Paul Magno
1,136 articles · Inside Fights
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No, YouTubers are NOT bad for boxing
By Paul Magno
YouTuber Jake Paul has immediately cut to the front of the boxing line, listed among the high-end earners of the sport. He’ll be headlining a Showtime PPV card at Madison Square Garden…
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Ryan Garcia-Tank Davis: Countdown to Nowhere
By Paul Magno
“That’s going to give me the respect I deserve,” Garcia said during his post-fight interview, in reference to a proposed mega-fight with Davis. “100% I felt way better [weighing 140 pounds], I’m…
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Jake Paul Targets Conor McGregor with Steroid, Marital Infidelity Attacks
By Paul Magno
Wow. There’s nasty and then there’s NASTY. YouTuber and 5-fight professional boxer Jake Paul went for the capital letters (and beyond) with a brutal social media diatribe against UFC star Conor McGregor.…
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Bad Times For Filipino Boxing: First Pacquiao, Then Donaire, Now Magsayo
By Paul Magno
When Filipino Mark Magsayo dropped his WBC featherweight title Saturday night via split decision to Mexico’s Rey Vargas, The Philippines lost their last active world champion. It could be seen as the…
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Who is DK Yoo and Why Is He Fighting Manny Pacquiao?
By Paul Magno
I know I wasn’t the only one who let out a big “Who?” when it was announced on Thursday that Manny Pacquiao, returning to the ring for the first time since losing…
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Mayweather Backs Canelo in Ryan Garcia Beef: “Stay in Your Own Lane”
By Paul Magno
The feud between Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Ryan Garcia has been brewing for months and now it’s brought five-time world champion and Hall of Famer Floyd Mayweather into the heat. In a…
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The State of American Boxing
By Paul Magno
What better time than the Fourth of July to take a look at the state of the American boxing game and the major US-born fighters on the scene? And, actually, unlike other…
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Canelo Rages, Golovkin Plays Indifferent in Press Conference Showdown
By Paul Magno
You couldn’t have two more different reactions to being in one another’s presence, revisiting a rivalry with plenty of bad blood in its past, than what we saw during the press conference…
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Amir Khan Claims Pacquiao Chasing Him Now
By Paul Magno
It’s no secret that Amir Khan spent years lusting after a big-money blockbuster bout against cash cows Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather. Many say that his ambition for a Pacquiao or Mayweather…
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Luis Ortiz-Andy Ruiz, The Best Non-Title Heavyweight Fight Out There?
By Paul Magno
It’s now official and set for Sept. 4 on FOX PPV, at Cypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. Andy Ruiz Jr. vs. Luis Ortiz. And, debates over PPV-worthiness aside, this is a damn…
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Canelo Alvarez Dodges Bullets With Beterbiev Win
By Paul Magno
If you look at things a certain way, you could say that Artur Beterbiev is a godsend for Mexican star Saul “Canelo” Alvarez. Beterbiev’s crushing second round TKO win over Joe Smith…
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Joe Smith Jr.’s suicide Beterbiev mission is right up his alley
By Paul Magno
If the oddsmakers and experts are right, WBO light heavyweight champion Joe Smith Jr., as a 9-to-1 underdog, is headed into an impossible challenge this Saturday against two-belt world light heavyweight champ…
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Klitschko Targets Roy Jones at HOF Induction: “I Question Your Moral Compass”
By Paul Magno
There’s a battle brewing between two Hall of Fame former heavyweight champs, but the burgeoning feud crosses the line between sports and world politics. International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee Wladimir Klitschko…
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Juan Manuel Marquez: I won all four Pacquiao fights…and boxing fans think the same
By Paul Magno
Juan Manuel Marquez may be older, retired, and more mellow as a human being, but he hasn’t put aside his rivalry with Manny Pacquiao. The legendary Mexican fighter was voted into the…
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Ryan Garcia Resumes Beef With Indifferent Tank Davis
By Paul Magno
It seems like every couple months a Ryan Garcia-Gervonta “Tank” Davis beef and/or fight rumor pops up. It’s no mystery why people would be interested in the fight– Garcia and Davis are…
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The super-fight that wasn’t so super: Kambosos-Haney was a one-sided dud
By Paul Magno
There’s no sugarcoating it, the four-belt lightweight title unification bout this Saturday between Australia’s George Kambosos Jr. and Las Vegas resident Devin Haney turned out to be a dull, anticlimactic affair. Hyped…
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Can Kambosos Back Up His Big Talk In Haney Fight?
By Paul Magno
Australia’s George Kambosos Jr. has every right to feel like the cock of the walk in the top-heavy and talented lightweight division. Who wouldn’t crow after beating universally regarded 135 lb. top…
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Morrell to Benavidez: I’m Gonna Make You My B***h!
By Paul Magno
Undefeated Cuban WBA super middleweight “regular” world champion David Morrell Jr. didn’t take too kindly to being called a “b**ch” live on worldwide television last Saturday night. After David Benavidez walked through…
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“Tank” Davis: Ditching Mayweather, Pursuing Superstardom
By Paul Magno
Gervonta “Tank” Davis, who will defend his WBA lightweight title against no. 1 contender Rolando “Rolly” Romero this Saturday at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, has all of the physical tools needed to…
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War of Promoters: Mayweather Promotions vs. Eddie Hearn
By Paul Magno
Who says all of the fighting in the boxing world has to take place inside the ring? In recent days, a brewing beef between Leonard Ellerbe, CEO of Mayweather Promotions, and Matchroom…