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

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Old school bag glove. Newer bag glove – modernized version so you can look “cool” using crappy gear. Looks like an MMA glove. Updated “padded” bag glove – STILL BAD, don’t use. In countries outside of the US, local brands are more common…such as Rival in Canada, TOP TEN in UK, Winning in Japan, Twins in Thailand, Mexican gloves in Mexico, etc. And then Winning is worn as the “status brand” to show off regardless of any country. Mexican gloves are also shown off outside of Mexico as “exotic gloves” (like in Europe) and fun to wear since they look different from typical Pakistan gloves and very hard to get or rarely seen. 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. I hate that they keep coming up with new designs every year. This is just proof that they rely heavily on marketing and don’t have any solid time-tested models. You don’t see Reyes coming out with a new model every year. Is it because they [Reyes] aren’t innovative? No, it’s because they’ve been in business for decades and don’t need to improve their already-perfect models. Also, they have a longstanding customer-base that probably wouldn’t want them to change anything. When was the last time you heard of Hayabusa gloves so incredible that tons of pro boxers said, “PLEASE DON’T CHANGE ANYTHING”???…my point exactly. Mexico in the meanwhile, stayed cheap enough to produce their products locally. Their brands retained more of their original quality, passing on the knowledge of glove-making from one generation to the next. Mexico’s assets werenot only knowledge of the fight game and access to cheaper handlabor, they also had higher quality leather and fighters that could push their gear to the limit. You can trust all reputable Mexican brands to be tested by the toughest and most aggressive boxing style on the planet. The REAL SECRET, I think is in the shapeof their gloves. Unlike other brands catering to the casual demographic with pretty designs, Mexican gloves are oftenugly (and old-looking) but extremely functional. Their glove shape supports your hand and wrist in a way that other gloves do not. I think their original methods of designs, stitching, padding, and glove-craftinghave remained more intact than other countries over the years. Unfortunately for consumers, their traditional way of hand-working and demand for quality meant a less industrialized process and smaller production runs. Many of Mexico’s top boxing brands never globalized or grew beyond their local markets. They do not have the marketing or capacity to handle the masses, nor do theyhave a glove to cater to that demographic.

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) ThaiSmai – stitching looks to be on-par or slightly below Twins, but the padding and fitting is really bad. Here in America, Adidas boxing gloves are almost non-existent or seldom seen. I’ve heard of some fighters wearing thembut never seen it with my own eyes. I do wonder if the pros actually use them by choice or because they were sponsored. For the most part, their gear is yet another one of those beautifully-designed Pakistan clone brands. And I really wanted to like their gear because they sent me several models for free. But I couldn’t use it—their gloves were sostiff and painful to punch with. There was one pro model that I did fallin love with. It was a 10oz pro fighting glove that felt amazing but you can’t train in it. For regulartraining purposes, Adidas has nothing for you. 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. 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). Morning, Saturday and Next Working Day deliveries are optional and will also incur additional charges. Please call us on 01708 320320 to discuss prices. I do like the double-strap concept. It appearsto be more secure on the wrist than most single straps, and possiblya useful design improvement that more boxing companies could implement.

Ialso feel thatMMA brands are Pakistan clones and Muay Thai brands areThailand clones. Their quality is usually no better and no different from the clone-brands in boxing. If anything, I feel MMA brands charge more for the same product simply because their sport caters to a more affluent demographic (middle-class whites vs urban ghetto). Unfortunately for the brand, the gloves I tried were absolutely crap and after my experience, was determined to write them off forever. I also wasn’t the only one that thought TOP TEN gloves are bad. Not surprising considering they are made in Pakistan and while their gloves don’t have the typical clone design, they are still clone quality (which is pretty bad). Takes time to break in: These Rival RB11 gloves feel quite stiff in the beginning and take about a dozen training sessions to break in. In comparison the Rival RFX-Guerrero pro fight gloves and the RB10’s break-in much faster. Summary 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.PBS for me is the very epitome of a “Pakistan clone” because they’re generic versions of brand-name Pakistan clones. You can’t get much more generic than that! I reviewover 60brands, and hundreds ofdifferent gloves…explaining everything frommaterials, padding, and stitchingto shape, comfort, and protection. I also cover the history of different brands and how they evolved or even copied one another over the years. King Professional – old brand that was known making the best pads, mitts and gloves. Easily distinguishable by their longer/curved outer cuff. Unfortunately, I tried a recent model and they’re total crap. Honestly, they feel like toys; not made for serious use at all. Their synthetic leather is awful, your hand starts sweating within seconds of putting them into the glove. Read my review (coming soon). Quality glove at a great price. Good quality leather and good cushion for sparring and bagwork. Many women like Twins for their smaller hand fit. If you want a velcro model, get the BGVL3 which is padded better but some complain that it’s more of a traditional Thai glove shape and too bulky.

Rival produces boxing gloves in Pakistan and China and have offices across the world in Montreal, Canada (Head Office); Las Vegas, USA; Northamptonshire, UK; and New South Wales, Australia. Where to Buy Rival Boxing Gloves? Females have smaller hands/wrists and less power, so they prefer a tighter fit rather than cushioning. Inside a bigger glove designed for men, their hands would be floating around with less wrist support and/or they wouldn’t be ableto make a fist as easily. It should come as no surprise that many of the smaller-fit and less padded puncher’s gloves and Asian brands rank highly as women’s favorites. Generally speaking: Irecommend 12oz or 14oz for women sincetheir hands are smaller, upper-body not as strong as men’s, they don’t hit as hard, and do not require as much cushion. Bigger females (170lb & up) will spar in 16oz. For bagwork, many women do prefer to train in lighter gloves, like 12oz. Women below 105lbs are probably better with 12oz gloves. The lining should also stay in place and not flop around inside the glove. It’s especially annoying it feels like a loose plastic bag inside your glove. Top-rated glove for women. Reyes is a top quality brand, already known for its smaller fit. They make great gloves for womenand with several “feminine” color schemes to choose from. PS: Alibabais a great place to get fake name brand gloves at a good price if you ever wanted that. The qualitymay vary but at least you’re paying a fairer price for the glove.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.

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