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Pacquiao-Mayweather mania running wild

Dan Rafael

Your weekly random thoughts … • You know just how big the Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather fight is when just the discussion of where ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 12, 2009

Williams wins; Arreola bounces back

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

Action can never be far behind the moment Paul Williams climbs into the ring. Saturday's fight-of-the-year contender with Sergio Martinez was no exception.

Story | Conversation | December 07, 2009

Martinez proves worth against Williams

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

Who needs Kelly Pavlik? Sergio Martinez proved more than a worthy challenger in giving Paul Williams all he could handle and more in a losing effort on Saturday.

Story | Conversation | December 05, 2009

Arreola takes out Minto in thrilling affair

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

Cris Arreola bounced back from his first career defeat to stop Brian Minto on Saturday.

Story | Conversation | December 05, 2009

Williams up for Martinez challenge

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

When Kelly "The Ghost" Pavlik made like his nickname and vanished, Paul Williams didn't fret. He went after the next biggest threat in Sergio Martinez.

Story | Conversation | December 03, 2009

Promoter calls off Wright-Brewer fight

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

Former undisputed junior middleweight champion Winky Wright's return to the ring against Grady Brewer was canceled Monday.

Story | Conversation | November 30, 2009

Ward writes off Kessler's advantages ahead of Super Six fight

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

Tom Casino/Showtime America's Super Six hopes rest on the shoulders of Andre Ward, right. Ward ready to fight for title The opening two bouts o...

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Mayweather already yapping about Pacquiao

Dan Rafael

Other than a brief interview with a British television outlet, Floyd Mayweather Jr. has been awfully quiet in the aftermath of pound-for-pound king Ma...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 17, 2009

Pavlik to defend title against Espino

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

Middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik will make his ring return Dec. 19, Top Rank president Todd duBoef told ESPN.com on Monday.

Story | Conversation | November 09, 2009

Dawson dominates Johnson in rematch

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

It'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, 2009

Angulo mauls Yorgey in one-sided affair

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

Alfredo "Perro" Angulo simply destroyed Harry Joe Yorgey in a one-sided affair on Saturday.

Story | Conversation | November 07, 2009

As usual, WBO, WBC should be ashamed

Dan Rafael

...mandated to eventually face the real titleholder, Sergei Dzindziruk) when it already had an interim titlist! Paul Williams claimed the interim title last year when he stopped Verno Phillips. It was bad enough that...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 07, 2009

Dawson out to repeat while Johnson seeks revenge in rematch

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

AP Photo/Mike Carlson Chad Dawson, right, can put the controversy of the first fight's outcome to rest with a clear-cut win. Dawson, Johnson aim ...

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Williams finds replacement for Pavlik

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

After a two-week search for a new opponent, Paul Williams has one. He will meet junior middleweight titlist Sergio Martinez in a nontitle middleweight bout Dec. 5, Williams promoter Dan Goossen told ESPN.com.

Story | Conversation | November 04, 2009

Quick return for Cris Arreola

Dan Rafael

...penciled in to open a reshaped HBO card on Dec. 5, which will be headlined by Paul Williams from a site to be determined. Williams, who will face an opponent to be named, was...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 29, 2009