Quality all-leather exterior over cheap leather or fake leather – more durable, more comfortable, breathes better, looks better.

American boxing companies fell outof favor because all of them eventually prioritized profits over quality. Their glove production wasoutsourced to Pakistan and no longer made byhand craftsmen in-house, but by machine or low-level factory workers. Again, “profit over quality” was the main driving force…and the results reflected that. “Made in America” would never be heard again for boxing gloves, just like 99.99% of productsyou see today. The best American gloves from the old days were made by true craftsman who spent an entire day making one pair, preparing the leather and padding in the most precise ways, and creating each glove with pride. Knowledge of the fight game was their greatest asset. Old-school American gloves were made to last. But to pay a premiumprice today for quality leather and precise handicraft just to give boxing a try? No, the average kidjust wants some cheap gloves with cool graphics to hit the bags with, and that’s exactly who the Americanbrands cater to.Made in China. This might explain why they hardly ever use real leather and also the inconsistent quality control and workmanship. Rival produce fantastic boxing gloves and have been doing so since their origin in 2003. The areas that Rival excel in include: The amazing fit, comfort, and quality of Rival re-shapedinto the perfect women’s boxing glove. A great price, and possibly the best glove for women if you don’t like the way Reyes and Winning fits your hands. Although it’s a sparring model, the glove works perfectly fine for bagwork as well.

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. Top criteria for training gloves are quality-of-construction and protection, then comfort. Gloves made forbagwork 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. TKO is another generic fight gear company like Century except only they’re a smaller company and their gloves are even lower-priced and lesser quality. They’re using a more outdated design for their gloves (compared to Century) and their gloves feel evencheaper in your hands. I tried their gloves 10 years ago and it hurt like hell to punch with them even when they were new. I remember them looking like plastic. I think the problem is that gel doesn’t compress when you put pressure on it. It simply wiggles around and doesn’t secure your fist upon impact. When I punch with a foam-padded glove, it feels like the foam compresses in place, solidifyingmy punch into one place giving better support and power transfer during impact. When I punch with a gel-padded glove, it feels like the gel wiggles or squeezes around during impact, causing my fist to moveslightly and de-stabilize (WHICH ACTUALLY HURTS MY WRIST). If you want another visual: imagine you had a wall covered with foam and another wall covered with gel. If you hit the foam wall, your hand hits one place solidly. If you punch the gel wall, your hand wiggles during impact and causes wrist pain. I’m not 100% sure this is what’s going on but it’s my best scientific guess. If I had to guess, I think their company started with Muay Thai products before pivoting over to the purist boxing market. They’ve since done pretty well, getting the likes of Amir Khan and other notable boxers to use their products. They are used not only in train

Great for sparring and bagwork. Highest quality gloves ever; unrivaled materials and craftmanship! Padding options are either TUTELALA (bagwork) or CAESTUS (slightly softer for bagwork & sparring). Customization available. Padding replacement options available! Almost all boxing gloves you see today are made in Pakistan; probably like 90% of them. The rest are made in Mexico, Japan, Thailand, and even China. Now, if you’re in a gym with many high level pro fighters, you’ll probably see a distribution more like: Pakistan (25%), Mexico (25%), Japan (25%), all others (25%). This isn’t to say that Mexico and Japan produce higher quality gloves and other countries do not, it’s just that the better brands (and the ones chosen by pro boxers) tend to come from these countries. Only intended as a bag glove, NOTfor sparring, but very high quality. (I recommend size LARGE or XL.)

Hotjar sets this cookie to identify a new user’s first session. It stores a true/false value, indicating whether it was the first time Hotjar saw this user. 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. I call these the “OFF-brand clones” because they’re established companies butnot yet household names. They’re trying to become well-known and sometimes even pricing their products higher to be associated with household brands like Everlast and TITLE Boxing or even serious pro brands like Grant and Winning. Di Nardo (custom-made from Italy) – best leather, best quality and craftsmanship, best support, best style, and VERY UNIQUE FEEL. Premium pricing for a premium glove. Yes, they are absolutely worth the price. No ventilated holes: Rival didn’t add perforated holes into the palm side of this glove, which means that they can become quite hot.

Ladies, if you love splurging on boxing gear like you do on your bags/shoes, here are your dream gloves! Nice gloves, good quality with a custom fit. Highly recommended for women. Di Nardo is wayyyyy better than Grant. Only it isn’t aswell known but this should change soon. 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.