I know this may be a dumb question.......but I just boxed with my friend a couple rounds and he busted out handwraps.....the ones you use to hit the back with.....Ive faught him before but this time it seemsed like his hits were alot stiffer. I was wondering if it was a huge advantage for him to wear handwraps?

the handwraps would not make a difference, was he using the same gloves?

You should be wearing handwraps as well, this is how a lot of injuries can occur....Not only can you do damage to your hands but also your wrists.

You should be wearing handwraps as well, this is how a lot of injuries can occur....Not only can you do damage to your hands but also your wrists.

Jinx should you wrap your hands even when your just punching a heavy bag?

Yes at all times wrap your hands.

To answer your question, no. It doesn't give you more power. It can, however, allow you to deliver more of your power without fear of injury, which is probably the case with you and your buddy. He wrapped his hands so he could abuse you without hurting himself :)

I'd never, ever throw a punch with gloves on if I didn't have wraps. My hands and wrists are already ****ed up from my misspent youth, I wouldn't even consider hitting someone these days without protection, not unless it were absolutely necessary. The pain, and the healing time just isn't worth it.

To make the long story short... no, handwraps dont give you any power, they just protect your hands and wrists. And never start punching heavybag withou them. this goes to all the other bags as well.

*waits for a tito hater to make a comment then a tito fan turns this thread into a flame war*


BTW how can u illegaly wrap a hand? seems kinda dumb

hand wraps also fill the glove out better so when he hits u, the glove does not compact as much and u feel it a little bit more but it has nothing to do wit the power of the shot
a good axampl of this could be if u have heard of ppl holding a lighter in there hand when there having a street fight cos when they hit there fists are harder cos they dnt compact as much
wraps have the same effect on the glove
if u think of being hit wit a glove that is soft and maybe even a little lossed around the first its like getting hit wit a pillow (ovboisly on a smaller skale and a bit more bang behind it but u get what i mean)
now fill that pillow out wit some extra padding and whach them again theres a bit more impact

thats a long a silly way of saying when ur hands are wrapped it filles the glove out more lol :D :confused:

Wasn`t Trinidad accused of illegally wraping his hand or something before the Joppy fight. They said it made Tito`s hands like cement and they ( the Tito camp ) attempted the same thing before the Hopkins fight and Hopkins camp interjected and got it supervised. Tito`s camp went crazy claiming they didn`t want the hand wrapping supervised and as it turned out Tito`s power wasn`t a factor in the Hopkins fight!! Suspecious!

Wasn`t Trinidad accused of illegally wraping his hand or something before the Joppy fight. They said it made Tito`s hands like cement and they ( the Tito camp ) attempted the same thing before the Hopkins fight and Hopkins camp interjected and got it supervised. !

Yes. I suspected some foul play as well. Ilegally wrapping the knuckle area is what I heard. Joppy sustained substantial damage as well, something that has not been apparent in his other fights. Not saying he could beat Tito, but I am saying his face was messed up more than it was supposed to be.

The Wrap (http://www.braggingrightscorner.com/wrap.html)

I am totally unaware as to the credibility of this source. Slightly interesting arcticle nonetheless. I believe the opposite of this person. I was shocked with the whole Joppy fight. Tito must be the real deal. That was the biggest test he ever faced as a fighter, and made it look a bit too easy.

Tito's power wasn't apparent in the Hopkins fight because for one, he rarely landed any cleans blow on Hopkins chin, and two, Hopkins is not only a middleweight but a middleweight with an iron chin.

Tito's power wasn't apparent in the Hopkins fight because for one, he rarely landed any cleans blow on Hopkins chin, and two, Hopkins is not only a middleweight but a middleweight with an iron chin.
This is very true, but the question remains. Was Tito`s hands wrapped illegally?

You should wear handwraps when:

hittin the heavy bag
speed bag
double end bag
sparrin
punch mitts
etc.

Wasn`t Trinidad accused of illegally wraping his hand or something before the Joppy fight. They said it made Tito`s hands like cement and they ( the Tito camp ) attempted the same thing before the Hopkins fight and Hopkins camp interjected and got it supervised. Tito`s camp went crazy claiming they didn`t want the hand wrapping supervised and as it turned out Tito`s power wasn`t a factor in the Hopkins fight!! Suspecious!

Here it is! Another jerkoff reply about the same lame rumor.

It was all a plan from the Hopkins camp. Tito's hands weren't wrapped illegally. Both Bouie Fischer and Nazeem Richardson have admitted that it was just a mind game. Hopkins before the Eastman fight at a press conference finally admitted himself when he was praising Richardson as his master strategist. He said that Richardson was the man behind the plan.

To go a little off subject, the power in each of my hands is unreal...

To answer your question, no. It doesn't give you more power. It can, however, allow you to deliver more of your power without fear of injury, which is probably the case with you and your buddy. He wrapped his hands so he could abuse you without hurting himself :)

I'd never, ever throw a punch with gloves on if I didn't have wraps. My hands and wrists are already ****ed up from my misspent youth, I wouldn't even consider hitting someone these days without protection, not unless it were absolutely necessary. The pain, and the healing time just isn't worth it.


just make sure he doesn't make you wear asian gloves and he wears Reyes gloves ( the puncher's glove) :D

Can you wrap your hands twice. I have small hands and I feel like the protection will be stronger. Have you guys ever done that? So in other words you wrap both hands once with one pair and you wrap again with another pair.

There is a techique used by trainers called lacing the gloves. They dont remove any padding but by using the laces once the glove is on the fighters hand they are able to displace the padding or horse hair in the front part of the fist where the blows land. This may have been why it was claimed that Titos hands were illegaly wrapped. The displaced padding causes the blow to land with a horrific impact, just about being able to feel the wrapped fist directly behind the leather of the glove..........Rockin' :boxing:

There is a techique used by trainers called lacing the gloves. They dont remove any padding but by using the laces once the glove is on the fighters hand they are able to displace the padding or horse hair in the front part of the fist where the blows land. This may have been why it was claimed that Titos hands were illegaly wrapped. The displaced padding causes the blow to land with a horrific impact, just about being able to feel the wrapped fist directly behind the leather of the glove..........Rockin' :boxing:

and is that illegal?

I have no comment :D ...............Rockin' :boxing:

I have no comment :D ...............Rockin' :boxing:


did u pull a tito rockin :p

I have no comment..........Rockin' :D

Are you Trinidad, Rockin?

did you see the joppy - tito fight? Tito was catching him wiht the sweetest, cleanest, full force left hook right cross combos ive seen. Wrapping or not, that would eventualy knock anybody out. as for hopkins, delahoya hit hopkins in nine rounds more tha felix did in tweleve

Yes at all times wrap your hands.
"2k3 starts wrappen his hands"
i dont see how theyll help me type better
but whatever

There is a techique used by trainers called lacing the gloves. They dont remove any padding but by using the laces once the glove is on the fighters hand they are able to displace the padding or horse hair in the front part of the fist where the blows land. This may have been why it was claimed that Titos hands were illegaly wrapped. The displaced padding causes the blow to land with a horrific impact, just about being able to feel the wrapped fist directly behind the leather of the glove..........Rockin' :boxing:
So thats true? i heard this as a rumor but thought that this is like the easiest way to brake your knuckles.

you should always wear handwraps. The wrist area on my right hand stays hurt from time I didn't wrap it around a year ago. I gotta wrap it tight just to do pushups now without it bothering me.

Yeah, I know a kid like that who can no longer do push-ups. The only push ups he can do are the fist ones, but he didn't mess up his wrist not using handwraps....http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/images/faces/wank.gif

With a fighters hands fully wrapped and taped I would think that he will be breaking things on his opponent, not his own hands. But still it is possible to break your hands regardless. The gloves are actually used to protect the hands though, you are correct, not to cushion the blow........Rockin'

With a fighters hands fully wrapped and taped I would think that he will be breaking things on his opponent, not his own hands. But still it is possible to break your hands regardless. The gloves are actually used to protect the hands though, you are correct, not to cushion the blow........Rockin'
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yes, it's agreed that handwrap should be worn to minimize injury, also protects the friction

you should always wear handwraps. The wrist area on my right hand stays hurt from time I didn't wrap it around a year ago. I gotta wrap it tight just to do pushups now without it bothering me.

You think you got it bad? I can't do pushups without my right hand wrapped, wearing a wrist-brace, and supporting myself on my fists with my wrists perfectly straight. My right hand and wrist are ruined, and won't support any weight or force at all when bent. Only when perfectly aligned can I put any weight at all on it, and then only if I have my hand wrapped so thick that most of the weight is supported by the wrappings and wrist-brace, rather than the bones and knucles of my right hand.

A career of bar-brawls and casual fist-fights is not a smart way to spend your youth...trust me on this, fellas. My right hand has been broken more times than I can count, and my right wrist has been badly sprained or broken over 20 times. Sure, you can be the toughest and meanest bastard that anybody within a 100 mile radius knows, but in the long run, it just isn't worth it.