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Brandon Rios, James Kirkland, and the curse of cynical matchmaking

“The critics seem to be cheering for the set-up over the actual fight. Abril and Molina were supposed to be destroyed in spectacular fashion. Goddamn them for not going along with the script.”

Paul Magno | Apr 16, 2012 | Comments 0

Really. F-ck you, Boxing; Magno’s Monday Rant

“When a group of rapists runs the all-girls high school, why would we be surprised that each year’s fall enrollment is smaller and smaller?” Read The Monday Rant, the only boxing column openly reviled by members of the Boxing Writers Association of America.

Paul Magno | Apr 15, 2012 | Comments 7

Marquez decisions Fedchenko, Rios escapes with questionable split decision over Abril on split-site PPV

There really should have been no suspense waiting for the scorecard after the twelfth round. Abril wasn’t going to get the decision in a fight like this. The hardest fighter to beat is a house fighter with big money bouts on the horizon– and the 25-year old Rios has a world of money fights ahead of him…

Paul Magno | Apr 15, 2012 | Comments 2

Brandon Rios and Richard Abril vie for a WBA lightweight belt

Former lightweight titlist Brandon “Bam Bam” Rios (29-0-1, 22 KOs) and an over-matched Richard Abril (17-2-1, 8 KOs) will face off for the one of the WBA’s lightweight titles on Saturday, April 14 at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino and will be the co-feature to the main event featuring Juan Manuel Marquez versus Serhiy [...]

Tim Harrison | Apr 11, 2012 | Comments 0

Marquez and Rios: Win today and get it on tomorrow

Juan Manuel Marquez and Brandon Rios share the bill on Saturday; They may share the ring later this Summer.

Gary Purfield | Apr 11, 2012 | Comments 0

The Boxing Slave Trade: Prizefighting Glory or Indentured Servitude?

“In boxing, the entire system is built to benefit the money men and power brokers. The fighters exist as interchangeable office furniture in the fistic Feng Shui.”

Paul Magno | Mar 28, 2012 | Comments 7

Juan Manuel Marquez and Brandon Rios Headline Patchwork PPV

Juan Manuel Marquez and Brandon Rios, both dealing with last minute substitutes, will co-headline a split-site pay per view on April 14th.

Paul Magno | Mar 19, 2012 | Comments 0

Floyd Mayweather on the 3rd stop of his national press tour in Los Angeles.

Information Saturation: The Agonizing Redundance of the Multi-City Press Tour

News or Promotion? Does boxing really need these fake press conferences and pointless media days?

Tim Harrison | Mar 09, 2012 | Comments 0

On Gamboa, Cowardice, Contracts, and Brandon Rios

At the crux of the matter, for me, is a fighter’s right to self-determination and his ability to negotiate the best deal possible for an endeavor that could, literally, cost him his life. If someone at Top Rank didn’t dot their “I’s” or cross their T’s” when it came to finalizing a written contract, it certainly isn’t Gamboa’s fault.

Paul Magno | Mar 07, 2012 | Comments 7