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THE LATE, LATE FIGHT

Steve Bunce

@BigDaddyBunce

Voice of boxing

THE lunatics were in Las Vegas when the Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather carnival hit the city. It was a scene of mayhem inside the casino walls and lawless outside under the sun and stars.

It was the first time in a long time that the taxi driver from the airport uttered the immortal Las Vegas greeting: “You here for the fight?”

The days before the first bell attracted so many crazy claims and so many crazy people. It was my 54th visit to Las Vegas and I felt like there was

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