Steve Carp
342 articles · Las Vegas Review Journal
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Floyd Mayweather Jr., Sam Schmidt headline Southern Nevada Sports HOF class
By Steve Carp
Floyd Mayweather Jr. is once again being recognized in Nevada for his accomplishments in the ring. The world champion welterweight boxer who retired in 2015 undefeated at 49-0 with 26 knockouts, heads…
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Deontay Wilder not shortchanging Arreola
By Steve Carp
It?s not the fight he expected, but Deontay Wilder didn?t want to waste all the work he had put in for his May 21 WBC heavyweight title defense against Alexander Povetkin in…
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Professional boxers get green light to compete in Rio Olympics
By Steve Carp
After months of rumors, AIBA, boxing?s international governing body, made it official Wednesday ? it is allowing professionals to compete in the Olympics, starting this August in Brazil. Twenty-six spots are being…
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Terence Crawford says he?s ready to be a PPV star
By Steve Carp
This may not be the best time to enter the pay-per-view universe. But Terence Crawford believes he?s ready to get people to pay to watch him fight on TV. So does Crawford?s…
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After Senate victory, experts differ on Manny Pacquiao?s boxing future
By Steve Carp
LOS ANGELES ? Of all of Manny Pacquiao?s many victories, this may have been the biggest. The eight-division world champion boxer from the Philippines appears to have won his election for a…
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GGG?s promoter confident he can make deal for megafight with Canelo Alvarez
By Steve Carp
How good a negotiator is Tom Loeffler? We?re about to find out. The promoter of middleweight world champion Gennady Golovkin said it?s time to give boxing fans the fight they want and…
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Weight, not money will determine fate of possible Canelo Alvarez-Gennady Golovkin middleweight showdown
By Steve Carp
The fight boxing fans want to see ? Canelo Alvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin ? likely will take place if the two middleweight champions can agree on a weight to fight. Alvarez, who…
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Canelo Alvarez christens T-Mobile Arena with KO of Amir Khan ? PHOTOS
By Steve Carp
One punch. That?s all it took for Canelo Alvarez to show how a good big man can beat a good smaller man. An overhand right late in Round 6 caught Amir Khan…
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Alvarez looks to add to his boxing legacy against Khan at T-Mobile Arena
By Steve Carp
He?s so young. And at 25, he should just be getting started. But the reality is Canelo Alvarez has been getting paid to fight for the last 10 years and as he…
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Showtime official thinks ?odds are against? Floyd Mayweather fighting again
By Steve Carp
This used to be Floyd Mayweather Jr.?s week. Cinco de Mayo weekend is looming, and that meant an appearance by boxing?s best performer. The first weekend in May was for ?Money,? and…
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Floyd Mayweather missing from Cinco de Mayo weekend, but is return imminent?
By Steve Carp
This used to be Floyd Mayweather Jr.?s week. Cinco de Mayo weekend is looming, and that meant an appearance by boxing?s best performer. The first weekend in May was for ?Money,? and…
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Lucian Bute to rely on experience against WBC champ Badou Jack
By Steve Carp
Lucian Bute is running out of chances to become a world champion again. The super middleweight from Canada faces World Boxing Council champ Badou Jack next Saturday in Washington, D.C., on a…
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Pacquiao retires ? well, kinda, sorta
By Steve Carp
Those two terms in the Congress of the Philippines have served Manny Pacquiao well. At least when it comes to evading questions from reporters. Pacquiao had delivered an excellent performance Saturday night…
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Pacquiao wins fight and announces his retirement
By Steve Carp
Manny Pacquiao said he had dreamed prior to entering the ring what would happen Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden. But he never revealed what the outcome of that dream was.…
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Will Manny Pacquiao end career with Saturday?s Timothy Bradley bout?
By Steve Carp
The training sessions are over. The eight-mile runs a thing of the past. Sure, the entourage remains, because he probably wouldn?t know what to do without a bunch of people fawning over…
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Timothy Bradley Jr. has own exit strategy as he prepares for Manny Pacquiao
By Steve Carp
Manny Pacquiao has his exit strategy from boxing in place following Saturday?s welterweight showdown with Timothy Bradley Jr. at the MGM Grand Garden. Pacquiao will return to the Philippines after the fight…
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Las Vegas referee Robert Byrd out of Pacquiao-Bradley bout due to medical condition
By Steve Carp
Las Vegas veteran referee Robert Byrd, who was scheduled to work the main event Saturday between Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley Jr., has been taken off his assignment after a medical condition…
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Is Manny Pacquiao dreaming of a victory on Saturday?
By Steve Carp
Manny Pacquiao claims he knew a month before he fought Floyd Mayweather Jr. last May that he was going to lose and it would come amid controversy. ?In my dream, I saw…
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Previous fights haunt Manny Pacquiao-Timothy Bradley bout ? VIDEO
By Steve Carp
The first fight ended in controversy. The rematch two years later was what everyone thought the first fight was ? minus the sketchy judging. Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley Jr. will meet…
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For Pacquiao the fight against Bradley comes first before Senate
By Steve Carp
LOS ANGELES ? As he wrapped his hands to prepare for his sparring session at the Wild Card Boxing Club, Manny Pacquiao was deep in thought. What was he thinking about? Was…