Mayweather, mosley both go with grant gloves

April 30, 2010 MAYWEATHER, MOSLEY BOTH GO WITH GRANT GLOVES By G. Leon Money: 146 lbs Mosley: 147 After some initial confusion, boxing superstars Shane Mosley and Floyd Mayweather Jr will both be wearing Grant gloves (widely regarded as the best in boxing) for tomorrow night's mega-fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. Earlier today both fighters made weight in their first attempt. Mosley came in at the welterweight limit of 147 lbs, Mayweather came in a ripped 146 lbs. Interesting. I would've figured that Mosley would've opted for Reyes gloves. From boxing talk

Comments (16)

intoccabile

8 oz. are standard for welterweight title fights.... This isn't a title fight.......

16y ago

the_blueprint

didnt mosley wear winning and grant through training. mayweather used to wear winning, but i was surprised to see mosley without reyes. grants definetly becoming bigger.

16y ago

craigus1990

Grants aye... they should use the clitorous gloves.

16y ago

Biolink

not surprised, Mosley was training with Grant gloves throughout 24/7 so I assumed he would fight with them... what size are they using? standard 10oz or did they go with 8oz? 10oz gloves wouldn't be as advantageous to the weaker puncher as a lot of people would think. Your hand speed wouldn't be as fast for one.

16y ago

MartinM

not surprised, Mosley was training with Grant gloves throughout 24/7 so I assumed he would fight with them... what size are they using? standard 10oz or did they go with 8oz? I think a lot of fighters use grant and winning during training, probably for the extra hand protection.

16y ago

TobiG

The information i got was he was going with the new Everlast gloves but because they were newly made he didnt want to take a risk of trying them out in a big fight like this one. Mosley should wear the Everlast MX Gloves! But seriously i dont think its a big factor.

16y ago

hateinyaeyes32

If requested yes, But standard glove for 147 is 10 oz Incorrect, the official weight of the gloves used in title fights according to the rules of the WBC,WBA,IBF, and all major sanctioning bodies is 8 oz. From 147 down, and 10 oz. for 160 and up, 154 is the median. You may use 10 oz gloves in the WW division through agreements and negotiations with both parties, but official weight of gloves is 8 oz... I'll post the rules if needed

16y ago

Ray

8 oz. are standard for welterweight title fights.... If requested yes, But standard glove for 147 is 10 oz

16y ago

Ray

This is Mosley's own choice, he was undecided about which gloves to wear until the day of the weigh in apparently. The Everlast people were supposedly trying to get him to wear one of their new gloves. Interesting to see he's switched to Grant this late into his career and in this fight. The information i got was he was going with the new Everlast gloves but because they were newly made he didnt want to take a risk of trying them out in a big fight like this one.

16y ago

hateinyaeyes32

not surprised, Mosley was training with Grant gloves throughout 24/7 so I assumed he would fight with them... what size are they using? standard 10oz or did they go with 8oz? 8 oz. are standard for welterweight title fights....

16y ago

Silencers

16y ago

Piper_the_Great

shane wanted this fight so bad he probably wouldve agreed to fight in speedos

16y ago

jaskieee

whats the bet mayweather comes out in pink? i seen him sporting a pink winning cup protector i can smell it hahahah

16y ago

Ekscape

............8oz. word?... damn lol, where's all those Pacquiao fans that were saying Floyd was a pussy cuz they assune he wouldn't agree to 8oz gloves with Mosley?... Shiet if I was him I wouldn't fought with 10oz; the 8oz is an advantage for Mosley

16y ago

Evil_Abed

not surprised, Mosley was training with Grant gloves throughout 24/7 so I assumed he would fight with them... what size are they using? standard 10oz or did they go with 8oz? ............8oz.

16y ago

Ekscape

not surprised, Mosley was training with Grant gloves throughout 24/7 so I assumed he would fight with them... what size are they using? standard 10oz or did they go with 8oz?

16y ago