Comments Thread For: Ellerbe: Maidana Will Wear Everlast PowerLock Gloves

[MDPopescu]

Only issue I have with this whole situation is Everlast being quiet on the subject, these are your gloves being dragged through the mud. They aren't illegal gloves so why isn't everlast saying shhh about it. I'm glad they are training with what they'll end up using tho. Even if Maidana doesn't use the MX gloves Everlast should've been said something and stood up for their brands reputation...now you'll have boxing fans looking at anyone using MX gloves like they are cheating.

... And since when Everlast are in the boxing business? Since 1917, when a then young Jack Dempsey called on Everlast for specialized boxing equipment... And so on...
... The MXs received free top level advertising with this "Maidana incident"... I would not be surprised if Mayweather received a bonus from Everlast...

[BOXEO _]

Did people really think Maidana was going to be allowed to wear his punchers gloves for this fight?

[MDPopescu]

Did people really think Maidana was going to be allowed to wear his punchers gloves for this fight?

... Not the slightest irrational hope...

[Ham Porter]

Youve never boxed and you obviously young and naive , the gloves Maidana will wear are punchers gloves , the issue for them is not the type of glove the issue was not being used to wearing them , the custom gloves Maidana brought at the last hour in the first fight was an attempt to cheat just like Margarito was caught by ****m they picked up on the tampered with Maidana gloves ,,,,,,,

Now would you let them wear want they want after they tried a stunt like that , I doubt it , and Floyd not allowing him has nothing to do with the glove because Cotto wore the MX brand against Floyd .

You guys in here spin so much hating BS , the blind led by the blind .

Good grief.

[deanrw]

Good grief.

Yup. Some of the reasoning on here makes me believe this planet is doomed LOL

[nycsmooth]

Powerlock are not the = of Reyes if you are talking punchers gloves, pure & simple...

[MDPopescu]

It's not that different of a situation...I mean I could be harsh and say that it's even worse than the Floyd-Maidana thing because this was only an hour or two before the fight, but I don't wanna argue about that.

Just saying, someone from the other camp comes in and makes a claim about a glove. Vitali felt there was an issue with padding, Ellerbe felt there was an issue with padding. Both fighters had to switch in the 11th hour, this **** happens.

Now in hindsight, perhaps the concern the Klits had about Wach were justified as he ended up testing positive for PEDS after the fight... but folks on the side of Floyd have been trying to voice their justification about b*tching about the gloves, especially with how Garcia ended up blatantly telling MArcos to be "dirty" as the fight was happening.

Like I said, I was pissed. just wanted it settled

You've got it all wrong...
You must know that on the fight night there is a opponent's representative who stays in the fighter locker room and assist the hand wrapping and the gloves -- which both have to be according to the rules...

In Maidana's case (as we all know) it wasn't the fight night and the gloves were MXs which are legally approved (and Wlad asked to change that particular glove with less padding, not the gloves' brand ) ... In fact a TMT fighter was using MXs on that specific card, as Mayweather didn't ask him to change them...

[Reloaded]

Good grief.

What else do you call it ?

[KingTito]

No surprise here. I'd like to have Maidana wear his preferred gloves, but this isn't an issue. It's all agreed to. Maidana fans shouldn't complain.

[MDPopescu]

No surprise here. I'd like to have Maidana wear his preferred gloves, but this isn't an issue. It's all agreed to. Maidana fans shouldn't complain.

And who these "Maidana's fans" might be?
It's not about Maidana...