Opinions on Dan Rafael

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  1. KO KIDD

    KO KIDD Loyal Member Full Member

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    In addition to east side I get the rest of my boxing news from ESPN.com. Dan Rafael is their chief writer and analyst. Do you find him to be accurate or a good writer. There are times where I read his stuff and agree and times I disagree. My brother has a subscription to the Ring and I dont. I'll read his summaries and mt brother will tell me what the Ring thought and sometimes it is kinda different. Is he a good writer or do you tend to disagree.
     
    KO KIDD, Dec 10, 2009
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  2. Lance_Uppercut

    Lance_Uppercut ESKIMO Full Member

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    He's a pretty good writer. Good insight too.
     
    Lance_Uppercut, Dec 10, 2009
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  3. evalistinho

    evalistinho Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I dont know why but i have a feeling that everytime he writes an article he's eating a sub and probably has a mustard stain on his shirt at the time as well.
     
    evalistinho, Dec 10, 2009
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  4. BigBone

    BigBone Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Well informed. Bad analyst. Good with rankings. Fat. Overly emotional. Loves chatting. Biased.
     
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  5. KO KIDD

    KO KIDD Loyal Member Full Member

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    I at times feel this way too like the ranks and think he gets biased. Fighters he does not like he gives no credit for. He also calls every close fight a robbery.
     
    KO KIDD, Dec 10, 2009
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  6. 3rdIslander

    3rdIslander GURU R.I.P. Full Member

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    He's a solid journalist & researches with due diligence. As for his opinions & possible bias, that subjective relative to the reader's opinions & bias, isn't it?
     
    3rdIslander, Dec 10, 2009
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  7. Pimp C

    Pimp C Too Much Motion Full Member

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    Pretty biased but other than that he's alright.
     
    Pimp C, Dec 10, 2009
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  8. uglyandproud7

    uglyandproud7 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    2nd.
     
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  9. DeanoFlash

    DeanoFlash Boxing Addict Full Member

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    too biased for my taste, and it sucks that he's the only guy ESPN has on staff to cover the sport :-(

    I think my general opinion of him though is that he's shaped like a small Volvo
     
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  10. MemoCan

    MemoCan *****49ers Express***** Full Member

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    He is decent.
     
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  11. fitzgeraldz

    fitzgeraldz And the new Full Member

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    He's a great writer, knows how to hype of fights and gives good insight to up and coming bouts.

    I don't like how he writes about Floyd but he does seem to know his stuff and he works hard to get the inside information to the boxing public.
     
    fitzgeraldz, Dec 10, 2009
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  12. man_on_the_spot

    man_on_the_spot Active Member Full Member

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    Well put! Good for news, bad for analysis.
     
    man_on_the_spot, Dec 10, 2009
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  13. Xplosive

    Xplosive Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    He's fat.
     
    Xplosive, Dec 10, 2009
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  14. kidgloves

    kidgloves Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Pretty much sums him up
     
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  15. crimson

    crimson Boxing Addict banned

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    He is only biased to people who don't have the same bias. While I don't agree in some of his views I don't think he is more biased than other boxing writers.

    Overall, good journalist. More credible than most fan sites and rumor mongers.

    His opinions and insight are not ground breaking or anything shocking. They pretty much are in line with other mainstream boxing analysts.
     
    crimson, Dec 10, 2009
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