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RIVAL Boxing Gloves - RS100 Professional Sparring Gloves - Choice of Colours

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Hayabusa, however, failed to capture any real respect in the boxing market and I suspect it’s for the all the reasons that I don’t like that brand. As a boxing purist, like other boxing purists, we already had a history and a tradition. I don’t know how to say it, but we respect the “old”. We respect the “old school guys”, the “old school knowledge”, the “old school training”. Boxing has a culture of being “time-tested” and so you were very skeptic of anything new. Our gear was plain and designed to remind us of the old days when times were tough and fighters were tougher. A fancy pretty glove like Hayabusa looked like a toy to us. It looked like something made for children, not for real men, not for real fighters.

Here’s an insightful forum comment on the decline of Everlast quality over the years: Everlast and Title , same company or no? A functional starting glove for women, beginners, or anybody on a budget. I personally prefer the laces model since you can tie the glove tighter around your wrist, and also because the velcro model uses an elastic strap that doesn’t look like it’ll last long. Genuine leather” IS real leather, but it’s probably the weakest layer of the layer. “Bonded leather” is even weaker than that, made from discarded scraps of leather glued together. Bonded leather is similar in concept to “particle board” which is made up of small wood scraps and tiny chips and vastly inferior to “solid wood”. Bonded leather is the weakest leather (lowest grade) and oftenpainted over and textured to look like higher grade leather. “Nappa leather” is a silly industry term used to imply soft/supple leather but the term is ambiguous and doesn’t actually have any distinction from just plain leather. Stitching: The stitching is perfect across all areas of the glove and I couldn’t see any fraying errors.Just as how the “Title” brand was inspired by the Ringside (American), and “Fighting” was inspired by “Winning” (Japanese), “Pro Mex” was inspired by “Cleto Reyes” (Mexico). It’s a pretty smart business idea when you think about it. Many people did not have money for the legit brands in Ringside, Winning, and Reyes so Title created generic imitations of all their qualities and sold them for cheaper. They tried to copy the sleek protective glove design of Ringside, the high quality super-cushioned glove design of Winning, and the slim aggressive Mexican-style glove design of Cleto Reyes. The quality was nothing close to the originals but good enough to sell. It’s also best if the glove is made using as few pieces of leather as possible. This createsfewerseams and fewer places for your glove to tear apart from over time. So why would manufacturers use many pieces? One reason is to make use of smaller pieces of leather (like scrap leather leftover from other projects), savingmoney because there’s less waste. Another reason is to mix materials, using only a little bit of real leather and the rest is cheaper materials (vinyl, plastic, mesh). And lastly, using many pieces allows them to create a fancier-looking glove to sell for a higher price.

These guys operate under many names. It’s like a family franchise or something and each member has a different take on the “PRO” name. Search their stores on Yelp in Southern California and you’ll find “PRO Boxing Equipment”, “PRO Boxing Suplies”, “Pro Combat”, “PROLAST”. Do not be fooled. Their gear is crap. The leather rips and the padding goes flat. Most boxing gloves will fit somewherewithin the 3 common shapes: LARGE, LONG, and COMPACT. 1. LONG-boxing, 2. LARGE-thai, 3. LARGE-boxing, 4. COMPACT-thai. (Photo credit: ryyonvin) So I think they started with the typical round karate/tae-kwon-do gloves (and other martial arts gear) and then decided “OH HEY, WE SHOULD MAKE BOXING GLOVES, TOO!”. Except only, instead of designing their glove with the usual boxing glove shape, they simply adapted their existing karate glove design into boxing gloves by extending the padding all around the glove. They also started making MMA gloves as well, furthering their appearance as one of those “all martial arts” gear companies (which doesn’t appeal to diehard boxers). With so many cheap gloves proliferating in the market nowadays, it seems allnew brands are tryingto establishthemselves as “THE NEW PREMIUM BRAND”. This caused manybrands to strategically price themselves higher in hopes of raising consumer appeal. Meanwhile other brands, afraid of offendingtheir loyal fanbase, kept their prices the same which only adds to the current price confusion. Not so surprisingly, it’s much harder nowadays to find quality brands at logical prices!ELASTIC VELCRO– this is a cheaper version of velcro using a stretchy fabric for the strap instead of leather. Doesn’t last long (tears easily) and not as supportive. Can sometimes be more annoying than usual velcro strap. This is the standard “bag glove” nowadays. They look like regular boxing gloves but with higher density foam to protect your hands againstdense objects like the heavy bag and mitts. The denser padding however makes them too stiff for sparring. The ideal cushion feeling is created using multi-layer foam of different densities, combining the cushioning of soft foam with the responsiveness of dense foam. There is also the addition of “orthopedic foam” a.k.a. memory foam which molds to you better than latex or EVA foam (which holds its shape). A multi-layer bag glove will probably havea soft foam (or orthopedic foam) on the inside and dense foam on the outside. A multi-layer training or sparring glove willadd another soft layer on the outside to protect your sparring partner. The best brands have their own special foam “formulas” and use anywhere from 3-5 layers of foam.

Don’t be fooled by synthetic gloves with mesh or “mesh ventilation technology”; they’re low quality and still not very breathable! Somepeople feel mesh is actually HOTTER; it’s because manufacturers puta lining to protect the mesh which defeats the purpose of mesh breathability anyway. They don’t look Mexican-made at all whatsoever; looks like any other cheap Pakistan glove (but actually worse). They didn’t even make an effort to copy the original Casanovas. Entirely different shape, padding, and feel. The only effort they made was to copy the Casanova logo. Oh but look carefully and you’ll notice one glaring flaw…there’s no “HECHO EN MEXICO” on the label because these are so obviously not made in Mexico; they even turned the glove so you can’t see the label straight on. Don’t be fooled by their online pictures either; some of them try to copy the real Casanova’s photo angles and also the wrinkled leather of Mexican gloves but it looks like such cheap plastic piece of crap in person. An insult to even cheap Pakistan gloves. But nowadays, we have many “business manufacturers” making gloves to maximize profit. They don’t have time or even the knowledge to create their own glove design, so they simply use an existing “template”. And usually these templates are designed around maximizing profit, using inferior materials and decreasing labor times. So when I say “clone gloves”, I mean that the gloves are simply a widely available template used by several other companies. Some designs are just there to look cool and increase sales but don’t actually improve the glove in any functional way. Top King – cheap clone but at least the padding isn’t as stiff. These gloves are very big size in external appearance, which some fightersdon’t like.I think their brand name is annoying. Really hard to find their gear as searching “top ten boxing gloves” will most likely show dozens of glove review articles instead of TOP TEN brand gloves. The older model from mid-2000’s was much betterbut this version is still quite functionalfor the price. (Some colors are cheaper!) Good sparring glove, and occasional bagwork. Don’t be tempted by the more expensive Ringside models—they aren’t much better! In case you wanted to save more money: the R2C clonemay be cheaper (but may or may not be the same quality). LONG-SHAPE(usuallyMexican gloves) – feels thinner, lighter, and more streamlined for punching. The longer design distributes the weight more along thearm, making the glove feel less bulky. Manyfighters feel long glovesmakea smaller/tighter fist, penetrate an opponent’s defense easier, help throw straighter punches, and also don’tobstruct their vision as much when they holdtheir hands up. Longer-tightergloves actually offer better wrist support since there’s less room for your wrist to wigglearound inside.Some fighters don’t like the long-shape because they feel it’s not padded enough and their hands hurt when they punch.

Real simple, compare their glovedesigns to the other brands I review. See if it’s a Pakistan clone design and go from there. Most gloves nowadays are copying Winning, Grant, Title orHayabusa. If it’s not a clone design, then start comparing the quality and materials with other gloves. There are so many brands I have never heard of and never tried (especially brands from other countries). Despite not having tried them all, I can say without a doubt many of them are clone designscheaply made in Pakistan. Glove buying tips Here we see a higher level of boxing glove manufacturer. They’ve got the same old models as the previous companies but also more updated designs. Are you starting to see the patterns, yet? It’s like they’re all using the exact same glove design template, right? And the eye-opening thing is that many household brands use them as well. Remember all the complaints that Everlast or Ringside are no longer as good as they used to be? Well, now you can see why…they’ve all outsourced to Pakistan.

THE WINNERS – Johnny’s Favorite Boxing Gloves (for training and fighting)

HYBRID– has both laces and velcro, so you can choose one or use both. Theoretically could be more supportive than laces. Very uncommon and only available withcertain brands (usually Mexican). A mix between punching glove and a focus mitt so your trainer can “practice spar” with you, developing your offense and defense at the same time. Gelpadding is thesame type of “gel” that you see in shoe inserts or computer wrist support pads. I personally don’t like it at all and think it’s a crime that it’s being sold as this supportive long-lasting “new padding technology”. The gel maintains the glove shape/padding for longer but feels un-supportive when you punch with it. Adidas is a German company, and a household sports brand in Europe (I hear also common in Australia). They’re in many sports as I’m sure you already know; soccer “aka futbol”, basketball, football, etc. Adidas boxing gear is respected in a similar way to Everlast. It’s found in many stores but the quality is not the best. If you pay attention only to their pro-level products, you mightfind some betterstuff. I haven’t been to boxing gyms in Europe but from what I saw in the stores there and Youtube videos, there appears to be a lot of Adidas boxing gear throughout Europe, especially if you’re around Germany. GOOGLE search– type in “[pro fighter name] sparring” or “[pro fighter name] heavy bag” on Google images or Youtube andsee what brand they use in training. Many pro boxers deal with the samehand issues you have (big hands/wrists, hand injuries, etc).If you’re from another country, try searching up a local boxer from your country. Beware that many famous boxers are sponsored (PAID) to wear certain brands.

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