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Las Vegas fight - Hatton v Castillo
Posted: 19 Jun 2007, 09:16
by Jones
I'm ashamed to ask and quite fearful of the responses I may receive but....I'm off to the fight on Saturday

.....what are you supposed to wear? Is it a dressy affair? Do I wear jeans? Does anyone care? I guess not - but if anyone knows a polite answer to my question...... :P
Posted: 19 Jun 2007, 09:21
by TerribleTerry
It aint Royal Ascot but you can dress up or down to suit yourself.
I would imagine Man City football shirts would be a common sight
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Posted: 19 Jun 2007, 09:25
by jamesmcdonnell
Wear whatever you want mate, the MGM grand will be absolutely full of drunk ass man city fans, drunk arse mexicans, and fat arse americans wearing those long t-shirts that come down to their knees.
You can get as dolled up as you want, but unless your in the celebrity seats, you might feel like a bit of a tool.
I wore a suit when I was reporting on the Marquez v Pacman fight, and I stood out like a sore thumb.
Posted: 19 Jun 2007, 10:11
by chris s
Mate it is 108 degrees out there right now. Most people will be in shorts and t-shirts unless they are celebs inner ringside
Posted: 19 Jun 2007, 10:59
by J
jamesmcdonnell wrote:Wear whatever you want mate, the MGM grand will be absolutely full of drunk ass man city fans, drunk arse mexicans, and fat arse americans wearing those long t-shirts that come down to their knees.
You can get as dolled up as you want, but unless your in the celebrity seats, you might feel like a bit of a tool.
I wore a suit when I was reporting on the Marquez v Pacman fight, and I stood out like a sore thumb.
the MGM grand may well be but they will be watching Tom jones or some other shite over the hill singer strut his stuff.
Fight is at the Thomas and Mack centre.
Re: Las Vegas fight - Hatton v Castillo
Posted: 19 Jun 2007, 12:36
by boxingchat
Jones wrote:I'm ashamed to ask and quite fearful of the responses I may receive but....I'm off to the fight on Saturday

.....what are you supposed to wear? Is it a dressy affair? Do I wear jeans? Does anyone care? I guess not - but if anyone knows a polite answer to my question...... :P
There is absolutely no dress code in Las Vegas.
They wear shorts and tee-shirts day and night.
Posted: 19 Jun 2007, 16:02
by jamesmcdonnell
J wrote:jamesmcdonnell wrote:Wear whatever you want mate, the MGM grand will be absolutely full of drunk ass man city fans, drunk arse mexicans, and fat arse americans wearing those long t-shirts that come down to their knees.
You can get as dolled up as you want, but unless your in the celebrity seats, you might feel like a bit of a tool.
I wore a suit when I was reporting on the Marquez v Pacman fight, and I stood out like a sore thumb.
the MGM grand may well be but they will be watching Tom jones or some other shite over the hill singer strut his stuff.
Fight is at the Thomas and Mack centre.
Whoops! Same applies though.
J, make sure you get down to the Hard Rock Cafe Hotel, I've heard some very good things about that place.
Posted: 19 Jun 2007, 16:36
by Shirow
jamesmcdonnell wrote:J wrote:jamesmcdonnell wrote:Wear whatever you want mate, the MGM grand will be absolutely full of drunk ass man city fans, drunk arse mexicans, and fat arse americans wearing those long t-shirts that come down to their knees.
You can get as dolled up as you want, but unless your in the celebrity seats, you might feel like a bit of a tool.
I wore a suit when I was reporting on the Marquez v Pacman fight, and I stood out like a sore thumb.
the MGM grand may well be but they will be watching Tom jones or some other shite over the hill singer strut his stuff.
Fight is at the Thomas and Mack centre.
Whoops! Same applies though.
J, make sure you get down to the Hard Rock Cafe Hotel, I've heard some very good things about that place.
I can confirm that dreams CAN come true at The Hard Rock. If you leave later than Sunday make sure you get to the REhab beach party at Hard Rock.
Posted: 20 Jun 2007, 04:26
by Loynesy
Agreed, before I got married, HRH was usually manner from heaven.
If you have got real balls and can pull it off, wear a dinner suit to the fight. I did it a few times, always pulled afterwards as birds come up and ask why you are wearing a tux, you have to look them right in the eye and say "When an English gentlemen gambles, he alwys does it in a Dinner Jacket", theythink you are James Bond.
These days though, its jeans and a shirt for me!!
Posted: 20 Jun 2007, 07:52
by J
jamesmcdonnell wrote:J wrote:jamesmcdonnell wrote:Wear whatever you want mate, the MGM grand will be absolutely full of drunk ass man city fans, drunk arse mexicans, and fat arse americans wearing those long t-shirts that come down to their knees.
You can get as dolled up as you want, but unless your in the celebrity seats, you might feel like a bit of a tool.
I wore a suit when I was reporting on the Marquez v Pacman fight, and I stood out like a sore thumb.
the MGM grand may well be but they will be watching Tom jones or some other shite over the hill singer strut his stuff.
Fight is at the Thomas and Mack centre.
Whoops! Same applies though.
J, make sure you get down to the Hard Rock Cafe Hotel, I've heard some very good things about that place.
WILL DO MATE !
have to catch up for a beer on my return been too long fella.

Posted: 20 Jun 2007, 07:59
by sweetscience
Loynesy wrote:Agreed, before I got married, HRH was usually manner from heaven.
If you have got real balls and can pull it off, wear a dinner suit to the fight. I did it a few times, always pulled afterwards as birds come up and ask why you are wearing a tux, you have to look them right in the eye and say "When an English gentlemen gambles, he alwys does it in a Dinner Jacket", theythink you are James Bond.
These days though, its jeans and a shirt for me!!
quality !

Posted: 20 Jun 2007, 08:20
by jamesmcdonnell
Yeah, I'm with you there, wearing a well fitting suit is the nuts, I love having the opportunity to wear one.
I always buy my suits at H&M, for the money they are fantastic, and I'm fortunate that their off the peg numbers fit me like a glove. They look uncannily like a Helmut Lang suit, but for a 10th of the price!
I always used to wear a suit when I was covering a show, felt it was appropriate somehow.
Posted: 20 Jun 2007, 09:17
by DavidPayne
To paraphrase Rodney Trotter.
"You looked like a traffic warden who aint be well"
For reference, I always wear a suit to the boxing.
I think because I want to appear at ease in all circles.
You can feel less comfortable walking back the car alone at York Hall at midnight with slip on shoes on of course but that is the trade off.
If you got trouble, your acceleration would be poor and you know you'd lose a shoe in any ensuing fisticuffs.
Posted: 20 Jun 2007, 09:21
by Wales
I buy designer suits made by a guy called Mat Alan . He's big in Wales.
Posted: 20 Jun 2007, 10:22
by J
vnice tailers handmande suits chaps if tyoyu are in Londond, expect to part with a monkey tho.

Posted: 20 Jun 2007, 11:05
by Wales
Bartering eh? I like your style down the big smoke. I recently purchased a keg of real ale for 2 sheep and a goat.
Posted: 20 Jun 2007, 11:12
by jamesmcdonnell
DavidPayne wrote:To paraphrase Rodney Trotter.
"You looked like a traffic warden who aint be well"
For reference, I always wear a suit to the boxing.
I think because I want to appear at ease in all circles.
You can feel less comfortable walking back the car alone at York Hall at midnight with slip on shoes on of course but that is the trade off.
If you got trouble, your acceleration would be poor and you know you'd lose a shoe in any ensuing fisticuffs.
You know, it's funny, but whenever I wear leather soled shoes, I've always thought that. 'Shit, if I get a in a barney, I'll never be able to get any grip if I had to throw a punch.'
Kicking is definetly out too, unless you want to end up on the deck.
As you say, the trade off is looking like a ponce on the way hope when surrounded by the chav element who are pissed and looking for a barney.
Posted: 20 Jun 2007, 11:14
by jamesmcdonnell
Bad news, it's only 8 am at the moment in Vegas.!
That means even if the fight is at 7.pm their time, it's going to be on here about 3 in the morning. Unfortunately they have daylight savings in the US too.