Trainer Billy Graham, in Las Vegas for the Ricky Hatton fight, is channeling Robert DeNiro, this week. DeNiro as Lefty Rosenthal in Casino, delivered the classic line about Sin City in the 1970s:  

"It’s in the desert where a lot of the town’s problems are solved."

Graham, recently dumped by the Hatton brothers, Ricky and Matthew, has come to the desert with the same goal in mind. He wants to exorcise some demons according to The Sun:

“I want to go out to Vegas to put it all behind me. I can then start going to fights and taking part in boxing again as a fan. I’m not some cold-hearted p***k who is just going to walk away without some kind of end. This is my chance to lay the ghosts to rest."  

Graham says he has little interest in attending the fight, but he doesn’t want to soak in the atmosphere:

“It will kill me that I’m not in the corner but it’s a chance to say goodbye to the British fans who go to the fights. I have not been going anywhere since the split. I have not been seen around by anyone. I want to go out to Vegas to put it all behind me. I can then start going to fights and taking part in boxing again as a fan."

There are some in the British media who think Graham’s appearance isn’t just some self-cleansing but an attempt to distract and screw with Hatton’s mind. Others are saying dumping Graham was pointless because the change to Floyd Mayweather Sr. will have no effect on a one-dimensional fighter like Hatton.

Photo via The Telegraph