Paul Magno
1,136 articles · Inside Fights
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Will a Fired-Up Timothy Bradley Wallop a Fireless Manny Pacquiao?
By Paul Magno
In boxing, conventional wisdom says that the winner of the first match usually wins the rematch in more convincing fashion. When it comes to the rematch between Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley,…
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Floyd Mayweather Must Decide: Clock is Ticking on May 3 Opponent Decision
By Paul Magno
COMMENTARY | With reports that a second Manny Pacquiao-Timothy Bradley bout could be officially announced as soon as Friday, it seems odd that Floyd Mayweather has yet to even acknowledge the preliminary…
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Floyd Mayweather is Both Right and Wrong for Ruling Out a Manny Pacquiao Fight
By Paul Magno
How you view Floyd Mayweather depends a lot on how you see the sport of boxing and how you define an athlete's role in the sport. Those with a more pragmatic, business-like…
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Freddie Roach Comments Bring Back Unfair Manny Pacquiao PEDs Rumors
By Paul Magno
COMMENTARY | It seems to be the story that just won't go away, although to what degree it's actually a story may be up for debate. Last week during an interview with…
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Juan Manuel Marquez Focuses on Future: No to Pacquiao, Provodnikov and Alvarado
By Paul Magno
COMMENTARY | Mexican legend and future Hall of Famer, Juan Manuel Marquez, realizes that there's not much career left in his 40-year-old body and that the time is now for one last…
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Manny Pacquiao Unloads, Calls Floyd Mayweather a Coward, Envious
By Paul Magno
COMMENTARY | Eight-division world champ and former pound-for-pound top fighter, Manny Pacquiao, usually has a legion of people speaking for him. From promoter Bob Arum to advisor Michael Koncz to a whole…
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Robert Guerrero Trying to Leave Golden Boy in Search of Manny Pacquiao Bout?
By Paul Magno
COMMENTARY | As someone who has moved up several weight classes to win titles in each new division, Robert Guerrero has a lot in common with Manny Pacquiao. If the unsubstantiated rumors…
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Has Floyd Mayweather Defeated Manny Pacquiao Without Ever Having Fought Him?
By Paul Magno
COMMENTARY | The world's best boxer is Floyd Mayweather. Boxing's biggest money fighter is Floyd Mayweather. These are two statements that even the most rabid of Mayweather critics can't deny. One has…
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Mayweather vs. Pacquiao: Fans Will Remember Fighters? Unwillingness to Make Mega-Fight
By Paul Magno
COMMENTARY | It's a bit of an oversimplification to say that, in boxing, the best should always fight the best. In an ideal world and when all the planets line up perfectly,…
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Nine Must-See Fights in January
By Paul Magno
After a thrilling 2013, boxing gets off to a slow but solid start in 2014 with a limited schedule of quality bouts before truly kicking off the new year schedule. Highlights include…
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Will 2014 Be the Year of the Welterweight?
By Paul Magno
There's a reason the welterweight division has long been considered one of boxing's glamor divisions. At the halfway point between big and small men, the 147 lb. class tends to attract some…
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Floyd Mayweather on Facing Pacquiao: ‘You?re Telling Me I Got to Eat Marquez?s Leftovers?’
By Paul Magno
COMMENTARY | Usually, Christmas is a time of peace, love, and understanding. Even in the rough and tough world of professional boxing, hearts tend to grow warm and grudges get temporarily put…
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Can Floyd Mayweather Help Rebuild Adrien Broner?
By Paul Magno
COMMENTARY | Most truly informed fans recognized the fact that Adrien Broner was missing a few key ingredients in his effort to duplicate the Floyd Mayweather rise to boxing super-stardom. In the…
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Floyd Mayweather vs. Amir Khan and Four Other Fights That Shouldn?t Happen in 2014
By Paul Magno
COMMENTARY | While the boxing world is looking ahead to a promising 2014 and putting together wishlists full of dream fights, some of us believe in addition by subtraction and are crossing…
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Pacquiao Turns 35: It?s Now Floyd Mayweather or Bust for Manny
By Paul Magno
COMMENTARY | Eight-division world champ Manny Pacquiao just turned 35 on December 17 and, by all accounts, is nearing the end of a glorious Hall of Fame career. Pacquiao, if he had…
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Does Floyd Mayweather Need Manny Pacquiao to Legitimize His Legacy?
By Paul Magno
COMMENTARY | There's no shortage of points and counterpoints in the seemingly endless Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao debate. At this point, it's not even a matter of who would win in…
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If Manny Pacquiao Thinks Brandon Rios is Another Hatton, He May Be in for a Shock
By Paul Magno
After sixty-one fights and eighteen years as a pro, it's easy to see how one opponent may blend into the next, making generalizations possible with foes of similar temperament and/or style. However,…
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While Bernard Hopkins Builds Legend, James Toney and Roy Jones Plan Ill-Advised Ring Returns
By Paul Magno
As the 48-year-old Bernard Hopkins looks to make the first defense of his IBF light heavyweight title this Saturday and extend a post-40 professional run that defies belief, two of Hopkins' high-profile…
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Why Miguel Cotto vs. Canelo Alvarez or Sergio Martinez is More Dream Than Reality
By Paul Magno
Saturday night's fight was a mere formality. The search for bigger and better things for Miguel Cotto had likely begun shortly before Delvin Rodriguez had entered the picture as a possible opponent…
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Can ?Reborn? Miguel Cotto Stay Relevant in Cutthroat Junior Middleweight Division?
By Paul Magno
COMMENTARY | It's no secret that fighters like to build their own star power by beating an established star who may be on the down side of a long career. Mayweather and…