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Feel free to address the glove issue or ettiquette issue or both:
I use Ringside IMF 18 oz to spar which offer great hand protection (I'm a guitarist). Good for building hand speed and in my gym we spar in-house with 18s. I may start sparring in other gyms and I know the norm is 16 oz. Would you guys recommend buying another pair of gloves for sparring other guys from other gyms? If so I am undecided between the Grant training gloves and the IMF's.... I like both, but Ringside is cheaper. Your thoughts?
I also am a personal trainer in a gym. it is not a boxing gym, but it has an everlast 17' ring, heavy bags and a speed bag. Not great facilities, but I use the ring to do some shadow boxing and footwork drills on occassion. Coincidentilly, one of the other personal trainers is a female pro boxer who uses the gym to train a guy who wants to fight in the amateurs at 152. she's had him for almost a year and his first fight will be in Sept. Neither has seen me box yet, but I watch them train. His footwork is bad and he drops his hands when he throws, he isn't too fast and, perhaps do to the fact that he does most of his sparring with a lightweight girl, he looks like he hits real soft.
I offered my sparring services and they seemed interested. i suggested 3-5 rounds with 18 ozs since I am bigger (currently 174 lbs aiming to fight 165). she pretty much laughed at me and said, we like to go 10-12 rounds with 14oz gloves. thats ridiculous. its obviously because hes used to weak sparring. now i feel insulted. I usually carry weaker opponents in sparring (as better guys in my gym would do with me) and use those opportunities to work on new things, but now I feel inclined to use 14s and blast this kid out. Perhaps it would be good for him since he plans on fighting a club event anyway. Your thoughts?!?
I use Ringside IMF 18 oz to spar which offer great hand protection (I'm a guitarist). Good for building hand speed and in my gym we spar in-house with 18s. I may start sparring in other gyms and I know the norm is 16 oz. Would you guys recommend buying another pair of gloves for sparring other guys from other gyms? If so I am undecided between the Grant training gloves and the IMF's.... I like both, but Ringside is cheaper. Your thoughts?
I also am a personal trainer in a gym. it is not a boxing gym, but it has an everlast 17' ring, heavy bags and a speed bag. Not great facilities, but I use the ring to do some shadow boxing and footwork drills on occassion. Coincidentilly, one of the other personal trainers is a female pro boxer who uses the gym to train a guy who wants to fight in the amateurs at 152. she's had him for almost a year and his first fight will be in Sept. Neither has seen me box yet, but I watch them train. His footwork is bad and he drops his hands when he throws, he isn't too fast and, perhaps do to the fact that he does most of his sparring with a lightweight girl, he looks like he hits real soft.
I offered my sparring services and they seemed interested. i suggested 3-5 rounds with 18 ozs since I am bigger (currently 174 lbs aiming to fight 165). she pretty much laughed at me and said, we like to go 10-12 rounds with 14oz gloves. thats ridiculous. its obviously because hes used to weak sparring. now i feel insulted. I usually carry weaker opponents in sparring (as better guys in my gym would do with me) and use those opportunities to work on new things, but now I feel inclined to use 14s and blast this kid out. Perhaps it would be good for him since he plans on fighting a club event anyway. Your thoughts?!?
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