1.   However, the huge site fees lodged by the casinos in Las Vegas would appear to put London out of the running.

2.   And he said of course the site fees are in that.

3.   But Las Vegas remains the leading candidate because whoever promotes the fight will need a huge site fee to cover the purses of Holyfield and Lewis.

4.   I have people from all over calling to give me site fees.

5.   In an effort to attract gamblers, casinos pay promoters huge site fees for major title fights, especially in the heavyweight division.

6.   In turn, the drop in site fees could cost promoters, fighters and others connected to the sport.

7.   Its casinos, which often pay huge site fees to land major title events and second-tier cards, have been relative mutes in negotiations with promoters.

8.   Normally, casinos pay a site fee for a fight this size.

9.   The apparent reluctance of people to travel - particularly by air - could keep those crowds down, which in turn could keep site fees down.

10.   The reason many of the biggest fights take place in Las Vegas is that casinos are willing to pay exorbitant site fees to promoters.