Dawson out to repeat while Johnson seeks revenge in rematch
Dan Rafael, ESPN.com...are the many others, including Johnson and his team, who felt that the former champion got the short end of the stick. Dawson moved on from the fight and twice beat former champ Antonio Tarver...
Page | ConversationBacking out is (sometimes) hard to do
Dan Rafael...either. • A few weeks ago, heavyweight Kevin Johnson pulled out of Saturday night's Top...of trying to find a suitable replacement on short notice for a fight that would be on...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 07, 2009Diaz, Malignaggi not on the same page in terms of rematch
Dan Rafael, ESPN.com...to business. Joe Cordova/Fightwireimages.com Paulie Malignaggi dug deep against Juan Diaz -- only to come up short. Earlier this week, the promoters agreed to a 50-50 co-promotion with the fight to likely...
Page | ConversationSuper middleweight tournament scuttlebutt
Dan RafaelYour weekly random thoughts … • First things first: I love the idea of the six-man super middleweight tournament being spearheaded b...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 09, 2009Klitschko can't wait to clash with Chagaev
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comLars Baron/Bongarts/Getty Images Ruslan Chagaev, right, will have his hands full with a motivated and not very pleased Wladimir Klitschko. Klits...
Page | ConversationBoente: Chagaev to replace hurt Haye
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comTwo days after former cruiserweight champion David Haye pulled out of a June 20 fight against unified heavyweight titlist Wladimir Klitschko because of a bad back, Klitschko replaced him with Ruslan Chagaev on Friday.
Story | Conversation | June 05, 2009Haye's day still to come
Dan Rafael...the horrific (John Ruiz) to the shot in the dark (Odlanier Solis, Chazz Witherspoon, Brian Minto and Kevin Johnson). • Try as he might, we all know Shane Mosley isn't going to get...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 05, 2009With Mexico behind him, all-action Angulo angles toward title shot
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comChris Cozzone/Fightwireimages.com What endears Alfredo Angulo, left, to his fans? The fact that he's willing to take two punches to land one. Ang...
Page | ConversationFroch takes out Taylor in final minute
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comMaybe Carl Froch is a late starter. Or, he could have had a late flight back to England. Either way, the Brit waited until the last possible second to steal the fight from Jermain Taylor on Saturday.
Story | Conversation | April 27, 2009It's now or never for hard-hitting Julio
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comMarcos Perez/Fightwireimages.com Despite crushing KO power, Joel Julio always seems to come up short when it matters most. Julio looks for breakthrough victory Joel "Love Child" Julio was once the can...
Page | ConversationOrtiz primed for a breakout '09
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comFrom his hard-hitting, crowd-pleasing style to his boyish charm, what's not to like about Victor Ortiz? Dan Rafael foresees many years at the top of the sport to come for boxing's next big star.
Story | Conversation | December 29, 2008V. Klitschko punches through Peter to reclaim portion of heavyweight title
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comMany boxing pundits had pegged Sam Peter as the next big thing in heavyweight boxing. Vitali Klitschko put an end to that by bludgeoning Peter for eight, one-sided rounds in Berlin on Saturday.
Story | Conversation | October 13, 2008Williams looking to augment résumé as a middleweight
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comWilliams aims for middleweight statement Paul Williams holds a welterweight world title, which he is quite proud of, but "The Punisher" has designs...
Page | ConversationKlitschko stops complacent Thompson in style
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comAn entertaining KO victory is exactly what Wladimir Klitschko needed to erase the memory of his last subpar outing, writes Dan Rafael.
Story | Conversation | July 13, 2008De La Hoya wants last fight to come against Cotto
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comGilbert Carrasquillo/FilmMagic Oscar De La Hoya is ready to sign off on a memorable career, but not before one last twist in December. De La Hoya...
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