Ever wonder why boxing results are either missing from most major newspapers and/or buried at the end of the sports section, somewhere between WNBA coverage and horse racing results? Ever wonder why you're more likely to see highlights of high school football than world championship boxing on Sportscenter? This should come as no surprise to hardcore boxing fans, but the … [Read more...]
Catching Rats in a Soup Pot; Magno’s Monday Rant
In my ten years in Mexico, I've learned lots of useful things, like how to eradicate my house of scorpions, black widow spiders, and lizards; how to deal with cartel thugs; and how to chase away ladies of ill-repute who want US papers. Rats, though, are another story. Earlier this week, I had one in my kitchen, looking for a place to nest. As a practicing Buddhist, my house … [Read more...]
Behold! The Perfect Storm of Fake Outrage Approaches! Magno’s Monday Rant
Welcome to the Monday Rant-- The nasty, mean-spirited, snarky boxing column that actually means what it says. Yeah, the Paul Williams-Erislandy Lara decision was probably the worst decision I have seen in ages. The three judges involved (Al Bennett, Hilton Whitaker, and Donald Givens) should be relegated to judging Nathan's hot dog eating contest and Miss Teen New Jersey … [Read more...]
Losing Fans and Erasing an Otherwise Wonderful Night of Boxing; Magno’s Monday Rant
Welcome to the Monday Rant, the only boxing column that is consistently cruel to the douche bags, shills, and carpetbaggers of our sport. Bear with me for a second, I have a point: It's Game One of the 1988 World Series, The LA Dodgers are down 4-3 in the 9th with the tying run on base as an injured Kirk Gibson limps up to pinch hit against Oakland A's closer Dennis … [Read more...]
Taking Back Our Sport (part 1); Magno’s Monday Rant
Welcome to the Monday Rant, the only boxing column not afraid to burn bridges and desecrate free media lunches. This is how boxing works: Old, seedy men (sanctioning bodies, promoters, managers) make fights and hatch plans amongst themselves...They funnel those plans down to the major media sources that they just happen to subsidize with advertising money and … [Read more...]