ESPN Dan Rafael live chat

[mrpain81]

I think he's only answered 1 question of mine on his chat but I met him at some fights and he was cool and seems to really love the sport.

[TheManchine]

SportsNation Dan Rafael: (1:04 PM ET ) Hey Freaks, we have breaking news.

SportsNation Dan Rafael: (1:08 PM ET ) My good buddy Gareth Davies, who covers boxing for the Telegraph in the UK is reporting that Klitschko intends to go with another opponents on June 20.

SportsNation Dan Rafael: (1:09 PM ET ) He said he spoke to Bernd Boente, Wlad's manager, who told him, "It is almost 100 percent certain that Wladimir Klitschko will go ahead with a defense on the same date as he would have faced David Haye."

Hopefully it's Chagaev.

[Derranged_]

Dan Rafael: (1:33 PM ET ) Ross Greenburg from HBO has informed me that if indeed Klitschko elects to face Chagaev on June 20, HBO will pass. The network is only interested in doing the Haye fight on the rescheduled date of July 11.

[TheManchine]

SportsNation Dan Rafael: (2:47 PM ET ) On the Bat Phone with Shelly Finkel getting an update on the Klitschko situation.

SportsNation Dan Rafael: (2:52 PM ET ) OK, here's the deal as of right now: The Klitschko camp has not even yet received a medical report from from the Haye side detailing the injury and saying whether he will able to fight on July 11. They are supposed to get a report later today,

SportsNation Dan Rafael: (2:53 PM ET ) In addition, the Chagaev fight is NOT a done deal yet for June 20, only that HBO would not show it.

SportsNation Dan Rafael: (2:54 PM ET ) Further, it is still down to this: either Wlad fights Chagaev on June 20 without HBO or he fights Haye July 11 with HBO. Shelly said the camp has NOT made any decision yet and won't until at the least the point where they see Haye's medical report.

[TheManchine]

Bill, Cincy: I have freinds that visited Haye at his camp and said he looked bad in sparing. They ere not surprised he ducked out

SportsNation Dan Rafael: (3:04 PM ET ) I am also told by a friend who was at camp that he had looked bad in training.

[TheManchine]

RS3 (Stamford CT) [via mobile]: Is that medical report from Haye's camp going to include an x-ray of his glass jaw?

[Derranged_]

From today's chat:

James (Boston)


Hey Dan, can you comment on your colleague Teddy Atlas' perceived hate of Wladimir Klitschko. I don't think he's ever picked Wlad to win, despite Wlad's total dominance over his opponents. Frankly, I think his predictions are outrageous and unprofessional?

Dan Rafael
(1:05 PM)


Teddy is entited to his opinion and to make whatever picks he feels like making. I don't often agree with him but he can make whatever pick he wants and I couldn't care less. I'm sure he couldn't care less about my picks either. I don't understand why people get so up in arms about what people pick. It blows my mind that people get so upset about who I pick or who Teddy picks. Who cares? You make your pick, we'll make ours.

[KILLA RIGHT]

He knows his **** and is on the know. I always tune in to his chat's every fri. But the guy can be a **** at times

[BOOMbip]

Ask him long it takes to clean the ketchup and mustard out of his hairy face after he eats 3 Double bacon cheese burgers.

[BOOMbip]

BOOMbip: Dan you have the features of an old and wise manatee ...Why is this?



Dan Rafeal: ***(breathes heavly and falls asleep)))


BOOMbip: Mr. Rafeal apparently you have a fully dressed and bunned hot dog sticking out of your shirts breast pocket...would you like me to throw that out.


Dan Rafeal: ***wakes up looks at hot dog...makes febile attempt to grab it...gives up and falls back asleep)))