Paul Magno
1,136 articles · Inside Fights
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Ryan Garcia: The Boy Who Cried Manny Pacquiao, er, Wolf
By Paul Magno
I guess it wouldn’t be too mature if I were to start this one out with a huge “I told you so.” But, what the heck? I told you so. Ryan Garcia…
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Saturday’s Canelo Mismatch: Tolerable or Inexcusable?
By Paul Magno
It’s never a GOOD thing when you’re asking people to pay a price for a product that was always destined to be inferior. That’s pretty much what DAZN served up last Saturday…
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Mikey Garcia: Pacquiao “is looking for a low-risk, high-reward” opponent
By Paul Magno
Manny Pacquiao is still teasing his return to the ring and everyone from 140 to 154 is jockeying for position to get that B-side assignment. Former four-division world champ Mikey Garcia has…
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Is Pacquiao Trying to Avoid Crawford with $40 Million Demand?
By Paul Magno
You just have to know the business of boxing to understand what words and declarations mean when tossed about for public consumption. What’s said is rarely what’s meant. And those in charge…
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Shawn Porter: Eyeing Crawford, Pacquiao, and Elite Status
By Paul Magno
You’d be hard pressed to find a more honest, earnest fighter than Shawn Porter. The two-time world welterweight champion is one of the most compelling active fighters in the world and, with…
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Teo Lopez: There are no four kings at 135…There are three queens and I’m the king
By Paul Magno
Teofimo Lopez is bold in claiming the no. 1 spot in the talented and top-heavy lightweight division, but his assertion has nothing to do with the fact that he currently holds three…
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Did Mikey Garcia Waste His Time On Pacquiao Dream?
By Paul Magno
Mikey Garcia has been pining away for a blockbuster pairing with Manny Pacquiao for years now. From the moment he hit 140 lbs. and dreamed of going to welter, the Filipino icon…
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Ryan Garcia: KingRy or King Lie?
By Paul Magno
22-year-old wunderkind and social media phenom, Ryan “KingRy” Garcia has spent the last month making headlines. Since beating his first real world class challenge in Luke Campbell back in the beginning of…
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No, Pacquiao vs. McGregor Isn’t “Dead”
By Paul Magno
After Conor McGregor got stopped by Dustin Poirier in the second round Saturday night at UFC 257, the boxing media was full of “Well, there goes Pacquiao-McGregor” stories and subsequent mockery of…
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Muhammad Ali Saves Suicidal Man on Ledge, 40 Years Ago This Week
By Paul Magno
It was January 19, 1981, 40 years ago this week. A crowd had gathered around a high-rise building in Los Angeles’ famed Miracle Mile. A distressed, suicidal man wearing flared jeans and…
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From Flab to Fab, Punch Line to Puncher? Andy Ruiz Close to Comeback
By Paul Magno
The Mexican-American shocked the boxing world back in June of 2019 with a stunning stoppage of three-belt champ Anthony Joshua in Madison Square Garden. The affable “everyman” became a pop culture celeb…
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Thurman Rages on Arum: F** You…You’re A Horrible Promoter, Your Great Fighters All Left You!
By Paul Magno
Maybe Keith Thurman cutting his trademark ponytail brought out the killer instinct in him. His recent outburst of rage, however, was probably brought on more by comments promoter Bob Arum made regarding…
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Conor McGregor, Boxing Patsy
By Paul Magno
Manny Pacquiao has openly expressed interest in a bout with UFC star Conor McGregor. WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman is willing to fast-track McGregor to a world title shot. Saul “Canelo” Alvarez has…
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Pacquiao in Mix of Lightweight Callouts
By Paul Magno
Right now, the lightweight division is red hot and top-heavy with young, hungry talent about to reach their physical primes. Most recently, the 22-year-old Ryan Garcia affirmed his spot near the top…
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Pacquiao Leads List of Fighters Still Stalled By Covid-19
By Paul Magno
There’s no doubt that the Covid-19 pandemic threw the boxing world for a major loop. Now, just about ten months into the ordeal, most high-profile fighters have returned to the ring, competing…
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Ryan Garcia’s Future: What’s Next for Battle-Ready KingRy?
By Paul Magno
On Saturday, fight fans saw 22-year-old Ryan Garcia overcome the first real obstacle of his young career when he stopped the UK’s Luke Campbell in the seventh round, getting off the canvas…
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Ortiz Recalls Mayweather Headbutt: “Stupidity Took Over…I Am Forever Regretful”
By Paul Magno
Former world champ Victor Ortiz recently sat down for an interview on social media and talked openly about his controversial 2011 KO loss to Floyd Mayweather. In the bout for Ortiz’s WBC…
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Manny Pacquiao’s Next: Ranking and Rating His Possible Opponents
By Paul Magno
As we limp into 2021 after a rough, Covid-battered 2020, two major questions for hardcore fight fans and welterweight enthusiasts are: When will Manny Pacquiao fight again and who will he fight?…
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Adrien Broner Cements His Spot in 2020: Year of the Losers
By Paul Magno
On Thursday, former 4-division world champ and serial viral video antagonist, Adrien Broner, was ordered to pay one Carlos Gonzalez $4 million by a Las Vegas judge. Gonzalez was knocked out cold…
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Pacquiao Snubbed For Pound-for-Pound Recognition
By Paul Magno
Take the “expertise” of the boxing media with a grain of salt. Take pound-for-pound ratings with an even larger grain of salt. But the exclusion of Manny Pacquiao from pretty much every…