One full year after the boxing media suddenly started caring about performance enhancing drugs, chaos still reigns supreme in the sport. All we have to show for month after month of hot air and eye-catching headlines is a couple of slaps on the wrist. Just this past week, the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) finally got around to sanctioning Erik Morales for twice … [Read more...]
Clean Up Boxing,Take the Test! Magno’s Monday Rant
What I'm about to do in this week's Rant is something truly revolutionary. A huge step forward in reshaping the sport we love into a fair, balanced, and fully transparent business model. I hope it's received by the boxing media in the spirit with which it's intended. But, please, bear with me for a few moments while I set the stage. Who doesn't want PEDs testing in … [Read more...]
PEDs, Mayweather, and the business of rumor-mongering; Magno’s Monday Rant
On May 19, 2012, a rumor filtered through the toy collector community that Thomas Hauser had dressed like Optimus Prime on three occasions and had filmed Transformer porn for release in Eastern Europe. See how easy that was? In a recent article for Max Boxing, Thomas Hauser, a well-regarded member of the boxing media and former grand poobah of the Boxing Writers … [Read more...]
Obscene Technicality: Erik Morales and the failed voluntary PEDs testing movement
In an obscene byproduct of a failed voluntary PEDs testing initiative, Danny Garcia will be asked to step into the ring Saturday night against an opponent who likely has a banned substance flowing through his system... Click To Read More … [Read more...]
Paul’s Bulging Mail Sack; Magno’s Monday Rant
On a fairly slow news week, let's see what comes out of my trembling, bulging mail sack... "Bradley-Guerrero-Mayweather?" Hey Paul.. My question is regarding the rumored fight between Tim Bradley and Gilroy's Robert Guererro. Do you think that if the fight were to happen, is it too far-fetched to say the winner gets Mayweather? I think Guerrero gets Bradley … [Read more...]