I'm sure there's nothing particularly bad about being made in pakistan, but china is generally bad IMO. It's cool that Bill can do so much customizing... but I'm sticking with made in thailand, especially fairtex. golden gear, boon.
Yea, you can't customize as much, but their stuff is made with serious care towards craftsmanship, being that thailand is a country serious about it's combat sports so the equipment is deemed very important. Golden gear, for example, is making their new line with experts in thailand, not because it's cheaper, or easier, but because its BETTER. Yea, you will pay more, but its for a far superior product. Like Dan is told me, this brand new line was not designed designed to cut corners by skimping of quality. It is made for it's superior quality, but it's still way more affordable than grant or winning.
Your hands/wrists are worth paying more for a better product....
In pakistan, india, and china it's a business, in thailand its culture and history, i.e better quality. Probably the same for Mexico especially Reyes is great quality, but I don't like the feel personally, but you can't knock them for quality. Grants are superb quality as well, but their prices are ridiculous.
There's my two cents