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Hi. I picked these up around Xmas when Ringside had 35% off gloves. They're listed with a never used, just kidding price of $99 but seem to be always on sale for $39.99. Still, my buying them for $34 after shipping must have upset someone, because Contender Fight Sports was excluded from the next time they ran the same sale around Valentine's.
First impressions:
Before I touched them I thought the Leather looked wrinkly, and after I touched them I was amazed at how nice the leather is. I'm surprised to say it, but the leather is right around Fairtex quality, perhaps softer though slightly less thick. The leather is thicker and softer than my Twins, but less so than my friend's Cleto Reyes.
Oddly the website said the large size would come in 17 oz, but the tag on the glove says 12oz. I don't have a scale, but I'd guess they feel 15ish. They fit my long alien fingers really well though, even at the thumb, which is a problem in most gloves for me.
Pinching and squeezing the glove demonstrates a very thin padding layer, like immediate bottom out.
Inside the glove the lining is very thick. I'm reminded more of my Under Armour Track Pants than the usual satin feel. When I first put them on it's so tight to the fingertip that I wonder about finger placement, until it's nudged aside and I work my fingers in, and afterward it's stayed in place fell. However, between the thick lining and a too thick gripbar, proper fist may be an issue for those with shorter fingers. Seriously, the gripbar feels nearly double the thickness of most, and fortunately has a soft and squishy feel to allow a proper fist.
Pulling my hand out of the glove the first time I got a papercut from the warning label, and always wear hand wraps now.
Wrist support:
The D-ring strap pulls the glove tight enough to gain some points, but the flimsy padding used at the inner wrist allows too much play in the wrist for truly complete support.
Performance:
An odd thing about these gloves is that for the first two or three days of use there was no pop, just a dull thudding sound against the bag, but after that brief break in I get a great pop, but only when I land perfectly on correct knuckles. I doubt that Ringside's designers could really have anticipated that, but it adds an auditory level to technique feedback that I've enjoyed.
As expected from the thin padding/gel there is a lot of feedback at the knuckles, but oddly no after training pain, and the lining, while crazy thick, dries pretty fast.
So, while these gloves offer some idiosyncrasies that definitely detract from their total score, at the end of the day they strike a fine balance of feedback and protection, and one could ask little more from a bag glove. Only time will tell if they find themselves durable, but so far I really like the gloves overall. 8/10
First impressions:
Before I touched them I thought the Leather looked wrinkly, and after I touched them I was amazed at how nice the leather is. I'm surprised to say it, but the leather is right around Fairtex quality, perhaps softer though slightly less thick. The leather is thicker and softer than my Twins, but less so than my friend's Cleto Reyes.
Oddly the website said the large size would come in 17 oz, but the tag on the glove says 12oz. I don't have a scale, but I'd guess they feel 15ish. They fit my long alien fingers really well though, even at the thumb, which is a problem in most gloves for me.
Pinching and squeezing the glove demonstrates a very thin padding layer, like immediate bottom out.
Inside the glove the lining is very thick. I'm reminded more of my Under Armour Track Pants than the usual satin feel. When I first put them on it's so tight to the fingertip that I wonder about finger placement, until it's nudged aside and I work my fingers in, and afterward it's stayed in place fell. However, between the thick lining and a too thick gripbar, proper fist may be an issue for those with shorter fingers. Seriously, the gripbar feels nearly double the thickness of most, and fortunately has a soft and squishy feel to allow a proper fist.
Pulling my hand out of the glove the first time I got a papercut from the warning label, and always wear hand wraps now.
Wrist support:
The D-ring strap pulls the glove tight enough to gain some points, but the flimsy padding used at the inner wrist allows too much play in the wrist for truly complete support.
Performance:
An odd thing about these gloves is that for the first two or three days of use there was no pop, just a dull thudding sound against the bag, but after that brief break in I get a great pop, but only when I land perfectly on correct knuckles. I doubt that Ringside's designers could really have anticipated that, but it adds an auditory level to technique feedback that I've enjoyed.
As expected from the thin padding/gel there is a lot of feedback at the knuckles, but oddly no after training pain, and the lining, while crazy thick, dries pretty fast.
So, while these gloves offer some idiosyncrasies that definitely detract from their total score, at the end of the day they strike a fine balance of feedback and protection, and one could ask little more from a bag glove. Only time will tell if they find themselves durable, but so far I really like the gloves overall. 8/10
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