the latest victim of WBA

Dan Rafael

Your weekly random thoughts … • More insanity from the represensible WBA: Chris John is the WBA featherweight titleholder. He is an ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 18, 2009

False starts fuel the fire in Darchinyan, Arce

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

Tom Casino/Showtime Does size matter? The bigger Vic Darchinyan, above, sure hopes so ahead of his clash with Jorge Arce. At last, Darchinyan and...

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Promoters hard at work in LA

Dan Rafael

LOS 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, 2009

Keeping tabs on Margarito-Mosley

Kieran Mulvaney, Darius Ortiz, Special to ESPN.com

Shane Mosley's last untainted title-fight victory came in July 2001. Antonio Margarito recently toppled the fighter who beat Mosley more than a year ago. One thing is certain before Saturday's bout: Kieran Mulvaney has lots to blog about.

Story | Conversation | January 21, 2009

Boxing-MMA card doesn't make much sense

Dan Rafael

Let's get one thing straight before this blog goes any further: This is not, I repeat NOT, a boxing-versus-mixed martial arts debate. As I have said a...

Blog Entry | Conversation | January 20, 2009