Dan Rafael
@danrafael1.bsky.social
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
Extremely limited edition site poster with LeRoy Neiman art in my #boxing collection from when the great Floyd Mayweather KO'd late fellow HOFer Ricky Hatton to retain the WBC 147 title in a true mega fight, which O I covered at ringside -- 18 years ago today.
December 8, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Extremely limited edition site poster with LeRoy Neiman art in my #boxing collection from when the great Floyd Mayweather KO'd late fellow HOFer Ricky Hatton to retain the WBC 147 title in a true mega fight, which O I covered at ringside -- 18 years ago today.
Supremely rare thin cardboard poster that hung at MGM Grand in my #boxing collection from when JM Marquez & fellow legend Manny Pacquiao scored titanic KO of year by planting Manny face 1st at end of rd 6 in their 4th fight, fight of year & decade, which I covered at ringside - 13 years ago today.
December 8, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Supremely rare thin cardboard poster that hung at MGM Grand in my #boxing collection from when JM Marquez & fellow legend Manny Pacquiao scored titanic KO of year by planting Manny face 1st at end of rd 6 in their 4th fight, fight of year & decade, which I covered at ringside - 13 years ago today.
Card stock bout lineup given out on fight night in my #boxing collection from when legends Wladimir Klitschko & Floyd Mayweather were on same HBO card & Klitschko TKO10 Jameel McCline to retain WBO heavyweight title & Mayweather W12 JC Castillo to retain WBC 135 in their rematch -- 23 yrs ago today.
December 8, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Card stock bout lineup given out on fight night in my #boxing collection from when legends Wladimir Klitschko & Floyd Mayweather were on same HBO card & Klitschko TKO10 Jameel McCline to retain WBO heavyweight title & Mayweather W12 JC Castillo to retain WBC 135 in their rematch -- 23 yrs ago today.
Site poster in my #boxing collection from when Sugar Ray Leonard W12 fellow all-time legend Roberto Duran to retain the WBC 168 title in their rubber match that was final bout of 9-fight 'Four Kings' round robin with Hearns & Hagler that carried the 1980s -- 36 years ago today.
December 8, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Site poster in my #boxing collection from when Sugar Ray Leonard W12 fellow all-time legend Roberto Duran to retain the WBC 168 title in their rubber match that was final bout of 9-fight 'Four Kings' round robin with Hearns & Hagler that carried the 1980s -- 36 years ago today.
Ticket in my #boxing collection from when HOFer Vitali Klitschko drilled Kirk Johnson in rd 2 of a WBC heavyweight title eliminator that I was ringside to cover -- 22 years ago today.
December 6, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Ticket in my #boxing collection from when HOFer Vitali Klitschko drilled Kirk Johnson in rd 2 of a WBC heavyweight title eliminator that I was ringside to cover -- 22 years ago today.
Program, much of which I wrote, my credential & nice stock scorecard given out in arena on fight night in my #boxing collection from when Manny Pacquiao moved up 2 divisions & in major upset pummeled fellow HOFer Oscar De La Hoya into retirement after rd 8 in his final fight - 17 yrs ago today.
December 6, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Program, much of which I wrote, my credential & nice stock scorecard given out in arena on fight night in my #boxing collection from when Manny Pacquiao moved up 2 divisions & in major upset pummeled fellow HOFer Oscar De La Hoya into retirement after rd 8 in his final fight - 17 yrs ago today.
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December 6, 2025 at 4:05 AM
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Site poster in my #boxing collection from when Errol Spence Jr. outpointed Danny Garcia to retain his unified welterweight title in an entertaining fight -- 5 years ago today.
December 6, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Site poster in my #boxing collection from when Errol Spence Jr. outpointed Danny Garcia to retain his unified welterweight title in an entertaining fight -- 5 years ago today.
HBO poster in my #boxing collection from when Paul Williams edged Sergio Martinez by majority decision in their epic first fight in which they both were dropped in the nontitle middleweight bout I covered at ringside -- 16 years ago today.
December 5, 2025 at 9:09 PM
HBO poster in my #boxing collection from when Paul Williams edged Sergio Martinez by majority decision in their epic first fight in which they both were dropped in the nontitle middleweight bout I covered at ringside -- 16 years ago today.
27 yrs ago today the great Manny Pacquiao KO'd
Chatchai Sasakul in rd 8 on road in Thailand to win lineal/WBC flyweight title, 1st of his many titles in record 8 divisions. Here's Manny's 1998 rookie card from 4-card panel in Feb 1999 issue Japan's World Boxing magazine in my #boxing collection.
Chatchai Sasakul in rd 8 on road in Thailand to win lineal/WBC flyweight title, 1st of his many titles in record 8 divisions. Here's Manny's 1998 rookie card from 4-card panel in Feb 1999 issue Japan's World Boxing magazine in my #boxing collection.
December 4, 2025 at 5:21 PM
27 yrs ago today the great Manny Pacquiao KO'd
Chatchai Sasakul in rd 8 on road in Thailand to win lineal/WBC flyweight title, 1st of his many titles in record 8 divisions. Here's Manny's 1998 rookie card from 4-card panel in Feb 1999 issue Japan's World Boxing magazine in my #boxing collection.
Chatchai Sasakul in rd 8 on road in Thailand to win lineal/WBC flyweight title, 1st of his many titles in record 8 divisions. Here's Manny's 1998 rookie card from 4-card panel in Feb 1999 issue Japan's World Boxing magazine in my #boxing collection.
Poster in my #boxing collection from when HOFer Miguel Cotto battered Antonio Margarito's surgically repaired eye in TKO10 to retain 154 title & exact revenge in the massive grudge rematch & huge PR-Mexico rivalry fight, which I covered at ringside -- 14 years ago today.
December 4, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Poster in my #boxing collection from when HOFer Miguel Cotto battered Antonio Margarito's surgically repaired eye in TKO10 to retain 154 title & exact revenge in the massive grudge rematch & huge PR-Mexico rivalry fight, which I covered at ringside -- 14 years ago today.
Scarce program in my #boxing collection from a great & historic card: Thomas Hearns W15 fellow HOFer Wilfred Benitez to claim WBC 154 title & Wilfredo Gomez, in final defense of long WBC 122 title reign, TKO'd fellow HOFer Lupe Pintor in rd 14 in 1 of greatest fights of 1980s - 43 yrs ago today.
December 3, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Scarce program in my #boxing collection from a great & historic card: Thomas Hearns W15 fellow HOFer Wilfred Benitez to claim WBC 154 title & Wilfredo Gomez, in final defense of long WBC 122 title reign, TKO'd fellow HOFer Lupe Pintor in rd 14 in 1 of greatest fights of 1980s - 43 yrs ago today.
Ticket in my #boxing collection from Juan Francisco Estrada's narrow majority decision vs. fellow future HOFer Chocolatito Gonzalez in the great 3rd fight of their epic trilogy to retain the lineal 115 title & reclaim vacant WBC belt -- 3 years ago today.
December 3, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Ticket in my #boxing collection from Juan Francisco Estrada's narrow majority decision vs. fellow future HOFer Chocolatito Gonzalez in the great 3rd fight of their epic trilogy to retain the lineal 115 title & reclaim vacant WBC belt -- 3 years ago today.
Site poster in my #boxing collection from when Juan Francisco Estrada won a disputed majority decision vs. fellow future HOFer Chocolatito Gonzalez in the fantastic 3rd fight of their epic trilogy to retain the lineal 115 title & reclaim vacant WBC belt -- 3 years ago today.
December 3, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Site poster in my #boxing collection from when Juan Francisco Estrada won a disputed majority decision vs. fellow future HOFer Chocolatito Gonzalez in the fantastic 3rd fight of their epic trilogy to retain the lineal 115 title & reclaim vacant WBC belt -- 3 years ago today.
Rare cardboard site poster displayed at host casino Caesars AC in my #boxing collection from when HOFer Miguel Cotto moved up to 147 TKO5 Carlos Quintana to win a title & Antonio Margarito W12 Josh Clottey to retain his 147 belt on a Top Rank Showtime card I covered at ringside - 19 yrs ago today.
December 3, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Rare cardboard site poster displayed at host casino Caesars AC in my #boxing collection from when HOFer Miguel Cotto moved up to 147 TKO5 Carlos Quintana to win a title & Antonio Margarito W12 Josh Clottey to retain his 147 belt on a Top Rank Showtime card I covered at ringside - 19 yrs ago today.
Poster & my ringside credential in my #boxing collection from when the great Felix Trinidad KO'd Fernando Vargas in rd 12 to unify titles in an absolutely epic battle that remains the greatest title fight in 154 division history, which I covered at ringside -- 25 years ago today.
December 3, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Poster & my ringside credential in my #boxing collection from when the great Felix Trinidad KO'd Fernando Vargas in rd 12 to unify titles in an absolutely epic battle that remains the greatest title fight in 154 division history, which I covered at ringside -- 25 years ago today.
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#PitbullRoach #LaraGonzalez #FosterFulton #RamosMosley #PachecoSadjo #JackMikaelian2 #JakeJoshua #InouePicasso #TeofimoShakur
December 2, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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#PitbullRoach #LaraGonzalez #FosterFulton #RamosMosley #PachecoSadjo #JackMikaelian2 #JakeJoshua #InouePicasso #TeofimoShakur
#PitbullRoach #LaraGonzalez #FosterFulton #RamosMosley #PachecoSadjo #JackMikaelian2 #JakeJoshua #InouePicasso #TeofimoShakur
Site & sponsor posters in my #boxing collection from when then-lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury & then-WBC titleholder Deontay Wilder fought to a memorable draw in fight No. 1 of their historic championship trilogy, which I covered at ringside -- 7 years ago today.
December 1, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Site & sponsor posters in my #boxing collection from when then-lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury & then-WBC titleholder Deontay Wilder fought to a memorable draw in fight No. 1 of their historic championship trilogy, which I covered at ringside -- 7 years ago today.
2 different tickets in my #boxing collection from when then-lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury & then-WBC titleholder Deontay Wilder battled to a disputed draw in the 1st fight of their epic championship trilogy, which I covered at ringside -- 7 years ago today.
December 1, 2025 at 8:23 PM
2 different tickets in my #boxing collection from when then-lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury & then-WBC titleholder Deontay Wilder battled to a disputed draw in the 1st fight of their epic championship trilogy, which I covered at ringside -- 7 years ago today.
Very scarce program in my #boxing collection from when legend Sugar Ray Leonard TKO15 fellow HOFer Wilfred Benitez to win WBC 147 title & in co-feature great Marvin Hagler, in 1st title shot, lost disputed dec to undisputed 160 champ Vito Antuofermo, live on ABC in prime time - 46 yrs ago today.
November 30, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Very scarce program in my #boxing collection from when legend Sugar Ray Leonard TKO15 fellow HOFer Wilfred Benitez to win WBC 147 title & in co-feature great Marvin Hagler, in 1st title shot, lost disputed dec to undisputed 160 champ Vito Antuofermo, live on ABC in prime time - 46 yrs ago today.
Extremely limited HBO poster in my #boxing collection from when the great Terence Crawford won a near-shutout decision over No. 1 contender Ray Beltran to retain the WBO 135 title & win the vacant Ring magazine title -- 11 yrs ago today.
November 29, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Extremely limited HBO poster in my #boxing collection from when the great Terence Crawford won a near-shutout decision over No. 1 contender Ray Beltran to retain the WBO 135 title & win the vacant Ring magazine title -- 11 yrs ago today.
Extremely rare site duratran poster that hung in MGM Grand light box during fight week in my #boxing collection from when HOFer Juan Manuel Marquez knocked out mandatory challenger Michael Katsidis in rd 9 to retains the lineal and unified lightweight title — 15 yrs ago today.
November 29, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Extremely rare site duratran poster that hung in MGM Grand light box during fight week in my #boxing collection from when HOFer Juan Manuel Marquez knocked out mandatory challenger Michael Katsidis in rd 9 to retains the lineal and unified lightweight title — 15 yrs ago today.
Recent addition to my #boxing collection: credential from #UsykDubois2 undisputed heavyweight title fight.
November 28, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Recent addition to my #boxing collection: credential from #UsykDubois2 undisputed heavyweight title fight.
Fresh to my #boxing collection: plastic ringside ticket with commemorative box from “The Ring IV: Night of the Champions” card last week in Riyadh.
#BenavidezYarde #NormanHaney #BamMartinez #MasonNoakes
#BenavidezYarde #NormanHaney #BamMartinez #MasonNoakes
November 28, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Fresh to my #boxing collection: plastic ringside ticket with commemorative box from “The Ring IV: Night of the Champions” card last week in Riyadh.
#BenavidezYarde #NormanHaney #BamMartinez #MasonNoakes
#BenavidezYarde #NormanHaney #BamMartinez #MasonNoakes