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Don?t Laugh?Victor Ortiz is Good for Boxing

By no means is he a savior or will he ever be a key player in the game. But he?s fun, gets people talking, and is absolutely unpredictable? …

Wed, 12 Jul 2017

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More Money, More Problems?

It?s estimated that the August 26 bout with McGregor could yield Mayweather as much as $200 to $250 million? Late last week it was reported …

Wed, 12 Jul 2017

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The Only Reform Boxing Needs

Every ill plaguing the sport could be solved by ending a promoter?s ability to sign exclusive deals with specific fighters? What if I told y…

Tue, 11 Jul 2017

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Mayweather vs. McGregor is Fine With Me

Are we going to pretend that McGregor has any less of a chance of beating Mayweather than Dominic Wade had of beating Gennady Golovkin? Boxi…

Fri, 07 Jul 2017

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Why Jeff Horn?s Win Could Turn Into A Loss

Nearly toppling a legend, on ESPN no less, could?ve set him up for life, rather than setting him up for one big score and a brutal fall from…

Thu, 06 Jul 2017

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Burn Down the Boxing Hall of Fame

The IBHOF is a shrine to all things boxing is supposed to be. It?s also a testament to the boxing fan?s thirst for denial and self-indulgenc…

Wed, 05 Jul 2017

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HOW MANNY PACQUIAO "RUINED" MIGUEL COTTO

When studying the career of Puerto Rican superstar Miguel Cotto there is a "Before Pacquiao" and an "After Pacquiao"-- and the difference be…

Fri, 02 Jun 2017

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No Country for Old Men: Part Five

?He?s like a little girl, I?m going to teach her how to really hit??I?m a man going up against a woman. But this Mexican, I?m going to hit h…

Thu, 06 Apr 2017

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Wasted Days and Wasted Nights (Boxing?s Dead Fourth Quarter); Magno?s Monday Rant

It?s a sad state of affairs when it?s September 26 and there?ll only be one fight worth seeing between today and the end of the year. This p…

Tue, 27 Sep 2016

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Canelo Alvarez: From Hungry Warrior to Jaded Realist in 180 Days

The great boxing fairy tale narrative is that fighters establish their legacy by taking on tough challenges and earning their spot in the he…

Fri, 16 Sep 2016

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Don King IS Boxing; Magno?s Monday Rant

On the occasion of Don King?s 85th birthday this past Saturday, August 20. To not understand Don King is to not understand boxing. Don King …

Tue, 23 Aug 2016

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Why Mayweather vs. McGregor Actually Makes Sense

In a world of cheap publicity stunts, this ?super? fight between combat sports? two biggest stars just may be the cheapest publicity stunt o…

Fri, 27 May 2016

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Bob Arum?s Shortcut to Ruining Terence Crawford

According to reports, a junior welterweight title unification bout between Terence Crawford and Viktor Postol is a done deal for July 23. It…

Sat, 23 Apr 2016

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Pacquiao vs. Bradley III (The Postmortem): Magno?s Monday Rant

If Saturday was Manny Pacquiao?s going away party, it was a true buzzkill party, ranking right up there with the surprise birthday bash we h…

Tue, 12 Apr 2016

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How Mayweather And Broner May Be Playing You For A Fool

I know fight fans like to think that they?re beyond being duped by boxing?s hucksters and hustlers, but the truth is that you only need to f…

Sat, 02 Apr 2016

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Boxing 2016: The Year Nothing Happened

I can?t recall a boxing year more bogged down in nothingness than 2016. It?s enough to test the patience of even the most hardcore of boxing…

Thu, 10 Mar 2016

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How Floyd Mayweather Schooled Canelo Alvarez (Outside the Ring)

We all saw how Floyd Mayweather taught Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez a thing or two when they met in the ring, but it also looks as though the five-…

Sat, 05 Mar 2016

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Team Pacquiao?s Dilemma: Saving a Doomed Date

From a business perspective, Manny Pacquiao aggressively making his stance against gay people and same sex matrimony was just a dumb thing t…

Thu, 25 Feb 2016

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Manny Pacquiao: Killing Off The Hero

These next few days are going to be key when it comes Manny Pacquiao and his boxing future. Will the Filipino icon be allowed to finish his …

Sat, 20 Feb 2016

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Nobody is Fighting Anybody-- And Guess Who's To Blame

The spring boxing schedule is starting to shape up and the stars are returning to fatten their wallets by getting back in the ring. The only…

Fri, 12 Feb 2016