It's said that rats will eat their own tails if properly upset or cut off from food for an extended period of time. In the world of boxing writing, the two-legged variety of Rattus Norvegicus is also prone to self-mutilation and fits of pointless self-destructive behavior if properly rattled. And nothing has rattled the rodents into action quite like the May 2 mega-fight … [Read more...]
Arum Blames Media For…Listening To Him? Magno’s Monday Rant
Promoter Bob Arum is quick to point the finger at the incompetent boxing media as the villains in this five-year Mayweather-Pacquiao fight-stalling fiasco. Of course, he's pointing the finger now and not before the official mega-fight signing when members of his own Top Rank team, and even his own son-in-law, were puzzled by his extreme belligerence in actually putting this … [Read more...]
Quick (S)Hits; Magno’s Monday Rant
This week is as good as any to tie up some loose ends and take a look at a few things that wouldn't normally require the full thousand word Rant treatment. So, in no particular order: Why am I higher on Sergey Kovalev than on media darling Gennady Golovkin? Just look at Saturday night's fight for that answer. Kovalev got pushed much more than expected by Jean Pascal and … [Read more...]
The Great Pacquiao Swindle; Magno’s Monday Rant
It was fight week for Manny Pacquiao-Chris Algieri, November 2014, when Pacquiao promoter Bob Arum began telling the world about secret Mayweather-Pacquiao negotiations taking place. Was the claim true or merely a ploy to create some buzz and a glossy coat for a Macau-based fight that was probably the greatest paper mismatch ever hustled to fans via pay-per-view? After … [Read more...]
Why I Do What I Do; Magno’s Monday Rant
The lowest form of popular culture - lack of information, misinformation, disinformation, and a contempt for the truth or the reality of most people's lives - has overrun real journalism. Today, ordinary Americans are being stuffed with garbage. -- Carl Bernstein I don’t really think there’s a boxing media anymore -- Lou DiBella As this article hits The Boxing Tribune … [Read more...]