Why does boxing use such big gloves?

Getting hit with 8-10 oz of gloves is brutal enough. Go in the ring...you will understand.

I don't think the answer is smaller gloves. Have you seen Dmitry Kudryashov? Could you imagine a guy like that with smaller gloves? Fighters would be left needing facial reconstruction surgery. I'd rather get hit by a lorry than that guy with a minimal padded glove. Even a little guy like Rigo has shattered jaws, orbital bones etc Fights won't go on long at all and it may even actually equate to more running and a lot less action. It would be ****ing exciting though....

I don't think the answer is smaller gloves. Have you seen Dmitry Kudryashov? Could you imagine a guy like that with smaller gloves? Fighters would be left needing facial reconstruction surgery. I'd rather get hit by a lorry than that guy with a minimal padded glove. Even a little guy like Rigo has shattered jaws, orbital bones etc Fights won't go on long at all and it may even actually equate to more running and a lot less action.

I know of him and know he trains at the Mayweather gym, not seen him fight though. Are they building him up to be a superstar? Or are they just building his profile to feed him to Conor, Khabib or somebody? If he wins the title he could be big. He could take mcgregor down and beat him to a pulp if he wanted

Most definitely. There is definitely some truth to the width of the glove offering more protection on defense, but when it comes to the amount of actual padding in front of the fist there isn't really much there. If you get punched in the face by someone wearing an 8oz glove and knows what they're doing, you'll quickly realize it hurts like hell. im talking mostly defense about the size of the glove. I don't see why hiding behind such big gloves should be applauded. philly shell or whatever the **** that **** is called. You should be able to slip a shot in there

Have you ever heard of Kevin Lee? He fights at LW and got a title shot recently and has been getting a big push by the UFC. He is black by the way and only 25 years old. You might like him I know of him and know he trains at the Mayweather gym, not seen him fight though. Are they building him up to be a superstar? Or are they just building his profile to feed him to Conor, Khabib or somebody?

Why does boxing use such big gloves? wouldn't fights be more exciting if there were more knockouts? You wouldn't need 12 rounds... it seems like boxing is really more about who has better cardio and who can run the farthest? hiding your head behind big gloves and ducking your head at the same time isn't really defending is it? it seems like a major flaw in the sport... i just find it hard to appreciate i guess.... I want to like boxing... but it seems like i'm watching some 80's american gladiator tv show..... Because these guys hit a whole lot harder than your h0mo mmgay c0ck lovers in panties

It maybe evolving but not at the rate I'd like to see personally. Most of them haven't even discovered what a feint is let alone a jab and its been around for how long? 20 years? The sport will not truly evolve until you start taking genuine world class 'strikers' as they call it or a boxer and teach them how to sprawl and teach them a sufficient groundgame and so on. Lets face it you can learn that in no time at all. You ain't teaching a 30yr old wrestler much in the stand up department apart from how to wing an overhand right and leave themselves wide open now just for every punch but every kind of strike imaginable. They have improved from when it first started for sure but its still at the caveman stage. That's what I'm asking for. I'd like to see boxing evolve the way we can see some exciting and technical stand up fights without some of the BS boxing currently has in their sport

I'M AN MMA FÙCKTARD. PLEASE PUT ME ON IGNORE No problemo, let me get on that right now!

Hardly any of those fight in the UFC anymore and that would be like 1% of their roster and none of those get star treatment. Why do they push Brock Lesnar, Ronda, Conor, etc so much? They've never pushed a single black fighter. I am white btw just saying how I see it. Like I said its a sport created predominantly for failed white athletes. Created by white skinheads, 99.99% of the fans are white, the entire commentary team are white. Its a racially driven ''sport'' for white folk who was not good enough at their chosen discipline. A sport where practically anybody of any age or discipline can do. People laughed when Bob Arum said it but they laughed because it is true. Have you ever heard of Kevin Lee? He fights at LW and got a title shot recently and has been getting a big push by the UFC. He is black by the way and only 25 years old. You might like him

It maybe evolving but not at the rate I'd like to see personally. Most of them haven't even discovered what a feint is let alone a jab and its been around for how long? 20 years? The sport will not truly evolve until you start taking genuine world class 'strikers' as they call it or a boxer and teach them how to sprawl and teach them a sufficient groundgame and so on. Lets face it you can learn that in no time at all. You ain't teaching a 30yr old wrestler much in the stand up department apart from how to wing an overhand right and leave themselves wide open now just for every punch but every kind of strike imaginable. They have improved from when it first started for sure but its still at the caveman stage.

Hardly any of those fight in the UFC anymore and that would be like 1% of their roster and none of those get star treatment. Why do they push Brock Lesnar, Ronda, Conor, etc so much? They've never pushed a single black fighter. I am white btw just saying how I see it. Like I said its a sport created predominantly for failed white athletes. Created by white skinheads, 99.99% of the fans are white, the entire commentary team are white. Its a racially driven ''sport'' for white folk who was not good enough at their chosen discipline. A sport where practically anybody of any age or discipline can do. People laughed when Bob Arum said it but they laughed because it is true. wow so you're what boxing fans are like..... salty as ****

What about Jon Jones, Daniel Cormier, Anthony Johnson, Rampage Jackson, Rashad Evans, Tyron Woodley, Anderson Silva? They are all black and are world class mma fighters and top in the organization at one point or another? Isn't the best boxer currently a ginger haired white guy who happens to be from mexico? Hardly any of those fight in the UFC anymore and that would be like 1% of their roster and none of those get star treatment. Why do they push Brock Lesnar, Ronda, Conor, etc so much? They've never pushed a single black fighter. I am white btw just saying how I see it. Like I said its a sport created predominantly for failed white athletes. Created by white skinheads, 99.99% of the fans are white, the entire commentary team are white. Its a racially driven ''sport'' for white folk who was not good enough at their chosen discipline. A sport where practically anybody of any age or discipline can do. People laughed when Bob Arum said it but they laughed because it is true.

This is why boxing fans for most part can't take MMA seriously. Just look at that GIF :pat: A niche sport designed for white athletes who wasn't good enough to cut it in their chosen profession. One anybody of all skill types can pick up any age. You get a few wins and you're already labelled ''the baddest man on the planet'', ''a legend'', an atg etc Its just a joke. that gif is of Anderson Silva sonning a TUF 1 winner.. forrest griffin is from like 10-15 years ago and fighters today have evolved and are much better strikers today

This is why boxing fans for most part can't take MMA seriously. Just look at that GIF :pat: A niche sport designed for white athletes who wasn't good enough to cut it in their chosen profession. One anybody of all skill types can pick up any age. You get a few wins and you're already labelled ''the baddest man on the planet'', ''a legend'', an atg etc Its just a joke. What about Jon Jones, Daniel Cormier, Anthony Johnson, Rampage Jackson, Rashad Evans, Tyron Woodley, Anderson Silva? They are all black and are world class mma fighters and top in the organization at one point or another? Isn't the best boxer currently a ginger haired white guy who happens to be from mexico?

https://media.giphy.com/media/Elf85KJ8IGjJu/giphy.gif This is why boxing fans for most part can't take MMA seriously. Just look at that GIF :pat: A niche sport designed for white athletes who wasn't good enough to cut it in their chosen profession. One anybody of all skill types can pick up any age. You get a few wins and you're already labelled ''the baddest man on the planet'', ''a legend'', an atg etc Its just a joke.

Look at his posture all hunched over, ploughing in squared up, head first. Look at his feet and look at what I presume was an attempt of an overhand right? If that was the Street and you seen that you'd laugh and say the guy had never had a fight in his damn life and that is honestly what it looks like and nobody would argue it. He looks like a literal caveman. You ever see a mong or special needs kid lose his **** in school? That is exactly how it looks. when he got knocked out in that GIF he was like a 46 year old man... dan henderson is a legend

If I wanted to see that I'd stand outside of my local chip shop on a friday night. That is all I honestly see two roided up drunks there is no skill or technique in any of that. What even is it? Its embarrassing. My little sister has a better fighting I.Q and never had a fight in her life. Its just trash. I'm a fan of strategy, smarts, skill, adjustments, adapting, finesse there is only so much of watching two neanderthals just swinging for the sheer sake of it I can take. https://az616578.vo.msecnd.net/files/2017/02/25/636236040797145368-612223472_R4%20Wiffing.gif http://i.imgur.com/bdFLUGk.gif https://media.giphy.com/media/Elf85KJ8IGjJu/giphy.gif https://coedmagazine.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/aldo-mcgregor-ufc-fight-gif-2.gif

Stick to watching the MMA then. It's more for you. Some champion boxers like AJ, Wilder and GGG knock out better than 90 percent of their opponents with "big gloves". That's hardly American Gladiators.

Look at his posture all hunched over, ploughing in squared up, head first. Look at his feet and look at what I presume was an attempt of an overhand right? If that was the Street and you seen that you'd laugh and say the guy had never had a fight in his damn life and that is honestly what it looks like and nobody would argue it. He looks like a literal caveman. You ever see a mong or special needs kid lose his **** in school? That is exactly how it looks.