Paul Magno
1,136 articles · Inside Fights
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Manny Pacquiao-Jeff Horn: Justice, Three Years After the Robbery
By Paul Magno
Martin Luther King Jr. once said that “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.” And, while those words of wisdom were applied to the real world…
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Ryan Garcia, The Squeaky Wheel Gets The Lesson?
By Paul Magno
In boxing, not only do you not get punished for rabble-rousing and speaking out of turn, but you actually get rewarded for it. The case of 21-year-old lightweight top prospect and future…
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Mayweather Fumes Over Being Ranked Below Pacquiao
By Paul Magno
Recently, a poll came out on a site called Give Me Sport and it touched off a wave of debate among boxing fans. The goal was to rank the top 30 welterweights…
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Does Terence Crawford Deserve Pacquiao, Spence, etc.?
By Paul Magno
WBO welterweight champ Terence Crawford has been beating the drums for a main stage blockbuster welterweight showdown since before he was actually competing at welterweight. And now that he’s two years and…
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Why Manny Matters: Manny Pacquiao’s Importance, In His Own Words
By Paul Magno
Why is everyone from lightweight to middleweight eyeballing a shot at Manny Pacquiao? Obviously, it’s about money– as Manny is still one of the sport’s biggest draws. It’s also about the feat…
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Don’t Call It a Comeback– Please: De La Hoya Needs to Stay Retired
By Paul Magno
You are here Home > Combat Sports > Boxing > Don’t Call It a Comeback– Please: De La Hoya Needs to Stay Retired Don’t Call It a Comeback– Please: De La Hoya…
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Looking Back at Mayweather-McGregor: How Floyd Let Boxing Down
By Paul Magno
Yeah, it was the second biggest-grossing fight of all-time. It also made a ton of money for everyone involved. And, yeah, it generated tons of heated publicity and attention. But when Floyd…
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Thurman’s Chasing Pacquiao: For Revenge or a Paycheck?
By Paul Magno
More than a few fight fans and experts were surprised when Manny Pacquiao looked as good as he did against Keith Thurman. Facing a man ten years his junior and universally regarded…
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Are American Fight Fans Unpatriotic?
By Paul Magno
This is not a new issue in boxing. Observers have made the point before. Unlike any other group of boxing fans anywhere in the world, American fans are less likely to be…
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Pacquiao vs. Golovkin: The Lesson Learned from the Insanity
By Paul Magno
It started with a big name tossed casually in the air during a podcast interview. Manny Pacquiao’s long-time trainer Freddie Roach was on the Chris Mannix boxing podcast, talking about his fighter’s…
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Timothy Bradley Recalls Disturbing Run-In With Police
By Paul Magno
ESPN commentator and former two-division world champ Timothy Bradley laid bare his sole on ESPN’s comeback boxing card last Tuesday night. In the mighty shadow cast by the “Black Lives Matter” protest…
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Conor McGregor’s Boxing Options– Mayweather, Pacquiao, The World
By Paul Magno
UFC superstar Conor McGregor has retired. To be more specific, the two-division world champ retired for the third time in four years. “The game just does not excite me, and that’s that,”…
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Pacquiao vs. Crawford Makes Sense and Cents
By Paul Magno
Manny Pacquiao vs. Terence Crawford started out as a rumor. Then, it progressed to a possibility. Now, it appears that it’s actually, legitimately being discussed. In recent days, word has spread that…
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Broner Battles Mayweather Over Floyd Training Haney
By Paul Magno
When video emerged of Floyd Mayweather training 21-year-old lightweight world titlist Devin Haney, a bag of worms was opened. Mayweather Promotions star Gervonta “Tank” Davis– also a 20-something lightweight champ– was apparently…
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Leaning on Pacquiao: Why Boxing Needs Manny
By Paul Magno
There’s a lot of uncertainty when it comes to how and when to resume boxing in the Covid-19 world. However, the one sure thing is that fighters and promoters will need big…
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Roy Jones Answers Nobody’s Challenge, Hints at Wanting Tyson, Holyfield
By Paul Magno
Apparently answering a challenge made by nobody, former four-division world champ, Roy Jones Jr. has made it clear that he won’t be “bullied.” Presumably, he “won’t be bullied” by comeback-minded heavyweight superstars…
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Mayweather’s Davis vows to “Slap the dog s***” out of “little kid” Garcia
By Paul Magno
Golden Boy’s 21-year-old Ryan “Kingry” Garcia is a star-in-the-making and, from the looks of things, he wants to make that rush towards full stardom sooner rather than later. The brash, outspoken Los…
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Mayweather Double-Dealing Draws Ire of “Tank” Davis
By Paul Magno
When footage emerged of Floyd Mayweather training 21-year-old WBC lightweight titlist Devin Haney, there was bound to be some pretty significant fallout from within the Mayweather team. You see, Mayweather Promotions star,…
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Manny Pacquiao and the Bitterness of Opponents
By Paul Magno
What do you do if you’re an elite-level fighter– even a Hall of Famer– and you get beaten and/or dominated by a peer? Well, if that peer is Manny Pacquiao, history seems…
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Marcos Maidana vs. Sergio Martinez in Sight?
By Paul Magno
Former two-division world champ Marcos Maidana was in the gym, planning for his long-awaited comeback in April. Then, the entire sports world got shut down in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.…