Rick (Philadelphia)

Happy Fistic Friday DTM!! Any news on Mayweather's rib injury? How likely is September for the fight?

Gus (Passaic, NJ)

Went to my 1st ever fight saturday. All i can say is WOW. What an atmosphere, had to be the best sporting event i ever went to.

JX (Phoenix) [via mobile]

Good afternoon Dan. Who would you rather see Pac man face: Mosley or Cotto? both are great fights, but I think the Mosley fight is far more intriging and more signifigant. Your take?

Dan (LA)

"Who the f--- is David Haye" -- Wow, I guess Haye is still under Wlad's skin...

Cobra (Philly)

Dan,I'm psyched for Wlad-Chagaev but I don't get ESPN Classic. Will ESPN360 show the fight as well?

Manuel (San Jose)

Dan, didnt pacquiao beat a past his prime de la hoya?

Mike A. (CT)

Hey Dan, who wins in a Juanma/Gamboa fight?

Korrey (New york city)

DanCan you do me a favor and ask SSM if he wants some cheese with that whine? I know he wants a big money fight but goodness does he have to resort to begging?

Juan (Compton, CA) [via mobile]

What's going on with Chris Arreola, any word on who he's fighting next?

Brandon (Amarillo, Tx)

First off... 116 - 111 in Cotto/Clottey was ridiculous and you should have your head examined! It was much closer than that! 2nd. I would love to see Mosely fight Berto instead of Williams... If Mosely had trouble with Wright and Forrest because of length, think about what Williams will do to him. It may be too big a step up for Berto at this point but that is where his handlers have put him so let's see it!

Charles (Philly)

Will this Arce fight be a good scrap? I'm a little worried that he may be a shot fighter at this point....

Hassan(Compton, CA) [via mobile]

Do you think Omar Chavez will turn out to be as good as his dad? And what ever happend to Ponce De Leon?

Bob (Lynchburg, VA)

What happens if we don't read the notebook on Friday (I had no internet for a while) and I couldn't find last Friday's notebook. Any help?

nick (ky)

In your opinion give me the likelihood of Cotto/Pac happening? In %.

Bruce T (Torrance, CA)

Dan, who do you favor in the Bradley vs Campbell fight? thanks.

Joel (NY)

Who is calling the action tonight at the Bell Centre?

Brendan (Queens, NY)

Dan, Any truth to the rumor that Kelly Pavlik entered a treatment facitity for alcohol abuse?

JJ (NYC)

Dan, with your 116-111 score, you have permanently lost your right to complain about scoring in a fight, even if Doug Tucker is the judge.

Banishment (Down Under)

My appetizer for lunch meal will be BRANDON

Joe (San Francisco, CA)

Doesn't Bob Arum have about 6 different PPV's in the works right now? Isn't this the same Bob Arum that Hauser quoted as saying HBO should get out of the PPV business?

Koichi (NYC)

Who would you rather see B-Hop fight? Adamek or Froch? I think a win over Adamek would be bigger but it's definitely the more dangerous fight.

Joel (NY)

Dan, whats your pick? Diaconu or Pascal?

Gary Burton (Beaverton, OR)

Dan, has Max Kellerman called yet and chastised you for your Cotto vs. Clottey scorecard?

Bry (sf)

Any news on the Peterson bros. and Alvarado?

Zach (Bronx)

Did you see the movie Tyson?

Aaron (Fargo, ND)

The way Clottey ran and didn't engage in the later rounds, he's lucky to get a 116-111 score.

Ryan Dobroka (Cleveland)

Just thought I would say that your 116-111 certainly made alot more sense to me than Clottey winning. I lost alot of respect for Clottey with his feminine antics on Saturday. How he did not win with that cut over Cotto's eye is beyond me. Ultimately, you have to consider that Cotto could have quit 25 minutes early and taken the W, into your scoring for the fight. I don't know why people can't grasp that.

Gary Burton (Beaverton, OR)

Dan, do you think Juan Manuel Lopez would fare better against Celestino Caballero or Yuriorkis Gamboa? Why does Bob Arum seem so hurried to match Gamboa and Lopez when Lopez is still at 122 and Gamboa bounces from 126 to 130?

Dylan (Austin, TX)

I think there should be more backlash at the judge who scored in favor of Clottey.

Dominic (San Francisco)

Dan, do you think Cotto regretted getting rid of his cutman?

Chris (Concord, CA)

How many of the scheduled fights are going to be televised on Showtime's July 11 card?

BradSpitt (Milwaukee)

Dan, not to beat a dead horse here, but 116-111? It seemed to be a fight that could have gone either way. At this point, can you see why some figured it a draw going into the 12th?

Gary (Falls Church, VA)

Dan - with the Khan x Kotelnik fight being rescheduled is there any work as to whether the fight may now be available on PPV in the US? Especially with the date now being vacated following the Marquez Payweather PPV postponement.

Korben (NJ)

Calderon suffered yet another nasty cut, how long do you think it'll be until his next fight?

Craig (Pittsburgh)

Dano, I dont know what everyone is complaining about, I agree with your 116-111 score. Any reason why Emanuel Steward seemed to be watching a totally different fight and why he thought Clottley was winning just about every round?? Seemed very bizzare to me?

Fred (Westchester, NY)

Dan, don't you think scorecards like the 116-111 for Cotto last week is what draws people away from boxing. I personally thought the fight could go either way, but 116-111 is travesty. no way Clottey lost 8 rds.

Paul B (NY, NY)

DTM- 1 anecdote I want to share with the freaks from the Cotto/Clottey fight. I was at the HBO pre-party and ran into Joe C Wales. (BTW- any reason he was in town outside of watching the fight?). You should have seen his reaction when he saw Paulie Walnuts (Tony Sirico) from the Sopranos. He was like a kid in a candy store. He and his hot girlfriend took like 20 pictures with him! Very amusing.

Bert (Minneapolis)

Lt. Dan! What a fight, can't wait for Pacquaio-Cotto! I think your score was about right. All the folks ripping Cotto need to realize he fought w/ blood in his eye. That was a nasty cut. Even Lampley said he hasn't seen a fighter as blinded by a cut in recent memory.

Chris (Los Angeles)

D$ - So after a gutsy win over a solid Clottey The Ring moves Cotto DOWN in their P4P rankings???

Steve (OH)

I hereby request that we stop talking about the Cotto-Clottey scorecards. We know where the judges stood, and we know where DTM stands. No sense in beating a dead horse, Freaks.

Gary Burton (Beaverton, OR)

Dan, just curious, but do you have another job/gig like Harold Lederman (pharmacist), or is this your bread and butter, and is the wife helping you hold it down? LOL

Taylor (NC)

why was it a 10-8 round for cotto?

Tom (Reading, United Kingdom)

Dan do you have any idea on who Nonito Donaire will be facing in his next fight? I am looking for a mega fight against Vic down the line.

Drew (Lexington, KY)

Katsidis vs. Barrios is a wish list fight of mine. Do you see that one ever happening?

Batman (Gotham City)

Who wins in a fight Pacquiao or Spider-Man?

Sean (New Jersey)

Dan you mentioned you back up 116-111 1000000%, but said in your column the other day there was a round you would consider switching for Clottey. Can't be too dead-set on 116-111

nick (NYC)

DAN - YOU REALLY SUCK WITH THIS NEW CHAT FORMAT!

Rick, (Marina)

Its so dissappointing with all postponed fights.

Bronk (Dillsburg, PA)

Do you think Edwin Valero has a good chance of being licenced in Las Vegas?

Mo (LV)

So Clottey needed a KO/knockdownS in the 12th to win, on your card? That's just wrong.

Jesus (Jerusalem)

I also scored it 116-111 for Cotto.

Doug (Dallas)

Danimal, what was your final opinion on the Cotto Margarito asterisk?

Jonathan ((Northern VA))

Dan, how many times a day does the Bat Phone ring?

R! (Yay Area)

The Jalapeno Popper vs Dr. Steel Hammer at Staples Center in the Fall!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mike (Norristown, Pa)

No doubt Margarito cheated. The way Cotto's face looked--cracked, not cut-- it is obvious in hindsight. Plus Cotto mentioning the swelling lasting for 2 weeks. No wonder he took those knees.

Floyd (Vegas)

I faked an injury because Leonard Ellerbe doesn't want to take Dan out to dinner.

Mark (LA)

Uh so how can anyone in their right mind move Cotto down the ranking because he won a fight against a legitimate opponent?

Zach (MPLS)

No chance of Vitali-Haye?

Corey (Morgantown, WV)

Dan, any reason for Showtime's lack of boxing schedule in 2009?? Budget issues or are they focusing more on MMA than in the past?

Craig (UK)

Good afternoon Dan, I happen to be visiting the states next week an am in Atlantic City so I'm going to my first ever live fight. Other than Lopez, is there anybody I should look out for on the undercard?

Gary Burton (Beaverton, OR)

Dan, I have a ticket to Mayweather vs. Marquez. Do you know if those tickets will be refunded, or honored whenever the fight is rescheduled? Any new word on Floyd's health, and the new date of the fight?

Brian (DC)

Is Morales still planning on a comeback fight in August? Any news?

Nick (Queens)

What happens to Zab judah-Matthew Hatton?

F5 Button (Keyboard)

I miss the old chat format

Rick (Paterson)

Do you think K9 and Yuri Boreman is going to be entertaining or will that be nap time?

Newbie (HK)

God, Dan, what's this, I keep on typing and it keeps on scrolling down when I don't even want it to do so. Ask your ESPN colleagues to do something.

Joshua Clottey (Bronx)

116-111? Dan Rafael don't know nuthin about nuthin

HBO (NY)

This new chat format is worse than our decision to change the WCB theme music.

Jose (New York)

Dan you are one of the most knowledgeable sports writers around but It was real disappointing reading your scorecard when they showed it on espn Saturday night. How can a close fight be scored 116-111. It is never to late to say you mis scored the card in person but when you watched it again you missed a couple of rounds.

Chris (Kalamazoo, MI)

How can people not understand that with all the close rounds they could have easily been scored differently just by a persons location next to the ring. A lot of action can be blocked when someone's back is to you.

Jonathan ((Northern VA))

Dan, do you mind getting asked historical questions? If not, did you think the stoppage of the first Mosley vs Vargas fight was correct? I'm still a freak-in-training and just watched the fight. I thought it was.

Dead Horse (On The Farm)

Please get off of me

Tom (Sacramento)

Dan, do you know status on Valero vs Casamayor

Steve (NYC)

Pavlik should fight Mora and just get rid of him for good.

David (Winston-Salem, NC)

Dano! For some reason I got extremely excited when I read about a possible bout between Odlanier Solis and Kevin Johnson. What do you think the chances of that really are? And who would you like in that match up?

Cody (Virginia beach)

I have been hearing of a rematch between Adamek and Cunningham do you know anything about this?

Chris (Los Angeles)

D$ - Did you get a chance to see Larry Merchant's HOF speech. Quite good.

E (Omaha)

D$$ - Clottey has no one to blame but himself. He should have kept firing those uppercuts. I've never seen one fighter throw so many uppercuts in a fight.

Dylan (Austin, TX)

Pavlik being on the mayweather undercard in the fall sounds about right... Mayweather would need Pavlik to help sell those tickets. It wont get done on Mayweather's name thats for sure

Tom (Danbury, CT)

Ugh, PPV for Roy vs. Lacy

WM (NY)

was at the cotto fight--awesome atmosphere. was at 3 pacquiao fights--awesome atmospheres. cotto-pac would be unbelievable!! and they'll be doing 24/7--that's a lot awesomeness!!

Geraldo (Dale City(VA))

Dano- Just wondering since the atmosphere in MSG is always crazy and since you attend a majority of the fights, which fight you have seen they're that ranks as the craziest IYO? Thanks

Aaron (MA)

probably a stupid question but I will ask anyway. Is there any possibility of Floyd/JMM being on regular HBO?

Steve (NYC)

Roy is claiming if he wins the IBO belt he will be a 5 division champ. Bogus or not?

JX (Phoenix) [via mobile]

Geez Dan, who knew Clottey had this many fans? Close fight and Joshua took his foot off the gas pedal; end of story.

Brandon (San Diego CA)

hmm.. Lets see here??From Dan Rafael:Been mentioned as a possible fall fight. Could wind up on the Mayweather-Marquez card in September, but I sorta have my doubts.Then dan goes on to say in another post:Pavlik would not be on Mayweather's undercard.Which is it Dan?

Kermit Cintron (PA)

I scored Round One 10-9. Looked to me like the knockdown was caused by a headbutt, not a punch.

Kevin (OH)

Where does Clottey go from here? I'd love to see him fight Berto, is that a likely possibility?

Seth (New York)

Dan,I had a blast talking with you, Lem and Cliff after the fight Saturday night. Nothing better than hearing boxing stories after attended a fight with such a raucous atmosphere. After experiencing the craziness first hand, I was curious how this compared to Trinidad-Joppy at MSG. Hope to see you next time you are back in NYC.

Aaron (MA)

you mentioned last week that Alfredo Angulo may headline a FNF card in August. Do you have any updates on that?

Mike (Los Angeles)

To further clarify, Pavlik's fight in October would still be against Mora? Say it ain't so.

Geraldo (Dale City(VA))

Dan- Please tell me the Cut Calderon suffered will not prevent him from fighting Mayweather in December? I am still laughing over that quote last week!

Bing (Philly)

What Clottey deserves is a rematch. If you say not right away, then when? Cotto is gonna go on to bigger and better things (he will defeat Pacman). It's unlikely he'll fight Clottey again after that. He'll give the standard "I only want mega fights" line.

JJD (Seattle)

OK, ONE last time - you aren't scoring the FIGHT - you are scoring each ROUND. A guy who loses twelve REALLY close rounds still loses 120-108, while a guy can get pummeled in six rounds, eke out the other six and get a 114-114 draw. Just because the fight seemed closer doesn't change how the rounds played out individually.

Kevin (San Antonio)

Danno, though I've been reading your chats live for only about 6 months, I'm in the process of redaing all of your past archived chats. Potential future freak?

Lord Bendover (Brooklyn, NY)

Dan: big HW fight on YOUR NETWORK Saturday. What's your takeon it? Foregone conclusion? Upset?

Steve (NJ)

where are you going to be NEXT SATURDAY?

Lord Bendover (Brooklyn, NY)

Thanks Dan. Wlad getting a little mean is a good thing. He will be seeing Haye not Chagaev in there!

Charles (Philly)

Florida seems like kind of a random site for Vic-Agbeko. Is there a backstory?

Zach (MPLS)

Dan, Have you spoke to Freddie Roach about his split with Michael Moorer? Any Comments on what happened?

Bert (Minneapolis)

D$- love the blog comment about Cotto's heart being an example to Guererro. That is how a great fight should act in adversity. That's another reason why people love Cotto.

Jeremy (Nashville)

Hey Dan, I can't believe it but my wife wants to attend the Paquiao/Cotto fight in November if it happens! What's the chances though that a regular fight fan could get a ticket? Slim and none?

Josh (Miami)

I don't believe 116-111 is that ridiculous of a score when you consider the knockdown. I think Clottey may have been on his way to winning the first round before he got knocked down. That's a three point swing in the score difference right there.

James (Boston)

Hey Dan, is ESPN going to show any of the undercards to Klitschko-Chagaev? I'm loving these 5:00 pm afternoon fights but I always like the 'built up' to the main event with some good undercard fights...

Jess (NJ)

Who from ESPN is calling the fight tomorrow, will they be doing it from Studio in Bristol?

Mikey (Levittown, NY)

Can we get your official pick for Klitschko-Chagaev?

Joel Julio (v)

Hi dad, Happy Fathers Day

Louis (Montreal)

In Montreal papers, they said it was goign to be either Andrade or Froch against Bute for the next match. Will Froch be a good fight, because we know Andrade will be?

David (Old Bridge, NJ)

I just wanted to give credit to Larry Merchant for originally coming up with the idea for Pacquiao to face Oscar last year. That fight really opened the door to Manny having huge fights with (then-bigger) 140 and 147 lb guys, such as Hatton, Cotto and hopefully Mayweather down the road.

Bronk (Dillsburg, PA)

Why doesn't Chad Dawson (a CT resisident) ever have a big fight at one of the CT casinos? Why wouldn't his team try and build up his popularity locally and then expand? I always hear that he doesn't bring enought to the table in regard sto big $$$

Tejinder (Toronto)

heyyy dtm....were ticket sales for floyd vs marquez as poor as rumoured?

Matt (NYC)

Does a knock down in a round make a round a automatic 10-8 round?

Eric (Chicago)

I guess Mayweather was the B-side to Hatton and De La Hoya...

Manny Chi [via mobile]

U suck

Darin (Silver Spring)

I think they should match Cintron up with Clottey....I think that would be a great fight...what about you?

Jamesa (Ottawa)

Don't want to get to far ahead Judge Dan, but do you think Cotto stands a chance with PacMan. I think PacMan just wears him down over 12 rounds for a clean sweep.

AJ (Strathcona, MN)

Who would win in a fight: A dead horse or Banishment? I've got A dead horse in 5.

Michael ((Visalia, CA))

Good morning D$, how many more fights before Urbano Antillon gets a title shot? I really enjoy his fights.

Ryan (Richmond)

Dan, don't get me wrong, I love the fact that ESPN Classic picked up the fight, but is there not enough interest for the fight to be on ESPN? How about broadcast channels like CBS or ABC?

Bing (Philly)

Pacman has never fought a true welterweight. Cotto can box

Andrew (Columbus)

Rafael Danquez... I just saw Sithchatchawal-Monshipour for the first time --- wow!

Rusty (Philly)

Dan, get some new glasses you blind b*stard. No way in hell that Cotto-Clottey was 116-111. Get off of Cotto's wagon pal.

Dan Rafael

  (1:41 PM)

Go play in traffic.

Luke (Danbury, CT)

Is Delvin fighting Isaac H at Mohegan on Aug 1?

Grey (Cape Cod)

I want to buy that arbitrator a beer.

Mr. Ed (Dead)

Stop beating me!

Tim (NYC)

Any thoughts on Fight Night Round 4 coming out next week?

Randy (Shanghai)

How come Cotto went up in your P4P rankings when the Ring Magazine lowered Cotto in the welterweight rankings based off of the same fight?

Kelby (Omaha)

Dan, Had a bachelor party on sat. Still managed to watch the fight... at 4 am ... tough one to stay awake for ..but worth it :) good fight.

Dan Rafael

  (1:50 PM)

I see many of my answers to questions have not been published because this software is horrible. I apologize for that and have let the office know about it.

David atlanta [via mobile]

how come i only see questions and not your replies thru much of the chat. I am late and wanted to catch up

Dan Rafael

  (1:51 PM)

See above.

Dan Rafael

  (1:52 PM)

OK, Freaks, that's a wrap. Thanks for the chat. Hopefully, the bugs get ironed out with this chat. Enjoy the fights this weekend -- especially Klitschko-Chagaev -- and make sure to check out the notebook and blogs. Talk to you next week from Atlantic City. Peace.