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Post by billyc on Aug 29, 2010 13:24:38 GMT -5
Sorry....but I gotta say it.... Dan Rafael is a big fat pig! He made me sick on FNF (which was on Saturday). Am I the only one that thinks this guy is a big clown? Does he think his shit doesn't stink or what? Where does he get off thinking he is so great? Does he even GIVE us anything when it comes to boxing? Get ready for him to become part of ESPN FNF more than he is. ESPN seems to be showcasing him and Teddy A LOT on the FNF broadcasts. I also think that they are kind of slapping Klitschko in the face by broadcasting his fight on the Internet with Teddy calling the action....not even worthy for Joe T? Finally...did anyone else catch Teddy speak out his ass when he said that Wlad Beat Peter to win back him title??? FYI...there was NO world title on the line in Wlad-Peter I. It was a title eliminator!
I love Teddy's insight, but ESPN is making a big (and fat) mistake by putting their eggs in a basket with Teddy and BIG FAT DAN.
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Post by barry on Aug 29, 2010 16:57:42 GMT -5
The thing that made Rafael lose all credibility with me was when he was on ESPN calling Antonio Margarito 'Margacheato'...really mate your supposed to be a grown man & a respected figure in the boxing community & your on tv spouting some stupid shit a 14yr old would say over the internet, I'm not sticking up for Margarito but I thought Dan made himself look a bit of a tit there by being so childish, even Brian Kenny was like come on man!
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Post by billyc on Aug 30, 2010 3:49:00 GMT -5
LOL....we all call him that....but Dan thinks he is something esle!
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Post by barry on Aug 30, 2010 5:09:36 GMT -5
Please don't tell me you say Roid Jones as well! These boxing forums have a lot to answer for, lol. Think we should all remember it's probably some high school kid thinking he's cool coming up with these names, James Phoney, yeah ok son! Sorry back on topic, yeah he's a self important twat & it seems your not alone - www.boxingnewsonline.net/BN08/detail.asp?id=1944 |
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Post by billyc on Aug 30, 2010 8:50:19 GMT -5
He's an ARCE. A big fat one!
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Post by davemurphy on Aug 30, 2010 10:01:08 GMT -5
They've definitely gone more in that direction this year, pushing Dan to the forefront (which physically wouldn't be VERY easy to do if you were take that literally lol). For example, this season they moved his Notebook segment from the middle of the show and between bouts to actually leading off the telecast. I think it's been a disastor, when you've got a Live Boxing Card then get right into it, don't have 15 mins of discussion of fights too good to be on your network. It seems like they're trying to form some kind of link between the goings-on at the very Top of the Sport and the junk they're going to be showing you in a few minutes.
I keep comparing it to the OLD ESPN telecasts that ran up until 1998, when all the news in the Sport was summarized in a segment called Ringside Report where Al Bernstein covered the happenings of the week and highlighted upcoming bouts for the next week and did it all in under 10 mins. No BS, no getting the entire crew to weigh-in with their thoughts on it, just the simple facts and also mentioning rumors he'd heard but never doing his own speculating on them. Quite simply, it was everything the Studio team does now, just done better and a whole hell of a lot quicker. He did this from Ringside (thus the name) between fights and didn't have some bullshit Studio back in Connecticut with News Anchors.
That SOB Bill Cayton really F'd up Friday Night Fights and we're still paying for it 12 years later.......from replacing Bernstein with his Pal Atlas, to deciding to put the young Kellerman on the air, to coming up with the Studio idea for his Pal Brian Kenney. If I knew where Cayton was buried then I'd go piss on his Grave.
All of those changes, for what? They gave Cayton control so that ESPN could have rights to Cayton's Film Vault.......of which they've shown about .001 % over the years. In the meantime, they slashed the Boxing Budget to the point where they now pay one-third, yes, one-third of what they did for fights from the mid-Ninties. Ask Johnny Bos if you don't beleive me. ESPN is CHEAP!!!! But even worse than that, they are Pretenders. They want to be the "Boxing Authority" and hobnob with the elite of the sport and offer insight, but not really be a Player.
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Post by billyc on Aug 30, 2010 12:23:11 GMT -5
I got the idea....stay tuned.
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Post by mh2365 on Aug 30, 2010 16:47:32 GMT -5
Yeah I am not getting the arrogance coming from him ... I agree the Margacheato thing from a so-called pro is childish ... sort of like a radio host shouting Fayweather all the time =)
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Post by tontb on Aug 30, 2010 22:58:51 GMT -5
Yeah I am not getting the arrogance coming from him ... I agree the Margacheato thing from a so-called pro is childish ... sort of like a radio host shouting Fayweather all the time =) LOL we all need to go for a nice friendly beer! |
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Post by Daxx on Aug 31, 2010 12:35:02 GMT -5
Sorry....but I gotta say it.... Dan Rafael is a big fat pig! He made me sick on FNF (which was on Saturday). Am I the only one that thinks this guy is a big clown? Does he think his shit doesn't stink or what? Where does he get off thinking he is so great? Does he even GIVE us anything when it comes to boxing? Get ready for him to become part of ESPN FNF more than he is. ESPN seems to be showcasing him and Teddy A LOT on the FNF broadcasts. I also think that they are kind of slapping Klitschko in the face by broadcasting his fight on the Internet with Teddy calling the action....not even worthy for Joe T? Finally...did anyone else catch Teddy speak out his ass when he said that Wlad Beat Peter to win back him title??? FYI...there was NO world title on the line in Wlad-Peter I. It was a title eliminator! I love Teddy's insight, but ESPN is making a big (and fat) mistake by putting their eggs in a basket with Teddy and BIG FAT DAN. Took this long Billy??? I have gotten into it about Dan countless times....I was in a phone presser once It was actually for a Margarito fight...Margarito/Cintron 2...They kept saying over and over to limit questions to 1 because there were an abundance of press and limited time would you know fat boy would not shut up until when he did my turn came and I started out with..."Hi Antonio, Kermit before I ask my question I would like someone to explain to Dan that 1 is the number after zero and before 2......I think he wanted to shit!!!! Ever get into a discussionw him and don't agree 100% with what he is sayinjg he pouts like a baby |
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Post by billyc on Aug 31, 2010 17:13:37 GMT -5
I can't stand people who think who they are! Of all people...being a total A-Hole, he should not be like that is totally is!
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Post by mh2365 on Aug 31, 2010 17:39:16 GMT -5
Yeah I am not getting the arrogance coming from him ... I agree the Margacheato thing from a so-called pro is childish ... sort of like a radio host shouting Fayweather all the time =) LOL we all need to go for a nice friendly beer! I up for a beer anytime, anywhere with 99.9% of this board! |
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Post by davemurphy on Sept 2, 2010 9:14:43 GMT -5
LOL we all need to go for a nice friendly beer! I up for a beer anytime, anywhere with 99.9% of this board! Hell, if they're buying, I'll drink one with the .1%, I'm not picky  |
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Post by mh2365 on Sept 2, 2010 14:51:16 GMT -5
you were the .1% ;D
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Post by davemurphy on Sept 3, 2010 6:12:14 GMT -5
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