Funeka robbery can't be swept under the rug
Dan Rafael...135-pound title. Then came the horror as Michael Buffer read the scores. Judge Joseph Pasquale had...But nothing compares to Shaw's outrage. Not long after the fight, Shaw e-mailed me to...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 29, 2009Twice the drama for Bute-Andrade 2?
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comNot every fight fan agrees with the outcome of Lucian Bute-Librado Andrade 1. No matter: The super middleweights will settle the score once and for all in their rematch on Saturday.
Story | Conversation | November 25, 2009Thanksgiving offers no rest for busy boxing folks
Dan Rafael...not, 47-year-old Evander Holyfield is fighting on. The former four-time heavyweight champ, who is long past his best days, will face Francois Botha on Jan. 16 in Kampala, Uganda. Holyfield has dropped...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 24, 2009Ward looks sharp in cutting up Kessler
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comNot only did Andre Ward walk away with Mikkel Kessler's super middleweight belt Saturday, he also emerged as the man to beat in the Super Six Classic.
Story | Conversation | November 22, 2009Is Cotto past Margarito debacle?
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comSixteen months, two fights and a cornerman later, Miguel Cotto says he's completely over his loss to Antonio Margarito.
Story | Conversation | November 11, 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 | ConversationFroch flying high ahead of Dirrell clash
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comFroch filled with confidence If Carl Froch could win fights based simply on confidence, he might wear his super middleweight world title for many ye...
Page | ConversationGamboa's speed too much for Garcia
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comDan Rafael fills you in on all the action from Saturday's "Latin Fury 12" undercard in New York.
Story | Conversation | October 10, 2009It's Showtime for Menefee
Dan Rafael...for Fox's NFL coverage, in which he tries to keep control of Terry Bradshaw, Howie Long and Michael Strahan every Sunday. He ought to have an easier time with far less zany boxing analysts...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 29, 2009Klitschko TKO comes as no surprise
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comSize and experience weren't the only factors in Vitali Klitschko's one-sided drubbing of Cris Arreola: Klitschko's conditioning (and Arreola's lack of it) played a key part as well.
Story | Conversation | September 28, 2009Marquez a good first step for 'Money'
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comAfter nearly two years away from the ring, Floyd Mayweather Jr. battered Juan Manuel Marquez on Saturday in Las Vegas without missing a beat. But Dan Rafael hopes the bout was just a hint of better things to come.
Story | Conversation | September 21, 2009What's brewing in boxing
Dan Rafael...very interesting lightweight fight between Vicente Escobedo and Michael Katsidis. • Also talked to manager Frank...see where he is at after such a long layoff and so many hard fights. Incidentally, Vazquez...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 15, 2009Kessler, Ward take tune-ups with eye on each other
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comSuper Six tune-up trepidation? Showtime's Super Six World Boxing Classic -- the tournament featuring six of the world's best super middleweights -- ...
Page | ConversationTwo-year layoff refreshes returning Mayweather
Dan Rafael, ESPN.com...Mayweather sharp -- he won titles in five weight divisions from 130 pounds to 154 pounds and was long considered the No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter in the world -- it also burned him out some...
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