Dan Rafael
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The Boxing Guy, per Conor McGregor, and 2013 BWAA Nat Fleischer Award winner for career excellence in boxing journalism. Subscribe to my boxing newsletter: http://danrafael.substack.com
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November 22, 2025 at 7:34 PM
The DAZN PPV prelims begin at 3 pm ET but here is the official timing for the 4-fight main card of world title fights. Subscribe here & if you get the "ultimate" plan all PPVs are included: prf.hn/click/camref...
#boxing #BenavidezYarde
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Site poster in my #boxing collection from when the great Roy Jones Jr. shut out fellow HOFer Mike McCallum to win WBC interim 175 title in & Junior Jones scored 5th-rd DQ of HOFer Marco Antonio Barrera (43-0 at time!) in a huge upset to win WBO 122 title -- 29 years ago today.
November 22, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Site poster in my #boxing collection from when the great Roy Jones Jr. shut out fellow HOFer Mike McCallum to win WBC interim 175 title in & Junior Jones scored 5th-rd DQ of HOFer Marco Antonio Barrera (43-0 at time!) in a huge upset to win WBO 122 title -- 29 years ago today.
Limited HBO poster in my #boxing collection from when the late HOFer Ricky Hatton stopped Paulie Malignaggi in rd 11 to retain the lineal junior welterweight title in a fight I covered at ringside -- 17 years ago today.
November 22, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Limited HBO poster in my #boxing collection from when the late HOFer Ricky Hatton stopped Paulie Malignaggi in rd 11 to retain the lineal junior welterweight title in a fight I covered at ringside -- 17 years ago today.
High-grade program and two scarce heavy stock site posters in my #boxing collection from when legendary Mike Tyson KO'd Trevor Berbick in rd 2 in an iconic moment to win the WBC heavyweight title & become, at age 20, the youngest ever heavyweight champion -- 39 years ago today.
November 22, 2025 at 5:48 PM
High-grade program and two scarce heavy stock site posters in my #boxing collection from when legendary Mike Tyson KO'd Trevor Berbick in rd 2 in an iconic moment to win the WBC heavyweight title & become, at age 20, the youngest ever heavyweight champion -- 39 years ago today.
The iconic movie "Rocky," which won the 1976 Best Picture Oscar, began the legendary series of films & made Sylvester Stallone a mega star, premiered 49 years ago today. Here is card No. 1 of the Topps 40th anniversary set commemorating the series in my #boxing collection.
November 22, 2025 at 2:46 AM
The iconic movie "Rocky," which won the 1976 Best Picture Oscar, began the legendary series of films & made Sylvester Stallone a mega star, premiered 49 years ago today. Here is card No. 1 of the Topps 40th anniversary set commemorating the series in my #boxing collection.
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#boxing #BenavidezYarde #NormanHaney #BamMartinez
#boxing #BenavidezYarde #NormanHaney #BamMartinez
November 22, 2025 at 2:34 AM
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#boxing #BenavidezYarde #NormanHaney #BamMartinez
#boxing #BenavidezYarde #NormanHaney #BamMartinez
Scarce site poster signed by both guys in my #boxing collection from when HOFer Andre Ward won a lopsided 11th-round technical decision over Mikkel Kessler in an upset to win the WBA super middleweight title in his opening bout of the Super Six tournament he would go on to win -- 16 years ago today.
November 21, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Scarce site poster signed by both guys in my #boxing collection from when HOFer Andre Ward won a lopsided 11th-round technical decision over Mikkel Kessler in an upset to win the WBA super middleweight title in his opening bout of the Super Six tournament he would go on to win -- 16 years ago today.
Scarce site poster in my #boxing collection from when the legendary Julio Cesar Chavez moved up to lightweight & battered fellow HOFer Edwin Rosario in TKO11 to go to 57-0, 47 KOs & win the WBA title in a supreme in a huge win in the Mexico-Puerto Rico rivalry fight -- 38 years ago today.
November 21, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Scarce site poster in my #boxing collection from when the legendary Julio Cesar Chavez moved up to lightweight & battered fellow HOFer Edwin Rosario in TKO11 to go to 57-0, 47 KOs & win the WBA title in a supreme in a huge win in the Mexico-Puerto Rico rivalry fight -- 38 years ago today.
Glossy site poster in my #boxing collection from when the great Canelo Alvarez outpointed HOFer Miguel Cotto in a huge Mexico vs. Puerto Rico fight to win the lineal & WBC middleweight title in a fight I covered at ringside -- 10 years ago today.
November 21, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Glossy site poster in my #boxing collection from when the great Canelo Alvarez outpointed HOFer Miguel Cotto in a huge Mexico vs. Puerto Rico fight to win the lineal & WBC middleweight title in a fight I covered at ringside -- 10 years ago today.
Rare site duratran poster than hung in Mandalay Bay light box in my #boxing collection from when Winky Wright outpointed fellow HOFer Shane Mosley in their immediate rematch to retain the lineal and unified 154 title -- 21 years ago today.
November 20, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Rare site duratran poster than hung in Mandalay Bay light box in my #boxing collection from when Winky Wright outpointed fellow HOFer Shane Mosley in their immediate rematch to retain the lineal and unified 154 title -- 21 years ago today.
My ringside credential in my #boxing collection from when I covered Sergio Martinez score an absolutely titanic 2nd-round KO of Paul Williams in their rematch to retain the lineal & WBC middleweight title -- 15 years ago today.
November 20, 2025 at 10:20 PM
My ringside credential in my #boxing collection from when I covered Sergio Martinez score an absolutely titanic 2nd-round KO of Paul Williams in their rematch to retain the lineal & WBC middleweight title -- 15 years ago today.
Foam fingers given out in the media center in my #boxing collection from when HOFer Andre Ward rose from 2nd-rd knockdown to win controversial decision & the unified light heavyweight title from Sergey Kovalev in their 1st fight, which I covered at ringside -- 9 years ago today.
November 19, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Foam fingers given out in the media center in my #boxing collection from when HOFer Andre Ward rose from 2nd-rd knockdown to win controversial decision & the unified light heavyweight title from Sergey Kovalev in their 1st fight, which I covered at ringside -- 9 years ago today.
Scarce site poster in my #boxing collection from when the legendary Manny Pacquiao KO'd fellow HOFer Erik Morales in rd 3 in the final bout of their memorable trilogy in a fight I was ringside to cover -- 19 years ago today.
November 19, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Scarce site poster in my #boxing collection from when the legendary Manny Pacquiao KO'd fellow HOFer Erik Morales in rd 3 in the final bout of their memorable trilogy in a fight I was ringside to cover -- 19 years ago today.
Program and button in my #boxing collection from when the great Roy Jones dropped & routed fellow HOFer James Toney to easily win the IBF super middleweight title and earn recognition by many as the P4P king -- 31 years ago today.
November 19, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Program and button in my #boxing collection from when the great Roy Jones dropped & routed fellow HOFer James Toney to easily win the IBF super middleweight title and earn recognition by many as the P4P king -- 31 years ago today.
Site poster in my #boxing collection signed by legends Pernell Whitaker and Felix Trinidad from when they appeared in separate welterweight title defenses on HBO with Whitaker KO6 Jake Rodriguez in the main event and Trinidad KO4 Larry Barnes -- 30 years ago today.
November 19, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Site poster in my #boxing collection signed by legends Pernell Whitaker and Felix Trinidad from when they appeared in separate welterweight title defenses on HBO with Whitaker KO6 Jake Rodriguez in the main event and Trinidad KO4 Larry Barnes -- 30 years ago today.
Mint program in my #boxing collection from when Chris Eubank Sr. stopped Nigel Benn in rd 9 to win the WBO middleweight title in a classic battle that kicked off the four-fight family rivalry -- 35 years ago today.
November 18, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Mint program in my #boxing collection from when Chris Eubank Sr. stopped Nigel Benn in rd 9 to win the WBO middleweight title in a classic battle that kicked off the four-fight family rivalry -- 35 years ago today.
Tidbit from my story on #JakeJoshua being finalized. Sign up to get my #boxing newsletter. Takes a few seconds. Go here: danrafael.substack.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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#BenavidezYarde #NormanHaney #BamMartinez #MasonNoakes #PitbullRoach #JanibekLara #FosterFulton #JakeJoshua #InouePicasso
#BenavidezYarde #NormanHaney #BamMartinez #MasonNoakes #PitbullRoach #JanibekLara #FosterFulton #JakeJoshua #InouePicasso
November 18, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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#BenavidezYarde #NormanHaney #BamMartinez #MasonNoakes #PitbullRoach #JanibekLara #FosterFulton #JakeJoshua #InouePicasso
#BenavidezYarde #NormanHaney #BamMartinez #MasonNoakes #PitbullRoach #JanibekLara #FosterFulton #JakeJoshua #InouePicasso
Rare site duratran that hung in a Mandalay Bay light box during fight week in my #boxing collection from when HOFer Lennox Lewis KO'd Hasim Rahman in rd 4 of their rematch to regain THE heavyweight title in a fight I covered at ringside -- 24 years ago today.
November 17, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Rare site duratran that hung in a Mandalay Bay light box during fight week in my #boxing collection from when HOFer Lennox Lewis KO'd Hasim Rahman in rd 4 of their rematch to regain THE heavyweight title in a fight I covered at ringside -- 24 years ago today.
My ringside credential in my #boxing collection from when the great Lennox Lewis drilled Hasim Rahman in the fourth round of their rematch to regain THE heavyweight championship -- 24 years ago today.
November 17, 2025 at 5:55 PM
My ringside credential in my #boxing collection from when the great Lennox Lewis drilled Hasim Rahman in the fourth round of their rematch to regain THE heavyweight championship -- 24 years ago today.
Poster in my #boxing collection from when HOFer Erik Morales outpointed Pauli Ayala in a good fight to win the vacant WBC featherweight title -- 23 years ago today.
November 16, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Poster in my #boxing collection from when HOFer Erik Morales outpointed Pauli Ayala in a good fight to win the vacant WBC featherweight title -- 23 years ago today.
Their 1st fight in April was epic & a leading fight of the year contender. If you want to watch #EubankBenn2 on Saturday get DAZN and order here: prf.hn/click/camref... #boxing
November 15, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Their 1st fight in April was epic & a leading fight of the year contender. If you want to watch #EubankBenn2 on Saturday get DAZN and order here: prf.hn/click/camref... #boxing
Site poster & luggage tag given to media in my #boxing collection from when Manny Pacquiao moved up to 147 & TKO'd fellow HOFer Miguel Cotto in rd 12 to win WBO title in epic battle I covered at ringside - 16 yrs ago today.Of all fights I've covered in 25+ yrs this is THE 1 I looked forward to most
November 14, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Site poster & luggage tag given to media in my #boxing collection from when Manny Pacquiao moved up to 147 & TKO'd fellow HOFer Miguel Cotto in rd 12 to win WBO title in epic battle I covered at ringside - 16 yrs ago today.Of all fights I've covered in 25+ yrs this is THE 1 I looked forward to most
Site poster in my #boxing collection from when legendary
Manny Pacquiao pounded Antonio Margarito via 1-sided decision/ass kicking to win the vacant WBC 154 title & claim a title in a record-setting 8th division in a fight I was ringside to cover -- 15 years ago today.
Manny Pacquiao pounded Antonio Margarito via 1-sided decision/ass kicking to win the vacant WBC 154 title & claim a title in a record-setting 8th division in a fight I was ringside to cover -- 15 years ago today.
November 14, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Site poster in my #boxing collection from when legendary
Manny Pacquiao pounded Antonio Margarito via 1-sided decision/ass kicking to win the vacant WBC 154 title & claim a title in a record-setting 8th division in a fight I was ringside to cover -- 15 years ago today.
Manny Pacquiao pounded Antonio Margarito via 1-sided decision/ass kicking to win the vacant WBC 154 title & claim a title in a record-setting 8th division in a fight I was ringside to cover -- 15 years ago today.