Paul Magno
1,136 articles · Inside Fights
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Who?s to Blame? Magno?s Monday Rant
By Paul Magno
Who?s to blame when an essential, fan-fulfilling showdown isn?t happening? If you?re like most fans and members of the media, who you blame depends on who you supported before said mega-fight got…
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Remember When The Fans Used to Matter? Magno?s Monday Rant
By Paul Magno
For boxing?s big dysfunctional family to keep working, the fans have to sometimes get what they want (or, at the very least, be convinced that what they get is what they want).…
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Manny Pacquiao?s Mayweather Obsession is Turning Farewell Fight Into Sad Affair
By Paul Magno
Fighters don?t take easily to defeat?and great fighters struggle especially hard with the idea that someone bested them. Such is the case with Manny Pacquiao, who, almost nine months after the fact,…
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Handcuffed Manny Pacquiao is a Symptom of Boxing?s Biggest Problem
By Paul Magno
Rather than promoting Manny Pacquiao?s upcoming April 9 pay-per-view bout with Timothy Bradley, many involved with the promotion have been spending time apologizing for it and/or justifying the reason for making it…
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Pacquiao vs. Bradley III: A Fight for the Delusional
By Paul Magno
With word spreading that Manny Pacquiao will be taking on Timothy Bradley April 9 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, one can?t help but feel a bit puzzled, underwhelmed?maybe even a…
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Stick a Fork in Nonito Donaire?He?s Done
By Paul Magno
Contrast the two featured fights on Top Rank?s TruTV show from Puerto Rico Friday night and you?ll see the difference between what should be and what used to be. Felix Verdejo, matched…
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Mayweather, Klitschko, and the Maddening Art of Negative Fighting
By Paul Magno
If you?ve found yourself screaming in frustration as Floyd Mayweather dances away from danger or dozing off in fitful slumber as Wladimir Klitschko clinches his way to dominance, you are not alone.…
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Mayweather, Race, and The Pursuit of a Caucasian Boxing Star
By Paul Magno
There is a double standard in boxing, make no mistake about it. In the face of cultural advances in society, boxing is still very much a sport where rich white men pit…
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Can Antonio Margarito’s Return Be Anything More Than A Sideshow?
By Paul Magno
Citing a "costly divorce" and an "itch to compete," two-time former welterweight champ Antonio Margarito is preparing for a full-time ring comeback. And while financial details have yet to be worked out…
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The Pacquiao-Golovkin-Mayweather Hypocrisy
By Paul Magno
Fans have different rules for different fighters and will overlook excruciatingly blatant hypocrisy when it comes to ?their? horse in the boxing race. Never is this clearer than in the big ball…
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Boxing Morons Are Ruining Gennady Golovkin for Everyone
By Paul Magno
Some people watching boxing, who have been around the block a few times and still see things like honesty and integrity as viable boxing concepts, just can?t sit back and suspend disbelief…
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Sucking Off Golovkin and Lemieux; Magno?s Monday Rant
By Paul Magno
If you believed that David Lemieux had a ghost of a whisper of a chance on Saturday night against Gennady Golovkin, the kindest thing I can call you is an eternal optimist.…
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Shut The Hell Up, Ronda Rousey
By Paul Magno
Turn on a TV or check out social media and you?re bound to see the wonderful and awesome Ronda Rousey being wonderful and awesome in one strategically-placed public relations story after another.…
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Pacquiao and Mayweather Fear Amir?Or So Says Khan
By Paul Magno
The title of this article could just as easily be: ?Amir Khan: ?How I Cost Myself Two Superfights?? or ?How to Lose $10 million Dollars Without Even Trying? If someone ever were…
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The Other Legacy of Floyd Mayweather
By Paul Magno
There?s no doubt that Floyd Mayweather is a divisive character and whether you see him as a hero or as a villain depends on a whole lot of factors, many tied to…
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Your Guide to Not Believing The Hype: The Mayweather, Pacquiao, Golovkin Equation
By Paul Magno
Manny Pacquiao really did beat Floyd Mayweather on May 2?Unless Mayweather beat Pacquiao easily in a one-sided schooling. Or, maybe, Mayweather and the Nevada State Athletic Commission teamed up to cheat a…
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Critics Cry ?Fake? At Manny Pacquiao?s ?Miraculous? Recovery
By Paul Magno
A recent article in Philstar.com has boxing people up in arms and crying foul over a statement Manny Pacquiao made regarding the shoulder injury he claims to have suffered during his May…
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Floyd Mayweather?s Date With Andre Berto Is Both Laughable And Detestable
By Paul Magno
It?s OFFICIAL?September 12 will be date night for boxing fans everywhere as a cynical, poorly-conceived Floyd Mayweather-Andre Berto PPV frees up a nice fall evening for wining and dining boxing widows throughout…
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Danny Garcia’s Lose-Lose Malignaggi Bout Indicative Of Problematic PBC Matchmaking
By Paul Magno
Former junior welterweight kingpin Danny Garcia (30-0, 17 KOs) stands to gain nothing from beating Paulie Malignaggi (33-6, 7 KOs) Saturday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. In a bout headlining…
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Bad Judging in Boxing?And How to REALLY Fix It
By Paul Magno
Last Saturday night there was yet another bad decision rendered by judges as relatively unknown Cuban Yunieski Gonzalez dropped a disputed ten-rounder to former light heavyweight titlist Jean Pascal on the Sergey…