Paul Magno

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Pacquiao?s Loose Lips Could Sink Mayweather Mega-Fight

Loose lips sink ships. Suddenly, the quiet Filipino star, who has let trainer Freddie Roach assume the burden of being the flapping gums beh…

Wed, 23 Jun 2010

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Why Jose Sulaiman is Pushing Sergio Martinez Out The Door

You can?t think of a fighter more worthy of respect than Sergio Martinez. He?s come up the hard way, earning each half-step up the ladder an…

Thu, 17 Jun 2010

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Stacking the Deck on Boxing Pay-Per-Views?Why Doesn?t it Happen?

In the wake of the Floyd Mayweather Jr-Shane Mosley bout, a glaring negative regarding boxing pay-per-views stands out: the poor quality of …

Fri, 07 May 2010

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Random Thoughts on Floyd Mayweather-Shane Mosley

* I?m sorry? if you don?t appreciate Floyd Mayweather?s in-ring work and the supreme old school professionalism that he exhibits fight after…

Tue, 04 May 2010

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How to Beat a Mayweather

As Shane Mosley and Naazim Richardson prepare for the daunting task of trying to beat one of boxing?s modern day masters, I?ve set out to ai…

Thu, 29 Apr 2010

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Save Our Heroes: Take Legends on the Road and Away from the Main Stage

A few years ago I had the honor of co-promoting an event which featured a comeback of sorts for Mexican legend, Ruben ?El Puas? Olivares. Ac…

Thu, 25 Mar 2010

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Pacquiao Has His Way With Clottey

Arlington, Texas- 51,000 attendees at Dallas Cowboys Stadium and those watching via pay per view almost had to check if there wasn’t a…

Tue, 16 Mar 2010

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Allegations of Mayweather Racism Are Irresponsible and Juvenile

Filipino journalist and commentator, Chino Trinidad, has found himself at the center of a manufactured controversy surrounding claims that F…

Tue, 09 Mar 2010

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Margarito, Forgiven?

If you look around cyberspace these days, there has been a subtle shift in the public wind as it pertains to Antonio Margarito and his indef…

Wed, 24 Feb 2010

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A War, A Bore, and A Robbery: A Day in the Life of Boxing

As Floyd Mayweather Jr and Shane Mosley get closer to signing on the dotted line and Manny Pacquiao continues to sell thousands of tickets i…

Mon, 01 Feb 2010

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Move Over Pacquiao and Mayweather, These Guys DO Want to Fight

The implosion of the “Fight of the Millennium” between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. has left a mass of disappointed a…

Thu, 14 Jan 2010

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You do know, Manny’s really to blame for this, right?

Ok, at the risk of irritating all those who would blindly believe that Manny Pacquiao sits on a throne of benevolent love and spends his fre…

Fri, 08 Jan 2010

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The Mayweather vs. Pacquiao Debacle: Setting the Record Straight

Today, Manny Pacquiao ended the debate as to whether the Fight of the Millennium between him and Floyd Mayweather Jr. would ever take place.…

Fri, 01 Jan 2010

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The Return of American Swagger

At the beginning of ‘09, the big story among the boxing media was the apparent downfall of the American fighter. Floyd Mayweather Jr. …

Sat, 19 Dec 2009

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Pacquiao vs. Cotto: Is The Fix In?

With Cotto-Pacquiao staring us in the face, I can’t shake this cynical feeling that the fix may be in. I’m not talking about the…

Mon, 09 Nov 2009

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Sorry Dana, America’s Not Ready to Bury Boxing Yet

The recent confirmation that last Saturday’s Floyd Mayweather Jr-Juan Manuel Marquez pay-per-view reached one million buys once again …

Sun, 27 Sep 2009