Dan Rafael chat wrap 8/4:
- What does a win vs. Marriaga mean for Lomachenko? Keeps him active and on the fans radar. He is obviously the favorite, but he isn't going to stay idle waiting for a top opponent.
- Marriaga is one of the few guys willing to fight Lomachenko. Yes Marriaga is moving up, but Loma just recently moved up as well. Top fighters often fight underdogs.
- Vasquez is a better opponent for Beltran than Maicelo was. Beltran is such a good guy it is hard to root against him.
- TR has said that they will keep December open for Rigo vs. Loma since Rigo keeps yapping his mouth. Thinks it is still a long shot to get made.
- Lomachenko vs. Rigo? Lomachenko by KO.
- Floyd vs. Lomachenko in their prime? 50/50.
- Mikey Garcia vs. Lomachenko is very unlikely to happen.
- Mikey Garcia and Lomachenko are about the same size, Mikey might be a little bigger.
- Prefer Mikey Garcia vs. Lomachenko or Crawford? Garcia vs. Crawford.
- Is Lomachenko's team ducking Salido? Last he checked $720k was the largest payday for Salido by six figures isn't peanuts.
- Egis Klimas manages Lomachenko and Kovalev. One of the best managers in boxing and a good dude.
- Joshua will fight again this fall, likely mid-November. He has been ordered to fight two mandatories (Pulev is Joshua's next fight).
- Who's video library is more impressive: Arum or King's? Arum's and it isn't even close.
- Broner is not an A fighter, but a fight vs. Peterson would sell well in the DC area.
- Why was Ellerbe upset with him regarding Mayweather-McGregor? He read an article he wrote about the fight and disagreed with it. Ellerbe obviously didn't read it very carefully because everything he disagreed with were incorrect assumptions that were actually addressed in the article.
- If Conor wins it will be the biggest upset in sports history.
- Believes Mayweather that this will be his last fight.
- Is it okay to release pictures of sparring (McGregor-Malignaggi)? It generally is considered a punk move.
- Adler has more pro experience but Clarissa Shields amateur experience is supreme.
- Lubin vs. Julian Williams? Lubin.
- Winky Wright for the HOF? Yes.
- Beterbiev's next fight will be on Magdaleno's title defense vs. Cesar Juarez, which will likely be Oct. 31 on ESPN.
- Charlo vs. Lubin likely will be on the LSC-Mares undercard.
- Always thought Danny Garcia's nickname Swift was pretty weak. He isn't very fast.
- Herrera vs. Soto Karass? This fight is a bloodbath. Picking Herrera.
- Charlo vs. Jacobs? That is a good fight, tough to pick a winner.
- Is Broner's career going to be like Judah's? Judah's career is better. At least Judah had some quality wins. Broner doesn't really have a big win.
- Broner has zero chance of making the HOF at this moment. Yes he has four titles, but look at who he fought. Look at how many times he was stripped for missing weight. If he retired tomorrow he would have zero chance at the HOF and likely wouldn't even make the ballot.
- Cotto probably fights once more before the end of the year and then will retire.
- Hearing Anthony Dirrell may back out of the Benavidez fight. Andre Dirrell is working on a rematch with Uzcategui.
- TR's series on ESPN won't be like PBC's because TR has been in business for over 50 years and actually makes money. There is a reason why TR has built some of boxing's biggest stars and mega fights, while PBC is basically an afterthought 2 years after it was created.
- Higher PFP ranking in their prime: Tito or Mosley? Mosley.
- Jarell Miller vs. Luis Ortiz? Good fight, but doubt they put Miller in that tough yet.
- Where does Wlad rank as a HW all time? Probably 9th to 10th.
- Better career: Wlad or Tyson? Wlad's is way better.
- Prime Vitali vs. Joshua? Vitali.
- Wlad vs. Holmes? Good fight. Both had great jabs. Would give Klitschko a good chance to win. Holmes is a great HW. Very interesting.
- Are the Klitschko's the greatest brothers ever? Yes, who is even close. Only others in the conversation are Juan Manuel and Rafael Marquez.
- Best siblings in any sport? No order: Klitschko's, Manning's, and the Williams sisters.
- Where does Wlad rank as a HW all time? Probably 9th to 10th.
- Thinks Wlad will stay retired.
- His favorite boxing entrance:
and was the last guy to be awarded Fighter Of the Decade(2000-2009)
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,and I kept that shyt out of the RING, none of that shyt i said was racist, the Mayate thing weren't even my words, I copied and pasted that off urban dictionary when someone asked me what it meant fukk out of here
