Perez dethrones Agbeko in scorcher
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comJoseph King Kong Agbeko brought the flashier name but Yonnhy Perez packed the bigger punch in dethroning Agbeko on Saturday.
Story | Conversation | November 01, 2009Cotto finally puts ghosts behind him
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comIt took 12 rounds and a whole lot of blood-letting, but Miguel Cotto can finally put a humiliating knockout loss to Antonio Margarito behind him.
Story | Conversation | June 13, 2009Mayweather out to reclaim mantle as boxing's best
Dan Rafael, ESPN.com...s because of a run on the popular reality series "Dancing With the Stars," a heavily hyped wrestling appearance at last year's WrestleMania, not to mention starring in a ubiquitous AT&T commercial that...
Page | ConversationDavis appointed as New Jersey's top boxing regulator
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comEleven months after Larry Hazzard was fired as New Jersey's top boxing regulator, Aaron Davis was appointed Monday to replace him as commissioner of the New Jersey State Athletic Control Board.
Story | Conversation | October 07, 2008De La Hoya looking good
Dan Rafael...a win he has no business having. Shame on everyone associated with the D.C. Boxing and Wrestling Commission. • Memo to HBO: Have somebody who knows something about boxing take a look at...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 12, 2008Julio packs wallop, knocks Varela down five times en route to TKO
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comAn aggressive style, kayo power in both fists and a tendency to get hit -- how can fight fans not love Joel "Love Child" Julio? Oh, yeah, and he notched his 34th win by dropping Jose Varela five times en route to a sixth-round TKO win on Wednesday.
Story | Conversation | August 17, 2008Mayweather Jr. retires, cancels rematch with De La Hoya
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comPound-for-pound king and welterweight world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. announced his retirement from boxing Friday.
Story | Conversation | June 06, 2008Bradley unfazed about first time fighting far from home
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comTom Casino/Showtime Think a hostile crowd will unravel Bradley? "It doesn't bother me at all," Bradley said. "I'm used to it." Bradley hits the...
Page | Conversation'Money' giving back
Dan Rafael...Instead, Mayweather is involved with all sorts of activities that do not include boxing such as pro wrestling and concert promoting, all while proclaiming himself the best fighter ever and continually flashing his wealth and...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 15, 2008
Cotto, Margarito win to set up July 26 showdown
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comWhat do you do when the biggest draw in boxing wants nothing to do with you? You make your own draw. That's exactly what welterweights Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito plan to do.
Story | Conversation | April 12, 2008What a Show!
Dan Rafael...No. 1 on the pound-for-pound list, does that make his massive 7-foot, 441-pound wrestling rival, The Big Show, No. 1 on the ton-for-ton list? I think next time out...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 01, 2008
Scorecard: Mayweather topples Big Show at WrestleMania XXIV
Dan Rafael, ESPN.comThere was money, there was hype and a foreign object was put to good use, so you know that Floyd Mayweather's knockout win over The Big Show at WrestleMania XVI lived up to the billing.
Story | Conversation | March 30, 2008Boxing's best ready to conquer WWE
Dan Rafael, ESPN.com...WrestleMania XXIV. 'Big Show' time for Mayweather When Floyd "Money" Mayweather was a kid, he loved professional wrestling. He wanted to be a wrestler. Even today, he remembers his favorites: Hulk Hogan, Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka...
PageShaw nearly spoils perfect fight
Dan RafaelYour weekly random thoughts… • After the electrifying third fight between Israel Vazquez and Rafael Marquez last Saturday, it didn't ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 05, 2008
The Big Show, but not Cotto?
Dan RafaelYour weekly random thoughts … • I haven't watched much pro wrestling since the mid-1980s -- yes, I actually attended Wrestlemania I at Madison Square Garden with my father...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 20, 2008
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