Bute shines; Funeka denied decision
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comConsider him the Super Six Classic's kryptonite: By knocking out Librado Andrade, Lucian Bute stated his case as a force to be reckoned with at super middleweight on Saturday.
Story | Conversation | November 29, 2009Funeka robbery can't be swept under the rug
Dan Rafael...thing or two about horrible draws after what happened to him in his first fight with Evander Holyfield 10 years ago -- also panned the decision. Papa called it "curious and absurd." Harold Lederman, HBO...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 29, 2009Thanksgiving offers no rest for busy boxing folks
Dan Rafael...the mandatory challenger for titlist Tavoris Cloud. • Believe it or not, 47-year-old Evander Holyfield is fighting on. The former four-time heavyweight champ, who is long past his best days...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 24, 2009Pacquiao-Cotto tops Mayweather in PPV
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comManny Pacquiao is a box office hit, selling 1.25 million pay-per-views for his fight with Miguel Cotto in a performance that could set up the richest fight ever against Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Story | Conversation | November 20, 2009HBO honcho keen on making megafight
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comIt's every fight fan's dream bout: a megafight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd "Money" Mayweather. HBO Sports' head honcho, Ross Greenburg, is determined to make those dreams come true.
Story | Conversation | November 19, 2009Dawson dominates Johnson in rematch
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comIt's never easy for a fighter to walk away, but after a one-sided loss at the fists of Chad Dawson, it just might be time for Glen Johnson to call it quits.
Story | Conversation | November 08, 2009Agbeko, Perez fighting for different causes
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comCarlos Baeza/Thompson Boxing Promotions Joseph Agbeko dreams of one day becoming boxing's pound-for-pound king. Agbeko, Perez have different goal...
Page | ConversationFormer Olympians Lopez, Gamboa headed for showdown
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comAP Photo/Brennan Linsley Juan Manuel Lopez has nothing to worry about from Yuriorkis Gamboa yet, but they could meet soon. Lopez, Gamboa on colli...
Page | ConversationWard, Kessler stay on course
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comBy disposing of Shelby Pudwill, Andre Ward can focus on Mikkel Kessler and the Super Six World Boxing Classic.
Story | Conversation | September 13, 2009Two-year layoff refreshes returning Mayweather
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comLayoff doesn't worry Mayweather From the time Floyd Mayweather Jr. turned pro in 1996 until his last fight in 2007, he was never out of the ring for...
Page | ConversationHaye runs his mouth, then just runs
Dan Rafael...beat Valuev than Klitschko. After all, Valuev couldn't deal with the movement of the ancient Evander Holyfield, who is much slower, much older and not nearly the puncher that Haye is. But the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 23, 2009Barrera-Khan rematch a no-go
Dan Rafael...ensuing protests and investigations that followed. One was the horrendous decision rendered in the Nikolai Valuev-Evander Holyfield heavyweight title bout in December. The other was the protest lodged by promoter Don King on...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 29, 2009Health issue forces Chagaev to cancel
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comFor the third time, Ruslan Chagaev pulled out of a mandated rematch with Nikolai Valuev on Friday -- after the fighters had already weighed in for Saturday night's fight in Helsinki, Finland.
Story | Conversation | May 29, 2009Pacquiao-Hatton PPV numbers something to celebrate, even if Arum refuses
Dan Rafael...big was Pacquiao-Hatton? If you take away heavyweight pay-per-views involving Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield as well as the Oscar De La Hoya fights, it's the second-best ever. Only...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 14, 2009Valuev, Chagaev to meet in rematch
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comHeavyweight titleholder Nikolai Valuev will have a chance to avenge his only professional defeat against Ruslan Chagaev.
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