Paul Magno
1,136 articles · Inside Fights
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Whyte: “Deontay Wilder is a Fraud…A Cowardly Con Man”
By Paul Magno
The former heavyweight title challenger and interim world champ is set to face undefeated, but unheralded American Jermaine Franklin this Saturday at Wembley Arena in the UK, but it’s clear that he…
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Shakur Takes Aim, Blasts Pitbull Cruz, Zepeda, De Los Santos
By Paul Magno
As he rose up the ranks, the knock on Shakur Stevenson was that he fought with no urgency, brought little fire to his game, and coasted entirely on the weight of his…
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Keith Thurman Reaps Benefits of Spence-Crawford Collapse
By Paul Magno
It could be argued that Keith Thurman has a deeper resume than both Errol Spence and Terence Crawford, the two universally recognized top dogs in the welterweight division. Actually, Thurman’s superior body…
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The Munguia Protection Program Continues This Saturday
By Paul Magno
You know a boxing publicist is hard at work when you start seeing slanted, narrative-establishing interviews with a certain fighter pop up with quotes from said interview then sprinkled out to the…
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Chavez: Canelo has no business fighting at 175
By Paul Magno
It’s long been this writer’s belief that Mexican superstar Saul “Canelo” Alvarez doesn’t REALLY want another crack at WBA 175 lb. world titlist Dmitry Bivol. When unified 168 lb. champ Alvarez moved…
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Mayweather and Jake Paul Teach Boxing a Thing or Two
By Paul Magno
Say what you will about Sunday’s card at Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai, but it drew plenty of mainstream attention and had people talking much more than the handful of “legit” boxing cards…
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Can Roy Jones Fix Anthony Joshua?
By Paul Magno
It’s hard to argue that there ISN’T something broken when it comes to former three-belt world heavyweight champ Anthony Joshua. Once hyped as boxing’s first billion dollar fighter and a legend in…
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Canelo Doesn’t Want That Bivol Smoke (Again)
By Paul Magno
Mexican superstar Saul “Canelo” Alvarez is certainly cock of the walk when it comes to his ability to pick and choose his opposition. The four-division world titlist and current unified super middleweight…
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Ranking Boxing’s Super Fights (and their 2023 likelihood)
By Paul Magno
To its great detriment, boxing has turned into a sport where it’s become exceedingly difficult to make best vs. best matchups. There are, of course, plenty of big fights out there, but…
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De La Hoya Rips Fans As “Losers” and “Idiots” in Twitter Diatribe
By Paul Magno
Golden Boy promoter and former six-division world champion Oscar De La Hoya took to Twitter on Wednesday in support of Terence Crawford’s side of the story regarding the collapse of Crawford-Errol Spence…
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Fans Play Role in Boxing Matchmaking Failures
By Paul Magno
As is usually the case when a major fight falls apart in boxing, fans have flooded social media to blame “the other guy” for being the cause of the negotiations collapse. Late…
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Tyson Fury: “I rate Chisora as highly as I rate Usyk”
By Paul Magno
Tyson Fury vs. Derek Chisora is official for December 3, whether some fans like it or not. It’s been a wild ride getting to this Chisora fight, however. It’s been a ride…
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Spence-Crawford, Davis-Garcia Close; Says Showtime Exec
By Paul Magno
The boxing world can be a very cynical place. The modern fight fans deal more with frustration and “settling” than big fights and Fight of the Year ring wars. To blame for…
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Kambosos Crushed, Vows Big Comeback
By Paul Magno
Former unified lightweight world champ George Kambosos Jr. finished Saturday’s bout at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia a bloody mess. He also finished the bout in defeat, once again bested decisively…
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Deontay Wilder: The Comeback
By Paul Magno
When former heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder was stopped by Tyson Fury last October, many felt it would be the end of the line for “The Bronze Bomber.” It was the 2008 Olympic…
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Welcome to the Fundora Funhouse
By Paul Magno
Sebastian Fundora just doesn’t look “right.” The undefeated junior middleweight top contender, who is set to face Mexico’s Carlos Ocampo this Saturday on Showtime at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California,…
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Arum and Hearn Blame One Another for Death of Fury vs. Joshua
By Paul Magno
The one apparent truth when it comes to the Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua “Battle of Britain” heavyweight clash is that it probably ain’t happening, not on the proposed December 3 fight…
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Ryan Garcia on the (Social Media) Attack
By Paul Magno
Junior welterweight contender Ryan “King Ry” Garcia has been quite active recently. Not in the ring, though. His last bout, a sixth-round KO over Javier Fortuna, was in July. No, the 24-year-old…
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Mayweather Disses Pacquiao (Again): “Boxing retired Manny, Manny didn’t retire from boxing”
By Paul Magno
This past weekend, after stopping MMA fighter Mikuru Asakura in two rounds in an exhibition bout at the Saitama Super Arena in Japan, Floyd Mayweather posed, smiling and seemingly on friendly terms…
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Exploring Boxing’s Most Anticipated Bouts
By Paul Magno
Nowadays, boxing is often more known as the sport that DOESN’T deliver it’s best product to fans. Crippled by a rotten, needlessly exclusive business model that keeps its top stars isolated from…