Malignaggi picking fights ahead of Diaz bout
Dan Rafael, ESPN.com...February in the ninth round of a brutal slugfest. Although Malignaggi scored a decision win against Chris Fernandez in a low-profile April fight, most fans remember the fight before that -- when then-junior welterweight...
Page | ConversationCotto's fights at MSG add to a country's weekend festivities
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comChris Cozzone/Fightwireimages.com New York-based Puerto Ricans will have something to cheer about when Miguel Cotto fights at MSG for the sixth time i...
Page | ConversationInjured Alvarado won't fight Malignaggi
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comDenver junior welterweight prospect Mike Alvarado, primed for a big step up in competition against former titleholder Paulie Malignaggi, suffered an elbow injury and withdrew from the fight on Friday night.
Story | Conversation | May 30, 2009Froch 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, 2009Lightweights jockeying for position in stacked division
Dan Rafael, ESPN.com...of Juan Diaz in a fight-of-the-year candidate. Other top lightweights have left the division. Manny Pacquiao, the pound-for-pound king, gave up his belt to jump two weight divisions to welterweight...
Page | ConversationLine '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, 2008Notebook: Superfighter tourney losing steam
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comThe ambitious Superfighter pay-per-view heavyweight exhibition tourney has been postponed yet again. That's hardly surprising, Dan Rafael writes.
Story | Conversation | November 17, 2006Notebook: Taylor excited to make defense at home
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comJermain Taylor looks forward to fighting in his hometown of Little Rock, Ark., against Kassim Ouma on Dec. 9. But Taylor admits the man he really wants is Winky Wright, Dan Rafael writes.
Story | Conversation | October 13, 2006Managerial tiff not distracting Pacquiao
Steve Kim, MaxBoxing.comUsually, when a fighter has a dispute with his managerial team in the United States, it's no big deal. In the Philippines, it is where Manny Pacquiao is concerned, MaxBoxing writes.
Story | Conversation | June 27, 2006Taylor-Wright might be a summer date
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comIn January,Zab Judah will headline an NYC card for the first time. Dan Rafael has that and more boxing news.
Story | Conversation | December 13, 2005Taylor-Wright might be a summer date
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comWhile he prepares for a bout Saturday, Winky Wright hopes Jermain Taylor's camp is sincere about a promised summer battle for the undisputed middleweight title.
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