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Vegas' newest competitor

By Dan Rafael

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Your weekly random thoughts … • The Joe Calzaghe-Bernard Hopkins fight marked the first boxing event hosted by Robert Earl's Planet Hollywood casino, the latest player on the Las Vegas fight scene. Earl seems serious about being in boxing for the long haul, despite obviously losing money on Calzaghe-Hopkins, for which he dramatically overpaid by putting up $9 million (he'll learn how to evaluate site fees better in the future, I hope). Despite the lackluster ticket sales for C ...

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