Paul Magno
1,136 articles · Inside Fights
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IS FLOYD MAYWEATHER THE MOST DANGEROUS MAN IN BOXING?
By Paul Magno
The boxing world was built upon a plantation owner-slave mentality. That's a bitter pill to swallow for a sport dominated by African American and Latino athletes. But this isn't necessarily a race…
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The Five Most Completely Pointless Debates in Boxing
By Paul Magno
COMMENTARY | Among boxing fans, there are certain conversations sure to lead nowhere. Often superfluous and/or painfully hypothetical, these themes are reserved for message board wars and social media squabbles that never…
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Floyd Mayweather: Brilliant or Boring?
By Paul Magno
COMMENTARY | After the massive wave of praise and good will that washed over Floyd Mayweather following last Saturday night's masterful dissection of Saul "Canelo" Alvarez, an undercurrent of negativity has suddenly…
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Floyd Mayweather Tried to Force Rehydration Clause, Says Canelo Alvarez
By Paul Magno
The huge Floyd Mayweather-Saul Alvarez bout at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas is almost here and, already, the competitive tension is thick. Despite having developed a reputation as a master of…
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Five Reasons Saul Alvarez May Score an Upset Over Floyd Mayweather
By Paul Magno
This Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, the 23-year-old Saul "Canelo" Alvarez will move up several levels in class as he takes on the pound-for-pound best fighter in the…
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Why Floyd Mayweather?s Star Just Can?t Be Extinguished
By Paul Magno
COMMENTARY | He prefers the nickname "Money," but you could just as easily call Floyd Mayweather "Teflon" Floyd. Just about a week away from his September 14 bout with Saul Alvarez, it…
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Team Danny Garcia on Lucas Matthysse Threat: ?We?re Fighting a Little Bum!?
By Paul Magno
When an undercard bout on a boxing card has a good chance of outshining the main event, you know a memorable evening is likely--especially when that main event is being referred to…
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Floyd Mayweather and the Critics: When Will Enough Be Enough?
By Paul Magno
COMMENTARY | There's probably nothing Floyd Mayweather can really do to stop the critics from picking away at his career and legacy. It got to this point a long time ago and…
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Is Juan Manuel Marquez Being ?Punished? for Not Fighting Many Pacquiao?
By Paul Magno
You don't get to be a four-division world champ and future first-ballot Hall of Famer by being weak-willed and wishy-washy. Juan Manuel Marquez, Pacquiao conqueror and Mexican legend, has proven himself to…
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Will the Manny Pacquiao-Brandon Rios Pay Per View Be a Monumental Flop?
By Paul Magno
Earlier this year when it was revealed that Manny Pacquiao and his team would be taking their boxing side show to Asia, full-time, it was understood that they would be doing so…
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Floyd Mayweather vs. Saul Alvarez Is Just Pure Genius All Around
By Paul Magno
In boxing, there's good matchmaking, there's smart matchmaking, and then there's absolute genius matchmaking. On September 14 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, Floyd Mayweather vs. Saul "Canelo" Alvarez will…
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Manny Pacquiao?s Claims of a ?Lucky Punch? Loss Insult Intelligence of Boxing Fans
By Paul Magno
It's nearly heartbreaking to think that Manny Pacquiao is actually serious when he says that he was knocked out last December by a "lucky" punch. The pop culture icon from the Philippines…
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Comparing the Stardom of Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao
By Paul Magno
Other than being almost complete and total opposites in terms of ring style and temperament, there's another major reason why Manny is Manny and Floyd is Floyd. There's no doubt that both…
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Floyd Mayweather would have been ‘just another guy’ in my era, says Roberto Duran
By Paul Magno
COMMENTARY | For many reasons, consider it a stretch to mention Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao, or any of today's active fighters as all-time greats. The fight game is just in a much…
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Can Floyd Mayweather Buy Manny Pacquiao?
By Paul Magno
COMMENTARY | They say that money makes the world go 'round. Well, in boxing, it could very well be the case that "Money" Mayweather makes the world go 'round. Not long after…
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Nonito Donaire: Denial and Delusion Still Surround Rigondeaux Loss
By Paul Magno
For a fighter at the top of his game and considered by many experts to be one of the four or five best in the sport, Nonito Donaire looked pretty awful in…
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Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao: Surprisingly, Not Dead Yet
By Paul Magno
To steal a phrase from rock legend Neil Young: Hey Hey, My My?Floyd vs. Pac will never die. Even as boxing life events on both sides of the great debate conspire to…
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Floyd Mayweather, Guillermo Rigondeaux, and Andre Ward: Too Boring or Too Good?
By Paul Magno
COMMENTARY | The tastes of boxing fans have changed over the last twenty-five years or so. Once upon a time, fans were willing to sit down and watch twelve rounds of tactical,…
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Why Floyd Mayweather Vs. Adrien Broner May Be Closer Than You Think
By Paul Magno
Despite co-starring in amusingly vacuous videos and exchanging a steady sprinkling of loving words, there seems to be a growing tension between Floyd Mayweather and Adrien Broner. And while both have said…
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Hey Boxing, Now is the Perfect Time for a Middleweight Tournament
By Paul Magno
For the first time in a long time, there's an embarrassment of riches in boxing's middleweight division ? and that's even taking into consideration that the undisputed champ, Sergio Martinez, is on…