The Ultimate Guide To Boxing Gloves (Updated 2018)

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The Ultimate Guide To Boxing Gloves (Updated 2018)

We’ve since released an updated version of this article, with updated information and new additions. 

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Welcome to the Fight Quality ultimate guide to everything you need to know about boxing gloves, updated for 2018. This guide aims to be the only resource you’ll ever need when it comes to boxing gloves. We’ve broken down just about everything you need to know, from the specialisations of the different styles of glove, to the different brands available.

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What Does The Weight Of A Boxing Glove Actually Mean?

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What Does The Weight Of A Boxing Glove Actually Mean?

When you buy a new pair of boxing gloves, you almost always have a choice of sizes, weighed in ounces (oz), typically giving you selections of 10, 12, 14 or 16, with occasionally a couple more to choose from. After having reviewed a large number of gloves here at Fight Quality, we’ve noticed that there’s a lot of variation between the padding of gloves, so we thought we’d take a closer look.

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Lace Up Boxing Gloves vs Velcro Boxing Gloves – Which is best?

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Originally written April 2016. Updated February 2018.

If you’ve read our Brief History of Boxing article, you might know that Boxing gloves as we know them today were made a necessity under the Marquess of Queensberry rules in 1867. While most boxing gloves you’ll see today are made with Velcro (or Hook & Loop as it’s often referred to as), Velcro itself wasn’t even invented until around 70 years afterwards, and it’s use in boxing is a more recent transition.

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Inspirational Fighters – Dieselnoi “The Sky Piercing Knee”

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Inspirational Fighters – Dieselnoi "The Sky Piercing Knee"

Combat sports are an ever-changing landscape of fighters, with new names popping up constantly. All fighters have heart, and all fighters have talent, yet of all the fighters who have stepped up over the years, there are some who stick in our minds, who changed the way we think about the sports we love, and who are truly inspirational to today’s generation of martial artists.

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5 Fighter Gifts Under £20 – What To Buy For Boxers, MMA Fighters, Kickboxers And Muay Thai Fighters

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What on earth do you buy for someone who only ever thinks about training? You could buy them some new equipment, but unless they know exactly what they want then that could be a risky decision – especially if you’re someone who doesn’t train at all! It’s probably best to avoid buying gear unless your budget is a bit higher and you know what you’re looking for, so then what should you buy?

Well we’ve decided to help out a bit, by sticking together a list of some pretty cool things which most fighters would appreciate.

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Interview – Ognjen Topic

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Interview - Ognjen Topic

Ognjen Topic is a current IKF World, WBC, WKA National and a former Lion Fight Lightweight World Champion in Muay Thai, fighting out of North Jersey Muay Thai. As well as his fighting career, Ognjen is a full-time instructor as well as being a great graphic designer, having designed the current logos for Muay Thai Authority, MuayTies as well as his own fighter branding, which was used to create a range of InFightStyle gear (You can see that gear here).

We spoke to Ognjen to find out a little bit about his favourite gear and training advice.

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The Difference Between Boxing Gloves and Muay Thai Gloves

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The Difference Between Boxing Gloves and Muay Thai Gloves

We’ve written in the past about the different types of boxing gloves, but we wanted to go into a little more detail about the differences between the traditional boxing gloves, and Muay Thai style boxing gloves. It’s not the end of the world if you end up using the gloves for the wrong sport, however it is a good idea to at least understand what the main differences are and why they’re different in the first place.

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Do Mouthguards Help Prevent Knockouts in Boxing, MMA, Muay Thai and other combat sports?

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Do Mouthguards help prevent Knockouts in Boxing, MMA, Muay Thai and other combat sports?

If you train any combat sport long enough, chances are you’ll regularly get stuck in sparring. In most cases your gym won’t advise you spar (at least not with headshots) unless you have a mouthguard of some sort. In general while different products may be more or less effective, in general they all add some amount of protection to keep your teeth safe. That’s common knowledge. But what about concussions and head trauma? Does having something to bite down on make you less likely to get knocked out? Do mouthguards help prevent knockouts?

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The Best Kickboxers in the UFC

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The Best Kickboxers in the UFC

Many people view the striking side of MMA as the most exciting, the combination of elite striking, small gloves and hard strikes regularly result in spectacular, highlight reel knockouts. Since the UFC first rose to prominence as the most popular MMA promotion the level of striking ability has continued to improve. It’s no longer enough to be a wrestler who can wing a few haymakers, striking needs to be precise and deadly.

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Unique and Innovative Boxing Gloves

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Unique and Innovative Boxing Gloves

When looking into your gear bag, it’s often easy to think that over the years equipment never changes. Well we’d argue with that. Just take a look at Radius Wraps SISU mouth guards, features such as non-abrasive Velcro on fight shorts or even grappling style shin guards. But what about boxing gloves?

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