Calzaghe happy and healthy in retirement
Dan Rafael...took over his own management from longtime manager and promoter Frank Warren (it's OK in the UK to serve as both manager and promoter, but it's not allowed in the United States), with...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 13, 2009Boente: Chagaev to replace hurt Haye
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comTwo days after former cruiserweight champion David Haye pulled out of a June 20 fight against unified heavyweight titlist Wladimir Klitschko because of a bad back, Klitschko replaced him with Ruslan Chagaev on Friday.
Story | Conversation | June 05, 2009Khan crumpled by Prescott; Juarez tears through Barrios
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comA case of too much, too soon? Or maybe ill-advised matchmaking? Either way, Amir Khan will have to start from scratch after being blasted out in under a round by robust Colombian Breidis Prescott on Saturday.
Story | Conversation | September 07, 2008Wish granted: Hopkins open to fight with Calzaghe
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comBe careful what you wish for. Joe Calzaghe called out Bernard Hopkins, and Hopkins is more than ready to face the super middleweight champion.
Story | Conversation | November 04, 200710 fights for freaks
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comIf you had a time capsule and it only had room for 10 fight tapes, which would they be? Dan Rafael lists 10 fights over the last eight years that will stand the test of time.
Story | Conversation | November 04, 2007Ross goes off on Sports Illustrated
Dan Rafael...team have been MIA. Other than showing up for announcement press conferences in New York and the UK in September, Kessler has not participated at all. While Calzaghe answered questions for an hour, the unprofessional...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 26, 2007
Mayweather, Hatton to fight at MGM Grand in Vegas
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comFloyd Mayweather Jr., will fight Ricky Hatton in Las Vegas.
Story | Conversation | August 18, 2007Calzaghe: Hopkins must wait
Dan RafaelAfter Bernard Hopkins retained the light heavyweight world title against Winky Wright last Saturday night, he called out super middleweight champion J...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 26, 2007
For Mayweather Jr., training is an intense family affair
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comYou know about the rivalry between Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather Jr. leading up to their May 5 fight. But, as Dan Rafael writes, there is a rivavlry along bloodlines in the Mayweather camp.
Story | Conversation | April 20, 2007Scorecard: Skilled Kessler schools Andrade
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comMikkel Kessler and underdog Jesse Feliciano were among the big winners in fight action this weekend, writes Dan Rafael.
Story | Conversation | March 26, 2007Klitschko-Brewster rematch is in the works
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comHeavyweight titlist Wladimir Klitschko's next opponent will be none other than familiar face Lamon Brewster, writes Dan Rafael in his weekend notebook.
Story | Conversation | March 15, 2007Notebook: Showtime, HBO in running for Cotto-Urkal
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comWelterweight titlist Miguel Cotto makes his first title defense March 3 versus mandatory challenger Oktay Urkal, but the network that will carry the fight -- HBO or Showtime -- remains a mystery, Dan Rafael writes.
Story | Conversation | January 05, 2007Notebook: Castillo credits Chavez for success
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comAsk any Mexican fighter to name his ring hero is and Julio Cesar Chavez is the inevitable answer. To Jose Luis Castillo, Chavez is more; they're friends, Dan Rafael writes.
Story | Conversation | June 02, 2006De La Hoya wants prefight drug test for Vargas
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comBefore he would grant Fernando Vargas a rematch, Oscar De La Hoya would ask Vargas to take a urine test before the fight to test for steroids.
Story | Conversation | September 12, 2005De La Hoya wants prefight drug test for Vargas
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comBefore he would grant Fernando Vargas a rematch, Oscar De La Hoya would ask Vargas to take a urine test before the fight to test for steroids.
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