Paul Magno
1,136 articles · Inside Fights
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Don?t Laugh?Victor Ortiz is Good for Boxing
By Paul Magno
By no means is he a savior or will he ever be a key player in the game. But he?s fun, gets people talking, and is absolutely unpredictable? On the occasion of…
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More Money, More Problems?
By Paul Magno
It?s estimated that the August 26 bout with McGregor could yield Mayweather as much as $200 to $250 million? Late last week it was reported that Floyd Mayweather, through his attorney, had…
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The Only Reform Boxing Needs
By Paul Magno
Every ill plaguing the sport could be solved by ending a promoter?s ability to sign exclusive deals with specific fighters? What if I told you that I could fix the sport of…
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Mayweather vs. McGregor is Fine With Me
By Paul Magno
Are we going to pretend that McGregor has any less of a chance of beating Mayweather than Dominic Wade had of beating Gennady Golovkin? Boxing ?purists? only seem to let out their…
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Why Jeff Horn?s Win Could Turn Into A Loss
By Paul Magno
Nearly toppling a legend, on ESPN no less, could?ve set him up for life, rather than setting him up for one big score and a brutal fall from grace? Jeff Horn might?ve…
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Burn Down the Boxing Hall of Fame
By Paul Magno
The IBHOF is a shrine to all things boxing is supposed to be. It?s also a testament to the boxing fan?s thirst for denial and self-indulgence? No sport is as buried in…
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HOW MANNY PACQUIAO “RUINED” MIGUEL COTTO
By Paul Magno
When studying the career of Puerto Rican superstar Miguel Cotto there is a "Before Pacquiao" and an "After Pacquiao"-- and the difference between the two Cottos is like night and day. For…
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No Country for Old Men: Part Five
By Paul Magno
?He?s like a little girl, I?m going to teach her how to really hit??I?m a man going up against a woman. But this Mexican, I?m going to hit him very hard.? Ricardo…
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Wasted Days and Wasted Nights (Boxing?s Dead Fourth Quarter); Magno?s Monday Rant
By Paul Magno
It?s a sad state of affairs when it?s September 26 and there?ll only be one fight worth seeing between today and the end of the year. This past Saturday?s day of boxing,…
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Canelo Alvarez: From Hungry Warrior to Jaded Realist in 180 Days
By Paul Magno
The great boxing fairy tale narrative is that fighters establish their legacy by taking on tough challenges and earning their spot in the hearts of fight fans, but that?s not really true?at…
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Don King IS Boxing; Magno?s Monday Rant
By Paul Magno
On the occasion of Don King?s 85th birthday this past Saturday, August 20. To not understand Don King is to not understand boxing. Don King IS boxing. He is the flesh and…
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Why Mayweather vs. McGregor Actually Makes Sense
By Paul Magno
In a world of cheap publicity stunts, this ?super? fight between combat sports? two biggest stars just may be the cheapest publicity stunt of all-time. It?s easy to understand why Mayweather, McGregor,…
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Bob Arum?s Shortcut to Ruining Terence Crawford
By Paul Magno
According to reports, a junior welterweight title unification bout between Terence Crawford and Viktor Postol is a done deal for July 23. It?s a solid fight and a good match-up for Crawford…
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Pacquiao vs. Bradley III (The Postmortem): Magno?s Monday Rant
By Paul Magno
If Saturday was Manny Pacquiao?s going away party, it was a true buzzkill party, ranking right up there with the surprise birthday bash we had for my buddy after he found out…
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How Mayweather And Broner May Be Playing You For A Fool
By Paul Magno
I know fight fans like to think that they?re beyond being duped by boxing?s hucksters and hustlers, but the truth is that you only need to fool a relatively small percentage of…
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Boxing 2016: The Year Nothing Happened
By Paul Magno
I can?t recall a boxing year more bogged down in nothingness than 2016. It?s enough to test the patience of even the most hardcore of boxing fan and I wouldn?t be surprised…
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How Floyd Mayweather Schooled Canelo Alvarez (Outside the Ring)
By Paul Magno
We all saw how Floyd Mayweather taught Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez a thing or two when they met in the ring, but it also looks as though the five-division champ gave the emerging…
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Team Pacquiao?s Dilemma: Saving a Doomed Date
By Paul Magno
From a business perspective, Manny Pacquiao aggressively making his stance against gay people and same sex matrimony was just a dumb thing to do. The blunder also shows some of the fighter?s…
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Manny Pacquiao: Killing Off The Hero
By Paul Magno
These next few days are going to be key when it comes Manny Pacquiao and his boxing future. Will the Filipino icon be allowed to finish his career with one last victory…
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Nobody is Fighting Anybody– And Guess Who’s To Blame
By Paul Magno
The spring boxing schedule is starting to shape up and the stars are returning to fatten their wallets by getting back in the ring. The only thing that sucks, though, is that…