Paul Magno
1,136 articles · Inside Fights
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What if Pacquiao Loses?
By Paul Magno
Manny Pacquiao is currently a -360 betting favorite over his opponent this Saturday, Yordenis Ugas. That makes the Filipino icon a pretty firm favorite in the pay-per-view main event versus Cuba’s Olympic…
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Pacquiao vs. Ugas: The Scouting Report
By Paul Magno
The news hit us like a brick on Monday. Errol Spence had suffered a retinal tear and was forced to withdraw from his highly anticipated blockbuster battle with Manny Pacquiao on August…
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Legacy, Retirement, Hunger: Talking Points for Pacquiao vs. Spence
By Paul Magno
Hype is a part of the boxing business. Every fight, to some degree, is hyped to the masses. It’s just a part of the sales process in the sport. But, sometimes, the…
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Move Over Spence, Pacquiao, Crawford– Here’s the Next Wave of Welters
By Paul Magno
There’s still a logjam at the top of boxing’s welterweight glamour division. Errol Spence, Terence Crawford, and Manny Pacquiao stand at the very top. Right below them are names such as Shawn…
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Pacquiao: Light-Hearted and Pressure-Free Ahead of Spence Clash
By Paul Magno
If you caught the recent video of Manny Pacquiao on FightHype.com, you saw the very portrait of a man not under intense pressure. In the video, posted Monday morning, Pacquiao is putting…
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Terence Crawford vs. Shawn Porter: An Early Look
By Paul Magno
Terence Crawford vs. Shawn Porter may not be THE fight everyone wants to see at welterweight, but it definitely is ONE of the fights everyone should want to see. Last week, the…
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Who’s Caleb Plant And Why Does Canelo Alvarez Want To Fight Him So Badly?
By Paul Magno
More and more, it looks like Saul “Canelo” Alvarez’s next opponent will be IBF super middleweight titlist Caleb “Sweethands” Plant. Per Mike Coppinger of ESPN, negotiations are winding down and a deal…
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Mikey Garcia Turns From Pacquiao To Gervonta Davis
By Paul Magno
When four-division world champ Mikey Garcia broke free from his promotional contract with Bob Arum’s Top Rank Promotions, he opened up a world of earning potential for himself. His free agency came…
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Terence Crawford’s Charlo Burn Reminds Us– Where’s Bud?
By Paul Magno
Saturday night, after the split decision draw between junior middleweight titlists Jermell Charlo and Brian Castaño, WBO welterweight champ Terence Crawford hopped on his seldom-used Twitter account to launch a burn Charlo’s…
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Team Pacquiao’s Psych Games on Errol Spence
By Paul Magno
One of the major things working to a veteran fighter’s advantage against a younger foe is an edge in “been there, done that” experience. In the case of the Manny Pacquiao-Errol Spence…
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Why Pacquiao-Spence Drives Mayweather Crazy
By Paul Magno
You know some big boxing event is hitting a nerve with Floyd Mayweather when the 5-division undefeated former world champ feels the need to interject himself into the fight narrative. With the…
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Anderson Silva Made More Money Versus Chavez Jr. Than In Almost All Of His UFC Fights
By Paul Magno
UFC legend Anderson Silva may have opened a door to immense post-retirement riches last Saturday night when he took an eight-round split decision from Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. in the co-feature of…
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Logan Paul Channels The Fresh Prince, Thinks He Can Beat Mike Tyson
By Paul Magno
YouTuber Logan Paul is either a lucky idiot, perpetually falling back assward into money and money-making opportunities or he’s a mega-shrewd media manipulator, always with an eye on a quick money score…
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Is Spence Looking Past Pacquiao?
By Paul Magno
Being an elite-level boxer, almost universally regarded as the no. 1 fighter in his division, fosters a sense of super confidence. Some may even call it arrogance to a degree. And the…
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“Arum is the greediest man I have ever met in my life.”
By Paul Magno
The bad blood is still there between promoters Eddie Hearn and Bob Arum following the instant disintegration of the proposed Tyson Fury-Anthony Joshua 4-belt heavyweight title unification. Despite strong buzz that the…
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Pacquiao vs. Spence: The Early Scouting Report
By Paul Magno
The August 21 welterweight battle of Manny Pacquiao vs. Errol “The Truth” Spence Jr. is still more than two months away, but the anticipation is already intense. The WBC/IBF 147 lb. champ…
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Joe Rogan’s Plan for Logan Paul to Upset Floyd Mayweather
By Paul Magno
It seems odd that YouTuber Logan Paul is even a +500 betting underdog in his upcoming exhibition bout with 5-division world champ Floyd Mayweather this Sunday, June 6. The odds have actually…
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Showtime has the goodies in Canelo bidding war
By Paul Magno
Saul “Canelo” Alvarez calls the shots when it comes to his career. The 30-year-old Mexican star has leveraged his drawing power this year into not only breaking free of his promotional ties…
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Nonito Donaire: Chasing Greatness, Trailing Legends
By Paul Magno
If “The Filipino Flash” Nonito Donaire had come up in any other era, he’d have already established himself as an undeniable legend of Filipino boxing. Unfortunately for him, the native of Talibon,…
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Pacquiao Over Mayweather in Legacy Battle?
By Paul Magno
By now, everyone knows about Filipino icon and multi-division world champ Manny Pacquiao taking on Errol Spence this coming August 21. It’s an incredibly gutsy move by the 42-year-old Pacquiao, who is…