12 Results for mike mccullough

Barrera-Khan will be must-see TV

Dan Rafael

...see a fight between Kirkland and Alfredo Angulo. • Victor Ortiz, who was sensational in destroying Mike Arnaoutis on Saturday night on HBO, likely will be back May 2 on the Ricky Hatton-Manny...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 09, 2009

Lightweight titlist Campbell keeps rolling with the punches

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

David Martin Warr/Don King Productions Nate Campbell, left, has promised to lay a beating on Ali Funeka when they meet Saturday. Campbell rolls w...

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Hard to give Naz the HOF nod

Dan Rafael

...win against Eric "Butterbean" Esch, came in July 2002. Holmes, who was stopped once, by a prime Mike Tyson, finished 69-6 with 44 knockouts. So, Holmes was finally on the ballot for the first...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 11, 2007

Roach will train De La Hoya for fight

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

Oscar De La Hoya made it official Tuesday afternoon: Freddie Roach will be his trainer for the megafight against Floyd Mayweather Jr. on May 5 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

Story | Conversation | January 30, 2007

Rafael's 'lock' list of boxers bound for Canastota

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

Which boxers will become Hall of Famers when they become eligible five years after their retirement? Check out Dan Rafael's "lock" list.

Story | Conversation | June 06, 2006

Notebook: Byrd faces daunting odds

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

Heavyweight champion Chris Byrd has warmed to the underdog role going into his rematch with mandatory challenger Wladimir Klitschko on Saturday, Dan Rafael writes.

Story | Conversation | April 21, 2006

Mayweather vacates junior welterweight belt

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

Pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather, focused on bigger fights at heavier weights, vacated his junior welterweight title this week, Mayweather adviser Leonard Ellerbe told ESPN.com.

Story | Conversation | March 24, 2006

Weekend scorecard: Slow start cost Hopkins

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

Bernard Hopkins complained about the scoring in his loss to Jermain Taylor. But Hopkins did virtually nothing in the first half of the fight and gave his titles away.

Story | Conversation | July 18, 2005

Camps talking about long-delayed showdown

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

Zab Judah and Shamba Mitchell seemed destined for a title fight at 140 until fate intervened. Now, Judah and Mitchell seem headed for a September showdown at 147.

Story | Conversation | July 08, 2005

McBride: There are worse bites to suffer

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

Kevin McBride claims that Mike Tyson bit him during their fight Saturday night in Washington. But McBride is thankful the damage was limited to a nipple.

Story | Conversation | June 15, 2005

McBride bringing 'whole of Ireland' to Tyson

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

As Mike Tyson's foe, Kevin McBride is the most invisible 6-foot-6, 265-pound man who ever lived. But McBride is promising to make people notice him Saturday.

Story | Conversation | June 09, 2005

Rahman, Brewster, Klitschko debate pecking order

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

Maybe all of the recent spicy rhetoric among top heavyweights will lead to good fights and clarity atop the division.

Story | Conversation | May 27, 2005