Steve Carp
342 articles · Las Vegas Review Journal
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Marquez-Pacquiao III waiting on go-ahead
By Steve Carp
Juan Manuel Marquez accepted Top Rank's revised offer, but his Nov. 12 trilogy fight against Manny Pacquiao at the MGM Grand Garden is far from a done deal. Golden Boy Promotions, Marquez's…
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Pacquiao eyeing Marquez in November
By Steve Carp
Manny Pacquiao still was inside the MGM Grand Garden ring celebrating his lopsided win over Shane Mosley on Saturday night when his promoter, Bob Arum, approached reporters at ringside. The Top Rank…
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Pacquiao, Mosley ready for showdown
By Steve Carp
With his boxing career closer to the end than the beginning, Manny Pacquiao is cherishing each appearance in the ring. The sport's pound-for-pound champion, who has won world titles in eight weight…
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Mosley eager to crack Pacquiao puzzle
By Steve Carp
Manny Pacquiao has been called a lot of things during his boxing career -- but probably never a Rubik's Cube. Shane Mosley's trainer, Naazim Richardson, thinks his fighter can figure out the…
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Mosley not fighting ‘small guy’
By Steve Carp
Shane Mosley doesn't care that Manny Pacquiao stands 3? inches shorter than him. Mosley still views the WBO welterweight champion as a true 147-pounder. "Pacquiao's not a small welterweight; he's a short…
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Pavlik back in ring, fights for sobriety
By Steve Carp
Kelly Pavlik would like to think he's merely picking up where he left off. The reality is the former middleweight champion is starting over, inside and outside the ring, after a 13-month…
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Roach, reluctant player in Pacquiao circus, ponders life without fighter
By Steve Carp
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- Manny Pacquiao is running nearly two hours late for his training session at the Wild Card Boxing Club. That's not unusual. Of Pacquiao's many strengths, punctuality is not one…
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Mosley hopes to turn back clock against Pacquiao
By Steve Carp
BIG BEAR LAKE, Calif. -- Shane Mosley fought the best his generation had to offer, so he doesn't see his world welterweight title fight Saturday with Manny Pacquiao at the MGM Grand…
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Pacquiao conquers opponents in boxing, political arenas
By Steve Carp
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. If Manny Pacquiao has said it once, he has said it a million times, or so it seems -- he wants to make the people happy. And for the 500,000…
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Las Vegan Bayless to referee Pacquiao-Mosley fight in May
By Steve Carp
When Manny Pacquiao and Shane Mosley touch gloves to start their May 7 WBO welterweight title fight, they'll see a familiar face in the ring with them. Las Vegas' Kenny Bayless was…
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‘More mature’ Pavlik emerges from rehab, pursues world title
By Steve Carp
Kelly Pavlik remembers the dark days when his best friend was a bottle. He also remembers the good days when he was on top of the boxing world as middleweight champion. For…
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Fight fans can play it cool at Cosmo pool
By Steve Carp
The Cosmopolitan's first venture into boxing proved to be a huge success last month, with a sellout crowd watching junior middleweights Erislandy Lara and Carlos Molina battle to a 10-round majority draw…
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Marquez weighs Golden Boy Promotions’ multifight offer
By Steve Carp
Juan Manuel Marquez preferred his freedom more than being Erik Morales' opponent in the main event of Saturday's card at the MGM Grand Garden. Marquez refused an offer from Golden Boy Promotions…
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Morales declares motivation back, skills better than ever
By Steve Carp
Erik Morales is the last man to defeat current pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao. That was in 2005. But the 34-year-old former world champion doesn't think he needs to turn back the clock…
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Maidana fights with bitterness, looks forward to headline bout
By Steve Carp
Marcos Maidana said he can't afford to live in the past, even though the outcome of his Dec. 11 loss to Amir Khan still irks him. Maidana had Khan in big trouble…
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Rival promoters King, Arum together again for title fight
By Steve Carp
Don King once dubbed Bob Arum "The Master of Trickeration." He also called him "The Prince of Eviality." Arum had said of King, "He could steal the gold from your teeth." The…
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Rios risks unbeaten record in title shot against Acosta
By Steve Carp
Unbeaten Brandon Rios is convinced the time has arrived to take the next step in his boxing career. The top-rated lightweight contender from Oxnard, Calif., gets his shot at a title tonight…
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Donaire puts reputation on line by working with BALCO figure
By Steve Carp
Nonito Donaire insists tonight's WBC-WBO bantamweight championship fight against Fernando Montiel is a make-or-break moment in what has been a highly successful boxing career. Donaire has trained to respond to the challenge…
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Montiel’s defining fight at hand
By Steve Carp
There's Julio Cesar Chavez, Erik Morales, Marco Antonio Barrera and Juan Manuel Marquez -- the Mount Rushmore of Mexican boxing champions in this generation. Then there's Fernando Montiel, who arguably belongs in…
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Welterweight aims for KO in rematch
By Steve Carp
Jesus Soto-Karass is convinced the judges robbed him against Mike Jones in November and not surprisingly is looking for a knockout in their rematch Saturday at Mandalay Bay. "Everyone who saw the…