Paul Magno
1,136 articles · Inside Fights
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Middleweight Disgrace– the Fall of the 160 Lb. Division; Fan’s Take
By Paul Magno
If you want to see living proof of one of boxing's biggest problems, you need look no further than the current state of the middleweight division. Once considered a glamor division in…
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Five Fighters on the Verge of Stardom
By Paul Magno
There are stars, prospects, and then a class of fighter in between. This small group of pugilists is on the verge of a career breakthrough and just a half-step away from the…
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Euro-Champ Malaise: The Growth of Boxing?s Protected Class
By Paul Magno
Back in the 90′s the WBO was slow to receive recognition as a ?real? sanctioning body? and that?s saying something in the often skeezy world of professional boxing. The reason for the…
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Miguel Cotto: A Step Behind the Elite, but Still Great; Fan’s Take
By Paul Magno
After eleven years as a professional fighter and twenty world title bouts, I think we can safely say that we've found Miguel Cotto's place in boxing. Sporting a mega-impressive 17-3 record in…
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Top 5 Rumored Fights
By Paul Magno
With a solid upcoming fight schedule set for the next few months, new fight rumors continue to pop up. If all, or even most, of the rumors become reality, boxing fans should…
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May’s Seven Must-See Fights
By Paul Magno
May's biggest event is the Ring Kings, Mayweather-Cotto pay-per-view on May 5, but there are also plenty of other shows that promise to provide boxing fans real bang for their buck. Here's…
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The return of Cotto the Hunter? But can he handle prey like Mayweather?
By Paul Magno
Miguel Cotto (37-2, 30 KOs) may be a decided underdog coming into this Saturday?s showdown with Floyd Mayweather (42-6, 26 KOs) at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, but the Puerto Rican…
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Miguel Cotto: Rebuilt or Repackaged? Fan’s View
By Paul Magno
It's the fight that the boxing media and boxing fans have wished for since about 2007. Yet now, just a few days away from Cotto-Mayweather at the MGM Grand on May 5,…
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One More Time: Bernard Hopkins vs. Chad Dawson?and the World
By Paul Magno
On paper, Bernard Hopkins (52-5-2, 32 KOs) shouldn?t beat Chad Dawson (30-1, 17 KOs) this Saturday at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. But, on paper, nothing Hopkins has been doing recently…
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Five Rematches We’d Love to See
By Paul Magno
Fight fans will be treated to two high-profile rematches in the coming months: Lamont Peterson vs. Amir Khan (May 19) and Victor Ortiz vs. Andre Berto (June 23). However, there are several…
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Brandon Rios, James Kirkland, and the curse of cynical matchmaking
By Paul Magno
Brandon Rios vs. Richard Abril, James Kirkland vs. Carlos Molina. Boxing has been hit by two controversies, three weeks apart. Both speak to the same issues and spotlight the same questionable areas…
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Five Fighters We Love to Hate; Fan’s Take
By Paul Magno
Everybody who recognizes quality storytelling knows that a hero is only as good as the villains he must combat. In boxing, the bad guys provide the depth and character needed to make…
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Mayweather Sr. Used Infant Floyd as Human Shield; Fan?s Take
By Paul Magno
HBO's Portrait of a Fighter video on Floyd Mayweather Jr. worked as solid promotion for the May 5 Mayweather pay-per-view bout with Miguel Cotto. It also served to remind newcomers and those…
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Martinez vs. Winner of Chavez-Lee? Adamek-Chambers? Not so fast?
By Paul Magno
The temptation in the world of boxing journalism is to err on the side of a good headline. Writers and website owners will often take the slightest hint of a story, run…
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Don?t cry for Juanma, Puerto Rico?
By Paul Magno
The Boxing Tribune Editor in Chief, Paul Magno, is also a Featured Contributor in the Yahoo! Contributor Network. Read his latest article on the future of Juan Manuel Lopez, ?Don?t cry for…
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The Boxing Slave Trade: Prizefighting Glory or Indentured Servitude?
By Paul Magno
I?ve long asserted that the Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather saga is not about either fighter fearing or ducking the other. Rather, the mega-bout isn?t happening because Bob Arum is deathly afraid of Pacquiao,…
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Pacquiao Religious Retirement? Four Fighters Who Went from Boxing to Ministry
By Paul Magno
More and more, it looks as though Manny Pacquiao is looking to close the book on his 59-fight, 16-year career. Most recently, the 8-division titlist revealed that God appeared to him in…
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Juan Manuel Marquez: Frustrated Greatness? Fan?s Perspective
By Paul Magno
Mexico's Juan Manuel Marquez is already on the short list among active fighters for immediate entry into the Hall of Fame. Still, there's something ultimately unfulfilling about the fighter's nineteen-year career. Despite…
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Where in the World is Manny?s Money?; Magno?s Monday Rant
By Paul Magno
Late last week, it was reported that tax officials in the Philippines had filed a criminal complaint against Manny Pacquiao for failure to submit documents relating to ?discrepancies? on his 2010 tax…
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Orlando Salido vs. Juan Manuel Lopez: The Boxing Tribune Preview
By Paul Magno
There?s only one road to redemption for Juan Manuel Lopez?and that road takes him to Orlando Salido, the man who stopped Lopez and took his WBO featherweight title eleven months ago in…