What's the relevance on boxing glove weights?

[helvedsrike]

I've been browsing for new gloves, and I found all these options: laces, no laces, velcro straps and such. But then I found weight options: 12 oz, 14 oz 16 oz... what's the deal? does a heavier glove offer more protection and/or better workout? Any insight you may give me would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

[Andrew Green]

I've been browsing for new gloves, and I found all these options: laces, no laces, velcro straps and such. But then I found weight options: 12 oz, 14 oz 16 oz... what's the deal? does a heavier glove offer more protection and/or better workout? Any insight you may give me would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.


Heavier glove = More padding. 16 oz is good for training. 10 oz are pro fights.

laces give a tighter fit, but you need help in and out of them.

There are also gloves meant for heavy bags vs sparring.

What do you want to do with them?

[Cliff Hargrave]

Heavier = slower punches. Where I train when we spar the heavier you are the heavier gloves you wear. Or if you are much better than the guy you are sparring you wear heavier gloves than they do to slow you down some and have more padding.

[Chrono]

Heavier = slower punches. Where I train when we spar the heavier you are the heavier gloves you wear. Or if you are much better than the guy you are sparring you wear heavier gloves than they do to slow you down some and have more padding.

Couldn't that be a way to train, using heavier gloves than you're supposed to for the weight? Just a thought. I guess it wouldn't hurt to try.

[Spartan]

You will get better strength gains doing bench press, if that is your goal. But I suppose you can gain endurance if you practice with heavy gloves.

[Jeff Burger]

Dont go with laces for workout gloves. You will need help with them and unless you cover the laces you can cut your opponent.

Heavier gloves...more protection, more workout. You got from 16oz in training to 12oz in fighting you will feel the difference.

Jeff

[Cliff Hargrave]

We have some bag gloves with weights in the wrists that go up to 32 oz.

[helvedsrike]

What do you want to do with them?


Kickboxing, although we don't do a lot of sparring, we do lots of bagwork, and we are instructed to hit all bags with gloves on, including the speedbag. We do some controlled sparring, taking turns in hitting each other, and we protect ourselves with our gloves. But I prefer not to protect myself, I rather opt to receive the full punch/kick directly on my body. It hurts, but it's better.

I had a pair of 16oz'ers, but my left arm got tired rather quickly. I tried some 14 oz gloves, and just like Mr. Burger said, I can feel the difference. Now I'll have to try them when hitting the bag, but that won't happen until next Monday. The gym closed for the holidays :D .

[Chrono]

You will get better strength gains doing bench press, if that is your goal. But I suppose you can gain endurance if you practice with heavy gloves.

It was just a thought I had. It probably would be better to do bench presses and the like instead.

[DungeonWorks]

Heavier = slower punches. Where I train when we spar the heavier you are the heavier gloves you wear. Or if you are much better than the guy you are sparring you wear heavier gloves than they do to slow you down some and have more padding.

This was the rule at my old Dojo as well. Generally it went like this:

Headgear (optional for more experienced fighters, but generally everyone wore them)

180 lbs+ = 18 oz
150-180 lbs = 16 oz
Under 150 lbs = 14 oz

For bag training, we used 12 oz BAG SPECIFFIC gloves with the velcro securement. Both for bag training and sparring, we had our hands wrapped with the cloth wraps witht he thumb loop.

This is for training. In our fights (Ameture level), we always used 12 oz gloves and Olympic style headgear. I was 205 lbs for my fights, and I can tell you that after 8-12 wks of training with 18 oz gloves, the 12 oz were sooooo much faster to fire off combos! HUGE difference! I love that feeling you get in the ring with taped hands and lighter gloves during that first exchange....like your arms were just set free!!!

Gary

[Luebbers]

Also bear in mind that aside from the extra protection afforded by the weight, there is a tremendous size difference. If my partner and I are boxing with 16 oz. gloves, defense is much easier (or offence is more difficult). The gloves are so big, that when I cover up, it's difficult for my opponent to get his giant glove throught any kind of hole.

[danny]

to Helvedsrike and (everyone)

1.10oz gloves always used for compeitition bouts.
2.use 16oz gloves for training (sparring) as it is more larger, and padded for prevention of injury, it is standard practice, also another benefit is that it is heavier so it will benefit you in the long run, as you muscles will get more conditioned to fatigueness.
3. standard practice is that you use velcroe strap for training mostly because of convinience, but you can use laces if you like for training aswell.
4. lace ups always used in competition bouts.

[jwinch2]

It was just a thought I had. It probably would be better to do bench presses and the like instead.


Actually, this is not a bad idea. You are not going to make huge strength gains this way but training in this manner would be a great way to TRANSFER the gains made in the weightroom to performance on the mat. It is not going to be a substitute for proper strength training but it certainly can be part of a good overall training program especially following a heavy strength/power cycle in your weightraining program.

Jason