koreankid6413
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Here's my very first review so be gentle. I'm doing my on the popular Fairtex BGV5's or as they are more commonly known as the Pro Sparring Gloves.
I recieved these gloves around January after they were backordered for a while. I ordered the 16oz gloves and use them only for sparring. Right away when opening these gloves, I knew that I had made a very nice investment. Straight away you can tell these gloves are built very solidly and have very good overall protection and fit and feel. The look of the smooth black leather and the smell of the new gloves was beautiful.
It only took me about 3 weeks to really break in the gloves using only sparring sessions. I wouldn't waste these gloves on pad or bag work because they will wear down so much quicker plus the wrist support is more geared towards sparring and not pad/bag work. They are a great sparring glove. The padding is forgiving unlike the stiff dense padding in Windy's but they aren't pillows such as had been said about Winning gloves. The wrist support is pretty good. I think Windy's have some of the best wrist support but for sparring I personally like a little movement in my wrist for clinching and what not and these gloves are just perfect for it. The head of the glove where your fingers go have a little pocket which allow you to make a tighter fist which I love with these gloves.
The glove provides good protection along the whole area that it covers. Good for blocking punches and kicks. I also like that the gloves are a bit sleeker than the thai gloves providing a little less bulk however the glove overall is still pretty large but not out of the ordinary.
Overall I give these gloves an 8.5 out of 10
Pros
Great Feel
Good wrist support
Quality Construction
Forgiving Padding
Cons
Large Hand compartment
Wrist support may not be as high as some want
I recieved these gloves around January after they were backordered for a while. I ordered the 16oz gloves and use them only for sparring. Right away when opening these gloves, I knew that I had made a very nice investment. Straight away you can tell these gloves are built very solidly and have very good overall protection and fit and feel. The look of the smooth black leather and the smell of the new gloves was beautiful.
It only took me about 3 weeks to really break in the gloves using only sparring sessions. I wouldn't waste these gloves on pad or bag work because they will wear down so much quicker plus the wrist support is more geared towards sparring and not pad/bag work. They are a great sparring glove. The padding is forgiving unlike the stiff dense padding in Windy's but they aren't pillows such as had been said about Winning gloves. The wrist support is pretty good. I think Windy's have some of the best wrist support but for sparring I personally like a little movement in my wrist for clinching and what not and these gloves are just perfect for it. The head of the glove where your fingers go have a little pocket which allow you to make a tighter fist which I love with these gloves.
The glove provides good protection along the whole area that it covers. Good for blocking punches and kicks. I also like that the gloves are a bit sleeker than the thai gloves providing a little less bulk however the glove overall is still pretty large but not out of the ordinary.
Overall I give these gloves an 8.5 out of 10
Pros
Great Feel
Good wrist support
Quality Construction
Forgiving Padding
Cons
Large Hand compartment
Wrist support may not be as high as some want
