Paul Magno
1,136 articles · Inside Fights
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Is Gervonta Davis The Next Mayweather Or The Next Broner?
By Paul Magno
There’s no denying the talent of Gervonta “Tank” Davis. The eye-catching reflexes and headline-grabbing power scream “superstar” and the fact that he’s promoted by the greatest money-making star of all-time, Floyd Mayweather,…
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Garcia: Someone Has to Retire Manny Pacquiao
By Paul Magno
Former two-division world champ Danny Garcia may be getting ready for his upcoming January 25 bout with Ivan Redkach, but he certainly has one eye focused on a possible bout with future…
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8 (Realistic) Dream Fights for 2020
By Paul Magno
The beginning of a new year always inspires members of the boxing media to post their “dream fight” articles about the biggest and the best fights that should happen in the coming…
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Pacquiao Advisor on 2020: Porter, Garcia, Spence Likely; Mayweather Should Happen
By Paul Magno
Manny Pacquiao advisor Sean Gibbons, in Atlanta for the Gervonta Davis-Yuriorkis Gamboa event, recently commented on the Filipino Icon’s plans for the immediate future. The globe-trotting boxing insider revealed that while nothing…
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Erik Morales Clashes with J.C. Chavez: “You cannot disrespect the fans”
By Paul Magno
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.’s decision to pull himself out of last Friday’s bout with Daniel Jacobs after the fifth round has led to a bit of a sparring session between two legendary…
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Danny Garcia blasts Timothy Bradley: “He ain’t nothing but a Top Rank puppet”
By Paul Magno
Battle lines had been drawn long ago, but former two-division world champ Timothy Bradley appears to have made things even more heated between rival boxing factions Top Rank Promotions and Premier Boxing…
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Shawn Porter: Zeroing in on Manny Pacquiao
By Paul Magno
The list issued by members of Team Pacquiao in November originally consisted of Mikey Garcia, Danny Garcia, and Shawn Porter. In recent days, however, two of those three fighters have fallen to…
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Manny Pacquiao vs. Mikey Garcia: An Early Preview
By Paul Magno
Team Pacquiao has reportedly made a shortlist of potential foes for the multi-division, first-ballot Hall of Famer Manny Pacquiao. The Filipino Icon’s next opponent, according to his people, will likely be either…
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Anatomy of a Letdown: How Andy Ruiz Gave Victory Away
By Paul Magno
Andy Ruiz had the world in his hands after his shocking upset of defending 3-belt world heavyweight champ Anthony Joshua in Madison Square Garden last June 1st. Along with the WBA/WBO/IBF titles…
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Terence Crawford Says He Wants Pacquiao, Spence, Thurman…Anyone, Really
By Paul Magno
There’s a twice-a-year ritual in boxing, right around the time Terence Crawford, a legitimate top two or three pound-for-pound-level fighter and undefeated welterweight world champ, is set to face another opponent nobody…
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When Will Manny Pacquiao Be “Done?”
By Paul Magno
It was a running argument for nearly two years. I battled regularly with fans and fellow members of the media about whether or not Manny Pacquiao was “done” as a main stage…
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Ruiz Facing Uphill Battle in Joshua Rematch
By Paul Magno
On June 1, Andy Ruiz marched into Madison Square Garden and shocked the world with a four-knockdown, seventh round TKO of heavily-favored Anthony Joshua to capture three of the four recognized world…
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Floyd Mayweather and a Billion Dollar 2020?
By Paul Magno
You?d think that people would learn their lesson when it comes to Floyd Mayweather. The undefeated five-division former world champ is always hustling and is always playing the media and the public…
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Thurman Rematch Is Best Option For Pacquiao Return
By Paul Magno
Manny Pacquiao is reportedly planning his return to the ring in March or April of next year and the leading candidates for the B-side slot seem to be former four-division champ Mikey…
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Manny Pacquiao and the Fighters He ‘Ruined’
By Paul Magno
A couple of days ago was the nine-year anniversary of Manny Pacquiao?s total destruction of Antonio Margarito for the vacant WBC junior middleweight title. The masterful deconstruction of the fearsome ?Tijuana Tornado?…
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Inoue-Donaire vs. The YouTubers: Class vs. Crass
By Paul Magno
There were two major fights this past week. One was a ?legitimate? high-end prizefight pitting two of the very best in their weight class against one another. The other was a media…
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Was Canelo-Kovalev Fixed?
By Paul Magno
Um?yeah?What the hell kind of nonsense has been going on in the two days since Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez?s eleventh-round KO of Sergey ?Krusher? Kovalev at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas? Personally,…
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Canelo Alvarez Angling for Fighter of the Decade with Kovalev Win
By Paul Magno
There?s going to be some tough competition for the award, but Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez (52-1-2, 35 KOs) just may be one win away from being named boxing?s Fighter of the Decade. If…
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Donaire vs. Inoue: Bantamweight Boxing Showdown
By Paul Magno
The Michael Jordan vs. LeBron James of Bantamweight Boxing On November 7 in Saitama, Japan, in the Nonito Donaire-Naoya Inoue super fight, there will be more on the line than the three…
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Crazy Boxing Stuff Heard While On Vacation
By Paul Magno
I guess you can say that I?m on something resembling a vacation?although the weight of the stuff I have to be doing during this ?rest? is absolutely killing me. But, maybe that?s…