18oz gloves

[batista]

Any of you guys train with 18oz gloves? Is it worth it?

[Ictus]

I train with 18 oz gloves on summer on my basic conditioning season. I really think it's great for your hand speed and power to use 18 oz's.

[Verstyle]

I spar with 18s, pretty damn heavy once you start using them a lot.

[Evil_Meat]

i always sparred with nothing but 18oz's... one time i went to this other gym to spar all their guys and since i didn't own a pair of gloves i had to use the 20oz they had. 20oz seemed a little too much and my quick hands used up way too much energy. The next day both my elbows and shoulders were sore and im assuming its because of wearing 20oz gloves. Had I been wearing 16s like the rest of them i would of had a much easier time.

[Pork Chop]

18s make sense on the bag or doing shadow.
Sparring, i wouldn't recommend 'em unless your cracking bone with 16s.
They turn your defense to cr@p because all of a sudden you've got this gigantic shield.
Working them seasonally like batista says is probably a good idea.

[brian123]

I love 18's make my hands feel like feathers when i put on the 12oz gloves for a fight

[ricardo3]

i may try them with bag work etc.

[PunchDrunk]

I can see why Vers is using 18 oz. gloves!

[Pork Chop]

I can see why Vers is using 18 oz. gloves!

yeah, he'd be the one i was referring to in the "cracking bone" comment. lol

I've worked with 2 guys in various gyms that wore the 18s for everyone else's benefit - one was in the 150s and the other fought at 135. Kinda scary that such small guys can hit that hard.

[The_Italian]

Any of you guys train with 18oz gloves? Is it worth it?

when i had my exhibition fights i use to workout with 20oz gloves (no joke)...

but dont spar with them or it will give you help on defense that you wont have come fight night...

i say use them on the bags (heavy and speed)...

it will help with handspeed a great deal because when you put on the regulation size gloves they will feel extremely light and you wont have as much trouble keeping your hands up and less likely to punch yourself out...

its like training with leg weights or hand weights...that helps too...(not too much weight...but a little so when they're off you dont tire as easily and it will help with speed).