Paul Magno
1,136 articles · Inside Fights
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Sergio Martinez Demands Olympic-Style Blood Testing for Chavez Jr. Rematch; Fan’s Take
By Paul Magno
Sergio Martinez is fully in the driver's seat when it comes to his 160 lb. domain and appears more than willing to exercise his control as the division's undisputed top dog. The…
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Marquez Once Again Disrespected in Build-up to Pacquiao Bout; Fan’s Perspective
By Paul Magno
By Manny Pacquiao's talk and demeanor, you'd think that he wasn't about to fight someone who gave him all kinds of trouble in three previous bouts. Predictably, whenever the media gets a…
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Pacquiao-Marquez IV is Just Alright; Fan’s Take
By Paul Magno
It was certainly a surprise to me that Manny Pacquiao opted to take a fourth bout with Juan Manuel Marquez rather than face Timothy Bradley for a shot at redemption and the…
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Pacquiao’s Major Announcement Looms– and Nobody Cares Anymore; Fan’s Take
By Paul Magno
What if a superstar was set on making a major announcement and nobody cared? What if secret behind-the-scenes negotiations to determine this star's next big ticket opponent failed to even register a…
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How good are the Klitschko Brothers?
By Paul Magno
Here?s a little secret about us Americans? We are not gracious losers, especially when it comes to something we?re supposed to own. Americans are supposed to rule the heavyweight division; It?s our…
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Five Improbable, but Awesome Pacquiao Opponents; Fan’s Perspective
By Paul Magno
As Manny Pacquiao gets ready to announce his next opponent, let's be a little creative here and pretend that the 8-division world champ and pop culture icon is not the protected personal…
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Maybe if we would treat boxing like a real sport?.
By Paul Magno
Believe it or not, boxing is a sport. And, yeah, there are still some of us who insist on treating it like a full-fledged sport and not as a series of randomly…
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Pacquiao Fans: Fight Mayweather or Retire! Fan’s Perspective
By Paul Magno
For the last several years, the home for all things Pacquiao has been a website/community called Pacland. Even more so than the fighter's own official site, Pacland is the place to find…
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Fan’s take: What to do with Juan Manuel Marquez
By Paul Magno
If Juan Manuel Marquez doesn't get a fourth shot at Manny Pacquiao this November, the 38-year-old four-division world champ still has plenty of options. Of course, the big money bout with Pacquiao…
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Bradley Continues to Goad Pacquiao, Says Mayweather Would Flatten Him; Fan’s Take
By Paul Magno
No matter what we've been hearing in the media recently, the smart money is still on Manny Pacquiao taking on Timothy Bradley in a rematch of his controversial June 9th split decision…
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James Kirkland Claims He was Drugged Prior to Carlos Molina Fight; Fan Reaction
By Paul Magno
Crazy talk and nasty accusations tend not to shock you too much when you've followed boxing long enough-- mostly because crazy things do happen with frightening regularity in the fight game. However,…
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Pacquiao Wanted to Visit Mayweather in Jail? Fan Reaction
By Paul Magno
Can you imagine the future TV movies and short stories written about a possible jailhouse meeting between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather, this generation's biggest and most divisive boxing stars? The two…
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Stop the Charade, Pacquiao Will Fight Bradley Next: Fan’s Take
By Paul Magno
Can boxing's media-types stop pretending that Manny Pacquiao's fight isn't already a done deal and hasn't been etched in stone even weeks prior to his last fight? Any fool knows that Manny…
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Mayweather is Free, is Money Mafia Ready to Seize Control? Fan’s Take
By Paul Magno
After serving 60-days of his 90-day domestic battery sentence, 5-division world champ, Floyd Mayweather is now a free man and ready to once again assume his spot atop the American fight scene.…
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Does Manny Pacquiao Need to Take a Bold Step? Fan’s Take
By Paul Magno
Things change quickly in boxing. Fighters can reign supreme and then, even without much happening, find themselves knocked down several pegs. Sometimes the changes happen over the course of months and/or years.…
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5 Olympic Boxing Flops
By Paul Magno
Boxing history is full of Olympic success stories, but there are also plenty of amateur superstars who peaked with their Olympic success. Here's a look at five boxers who went from Olympic…
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The Boxing Tribune Heroes & Villains of the Week
By Paul Magno
Hero of the Week: Paul Williams This is as good a time as any to give Paul Williams one more nod of recognition and one more gesture of respect. Williams, who was…
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Mayweather-Cotto II is the Only Fight to Make; Fan’s Take
By Paul Magno
With Floyd Mayweather due for release from his jail sentence in the first part of August, it's time to think of the talented 5-division world champ's career in the present tense once…
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Adrien Broner’s Classless 48 Hours; Fan Reaction
By Paul Magno
First, there is no doubting Adrien Broner talent. The kid is good and getting better. Likely three or four years away from his physical prime, the 22-year-old from Cincinnati is already good…
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Pacquiao Unleashed! What an Independent Pacquiao Would’ve Meant to Boxing; Fan’s View
By Paul Magno
We all know that Manny Pacquiao is a company man and that he's loyal, through and through, to the company that currently takes a good chunk of his boxing revenue. Being a…