Steve Carp
342 articles · Las Vegas Review Journal
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Boxing powerhouses go toe-to-toe
Bob Arum might be pushing 80, but he still loves a good fight. The chairman of Top Rank Inc., whose feuds with fellow boxing promoter Don King in the 1970s, '80s and…
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Trash talk muted for anticipated Pacquiao-Mosley showdown
The last time Manny Pacquiao fought, he and his trainer had to suffer personal insults courtesy of Antonio Margarito. Pacquiao made Margarito pay for his big mouth, pummeling him over 12 rounds…
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Proposed stadium could draw major league team
If the proposed 40,000-seat stadium on UNLV's campus is built, it could be the magnet that finally attracts a major league sports franchise to Las Vegas. However, the top executives of Majestic…
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Pacquiao key in Arum’s goal to bring boxing back to network TV
Bob Arum is reaching deep into his old playbook for a formula that he thinks can pump new life into boxing. The Top Rank chairman, whose star attraction, Manny Pacquiao, fights Shane…
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Mayorga peppers Cotto with verbal jabs
Ricardo Mayorga still talks a good game. The former world welterweight champion, who retired from boxing in 2008 after being knocked out by Shane Mosley, returned to the ring last month and…
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Pacquiao and Mosley reach deal on fight at MGM Grand Garden
Manny Pacquiao will return to the ring May 7 to face Shane Mosley at the MGM Grand Garden as both sides have agreed to a deal. Top Rank chairman Bob Arum, who…
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Pacquiao to consider options for next opponent
Bob Arum and Freddie Roach will board a plane today and fly to the Philippines. By Friday, when Manny Pacquiao celebrates turning 32 years old, he probably will have decided on his…
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Khan maximizes potential in ring by learning at Pacquiao’s knee, fist
Imagine being a physicist and getting to work in the laboratory alongside Albert Einstein. Or being a budding rock star and jamming with Eric Clapton. Amir Khan knows that feeling. The WBA…
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Las Vegas boxing referee selected for hall of fame
When Joe Cortez climbs through the ropes at Mandalay Bay Events Center on Saturday to referee the WBA junior welterweight title fight between Amir Khan and Marcos Maidana, he'll do so with…
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Promoter Arum reserves April 16 at MGM Grand
After two fights in Texas, Manny Pacquiao appears ready to return to Las Vegas. Top Rank chairman Bob Arum confirmed Wednesday that he has secured an April 16 date at the MGM…
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Pacquiao eyes return to Las Vegas in April
After two fights in Texas, Manny Pacquiao appears ready to return to Las Vegas. Top Rank chairman Bob Arum confirmed Wednesday that he has secured an April 16 date at the MGM…
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Marquez joins long line to fight Pacquiao
Top Rank president Todd DuBoef can expect more than the usual volume of traffic on his cell phone this morning when he cruises into the Starbucks in his Summerlin neighborhood for his…
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Pacquiao’s next opponent could be Mosley
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Manny Pacquiao was still in the ring savoring the thrill of winning a world title in an eighth weight division when he gave boxing fans the news they were…
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No political doublespeak: Pacquiao says focus solely on Margarito
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Manny Pacquiao has changed. Want proof? As his bus rolled into Cowboys Stadium on Friday for the weigh-in for his WBC super welterweight title fight against Antonio Margarito, the…
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Margarito trainer Garcia seeks step up to elite status with fighter’s victory
GRAPEVINE, Texas -- Freddie Roach's credentials as one of boxing's top trainers are irrefutable. Robert Garcia is still building his resume. Garcia hopes to add a career-defining victory Saturday when Antonio Margarito…
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ON DEFENSE: Margarito tries to focus on future, not failures
Already trying to live down a hand-wrap scandal, Antonio Margarito has suffered another figurative black eye days before his fight against pound-for-pound boxing king Manny Pacquiao. An Internet video surfaced this week…
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Super Six super middleweight tournament could hold final in Las Vegas
It took Showtime more than a year to bring its Super Six super middleweight tournament to Las Vegas. When the finals are fought in late 2011, the city might also play host…
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Confident Marquez overcomes injury heading into fight
Rafael Marquez is a tough guy but was no match for the car door in which he caught his right thumb after an August training session. The injury delayed Marquez's bout against…
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Lopez expects late KO against Marquez
Juan Manuel Lopez isn't normally in the prediction business. But the undefeated WBO featherweight champion said his 12-round fight with Rafael Marquez on Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden won't be a…
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Distracted Manny Pacquiao works hard to refocus
LOS ANGELES -- Manny Pacquiao admits this hasn't been his best training camp. But boxing's pound-for-pound king insists he'll be ready when he faces Antonio Margarito on Nov. 13 at Cowboys Stadium…
