Gloves: Latest & Greatest?

[Ash-Mckean]

Those Title gloves look impressive i have to say.

[kryo]

bruised a knuckle again between yesterday and wednesday.

yesterday was using grant 16z
day before was using grant 10oz super bag gloves w/knuckle guards.

been trying to use Dempsey's power-line theory
could be an issue with the wrap
right handed, but fight southpaw, so maybe my left hand's not as structurally sound
i dunno what it is but i need to change somethin, coz this isn't the first time it's happened this year.

wonder if those gel gloves are the answer...

Dempsey's power-line theory is pretty ****ing hard to use, eh? I tried it awhile ago along with the falling step move.. I found it extremely ackward and so hard to do that I felt like a kid with downs trying to walk. My trainer saw me doing it and slapped me in the back of the head and told me to stick to what I was good at! Lol.. good luck! And tell me if you ever actually get it to work for you!

[fraidycat]

Dempsey's power-line theory is pretty ****ing hard to use, eh? I tried it awhile ago along with the falling step move.. I found it extremely ackward and so hard to do that I felt like a kid with downs trying to walk. My trainer saw me doing it and slapped me in the back of the head and told me to stick to what I was good at! Lol.. good luck! And tell me if you ever actually get it to work for you!

I assume you know that Dempsey threw the drop-step jab with his fist held vertically. It makes a huge difference. Take the rotation out of the punch and concentrate on the weight shift and the snap; I don't know how you could throw a drop-step jab with a horizontal fist.

You can practice the timing on the "power line" concept -- the open-/closed-fist snap -- by trying to put out a candle with it. Don't touch the wick; tighten your fist and snap the blow back so that the force of the air in front of your knuckles blows the flame out. An old guy I work with, who was Golden Gloves in New York City back when God was a boy, can still do this. He's, like, 60-something. He says Dempsey called that punch -- the vertical drop-step jab -- "the Jolt."

[phallus]

titles look way better

bag gloves



training gloves




Headgear



all gel

these look great

welcome back, fraidy

[Pork Chop]

Dempsey's power-line theory is pretty ****ing hard to use, eh? I tried it awhile ago along with the falling step move.. I found it extremely ackward and so hard to do that I felt like a kid with downs trying to walk. My trainer saw me doing it and slapped me in the back of the head and told me to stick to what I was good at! Lol.. good luck! And tell me if you ever actually get it to work for you!

My coach that once told me i will never be a power puncher has already accused me of trying to break his arm with a falling step punch. He had an experienced pro watch me to see what i was doing coz it was such a difference in power.

So it is working, my only problem is that my left hand bruises easier than my right. I did kung fu for a while as a kid and did all my iron fist stuff on my right hand. My left is a bit weak, but i fight better as a southpaw and i'm trying ot even it up.

[Pork Chop]

I assume you know that Dempsey threw the drop-step jab with his fist held vertically. It makes a huge difference. Take the rotation out of the punch and concentrate on the weight shift and the snap; I don't know how you could throw a drop-step jab with a horizontal fist.

you can drop step horizontally with a body shot, not a head shot. my knuckle's bruising doing the vertical fist. My left hand's just not holding up to the trauma well. Maybe i need some knuckle pushups.

with a head shot your arm rotates over too much and it becomes a half ******ed overhand.

i think the punch is more powerful and seems to take a lot less energy then an overhand or using corkscrew power. But it's a little awkward. The power comes from the momentum you build during the fall and from snapping tight at the moment of impact. It's not like a matter of trying to contract your muscles better as you would throwing a normal punch or even throwing a ball. It's more of a matter of having your falling bodyweight power the shot and it feels so much different.

I like it a lot i just want my left hand to stop bruising.

[fraidycat]

you can drop step horizontally with a body shot, not a head shot.

with a head shot your arm rotates over too much and it becomes a half ******ed overhand.

I just tried this. Yup, you're right.

Learn something new every day around this place, it seems.

[Gio]

i heard the title gel bag gloves wrist support is very flexible.

i have a pair of title platinum training gloves and the wrist support isn't as good as the usual glove, it's easy to move your wrists around. properly wrapped hands should be enough, though (of course, you should be wearing handwraps, anyways).

I have a pair of the title platinum bag gloves and im not too happy with them.
The wrist support is good, but the padding itself feels too soft and it doesnt feel that stiff like my amature gloves.

I frequently bruise my knuckles when i use the 16oz bag gloves, but rarely ever when i use my 10 oz amature gloves.

[SquareCircle]

i got some black everlast training hook and loop 16 ozs for 18.96 yesterday at the local academy sports. They're the ones with the new anti microbial lining, too. the regular ones are 30 bucks straight from everlast, wtf...

the gloves feel great

http://store.everlastboxing.com/ever...ng-gloves.html

[fraidycat]

i got some black everlast training hook and loop 16 ozs for 18.96 yesterday at the local academy sports. They're the ones with the new anti microbial lining, too. the regular ones are 30 bucks straight from everlast, wtf...

the gloves feel great

http://store.everlastboxing.com/ever...ng-gloves.html

Huh. And you weigh 270 lbs? I had a set of these and I hated them; they were so tight I couldn't even get my big monkey hands all the way inside them in my wraps. I ended up giving them to a girl at my gym who's 5'2". I'm not kidding.

Update: the Ringside were backordered; I cancelled the order and ordered the Title Gel gloves, instead. The Title gloves have the velcro wrap, which I like better anyway. I'll knock some people around in them next week and post a review.