Dan Rafael
1,538 articles · USA Today
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Pacquiao, Mayweather deliver fans a final insult
It's bad enough that Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. aren't fighting each other on March 13, after both sides detonated boxing's version of a nuclear bomb and destroyed the biggest fight…
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Berto concerned after earthquake
While welterweight titlist Andre Berto trains for the biggest fight of his career, a Jan. 30 unification bout against Shane Mosley, his thoughts the past two days have understandably wandered from his…
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Mayweather also fighting on March 13
Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao will still compete against each other on March 13, but not in the ring. Instead, they will be duking it out for pay-per-view buys. Two days…
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Jones lands Pacquiao-Clottey bout
Jerry Jones got his fight. The owner of the Dallas Cowboys, who made a strong pitch to host the now-aborted Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather Jr. fight at Cowboys Stadium by offering a record…
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Pacquiao-Clottey undercard takes shape
Now that Manny Pacquiao is going to defend his welterweight title against former belt holder Joshua Clottey -- instead of against Floyd Mayweather Jr. in the fight the world wanted to see…
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Irate Mayweather blaming Pacquiao
A day after their fight was declared dead, Floyd Mayweather Jr. said Thursday night that he still wants to fight Manny Pacquiao. Their tentative March 13 megafight -- which many believe will…
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Arum: ‘The fight’s off’
The much-anticipated showdown between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather, tentatively scheduled for March 13 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, isn't happening, Top Rank promoter Bob Arum told ESPN.com on Wednesday…
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Groups were in mediation for 9 hours
After nine hours in mediation on Tuesday, the camps of Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. did not reach a resolution in their effort to overcome their differences in finalizing a super…
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Pacquiao, Mayweather agree to mediator
With time running out to save a potential March 13 megafight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr., the camps are heading to mediation on Tuesday in an effort to work out…
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Marquez-Diaz delivered from the start
Juan Manuel Marquez and Juan Diaz, who had both seen their share of tremendous slugfests, produced one for the ages when they collided for the lightweight championship. There was a raucous scene…
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Boxing wishes for 2010
Another new year is upon us, so here are some of the things I'd like to see in boxing in 2010: • For everybody involved to come their senses and get the…
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Marquez, Diaz author Round of the Year
When Juan Manuel Marquez signed to defend the lightweight title against former titlist Juan Diaz, you just knew it would be an exciting fight. Marquez, a crafty counterpuncher who can also go…
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Pacquiao-Mayweather Saga Continues
There's a fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr., but it's not in the ring -- at least not yet. Instead, it's in court. Pacquiao filed suit in U.S. District Court…
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KO of the Year: Pacquiao-Hatton
While the boxing world and even the sports world as a whole wait to see whether Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. can overcome their stalemate over the drug-testing protocol for their…
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Jacobs is Prospect of the Year
Just by virtue of the neighborhood he comes from, it's understandable why some consider middleweight Daniel Jacobs a prospect. After all, the 22-year-old is from Brownsville, the tough Brooklyn, N.Y., neighborhood that…
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Key to super fight could be ’24/7′ testing
With the proposed March 13 Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather Jr. super fight hanging in the balance as the camps continued to slug it out over drug-testing protocol Monday, Pacquiao promoter Bob Arum said…
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Pacquiao is Fighter of the Year
If you are surprised by the pick for 2009 ESPN.com fighter of the year, well, you haven't paid attention to boxing for the past 12 months. It's Manny Pacquiao, the biggest no-brainer…
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Mayweather moves, but fight no closer
There was movement by the Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao camps Saturday in the battle over how to handle drug testing for their tentative March 13 super fight, but the sides…
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Bout in serious jeopardy
What began as an apparent simple disagreement between the camps of Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. over how to handle drug testing for their megafight -- tentatively scheduled for March 13…
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Crunch time for Pacquiao-Mayweather talks
It seems insane to think that the Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather fight will fall apart over the way drug testing will be handled for the fight, but with the growing rhetoric between camps…
