Paul Magno
1,136 articles · Inside Fights
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Mosley Will Shock the World: Putting My Money Where My Mouth Is
By Paul Magno
Flying in the face of all the experts and disregarding the mountains of well-reasoned analysis that picks Manny Pacquiao as a decisive and dominant winner, I'm picking the underdog and going with…
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A Cinco De Mayo look at Mexico?s top 10 fighters: Viva Mexico!
By Paul Magno
Outside of the United States, no other country has had as much of an impact on boxing as Mexico. Producing dozens of world champions throughout the history of the sport and currently…
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Five mega-fights that never happened
By Paul Magno
With Manny Pacquiao taking on Shane Mosley on May 7, and Juan Manuel Marquez apparently lined up as the front runner for an October date, the chances of the Pacquiao-Mayweather mega-fight are…
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Boxing?s 10 biggest knockouts
By Paul Magno
Everyone knows that skills pay bills in the sport of boxing, but there's nothing quite like a good, quick and brutal knockout. The sporting equivalent to the walk-off home run or last-minute…
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Five fights that defined Shane Mosley
By Paul Magno
Three-division champ Shane Mosley has had a stellar 18-year career that has seen him do some amazing things, and also suffer through some tough times. As "Sugar" Shane prepares for the battle…
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Focus on the Featherweights
By Paul Magno
After a supremely significant 30-day run, the dust in the featherweight division has finally settled. AdChoices Here's a look at boxing's 126 lb. division- where's it's going, where it's been, what's inAdChoices…
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Five fights that defined Manny Pacquiao
By Paul Magno
As eight-division champion Manny Pacquiao readies himself for his May 7 contest against former three-division champ, Shane Mosley, here's a look at the five fights that made Manny the star he is…
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Pacquiao-Mosley a Tougher Sell Than Expected
By Paul Magno
Despite the announcement earlier in the week that the MGM Grand has officially sold out for the May 7th clash between Manny Pacquiao and Shane Mosley, Top Rank is discovering that the…
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Boxing?s 10 biggest upsets
By Paul Magno
After a weekend of upsets and near upsets, here's a look back at some of the amazing underdog stories that shocked the world and turned the sport on its ear: James "Buster"…
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Fallen heroes: Ten top fighters who died in the ring
By Paul Magno
There's no sport more brutal or unforgiving than professional boxing. With approximately two thousand deaths directly attributed to in-ring battle since the adopting of the Marquis of Queensberry rules, boxing has established…
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Dionisia Pacquiao: The Flame Behind Manny’s Fire
By Paul Magno
There is no greater love in the world than that of a mother for her children...and no greater debt than a child's to his mother. That is surely the case when it…
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A fan?s guide to boxing?s real world champions
By Paul Magno
With four sanctioning bodies, massive corruption, and a media that is often just as confused as anyone else, boxing is the only sport where the fans can't be assured of ever knowing…
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Floyd Mayweather Jr. Hit with $3.4 Million IRS Bill
By Paul Magno
5-division champ Floyd Mayweather Jr., who has been inactive since May of last year, has once again found an opponent in the Internal Revenue Service. According to the IRS, the boxing star…
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Boxing?s 10 dirtiest scandals
By Paul Magno
1) The Resto-Collins Fight On June 16th, 1983, light-hitting club fighter, Luis Resto beat 22-year old undefeated prospect, "Irish" Billy Collins to a bloody pulp in Madison Square Garden. In the 10-round…
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Because Manny Says So: Manny Pacquiao’s Top Quotes
By Paul Magno
From his lips to God's ear to the black and white of this page, Here are Manny's top quotes: "Like all of my fights, I dedicate this fight to my country. I…
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Arum Grasping at Straws with $100 Million Mayweather Tale
By Paul Magno
It seems that every time Top Rank boss man, Bob Arum needs to justify his opponent selection for Manny Pacquiao, he drags up the vilified image of former client, Floyd Mayweather Jr.…
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Revisiting the Ring Magazine Scandal
By Paul Magno
Off in an apartment in Queens, New York, 27-year old underground boxing writer, Malcolm "Flash" Gordon, realized he was on to something bigger than big. Known as a "sewer mongrel" and "beatnik…
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10 Thoughts on Pacquiao, Top Rank, and Donaire
By Paul Magno
Most of the buzz in and around the sport of boxing seems to, either directly or indirectly, involve Manny Pacquiao, Top Rank, or Nonito Donaire. Here are 10 random thoughts on the…
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Amir Khan: “I Want to Be Loved the Way People Love Manny”
By Paul Magno
WBA jr. welterweight champion, Amir Khan is putting in the long hours needed to get in shape for his April 16th title defense against Ireland's Paul McCloskey, but he hasn't lost track…
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Martinez Reigns Supreme, Cotto Humbles Mayorga; The Rest of Saturday’s Action
By Paul Magno
Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, Connecticut-- Sergio Martinez (47-2-2, 26 KOs) TKO 8 Sergiy Dzinziruk (37-1, 23 KOs) Too big, too athletic, and too talented. Sergio Martinez defended his middleweight title and his…