Welcome to the Monday Rant, the boxing column that packs more punch than a Giovani Segura gut-shot... I don't have any problem whatsoever with this coming Saturday's Erik Morales-Marcos Maidana bout. Since this fight was first signed, I've had people soliciting me to join the growing group of fight fans outraged by the apparent mismatch. And there is no doubt that this … [Read more...]
Love for Sale; Magno’s Monday Rant
Welcome to another Monday Rant on The Boxing Tribune, boxing's worst practitioner of social media marketing... This week, swipes were taken at two of boxing's biggest media voices and, along the way, we learned a few things about ego, greed, and the old boy's code. As reported by Tim Starks of The Queensberry Rules, Max Boxing's Steve Kim proudly boasted of the "wonderful" … [Read more...]
Paul Magno’s Tuesday Rant
Yes, yes....The Monday Rant is on a Tuesday this week...I offer no apologies. I just wanted a day off. There's not much happening in boxing, anyway...but I'm rested and ready to rant some more...So, let's do this: ______________________________________________________ Rant #1 Last week, I took on the mainstream boxing media and made one especially angry enemy. Writer … [Read more...]
The Boxing Media’s Selective Outrage over Pacquiao-Mosley
by Paul Magno After two years of aggressive denial and of helping promote the most cynical matchmaking of an elite-level fighter in recent memory, the mainstream boxing media has finally come out loud and aggressive in their condemnation of Shane Mosley as Manny Pacquiao's next opponent on May 7th in Las Vegas. But, lest we forget, these very same "experts" actually … [Read more...]
ESPN’s Dan Rafael Sits on the Truth
by Paul Magno Despite the incendiary tone of this article's headline, I like Dan Rafael and I think he does a great job of keeping fans informed and at getting backstage access to some of the things fans don't usually get to see. Although he has his leanings, as we all do, he's generally a fair guy. Also, as head of ESPN's boxing department, he's the sport's closest … [Read more...]