Paul Magno
1,136 articles · Inside Fights
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On Gamboa, Cowardice, Contracts, and Brandon Rios
By Paul Magno
One of the nice things about having your own website is that you get to make the editorial calls and set the overall tone of the place. But don?t think that it?s…
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Acknowledging Pacquiao?s Role in Mega-Fight Collapse; Fan?s Perspective
By Paul Magno
The talk never ends and the controversy never dies. The Mayweather-Pacquiao debate will likely go on forever, even if the mega-fight never happens. For the most part, fans have already chosen their…
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Manny, Please Move Away from the Light; Magno?s Monday Rant
By Paul Magno
By reading some media accounts, Manny Pacquiao is a cross between Henry Armstrong and Saint Thomas Aquinas with a little Bruce Lee thrown in for good measure. His words soothe the savage…
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The Welterweight Roundup (The Complete Schedule of 147 Lb. Action)
By Paul Magno
For fans of the 147 lb. division, here's a roundup of the major welterweight bouts scheduled so far this year: The biggest stars of the welterweight division have already announced their plans…
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Spring Loaded; Boxing?s Sizzling Spring Season
By Paul Magno
If you've been wondering why so little high-end boxing action has been going on in recent months, you're not alone. It appears as though the sport we all love has been in…
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Alvarez, Mosley, and Realism; Fan?s Take
By Paul Magno
In a perfect world, every fight would be an epic slugfest, the fans would be the ultimate matchmakers, and cotton candy would grow on trees while little, cute bunnies did our laundry…
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Canelo Alvarez in Search of Challengers for Mayweather-Cotto Co-Feature; Fan?s Take
By Paul Magno
21-year-old WBC junior middleweight champion, Saul "Canelo" Alvarez is scheduled to make the fourth defense of his title May 5th, on the Floyd Mayweather-Miguel Cotto undercard at the MGM Grand in Las…
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Is Donaire – Mares the Next Big One? Fan?s Take
By Paul Magno
Whether Pacquiao-Mayweather ever gets made, boxing may be catching the early glimpses of yet another mega-fight on the horizon. Nonito Donaire (28-1, 18 KOs) and Abner Mares (23-0-1, 13 KOs) are young…
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Pacquiao-Bradley Makes Sense, but Will it Make Cents? Fan?s Take
By Paul Magno
Even the most cynical of boxing fans has to admit that Monday's announced Manny Pacquiao-Timothy Bradley clash on June 9th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas is a pretty good bout.…
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Walking in the Shadows of Tyrants: A UFC Model for Boxing?
By Paul Magno
The UFC?s rapid expansion, from a minor entity to a legitimate mainstream presence, stands in contrast to the stifled, frustrating mess of the current American boxing scene. As such, some boxing fans…
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The Many Smokescreens of Team Pacquiao; Fan?s Take
By Paul Magno
After months upon months of confusing and often infuriating misdirections, fans have slowly come to the realization that Pacquiao-Mayweather is not happening, quite possibly because someone, far removed from the ring, is…
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Mayweather vs. Guerrero: No Sense and No Cents?
By Paul Magno
As a candidate for a bout with Floyd Mayweather Jr., it seems as though Robert Guerrero?s name was snatched out of thin air. On every level, the fight just doesn?t make sense.…
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Chavez-Rubio, Donaire-Vazquez: When a Good Card Goes Bad
By Paul Magno
There was no need to strap a world title belt around Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.?s waist. The WBC was getting their 3% from then-champ, Sergio Martinez, who was gainfully employed by HBO.…
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Marquez won?t wait long for Pacquiao
By Paul Magno
?After the first Pacquiao fight, I had to wait four years and after the second, three more years passed. That?s why if the fourth isn?t signed in 2012, there won?t be another…
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Floyd Mayweather Bets $1 Million Against Tim Tebow
By Paul Magno
To the consternation of many Mayweather critics, after a competitive first quarter between the two teams, the Patriots would run away with the 41-23 victory and the fighter who calls himself "Money"…
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Juan Manuel Marquez won?t wait too long for another Pacquiao bout
By Paul Magno
At a public appearance in Mexico City, Juan Manuel Marquez told the assembled media that it?s now or never for a fourth bout with Manny Pacquiao. ?After the first Pacquiao fight, I…
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Mayweather, Pacquiao Private Lives Should Be Off-Limits; Fan?s Perspective
By Paul Magno
By now, everyone knows about Floyd Mayweather Jr. and his 90-day jail sentence. Fans and critics have lit up message boards and social media sites with Mayweather talk and their different takes…
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The Rise and Fall of Kelly Pavlik; Fan?s Perspective
By Paul Magno
Pavlik had come up old school-style, plying his craft on obscure undercards and in swing bouts on Spanish language telecasts. Slowly, with his aggressive style and blue collar work ethic, "The Ghost"…
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Mayweather?s jail sentence offers perfect excuse to kill Mayweather-Pacquiao buzz
By Paul Magno
On Tuesday, WBC welterweight champ and reigning face of American boxing, Floyd Mayweather Jr., agreed to a plea deal on a felony domestic violence case. Wednesday, the fighter was sentenced to 90…
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The Boxing Tribune Year-End Awards: 2011
By Paul Magno
2011 was a mixed bag for fight fans. Marred by poor officiating, awful judging, and stifling promotional politics, boxing could easily have drifted into a dark era of malaise. Instead, the sport…