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The ultimate boxing glove review – from 10+ years experience! I review over 60 brands, and hundreds of different glovesexplaining everything from materials, padding, and stitching to shape, comfort, and protection. I also cover the history of different brands and how they evolved or even copied one another over the years. Of the hundreds of “boxing glove reviews” out there, most are either a vomit of self-serving Amazon links or sponsored reviews advertisements hyping up gimmicky features. Even the honest reviews are written by guys who’ve tried only a few brands and never worn out a single glove in their entire life. I’ll say this The best glove reviews should compare the best gloves! Discover the best boxing gloves for: serious fighters, women, beginners, and low budget!
I’ve got 10+ years of punching in boxing gloves Some of you guys know my story. I’ve been boxing since 2004. Way back in 2008, I wrote a popular guide called the that circled the web a hundred times, spawning copycat review guides ripping off everything I said. Well a lot has changed since then. The current market for boxing/MMA/fighting gear is more confusing than ever for consumers. There used to be only a few brands to choose from and it was easy to tell who made the good stuff.
But nowadays, you have more brands and more choices (design, color, price-range) with all claiming to be the highest quality. You hear conflicting reviews and you don’t know what’s good anymore. My verdict is this: 99% of the gloves out there are overpriced junk. I’ve tried out MANY gloves and seen them new, used, completely torn apart. I can look at a glove and tell you how it’s going to feel and how it’s going to fall apart later. I can tell you if the glove will harden quickly, be hot and sweaty, be hard to make a fist, where it will tear, those kinds of things. This experience comes from being in a serious boxing gym—with dozens of champions training inside at any moment.
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I got to try out many different gloves and see what everyone else uses. I also get free gloves regularly because of my website.
I’ve seen many brands and how they’ve changed over the years. I hope to shine some light on the boxing glove industry (instead of confusing you with more pretty pictures and BS features). I’ll tell you how boxing gloves are made, which qualities are most important, and which ones to buy.
I’ll also give you the background and history of many companies and how their gloves have risen or fallen in favor with boxers. I will probably make enemies out of the boxing glove industry but here goes Let’s us begin the ULTIMATE BOXING GLOVE REVIEW GUIDE! NOTE: I have affiliate links for many gloves below. Whatever you buy may earn me a small commission. I only promote gloves that I would personally use and NEVER because of commissions (although many companies have tried). In a sport like this, integrity IS safety. Skip ahead if you’re too busy to read the entire article.
Read the whole thing to see detailed glove reviews, company write-ups, and get a stronger understanding of how quality gloves are made. Johnny’s favorite gloves (for training/fighting): Learn about glove construction: – – – Skip to a specific brand: / / compared with / THE WINNERS – Johnny’s Favorite Boxing Gloves (for training and fighting) What MOST boxers use Most pros (and amateurs) prefer Winning gloves for training because they have the best protection.
Even if you don’t have a lot of money, it is still worth it to save up the $300 for Winning—they are THAT good! Older fighters or those with hand problems practically have no choice but to use Winning. An alternative to Winning is Grant but it’s only used by pros (who can appreciate the customization) since it costs so much. Fighters that like Winning/Grant gloves but can’t afford them will default to Rival or one of the Mexican glove brands (Reyes, Casanova), which are still very high quality but more affordable. Those wanting customization or flashy styling will go with customized Mexican gloves; ones with bigger budget will do Grant or Adidas MyGloves.
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Boxers on average budget will default to Ring2Cage C17’s. Those on tight budget will get either Fighting Sports or Ringside IMF sparring gloves (which go on sale often).
MMA guys or boxers venturing outside the traditional boxing brands will go for Hayabusa (which I don’t like), Ring 2 Cage’s C17 model (a respectable Winning clone) or one of the Thai brands (Fairtex, Twins, etc). The most budget conscious will go for Title, really cheap but functional. First-timers, beginners, and especially MMA guys are known to walk into the gym with cheap Everlast, Fairtex, Hayabusa, or even Venum—many of which are not on my top 5 lists because of poor quality or overpriced.
Some people will be lucky enough to have found Title, Fighting Sports, or Ringside, which go on sale often. Generally, MMA guys prefer the extreme-styling and high-tech look of Hayabusa/Rival whereas pure boxers prefer the classic old-school look of Mexican or Winning gloves. In countries outside of the US, local brands are more commonsuch as Rival in Canada, TOP TEN in UK, Winning in Japan, Twins in Thailand, Mexican gloves in Mexico, etc. And then Winning is worn as the “status brand” to show off.
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Mexican gloves are also shown off outside of Mexico as “exotic gloves” (like in Europe) and fun to wear since they look different from typical Pakistan gloves and very hard to get or rarely seen. Top criteria for training gloves are quality-of-construction and protection, then comfort. Gloves made for bagwork have denser cushion to last longer and also prevent you from punching through the padding. Gloves made for sparring have softer cushion to minimize power transfer and protect sparring partners. There are also gloves that are made for both; ideally, they use multiple layers of foam of different densities. Because every hand is different, some gloves will fit and protect you better than others.
BAG gloves protect you. SPARRING gloves protect your partner. TRAINING gloves should protect both.
Serious fighters will have at least 2 pairs of gloves (both 16oz):. SOFT pair of lace-up gloves for sparring. DENSE pair of velcro gloves for bagwork. Some fighters go lighter (14oz) for speed, or heavier (18oz) for protection/bagwork or conditiong.
Bigger fighters spar with 18oz, 20oz, or even heavier for more protection. Some fighters spar in 14oz or 12oz to practice fighting in lower weight gloves closer to the actual competition weight (they don’t punch with full power, of course).
Having several pairs of gloves helps to preserve your soft sparring gloves, since they don’t last long when used on the heavy bag. The dense cushion in bag gloves can last a lot longer; but you can’t shouldn’t use them on sparring partners. If you could only buy one glove (16oz):. Pick SOFT if you do more sparring, and DENSE if you do more bagwork. Those on a budget might buy only a soft pair for sparring, and then use community gloves for bagwork.
Or you can buy a dense pair for bagwork, and then use community gloves for sparring. If you’re not sparring too hard, you can do what I do which is VELCRO gloves for sparring (more convenience), and LACE-UP gloves for bagwork (more support).
Those with hand injuries may prefer softer/bigger gloves for bagwork. If you don’t know which weight you should get, pick the 16oz.
16oz is the standard for male boxers. Females will be 14oz. SOFT gloves for sparring, DENSE gloves for bagwork.
LACE-UP gloves for support, VELCRO for convenience. My personal preferences (FYI: I’m 140lbs):. Don’t use any glove under $150. Winning, Casanova, and Rival are my favorite stock gloves. TopBoxer and Mexican gloves are my favorite custom gloves.
Di Nardo is my guilty splurge. 16oz pair for sparring, and 16oz pair for training (bagwork/mitts).
Quality all-leather exterior over cheap leather or fake leather – more durable, more comfortable, breathes better, looks better. Handmade gloves (better quality) over Pakistan factory clone-mold. Foam padding over gel padding. Simpler design with less seams, preferably with double-stitching (more durability). Laces over velcro – more support and authentic boxing look. Boxing brands over MMA/Thai glove brands – better shape and quality.
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