Ward, 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, 2009Headaches at HBO
Dan RafaelYour weekly random thoughts … • HBO's boxing executives -- namely Ross Greenburg and Kery Davis -- must have really big headaches rig...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 11, 2009Jones-Hopkins II resurfaces, vanishes again
Dan Rafael...ho-hum yet clear unanimous decision against Bernard Hopkins to claim the middleweight belt vacated by James Toney when he moved up to super middleweight. It wasn't a memorable fight, as Jones claimed...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 26, 2009Jones channels old Roy, not an old Roy, ahead of Lacy fight
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comJones back to face Lacy Yes, Roy Jones Jr. is still fighting. At 40, and two fights removed from an uncompetitive decision loss to Joe Calzaghe, J...
Page | ConversationUrbano's "O" goes against Acosta
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comUrbano Antillon's undefeated record was bound to be sullied sooner or later, but who would have guessed it would come at the hands of the unheralded Miguel Acosta?
Story | Conversation | July 26, 2009Ortiz falls apart against Maidana
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comMarcos Maidana didn't have the 100-watt smile. He didn't have the refined style, or the friends in high places. What he did have was resiliency, and as Dan Rafael points out, it was more than enough to seize the day against Victor Ortiz.
Story | Conversation | June 29, 2009Haye's day still to come
Dan RafaelRandom thoughts for your reading pleasure … • I always figured if David Haye pulled out of his June 20 fight with Wladimir Klitschko ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 05, 2009WBA has made a mockery of heavyweight title
Dan Rafael...of them (it really should be six losses, but the result of his title bout with James Toney became a no contest when Toney tested positive for steroids after the fight) and received a...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 03, 2009Stripping Forrest was right move by WBC
Dan RafaelThe return of random thoughts … • Maybe hell has actually frozen over. Perhaps, if you look out the window, you'll see pigs flying. ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 27, 2009Mayweather out to reclaim mantle as boxing's best
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comTom 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...
Page | ConversationDawson undaunted by Tarver's rep in rematches
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comAP Photo/Jae C. Hong Antonio Tarver, above, has revenge on his mind going into a rematch with Chad Dawson. Dawson tangles with Tarver again Conf...
Page | ConversationPacquiao is ESPN.com's Fighter of the Year
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comManny Pacquiao's monumental achievement in 2008 makes him the obvious choice for ESPN.com's Fighter of the Year, writes Dan Rafael.
Story | Conversation | December 24, 2008Line 'em up, and Wladimir Klitschko will keep knocking 'em out
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comFor nearly a decade, Hasim Rahman hovered near the top of the heavyweight division. On Saturday, he was just another outclassed, gunshy opponent looking to get out of the way of Wladimir Klitschko's heavy hands.
Story | Conversation | December 14, 2008Holt gears up for unexpected fight with Hopkins
Dan Rafael, ESPN.com...PT). In the televised opener, New York-based junior middleweights Yuri Foreman (26-0, 8 KOs) and James Moore will meet in a 10-rounder. It won't be the first time Holt and Hopkins...
Page | ConversationDominating performance over Jones solidifies Calzaghe's credentials
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comIf Joe Calzaghe does decide to retire following his drubbing of Roy Jones Jr., what a way to go out. Calzaghe's résumé -- an undefeated record, a No. 2 pound-for-pound ranking and titles at 168 and 175 pounds -- speaks for itself, writes Dan Rafael.
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