Blair Dennett - As I stated previously "Taking in to consideration only protection I would lean towards an IMF glove with a smaller hand compartment." The glove I recommend has the best of both. I excluded shell materials because It doesn't offer any protection. The OTZBG shell is Dotted PU but my experience with this glove has been that it is really durable as well. I use the HBG18 which is the same glove when I work out on my heavybag. I am definitely not as serious about training as a lot of the people on here. I do however hit my heavybag 2 - 3 days a week and have logged roughly 50 hours of workouts on them. They are still in incredible shape with no defects and only have a little staining. When they do fall apart I will say that they are worth the $40 bucks and I get another pair. The one advantage I have over everyone else on here is that I can try on every product we sell under the Ringside/Combat Sports brands. If more people tried these gloves, I bet that they would formulate a similar opinion.
Don’t be fooled by the Fitness label tied to the title as we chose to use that term for SEO purposes.
Looking back I probably should have mentioned that I have very normally sized man hands. In most cases a large gloves fit me perfect. I can also wear regulars but I need to use them a few times to get them to stretch out a bit.
Here is a little more details on each so you guys can make you own decisions.
OTZBG – Our second tier molded foam core but that doesn’t mean that it is not great foam. It is of the same quality as our standard IMF Tech training gloves that regularly get great reviews. This glove has a tight fit, easy closure, sleek profile and best of all have an incredible price. I would agree that a drawback would be the shell materials being PU but we have sold several thousand pair and I yet to see one come back with a defect.
HSBG – Best IMF foam, tight fit, sleek profile, easy closure, best quality leather shell materials with the only drawback being the high price. It is truly an awesome glove and worth the money. Built for people who won’t settle for anything other than the best.
IMFPFG – Best IMF foam composition but in a thinner version, tight fit, offers additional support beyond your handwrap because of the laces. The laces can be a draw back. Someone else has to help you get them on and if you tape the laces with each use, at some point damage the gloves. These have the smallest profile of all of the gloves on my list.
SBG – Second Tier molded foam, similar to above, but thinner if you cut it apart over the knuckles. It has a sleek overall design, tight fit, easy closure and a 50/50 leather to synthetic mix.
GELSBG – This glove is pretty comparable to the OTZBG with the addition of a gel pad over the knuckle. It does have a different inside wrist padding and elastic band on the closure that keeps it from being super supportive.
Regarding the IMF BG - It is also a great glove but the hand compartment is wide, overall profile is big and the heavier 14 and 16 oz weights are not to my liking so it didn't make my list.
Thanks,
Darrin Clauder
will it come with different weight sizes? In the pictures you posted in the other thread, I saw 10oz only.
