Paul Magno
1,136 articles · Inside Fights
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And the Next Pacquiao Is.
By Paul Magno
Like him, love him; Revere him or hate him, there's no question that Manny Pacquiao has taken the world by storm and is carrying a good portion of boxing's financial well-being on…
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Klitschko-Haye: A Microcosm of Boxing’s Problems
By Paul Magno
Where there was once a pretense of structure and narrative, the goings-on in boxing have proven to be so out of control in recent years that not even 8-figure paydays are enough…
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Crisis on Infinite Earths: The WBA’s 32 World Champions
By Paul Magno
The World Boxing Association (WBA), boxing's oldest governing body, has been stewing in its own greed and mismanagement since 1962, when rogue elements of the old National Boxing Association realized they could…
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Pacquiao Should Offer Random Blood Testing for Mosley Bout
By Paul Magno
We all know the explosion and animosity that the drug testing issue engendered back when Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather were negotiating for the "Fight of the Millennium." Wouldn't it be a…
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Who Can Defrost the Frozen Welterweight Division
By Paul Magno
The welterweight division still boasts boxing's two best fighters in Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather as well as a pretty serviceable, if slightly unproven, Andre Berto as a third wheel. But below…
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Canelo Vs. Pacquiao? Golden Boy Wants It
By Paul Magno
Golden Boy's latest prospect, Saul "El Canelo" Alvarez, seems to be on the fast track to a big money bout with Manny Pacquiao, but in Golden Boy's rush to engineer a massive…
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Pacquiao-Mosley Provokes Selective Outrage from the Boxing Media
By Paul Magno
After two years of aggressive denial and of helping promote the most cynical matchmaking of an elite-level fighter in recent memory, the mainstream boxing media has finally come out loud and aggressive…
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Asia’s Top Ten, Pound for Pound
By Paul Magno
The Asian fight scene has exploded over the last few years, due in great part to the international success of Manny Pacquiao. With virtual dominance in many of the lower-weight divisions, Asia…
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Shane Mosley Will Knock Manny Pacquiao Out!
By Paul Magno
There. I've said it. Now, whether that will continue to be my official prediction as we get closer to the May 7th date, well, that remains to be seen. However, despite the…
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The Movement to Discredit Manny Pacquiao
By Paul Magno
knock knock knock It?s 3 am and the cold breeze is blowing in from under the door and around the cracks in the window frame. I get up from a sheet-less bed…
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The Bantamweights: Boxing?s Little Giants
By Paul Magno
While the heavyweight and welterweight divisions stagnate under the rule of Kings Klitschko and Pacquiao, respectively, there are several other stacked divisions with plenty to get excited about. One of the most…
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And Now a Touch of Class: Paul Williams vs. Sergio Martinez
By Paul Magno
Unlike much that has happened recently in the world of boxing, Williams-Martinez is actually something to feel good about. Looking at boxing?s last major fight, the Pacquiao-Margarito affair, The Unholy Trinity of…
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Pacquiao, Haye Mismatches Rob Fans of Seeing Stars? True Talents
By Paul Magno
Last Saturday we saw two one-sided contests, promoted to the max and sold to the masses as something more than the mismatches they actually were. On the main stage of Cowboys? Stadium,…
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David Haye’s Bad Influences
By Paul Magno
When the brash, trash-talking London native, David Haye, first moved up from cruiserweight dominance to invade the heavyweight landscape, he carried the hopes of an entire boxing public with him. The Klitschko…
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Texas to Receive Antonio Margarito with Open Arms
By Paul Magno
Not only is Texas ready and willing to play host to Antonio Margarito as he takes on Manny Pacquiao November 13th, but from the looks of things, they may even be willing…
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Antonio Margarito?s Actions Speak Louder Than Words
By Paul Magno
Guilt was never the issue. The California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) had established Antonio Margarito?s guilt for wearing illegally altered hand wraps during his initial hearing in February of 2009. Overturning the…
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Floyd Mayweather Jr and the Don King Conundrum
By Paul Magno
All is not well in the Mayweather camp. Team Mayweather has just had their heads handed to them by Top Rank in a head-to-head public relations battle following the entire Floyd Mayweather-Manny…
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Manny Pacquiao: Humble is as Humble does
By Paul Magno
When digging through the coverage of Manny Pacquiao in the media, there are some very common themes. Most seems to be straight-up bullet points from Top Rank and Bob Arum, Pacquiao?s promoter.…
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ESPN?s Dan Rafael Sits on the Truth
By Paul Magno
Despite the incendiary tone of this article?s headline, I like Dan Rafael and I think he does a great job of keeping fans informed and at getting backstage access to some of…
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Mayweather ?Deadline? Approaches: You Can?t Be Buying This, Can You?
By Paul Magno
This just in: ?Writer, Paul Magno, and Shakira?s representatives come to terms for weekend-long sex romp?Shakira?s approval needed.? As ridiculous as the above statement sounds, that?s the line of logic that Bob…