Paul Magno
1,136 articles · Inside Fights
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The Sweet and The Sour of a Welterweight Week
By Paul Magno
It would be awesome to say that all that matters in boxing happens inside the ring, but we all know that would be a lie? It would be awesome to say that…
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Amir Khan, Pronounced: A Mere Con
By Paul Magno
The boxing world has given up on waiting for Olympic silver medalist Amir Khan to live up to his full potential? The boxing world has given up on waiting for Olympic silver…
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PBC Inks Fox Deal, Boxing on Network TV is Saved by the Bell
By Paul Magno
The media has had a hate-hate relationship with all things Haymon from the time the former concert mogul first entered into the boxing business? In the spirit of full disclosure, I need…
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Ode to a Rooster: Neeco Macias is Cock of the Walk
By Paul Magno
The jaded boxing realist in me knows that mad volume punchers have come along in the past and very few make a dent at the elite level? I?ll admit it. When it…
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Americans STILL Don?t Support American Fighters
By Paul Magno
Things would probably be better for American boxing if American fighters were given the superstar, hero treatment reserved for foreigners? For the last few years, boxing writers have bombarded fans with talk…
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Coming Soon: A September to Remember
By Paul Magno
Fight fans suffering through the usually boxing-slow dog days of summer have a lot to look forward to in September? Fight fans suffering through the usually boxing-slow dog days of summer have…
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A Saturday Afternoon Spent Watching Morons Tussle on YouTube
By Paul Magno
Now, why exactly was I in my house on a beautiful Saturday afternoon, watching YouTubers paw at one another in a faux-boxing event? Now, why exactly was I in my house on…
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Any Press is Good Press? Not for Canelo-GGG 2
By Paul Magno
?They?re trying to sweep it under the rug, like nothing happened. Look, we?re not idiots. The fans are not idiots. Something happened?? Marketing people will tell you that there?s no such thing…
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Anthony Joshua: From no. 1 to a steaming no. 2
By Paul Magno
There?s a real case to be made that the winner of Wilder-Fury should be rated top heavyweight in the world, above Joshua? Yes, first of all, that was, indeed, a poo pun…
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Fights You Won?t See In a Streaming Boxing World
By Paul Magno
The boxing businessmen are doubling down on this dubious strategy and dividing the talent into at least four isolated groups? The ESPN+ app is only $4.99. Eddie Hearn?s DAZN service is only…
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?Money? Canelo Makes The World Go ?Round
By Paul Magno
Golden Boy?s failed lawsuit against Al Haymon and Haymon Boxing showed just how incredibly reliant they are on Alvarez?s star power? Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin is just about one month…
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Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury is The Perfect Revenge
By Paul Magno
Sit back and enjoy the guaranteed craziness involved in the run to a big bout between two of the sport?s most offensive shit talkers? Blame Deontay Wilder or blame Anthony Joshua, but…
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The Nonsense Nostalgia of Historical Dream Fights
By Paul Magno
It would be awesome if we could get some boxing fans to care about the present even half as much as they obsess over the past? Down here in the Badlands of…
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How to Fix HBO Boxing
By Paul Magno
Over the last several years, some of the sport?s biggest stars have all walked away (or have been led away) from the network for various reasons? I take a lot of swipes…
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Golden Boy is Doing Streaming Right
By Paul Magno
When a promoter tries to move away from boxing business as usual, they deserve a positive word and some earnest support? If you want to be a boxing fan, not only will…
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HBO: Self-Sabotage or Stupidity Sinks Kovalev-Bivol Ship
By Paul Magno
Well. That wasn?t the best way to build towards a Kovalev-Bivol light heavyweight super-fight, was it? Last week, I was torn to shreds after posting an article questioning HBO?s matchmaking acumen for…
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The Strange Saga of Manny Pacquiao?s Heart Ailment
By Paul Magno
Pacquiao claimed that the doctors told him he is suffering from an inborn heart ailment and was even advised to call off the July 15 fight? Four days after Manny Pacquiao blew…
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HBO?s Desperation Is Palpable
By Paul Magno
Coming into his HBO Boxing After Dark reappearance, it was clear that HBO was big on the affable and entertaining Mexican KO artist Back about a year ago, following a series of…
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Roadmap to the Stars: A Jaime Munguia vs. Liam Smith Preview
By Paul Magno
Saturday night on HBO?s Boxing After Dark, Jaime Munguia makes the first defense of his WBO junior middleweight title against former titlist Liam Smith? Saturday night, on HBO?s Boxing After Dark and…
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What?s Next for Pacquiao? (Matchmaking for a Downward Bound Legend)
By Paul Magno
Whether your guy is a four-round novice or a future first ballot Hall of Famer, the focus is always on risk vs. reward? With his current level of career self-determination and apparent…