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Pacquiao planning next fight

Dan Rafael

...fight in October and that is a good TV date," Arum said. "It's before the World Series and before you get heavy into the [baseball] playoffs." It also happens to be the date...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | May 29, 2007

Boxing isn't taking a backseat this summer

Dan Rafael

...the Olympic trials, USA Boxing Olympic Invitational, the world championships or Pan-American Games, I think we...from HBO or Showtime, we could see a series of tremendous fights. Here's my dream scenario...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 07, 2008

Abraham-Miranda I even better in English

Dan Rafael

Your weekly random thoughts … • Wasn't it nice to be able to see Arthur Abraham-Edison Miranda I in broadcast quality and in its enti...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | June 19, 2008

Upset bug biting down on ESPN2

Dan Rafael

...future middleweight superstar before Brian Vera rocked his world. • Aaron Williams was 17-0-1...maybe HBO can still produce another "24/7" series focusing strictly on trainers/not-so-friendly brothers...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | June 12, 2008

Judah still letting his temper get the best of him

Dan Rafael

Your weekly random thoughts … • Zab Judah is a like a cat with nine lives, but he's using them up quickly. The temperamental former u...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | May 28, 2008

If Mayweather won't fight him …

Dan Rafael

Your weekly random thoughts … • How goofy is this: Here we have Floyd Mayweather Jr. , the No. 1 boxer in the sport in his prime, ref...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | April 30, 2008

Lee going in Wright direction

Dan Rafael

...ever to want one of his fighters to face Winky Wright, one of the best in the world, but a guy almost impossible to look good against and a guy whose only loss this decade...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | February 12, 2008

More 2007 ESPN.com awards

Dan Rafael

...year: Gotta go with Enzo Calzaghe. Start with the job he did with his son, super middleweight world champ Joe Calzaghe, who notched title defenses No. 20 (Peter Manfredo Jr.) and 21 (a masterful decision...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 30, 2007

What a year to be a boxing fan

Dan Rafael

Your weekly random thoughts … • How good was boxing this year? In addition to many other top-flight matches, three super fights featu...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 18, 2007

No shame in Showtime

Dan Rafael

...one can possibly get, even in the overheated world of boxing hype. At least Donaire-Maldonado should...you can now close the book on the series of fights between Oscar De La Hoya, Felix...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 29, 2007

Still talking about that bad decision

Dan Rafael

...him and got robbed in front of the world. He deserved better. So did all of us...of HBO's "Mayweather/Hatton 24/7" reality series. I loved the four-part series when it...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 16, 2007

Showtime gets it right

Dan Rafael

...against Danny Green (who has since withdrawn from the fight), when Tarver is no more a legitimate world champion than my 4-year-old niece. I had my say on the topic, some might say...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 06, 2007

Ross goes off on Sports Illustrated

Dan Rafael

...our '24/7' De La Hoya-Mayweather reality series average 4.7 million viewers a week over...Seriously, the Nov. 3 Calzaghe-Kessler 168-pound world title fight is a dream match for fans...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 26, 2007

A different kind of 'Contender'

Dan Rafael

...But last night was different. Instead of the series showing us more about the four remaining fighters...participant from the first season, and rugged former world title challenger Ben Tackie. OK, as much as...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 17, 2007

Thanks for the memories, Marco

Dan Rafael

...Hall of Fame on the first ballot with world titles at junior featherweight, featherweight and junior lightweight...But HBO had created a new late-night series called "Boxing After Dark," which was going to...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 09, 2007