Dan Rafael: De La Hoya-Pacquiao is Possible

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Jake + REED + Donny ='s

 

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Actually, when I typed TRIPLET I was thinkin' of you, smart-ass.... :: :eeeek: :doh:

 

merchant was a real athlete who competed at a high level. playing division 1 college football. he has covered the sport of boxing for decades. what are your credentials, stinger?

 

What's the deal with this whole "Twin" thing?

I always read you guys saying "Twin".

 

I just read a note from Arum from some other message board where he says they would take that offer in a second. He said he knows Manny would take it in a heartbeat. :eeeek:

I think Manny would die in the ring.:eeeek:

 

You can't see the family resemblance when looking at our pictures? :dunno:

But nah, just something from the SecondsOut days. Long list of similarities between the two of us, so we joke that we're each other's long lost twin. The strangest coincidence being that our wives have the same birthday (though a year or two apart)

 

you could've read that same note in Erratic's post that started this thread.

 

Cool, I always wondered why you guys would always say twin.

 

good post

 

I think fighters and managers talk to Rafael because of who he writes for, not because they like him.

 

yea. he's not a likeable guy at all. i thought most grotesquely fat people were nice.

 

rafael has no opinion in his articles. telling him something is no different than putting out a press release.

 

REED Met Rafael Briefly in Vegas...He Seemed Pretty Nice...



REED:dunno:

 

And no substance.

 

i've hung out w/ him a few times after fights in AC. he's okay at times, but for the most part he acts like everyone else is beneath him.

 

Bless his Heart, but Rafael is FAT & UNattractive...

He's Probably Sooooooooo SHY that his Behavior Comes Across as Being Stuck Up...

Just a Guess...

REED had a VERY Brief Exchange w/the Cat, but he Seemed Cool...

REED

 

Maybe, REED.
He didn't say shit to me after I told Juan Diaz that it is time for some "REAL" boxing questions after the Lakva Sim fight after Rafael talked to him, he just walked away.

 

Stinger, if you ever meet Rafael in the dark back-alley, what would you do to him and would you use protection?

 

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some guys i know in boxing love Big Dan. i hear he habitually sprays pam on his nuts when he goes to fights. ::

 

nah, it ain't shyness. he's made enough of a name for himself to where he believes he's entitled to shit on people. bitching at promoters if a press conference or a conference call doesn't start on time, or if a fighter is five minutes late (though of course never actually saying anything derogatory TO the fighter himself), demanding his seat is changed when he's not perfectly centered with the ring. nah, he's become something of a cunt in recent years.

 

So he's the NEW Ron Borges???


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I was about to laugh... but damn, it might not be very far from the truth.

I guess the difference is, Borges is a cunt to everyone. There are various metaphors for arrogant people, but Borges is one of the few who LITERALLY walks and speaks with his nose in the air.

It's funny that Rafael and Tim Smith are good friends, because personality wise, they're complete opposites.

 

Not to mention...Smith seems more relaxed on TV than Dan does.

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tim smith is racist. has he ever picked against a black fighter fighting a non black fighter?

 

maybe he hasn't, but to call him racist is a severe stretch. In fact, I've heard plenty who suggest the exact opposite, that there should be an O in his first name instead of an I.

(the more I think on it, though, I'm almost positive he picked Tito to beat Hopkins. I'm pretty sure it's where his "creeping death" reference came from in regards to Trinidad's punching power)

Tim's always been cool with me, though (aside from never remembering my name :: ). Maybe he only gets along with bald people :dunno:

 

I'd like to see a tourny with Dan, Larry Merchant, and Jim Grey... boxing rules..

the winner would fight Lampley and the winner fights Jim Brown

Then... the winner of all that fights the winner of Teddy and Manny Stewart!!

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They need to put this together!!!!!!!

 

haha. i was kidding, i see him talking to white folks all the time. but it's rare when he picks a white guy over a black guy.

as far as him picking hopkins over tito, tito is kinda black and hopkins wasn't really liked by black fans either. ::