Hey I'm JD Carnahan, I live in southern NY (any fellow boxers in area feel free to send me a PM). I'm currently training in Karate, but ive always had a big interest in boxing. I'm starting to independently learn how to box with help from this website since the only known trainer/gym in a 55 mile radius moved away. If anybody knows an experienced boxer, or a trainer thats around the Jametown NY area that would be great.
Anyays, I have a few questions.
1) I'm looking into getting a set of gloves, Is it one size fits all, or do they have seperate sizes. If the latter is true, how do i find out my glove size, and do the glove sizes take into account the wraps that go underneath them.
2) Since I pretty much have no one around to critique my form, or practice with, am I better off getting a set of bag gloves, or can I use normal sparing/ring gloves for bag work too.
Thanks,
JD
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1. As far as I've ever seen it's only adult and children's gloves. So I'm assuming they're one-size-fits-all. And yes, they take into account the extra space for hand wraps underneath. For instance, with the Everlast training gloves, I have enough room for the gel-wrap gloves underneath. And those are like wearing a pair of MMA gloves. So yes, there should be plenty of room. The only thing you have to debate is what weight glove you want. I suggest 12oz. They're heavy but great for training.
2. I do all of my bag-work with regular training gloves. I just find that they offer more protection for the hands. Bag-gloves can be nice, but I find them relatively unnecessary. With training gloves, you spend the money once, and you can use them for anything: heavy-bag, target mitts, sparring, etc...This might seem obvious, but make sure you get hook and loop style gloves, cause especially if you're training by yourself you'll want the convenience of being able to just take them off and on easily.
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