I need some recommendations on good head gear. I noticed a few different styles. What are the pros and cons that you found with them. I heard that not too many offer excellant vision, but how about protection, fit etc... Thanks!

I need some recommendations on good head gear. I noticed a few different styles. What are the pros and cons that you found with them. I heard that not too many offer excellant vision, but how about protection, fit etc... Thanks! How much are you willing to spend. I have Fightgear's headgear w/ facebar. It's alright, it serves its purpose. But, Winning's FG-5000 is the cream of the crop. Actually, all of Winning headgears are the best in the biz!!

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Below is Grant's Mexican headgear

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I like my grant competition headgear it's on sale at ringside for $65 now

http://www.ringside.com/Grant-Competition-Headgear/productinfo/GCHG/

The bonus is that it's USA boxing ceritified too so you can use it for competition.

Rival Headgear is amazing

How much are you willing to spend. I have Fightgear's headgear w/ facebar. It's alright, it serves its purpose. But, Winning's FG-5000 is the cream of the crop. Actually, all of Winning headgears are the best in the biz!!

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Below is Grant's Mexican headgear

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is that u in the clip? u give some pretty good analysis..

I use the Rival RHG-Pro headgear, myself. It's light, protects well, great visibility, doesn't spin around on your head when you get hooked (it's oblong-shaped, like your skull, instead of round like all the other headgear), and it's about half the price of the Winning gear.

Did I mention it's light? It's really, really light. If you do a lot of close work like I do, where you're slipping and weaving a lot and making your opponent miss only by a hair, it's really nice.

If you can afford Winning, get Winning. Otherwise my vote goes to Rival.

is that u in the clip? u give some pretty good analysis..No man, but that dude is sponsored so he gets all the goodies. lol

No man, but that dude is sponsored so he gets all the goodies. lol

with the head gear with the facebar, I think they offer little vision, as I have a similar style headgear, it really limits your peripheral vision and up and down vision, so you can't see hooks or body punches coming .

with the head gear with the facebar, I think they offer little vision, as I have a similar style headgear, it really limits your peripheral vision and up and down vision, so you can't see hooks or body punches coming .To each his own, I never had a problem with it.

I bought my own headgear, better off having one that fits snug because when they slip in a fight you're ****ed. Once it slips you have to adjust, a decent partner will stop to let you adjust it but a twat (usually ones who can't box aswell) will see it as an opportunity. Once it's slipped once, you can't not think about it slipping, once you start thinking about anything you slow down. Simple. Headgear is far more important than just giving you head protection.

I went for the middle priced adidas adistar headguard. There's 3, the cheapest looked too weak, the moderate was the one I bought (about £50 - England) and the most expensive looked like competition and was too pricey.

The headguard fits perfect and doesn't slip, ever. The only problem is on the moderate priced guard they have ear covers which do deafen you slightly. It's not too bad though.


If you're looking to buy a headguard here's what I advise from my experiences;

i) make sure it fits, if its going to slip you might as well wear gym ones.

ii) do NOT go for cheek guards. Just a personal preference but I think they slightly obscure vision. I'd say just go for an open face guard.

iii) Money counts. Buy a cheap head guard and you've just bought a **** head guard. Obviously you can play the market, some makes are cheaper than others but generally if it's cheap, you'll know/feel why.

iv) make sure it has non-slip material on the inner.

Hope this helps.

i) make sure it fits, if its going to slip you might as well wear gym ones.

ii) do NOT go for cheek guards. Just a personal preference but I think they slightly obscure vision. I'd say just go for an open face guard.

iii) Money counts. Buy a cheap head guard and you've just bought a **** head guard. Obviously you can play the market, some makes are cheaper than others but generally if it's cheap, you'll know/feel why.

iv) make sure it has non-slip material on the inner.



I agree with all of this except point 2 (ii). I've said it before: it would take a lot of beer to convince me to spar with open-face headgear. The point of sparring headgear is to keep you from getting busted up so that you can compete. You need to acclimate to taking a punch but there's no reason to get hurt.

I also want to say, I hate facebar headgear. First off, it's ***** bull****. Secondly, a glancing hook that snags the end of the bar -- or an uppercut that catches the bar and not your chin -- is going to wrench your neck around. The end of the bar becomes a lever and the torque is wicked. A bad hit will hurt your neck for DAYS.

If you don't want to get hit in the face -- for instance, I play the saxophone professionally, so I have sparring sessions where I can't afford to get a busted lip or a bruised nose because I have a gig that night -- buy a full-face headgear with a chin pad and make sure you both spar with 16's (14's if you're a shrimp.) Otherwise, man the fvck up. Seriously. Swimmers get wet, surfers get sand in their shorts, boxers get punched in the face. Cope with that or find another sport.

I've only used the facebar headgear after having my nose broken and I hated it so much that I chose to only touch-spar while wearing it.

Anyone try the Pro Sparring SafeMax Headgear from everlast? Let me know if it's worth it

Anyone try the Pro Sparring SafeMax Headgear from everlast? Let me know if it's worth it

Like I said, that crossbar is bull****. :boxing:

Unless you're injured, you don't need it.

Seriously. Swimmers get wet, surfers get sand in their shorts, boxers get punched in the face. Cope with that or find another sport.

Hahah, Good ****. I've got no problem taking a punch, I just hate that the gyms head gear slips all the time and I can't see that good out of it. I think I may try the Rival, not the cheapest but sounds pretty good. Thanks for all the adavice!

good thread thanks mate, want also to buy a solid headgear, this winning protect looks safe :)

http://www.everlast.com/prodinfo.asp?number=EVHG2