Case Keefer
25 articles · Las Vegas Sun
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Davis, Garcia break boxing norms while putting their undefeated records at risk
By Case Keefer
Cynical longtime boxing fans surely thought discussions for a fight between young superstars Gervonta “Tank” Davis and “King” Ryan Garcia would go nowhere when they began last year. Many of the same…
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Las Vegas’ biggest heavyweight fight in years features two giants of the ring
By Case Keefer
Heavyweight megafights have eluded Las Vegas for more than two decades, since a golden period that stretched from the 1990s into the early 2000s. The dry spell ends Saturday, when undefeated fighters…
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Bob Arum sounds off on boxing?s future, Muhammad Ali and NHL in Las Vegas
By Case Keefer
Bob Arum turns 85 years old later this year, but the inflection in his voice earlier this week made him sound several decades younger. The storied boxing promoter gushed about Vasyl Lomachenko,…
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Pacquiao not swayed from retirement after latest win
By Case Keefer
Timothy Bradley went from ghostly elusive early to scarecrow dormant late fighting Manny Pacquiao on Saturday night, and that wasn?t even his biggest transformation at MGM Grand Garden Arena. After a unanimous-decision…
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Is Manny Pacquiao?s bout against Timothy Bradley truly his last fight?
By Case Keefer
For years, sports fans have questioned what would happen to boxing without either Floyd Mayweather Jr. or Manny Pacquiao. The answer might begin to reveal itself this weekend. Pacquiao says he?s poised…
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Mexico, Puerto Rico risk national bragging rights in Cotto vs. Canelo
By Case Keefer
The Puerto Rican salsa band and Mexican mariachi act alternated control of the Mandalay Bay casino floor?s sound waves. Those wearing green, white and red on everything from wigs to tennis shoes…
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Shawn Porter calls out Floyd Mayweather after easily taking down Adrien Broner
By Case Keefer
Shawn Porter lived out a few universal fantasies Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Not only did the 27-year-old boxer who recently moved to Las Vegas earn a seven-figure paycheck…
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Amir Khan: I?ll give Floyd Mayweather a tougher fight than Manny Pacquiao
By Case Keefer
Punches landed. Statement made. Mayweather summoned. Amir Khan put on a boxing clinic at the expense of Devon Alexander Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, garnering the degree of landslide he…
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Floyd ?Money? Mayweather rakes it in for Las Vegas
By Case Keefer
Floyd Mayweather, Jr., sticks to one of two nicknames these days. He refers to himself either as ?Money,? a nod to the extravagant lifestyle he tirelessly promotes, or ?TBE,? an acronym for…
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Erislandy Lara has Canelo Alvarez steaming ahead of fight at MGM
By Case Keefer
Every superstar boxer must identify and overcome a foil. It?s practically the sport?s coming-of-age ritual, a rite of passage that Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez will try to get through Saturday at MGM Grand…
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Mayweather finds rhythm to edge Maidana with a majority decision
By Case Keefer
Floyd Mayweather Jr. leaped on top of the ropes, began gyrating his hips and waved his arms. Hundreds of Argentines were chanting and singing in support of Marcos Maidana at the conclusion…
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Mayweather vs. Pacquiao: Does boxing?s ultimate fight have a second wind?
By Case Keefer
A brawny Filipino fight fan puffed his shoulders, raised his hands to his mouth and bellowed a chant that echoed off the walls of the bottlenecked MGM Grand Garden Arena lobby Saturday…
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Pacquiao vs. Bradley II weigh-in: Different champion, same fan favorite
By Case Keefer
Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley reconvened on the same weigh-in stage they shared 672 days ago Friday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. While much of the scale-tipping festivities ahead of Saturday?s…
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With his star firmly intact, Canelo Alvarez?s future prospects are infinite
By Case Keefer
Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez exuded extraordinary calm in the face of an elite fighter confronting him on multiple occasions Saturday night. First came Alfredo Angulo, whom attacked Alvarez as advertised in their pay-per-view…
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How can Floyd Mayweather maximize final two years of his boxing career?
By Case Keefer
The ageless wonder has an end date. Floyd Mayweather Jr. obliterated an elite fighter 13 years younger than him Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, effectively turning back the clock…
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Former referee Richard Steele weighs in on Bradley-Pacquiao and the future of MMA
By Case Keefer
Perhaps no one in town is as qualified to give a well-rounded view of the current state of boxing as Richard Steele. The 68-year-old has done almost everything imaginable in the sport.…
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Timothy Bradley left to defend himself after controversial victory
By Case Keefer
With a championship belt slung around his shoulder and a smile stretched across his face, Timothy Bradley, Jr. took his time exiting the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Saturday night. Bradley attempted…
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Could Manny Pacquiao meet his match in Timothy Bradley?
By Case Keefer
Pre-fight press conferences are too mundane for Timothy Bradley. So Bradley brought a prop to the final media function of fight week Wednesday at the MGM Grand. The 5-foot-6 Bradley raised a…
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Kelly Pavlik seeks fresh start on Pacquiao vs. Mosley undercard
By Case Keefer
Kelly Pavlik looks out of place. He?s sitting on a stage in a conference room outside of the MGM Grand Garden Arena with a handful of young boxers who are eager to…
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Wilfredo Vazquez, Jorge Arce will look to live up to talk on Pacquiao undercard
By Case Keefer
The fighters squaring off in direct support of Manny Pacquiao and Shane Mosley Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena obviously didn?t take cues from the headliners. Pacquiao and Mosley have declined…