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Thanksgiving offers no rest for busy boxing folks
Dan RafaelAlthough many folks are taking it easy this week because of Thanksgiving, that's not the case in boxing as several fights are in the works. While Top ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 24, 2009Fallen fighter gives gift of life
Dan Rafael...when he was 17, a National Golden Gloves Champion. In 2004, Rodriguez advanced to the U.S. Olympic trials by outpointing Kennedy. The family announced that an account had been set up to help with...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 24, 2009Froch pulling for Kessler in Super Six showdown with Ward
Dan Rafael...to win. "Obviously, Andre Ward has that terrific amateur pedigree, winning the gold medal at the Athens Olympics [in 2004]," Froch said. "He's had some good wins in the pros but we will only...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 19, 2009Pavlik-Williams destined never to happen
Dan RafaelYour weekly random thoughts … • The Kelly Pavlik-Paul Williams middleweight championship fight was a giant tease. Unfortunately, it's...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 22, 2009Super Six: Who do you like?
Dan Rafael...an excellent chin and pure confidence? Do you think either of the young American rising stars, 2004 Olympic medalists Andre Ward and Andre Dirrell, both blessed with great speed, can make up for their lack...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 15, 2009Backing out is (sometimes) hard to do
Dan Rafael...of Saturday night's Top Rank pay-per-view undercard fight in New York against 2004 Cuban Olympic gold medalist Odlanier Solis. The reason was legitimate: He had been offered a Dec. 12 shot at...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 07, 2009DiBella ready to unleash prospects
Dan RafaelAs in any sport, boxing has its big-market teams -- promoters who are flush with cash and more willing (and able) to take risks signing fighters. Ther...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 30, 2009History made before my eyes
Dan Rafael...the giant glass case in the front of the office that houses De La Hoya's 1992 Olympic gold medal as well as the assortment of title belts he won during his pro career. Each...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 26, 2009Headaches at HBO
Dan RafaelYour weekly random thoughts … • HBO's boxing executives -- namely Ross Greenburg and Kery Davis -- must have really big headaches rig...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 11, 2009Jones-Lacy replay on ESPN Classic
Dan Rafael...which would be Jones' first fight outside of the United States since he was robbed of the Olympic gold medal in the 1988 Games in South Korea
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 04, 2009Another desperate grab for cash by WBC
Dan RafaelYour weekly random thoughts … • As much as I've punished the awful WBA for its title lunacy (not to mention pitiful rankings), did yo...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 14, 2009Margarito still running with wrong crowd
Dan RafaelYour weekly random thoughts … • If Antonio Margarito wants to get his boxing license back in the United States, he sure is going abo...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 29, 2009Super Six: Logical (and lucrative) for WBC
Dan Rafael...Abraham (who gave up a middleweight belt last week to join the party) and 2004 U.S. Olympic medal winners and rising contenders Andre Ward and Andre Dirrell. Part of the deal the fighters and...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 15, 2009Super 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, 2009Showtime super middleweight tourney in works
Dan RafaelSince Joe Calzaghe left the super middleweight division at the end of 2007 for two fights at light heavyweight and then retirement, the 168-pound divi...
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