Paul Magno
1,136 articles · Inside Fights
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Bob Arum?s Desperate War on Al Haymon
By Paul Magno
A boxing old-timer who knew a thing or two about making fights once told me that anyone negotiating a fight publicly, through the press, is engaging in ?bullshit talk.? And never let…
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GGG, WTF?
By Paul Magno
Gennady Golovkin vs. Steve Rolls, June 8 at Madison Square Garden? Screw diplomacy and tact, this is a bucket of chum splattered at the feet of the Kazakh former world champ which,…
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What to do with Danny Garcia (Redux)
By Paul Magno
Back in August of 2017, I wondered aloud on these pages whether Danny Garcia has seen his best days, whether his heart was still in the game, and if retirement?even at the…
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Boxing?s House of Flapjacks and Burgers
By Paul Magno
Bear with me, we?re going around this topic the long way. I?ve been hired to promote a restaurant. This restaurant used to be a popular hangout for lots and lots of people.…
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Arum: Digging For Gold In Someone Else?s Back Yard
By Paul Magno
What would the build-up for a lackluster Top Rank PPV match-up be without a dangling carrot from Top Rank bossman Bob Arum, promising a much better fight after this one? In a…
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Vasiliy Lomachenko May Need Gervonta Davis After All
By Paul Magno
WBA/WBO lightweight champ Vasiliy Lomachenko is fighting this Friday and, normally, it would never be a good idea for any fighter to overlook his upcoming opponent while pondering future career moves. But…
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Khan?s Right: On Paper He Is A Match For Crawford, But?
By Paul Magno
If fights were contested on paper, Amir Khan would be the hands-down favorite to beat Terence Crawford this coming April 20 at Madison Square Garden in New York. Khan is taller, naturally…
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Rafael, The Wrinkliest Tyrant, and the State of Boxing Media
By Paul Magno
Over the weekend on a Top Rank card broadcast on ESPN in Philadelphia, there was a power play drama going on to which few were privy. According to someone with direct knowledge…
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If A Tree Falls in the Forest?
By Paul Magno
When the numbers are tallied following Terence Crawford?s pay-per-view bout with Amir Khan on April 20 in New York?s Madison Square Garden, the pound-for-pound, elite, three-division champ could hold the distinction of…
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Reviving a Dead Klitschko (Or Counting Joshuas Before They Hatch)
By Paul Magno
It might finally be sinking in for Team Anthony Joshua. The cocks of the walk, who boasted of having a billion dollar fighter on their hands?with more than a decade left of…
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A Kiss Is Just A Kiss?
By Paul Magno
Imagine Orlando Cruz, boxing?s first openly gay male fighter, rising from the ashes of a thought-to-be-over career to capture the WBO featherweight title from Oscar Valdez in a thrilling Upset of the…
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Could Free Agency Work in Boxing?
By Paul Magno
Boxing is an old man?s sport with old man ideas. Even bleeding heart liberal fight scribes, whose social media pages push political agendas just slightly left of the UC Berkeley student newspaper,…
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DAZN Doubles Down?On Its Prices
By Paul Magno
Less than a week ago?in a pretty widely ignored piece I wrote for this site?I talked about streaming service DAZN?s poor business model and the financial strains that may be already popping…
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Come on?Pacquiao Ain?t Fighting Spence
By Paul Magno
After Errol Spence Jr. ruined Mikey Garcia?s plans to become a five-division world champ with a cool, masterful performance, there was a bit of fire to conclude the PPV telecast. Multi-division world…
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Truth Trumps Magic In Spence-Garcia Rout
By Paul Magno
Rather than repeat myself, I?ll just violate professional decorum by directly quoting myself. This is what I wrote for a recent article over at my other gig: ?Boxing fans, myself included, want…
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DAZN: Tidal Wave or A Bubble Waiting To Burst?
By Paul Magno
Gennady Golovkin signing with DAZN is a good thing for fans, paving the way for a part three with Canelo Alvarez, a part two with Daniel Jacobs, and a contest with Demetrius…
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The Courtship of Deontay Wilder
By Paul Magno
Who would?ve thought eight and a half years ago, when Deontay Wilder was flailing away at 400 lb. Dustin ?The Worm? Nichols in a Hattiesburg, Mississippi night club, that there?d be a…
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Shawn Porter Disappoints in ?Win Now, Look Good Tomorrow? Performance
By Paul Magno
On Saturday at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California, fight fans came to see a high-octane Shawn Porter battle, but, instead, were given a sloppy Devon Alexander boxing match as Porter,…
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Whyte Washed: The Last Piece of the Unsolvable Heavyweight Jigsaw Puzzle
By Paul Magno
Remember about a year ago when boxing fans were practically giddy about a heavyweight division that was finally moving in the right direction, full of big-fight possibilities and destined for unification? Forget…
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Will Canelo Alvarez?s Pride Come Before His Fall?
By Paul Magno
I don?t have a complicated relationship when it comes to WBC/WBA middleweight champ Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez and how I cover his exploits. When he does stupid stuff, I blast him. When he…