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Paul Magno

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Bob Arum?s Desperate War on Al Haymon

A boxing old-timer who knew a thing or two about making fights once told me that anyone negotiating a fight publicly, through the press, is …

Tue, 23 Apr 2019
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GGG, WTF?

Gennady Golovkin vs. Steve Rolls, June 8 at Madison Square Garden? Screw diplomacy and tact, this is a bucket of chum splattered at the feet…

Fri, 19 Apr 2019
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What to do with Danny Garcia (Redux)

Back in August of 2017, I wondered aloud on these pages whether Danny Garcia has seen his best days, whether his heart was still in the game…

Wed, 17 Apr 2019
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Boxing?s House of Flapjacks and Burgers

Bear with me, we?re going around this topic the long way. I?ve been hired to promote a restaurant. This restaurant used to be a popular hang…

Mon, 15 Apr 2019
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If A Tree Falls in the Forest?

When the numbers are tallied following Terence Crawford?s pay-per-view bout with Amir Khan on April 20 in New York?s Madison Square Garden, …

Wed, 03 Apr 2019
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A Kiss Is Just A Kiss?

Imagine Orlando Cruz, boxing?s first openly gay male fighter, rising from the ashes of a thought-to-be-over career to capture the WBO feathe…

Wed, 27 Mar 2019
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Could Free Agency Work in Boxing?

Boxing is an old man?s sport with old man ideas. Even bleeding heart liberal fight scribes, whose social media pages push political agendas …

Mon, 25 Mar 2019
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DAZN Doubles Down?On Its Prices

Less than a week ago?in a pretty widely ignored piece I wrote for this site?I talked about streaming service DAZN?s poor business model and …

Fri, 22 Mar 2019
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Come on?Pacquiao Ain?t Fighting Spence

After Errol Spence Jr. ruined Mikey Garcia?s plans to become a five-division world champ with a cool, masterful performance, there was a bit…

Wed, 20 Mar 2019
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Truth Trumps Magic In Spence-Garcia Rout

Rather than repeat myself, I?ll just violate professional decorum by directly quoting myself. This is what I wrote for a recent article over…

Mon, 18 Mar 2019
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The Courtship of Deontay Wilder

Who would?ve thought eight and a half years ago, when Deontay Wilder was flailing away at 400 lb. Dustin ?The Worm? Nichols in a Hattiesburg…

Wed, 13 Mar 2019