Steve Carp
342 articles · Las Vegas Review Journal
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Mares could earn spot on Mayweather-Pacquiao undercard with win on NBC card
By Steve Carp
Abner Mares is professional enough to not let his mind wander too far beyond his next fight. But Mares admits the idea of fighting on the undercard of the May 2 megafight…
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All eyes on Vegas for Mayweather v. Pacquiao fight
By Steve Carp
The first punch hasn?t been thrown and there?s already a winner in the May 2 megafight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao. Las Vegas. The city will play host to the…
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Mayweather, Pacquiao camps silent as megafight speculation abounds
By Steve Carp
For boxing fans around the world, the wait continued Tuesday as there was nothing but silence from the camps of Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao regarding their proposed megafight for May…
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Announcement expected this week on Mayweather-Pacquiao
By Steve Carp
The lengthy negotiations to try to make the megafight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao are almost over, and the boxing world should know this week whether the two will meet…
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WBA welterweight champ Thurman warns foes not to take him lightly
By Steve Carp
Keith Thurman has a warning for his detractors who thought he had slipped a little in his last fight ? don?t believe everything you see. The 26-year-old welterweight from Clearwater, Fla., didn?t…
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Las Vegas could be host to two boxing cards May 2
By Steve Carp
The dominoes are beginning to fall. Canelo Alvarez wasted no time after Miguel Cotto turned down a fight with him and will face James Kirkland on May 2 on HBO at either…
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If not Pacquiao-Mayweather, then who?
By Steve Carp
If Manny Pacquiao is true to his word that Floyd Mayweather Jr. has until the end of January to agree to a deal for a May 2 megafight at the MGM Grand,…
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Issues remain before Pacquiao-Mayweather fight can be finalized
By Steve Carp
Although Manny Pacquiao has agreed to Floyd Mayweather Jr.?s terms for a megafight May 2 at the MGM Grand Garden, there are still details to be finalized. Last week, Top Rank chairman…
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Report: Progress being made on Mayweather-Pacquiao fight
By Steve Carp
Boxing fans might see Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao meet in the ring after all. A report in Friday?s online edition of the Los Angeles Times indicated that progress has been…
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NAC executive director stands behind judges? scoring at The Cosmopolitan
By Steve Carp
After reviewing the judges? work from Saturday?s card at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Nevada Athletic Commission executive director Bob Bennett said he stood behind their scoring in the welterweight nontitle fight…
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WBC chief: Boxing needs image makeover
By Steve Carp
Mauricio Sulaiman knows boxing has a credibility problem. The president of the World Boxing Council also knows his organization?s image could use a serious makeover. His father, Jose Sulaiman, died Jan. 16…
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Bradley gets draw after seeming to control Chaves
By Steve Carp
Timothy Bradley has had the judges in his corner in the past when he has fought in Las Vegas. On Saturday, he felt their wrath. Bradley appeared to have dominated Diego Chaves…
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Bradley learned more from Pacquiao fight than from 31 wins
By Steve Carp
He didn?t know what it was like to lose until Manny Pacquiao beat him April 12 in the rematch of their 2012 fight. But Timothy Bradley has no plans to make losing…
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Chaves says ?dirty fighter? reputation unwarranted
By Steve Carp
If enough people say something and their stories match up, one might tend to believe they?re telling the truth. Bring up Diego Chaves? name to boxers who have fought him and the…
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Abu Dhabi unlikely site for big fight
By Steve Carp
There is no shortage of suitors who want to be part of a proposed super fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao in 2015. Jerry Jones wants the fight at the…
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Vargas could be Arum?s backup plan for Pacquiao
By Steve Carp
Being a boxing promoter is a lot like being a college athletic director. When something falls through in terms of scheduling, there better be a backup plan. In Bob Arum?s case, he…
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Pacquiao planning on beatdown
By Steve Carp
This is not the fight Manny Pacquiao wants. If it were up to Pacquiao, he would be fighting Floyd Mayweather Jr. tonight (early Sunday in Macau) in a mega-million dollar fight that…
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Vargas has sights on Pacquiao, but DeMarco fight comes first
By Steve Carp
Manny Pacquiao is fighting Chris Algieri tonight (early Sunday in Macau), but the World Boxing Organization welterweight champion?s eyes are on Floyd Mayweather Jr. Jessie Vargas is also fighting tonight in Macau.…
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Algieri favors brain over brawn
By Steve Carp
It has been said there are two kinds of smarts in the world. There are those who are book smart. They went to college, studied hard and learned about life in a…
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Algieri?s fame growing as Pacquiao fight approaches
By Steve Carp
As Chris Algieri wraps up preparations for the biggest fight of his life, he does so with the knowledge that a lot more people know about him now than they did before…