Cloud rolls while Urango rallies
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comJuan Urango got his career back on track by stopping Randall Bailey on Friday.
Story | Conversation | August 30, 2009With Mexico behind him, all-action Angulo angles toward title shot
Dan Rafael, ESPN.com...Israel Vazquez and Rafael Marquez are closer to the end than the beginning. The same goes for Juan Manuel Marquez, who, although one of the best fighters in the world, is 35. Who, then, can...
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 | ConversationLightweights jockeying for position in stacked division
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comJohn Rivera/Hoganphotos/Golden Boy Promotions Edwin Valero's chance...lightweight division has a clear-cut champion in Juan Manuel Marquez, who owns two alphabet belts and...
Page | ConversationWhen picking fights, HBO finally getting it right
Dan RafaelSome media members seem to enjoy taking shots at HBO and distorting the facts just for fun, then refuse to acknowledge when things are going well. Su...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 04, 2009It's now or never for hard-hitting Julio
Dan Rafael, ESPN.com...unanimous decision. During the rebuilding process, Julio reeled off seven consecutive victories, including notable wins against Cosme Rivera, Cornelius "K9" Bundrage and Ishe Smith in nationally televised bouts. Now a junior middleweight, the winning streak...
Page | ConversationMartinez robbed of win against Cintron
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comTalk about dropping the ball: it was referee Frank Santore's incompetence and not Kermit Cintron's fists that did the most damage to Sergio Martinez during "Boxing After Dark" Saturday.
Story | Conversation | February 15, 2009Lightweight titlist Campbell keeps rolling with the punches
Dan Rafael, ESPN.com...13 months ago by outpointing the heavily favored Juan Diaz to claim three belts. For a fighter...hot junior middleweight prospect Alfredo Angulo against Cosme Rivera -- the past year has been a tough road...
Page | ConversationAnd the award goes to …
Dan RafaelWith the 2008 year of boxing in the history books, let's get some more ESPN.com award winners in under the wire: Trainer of the year: Really hard to...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 30, 2008Kessler invades Germany, takes out hapless Haussler
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comIf you thought dropping a decision to Joe Calzaghe was the end of the road for Mikkel Kessler, you don't know what the Danish fighter is made of. Kessler brutalized Danilo Haussler for three rounds on Saturday to announce he's back.
Story | Conversation | October 26, 2008'Battle of the Planet' was written in the stars
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comAP Photo/Ronda Churchill Bernard Hopkins, right, hasn't been at a loss for words during the build-up to his fight with Joe Calzaghe. From slow bu...
Page | ConversationScorecard: Williams goes from 'Punisher' to 'Punished'
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comSurprise, surprise! Paul Williams was being touted as the biggest threat to pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather -- until Carlos Quintana turned "The Punisher" into "The Punished" on Saturday.
Story | Conversation | February 10, 2008Jones, Trinidad playing the weight-ing game before clash
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comAP Photo/Richard Drew Say what you want about their age; Felix Trinidad, left, and Roy Jones look as good as they ever have. Heavy issues NEW ...
PageScorecard: Mayorga-Vargas lives up to its billing
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comWhat do you get when a pair of hard-hitting, past-their-prime veterans clash? An all-action slugfest, writes Dan Rafael.
Story | Conversation | November 25, 2007Cross your fingers for Calzaghe
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comWith the injury bug still biting the boxing world, Dan Rafael ponders whether Joe Calzaghe should train inside a bubble to prevent an injury before his showdown with super middleweight warhorse Mikkel Kessler.
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