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Angelo Dundee Passes Away: Boxing Remembers the Legendary Trainer
Bob Arum: "He was wonderful. He was the whole package. Angelo was the greatest motivator of all time. No matter how bad things were, Angelo always put a positive spin on them. That's what Ali loved so much about him." Andre Ward: "Just saw Angelo Dundee died. I know everyone has to go at some...
Rumor: ESPN Reporter Dan Rafael in Talks with HBO Sports
Rumors are swirling around that ESPN boxing reporter Dan Rafael has been in talks with HBO Sports to come on board in a matchmaker role, possibly replacing Kery Davis. FightHype's Ben Thompson talked about this yesterday: "He's going to be the new matchmaker for HBO. He's already had a meeting...
Perez, Darchinyan, Mares and Agbeko officially in four-man tournament
Dan Rafael's weekly Notebook at ESPN.com is up this morning. There's a feature on Chad Dawson since Dawson is back in the ring tomorrow, but the standout story for me is that the rumored and highly-anticipated four-man bantamweight tournament from Showtime is moving forward. Yonnhy Perez, Vic...
Salt in the Wound: Jones likely made no money against Hopkins
As you probably have already heard, Saturday's PPV fight between Roy Jones Jr. and Bernard Hopkins was not a live success in Las Vegas. Almost anybody could have predicted that would be the case. Dan Rafael of ESPN.com said that the attendance was reported as 6,792, and that that wasn't paid in...
HBO's Greenburg knows Mayweather-Pacquiao must happen
HBO Sports president Ross Greenburg is vowing to not let a potential super fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao die, reports Dan Rafael of ESPN.com. Greenburg was on the record calling the fight a must-have as soon as Pacquiao had defeated Miguel Cotto this past weekend in Las...
Mandatory Eight Count: Guzman-Funeka bid won by Golden Boy
What's brewing in boxing | ESPNDan Rafael hits on some stuff going on right now, including a reference that might mean Mosley-Clottey is absolutely not going to happen, as HBO has promised that Joshua Clottey will have a spot on the December 5 Pavlik-Williams undercard. They're also talking about a...
Mandatory Eight Count: UFC 102, Teddy Atlas, Jesus Soto Karass and more
UFC 102: Randy Couture vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira - Live Results and Commentary - Bloody ElbowOur friends over at BloodyElbow.com bring you live, round-by-round coverage of tonight's UFC 102 event, main evented by Randy Couture and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. This would've been a massive, massive...
Rafael Chat Notes: Teddy Atlas to train Alexander Povetkin
This week's Notebook from Dan Rafael is, as always, a must-read, but we've discussed pretty much everything in there over the last week. Still, there were a couple of really interesting tidbits from his weekly chat that I wanted to touch on. James (Boston) Hey Dan, is it "official" that Teddy...
Bernard Hopkins and the Kingdom of the Cruiserweights
As you have likely read by now, Dan Rafael reports that he spoke to Bernard Hopkins this week, and that Hopkins has a fight on his mind. The fight? A cruiserweight championship match with current king Tomasz Adamek, who beat Johnathon Banks on Friday night in Newark. The reason? To become a...
Dawson-Tarver II rescheduled for May 9
According to Dan Rafael's Notebook, the postponed rematch between Chad Dawson and Antonio Tarver has been rescheduled for May 9. The fight was originally scheduled for March 14, but delayed due to a minor hand injury suffered by Dawson in training. They could put this fight on any day and it's no...
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