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Ladies, and gentlemen lets get ready to REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEVIEW:
Ok so quick background story here, I used to hate Ringside, I had an order go sour about 4-5 years ago regarding a Ringside IMF glove that got pimpled up. Justin from Ringside gave me a ring and asked what he could do to help. I basically told him I had no receipt or even the original gloves. He asked for some info on what address I used and etc. He looked it up. 2 days later I got a set of IMF pros, some heritage wraps, and some small trinkets. I must say what he did was amazing. I totally did not expect it. So he helped me out. Anyhow, he didn't ask for a review or anything but I felt I had to share the fix action for what it was 4-5 years in the making. I was so impressed I also spent some hard earned cash on some Ringside Invictos which should be coming early next week! Stay tuned for those.
Ok so these are the 10oz IMF pros: http://www.ringside.com/ringside/ringside-imf-pro-fight-gloves-12620.html#
and it was CSI Justin that helped me out from Ringside.
These normally retail at $99 US
The Padding: Honestly, I was surprised, these are pretty damn protective for only being a 10oz glove. They produce very minimum recoil despite being IMF. I think that's partly due to it being such a small weight. And the absorption is really beautiful. I think these are one of the most protective glove Ive ever worn, and that's to include the small 10oz size. It is probably easy to say that they are the most protective Fight glove on the market. Training glove wise though, Winning takes the cake still! Putting rounds into these gloves offers good feedback but without paying the price of sore knuckles. Though of course, the feedback isn't nearly as good as a 10oz Reyes, or the Rival Guerrero RFX fight glove. Also, these have worked great on the bag despite them being IMF. Usually its hard to land right on the sweet spot of the knuckles but these put your hand in a perfect position to land correctly. I think the fist protection is what people may like vs the other fight gloves I mentioned. But again, I am NOT sure if these can be used in a Pro-fight setting. Ive never heard of IMF being allowed, doesn't mean it cant, Im just unsure.
The Look: Long and lean, pretty sweet looking gloves. Ironically, I typically stay away from black, but then I realized... I don't have a single black pair of gloves anymore. The contrast between the white and black looks pretty good IMO. Gloves sport a spiffy looking wrist, that has rigid foam cutouts on the back of the wrist. For the inner wrist, the lace closure is the new Quick-lace closure.
The Feel: The feel is great, they fit my hand about as perfect as you can. They aren't loose anywhere, and they aren't tight. They literally feel/fit like a glove. The Grip bar is one of the most ideal that I have ever felt. The ability to get loud pops on the bag and the mitts is pretty damn good despite being IMF. The hand is easy to open and close but you can not open your hand to its fullest ability. I am totally a fan of the quick lace. A lot of tension gets put on the bottom laces though, so Im curious how long it will last. Good moisture wicking liner, very light weight feeling glove. Doesn't feel top heavy at all, feels very balanced. Gloves are lean and long, gloves were weighed and are TRUE weight, meaning they say they are 10oz and they weigh 10oz. The thumb feels pretty dang good as to where it sits. The glove itself is extremely balanced. The IMF is super protective for a fight glove, though I am NOT sure if it is allowed to be in an actual sanctioned match.
The Wrist: I love the wrist support on these, I cant flex my wrist backwards no matter how hard I try. Easily the best wrist support Ive encountered for a fight glove! There is quite a bit of padding on the back side of the wrist, excellent design, I really like it. I don't think enough can be said about the wrist itself. Because of the lace closure and the rigid foam on the back hand, those with wrist issues will LOVE the glove.
The Leather: The leather is pretty good quality, its probably a 8/10 on the leather, its smooth, its medium softness, and it seems pretty durable. Vent holes on the thumb, doesn't get too hot.
Stitching: No loose stitches, no frayed stitches, no loose ends either! Usually in almost every glove Ive had to burn off the little stray ends so they don't unwind, I didn't find a single loose end on either of this glove set.
The Quick lace: I like it a lot, I feel that I can get a lot of tension in without losing a lot of it as im trying to lace them up. You still cant lace them up by yourself but I think its a good design. Im not sure if these will work with elastic laces because as I stated before the bottom rungs seem to hold a lot of the tension. I feel this is a much smarter design than traditional lace and cinching up the glove comes a million times easier! You don't need to play with the laces and adjust row by row to get the proper fit, you simply just tug the bottom and everything is cinched up equally! Much better fit and feel than traditional laces, and you can probably lace up your gloves properly in about 1/2 the time to boot.
Overall: Excellent fight glove! Very, Very supportive. The quick lace makes total and complete sense. I don't think ANYONE Will have wrist issues with the glove. I do raise/pose a question if IMF is allowed in a Pro-fight setting. The Padding itself is very good for a pro-fight, its protective for sure, I think it makes better use as a training glove though. I don't knock any points off it because you NEED to feel what this glove is actually like! Great glove, clever quick-lace design. For the price these are GREAT gloves to have!
Overall: 94% / A
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Ok so quick background story here, I used to hate Ringside, I had an order go sour about 4-5 years ago regarding a Ringside IMF glove that got pimpled up. Justin from Ringside gave me a ring and asked what he could do to help. I basically told him I had no receipt or even the original gloves. He asked for some info on what address I used and etc. He looked it up. 2 days later I got a set of IMF pros, some heritage wraps, and some small trinkets. I must say what he did was amazing. I totally did not expect it. So he helped me out. Anyhow, he didn't ask for a review or anything but I felt I had to share the fix action for what it was 4-5 years in the making. I was so impressed I also spent some hard earned cash on some Ringside Invictos which should be coming early next week! Stay tuned for those.
Ok so these are the 10oz IMF pros: http://www.ringside.com/ringside/ringside-imf-pro-fight-gloves-12620.html#
and it was CSI Justin that helped me out from Ringside.
These normally retail at $99 US
The Padding: Honestly, I was surprised, these are pretty damn protective for only being a 10oz glove. They produce very minimum recoil despite being IMF. I think that's partly due to it being such a small weight. And the absorption is really beautiful. I think these are one of the most protective glove Ive ever worn, and that's to include the small 10oz size. It is probably easy to say that they are the most protective Fight glove on the market. Training glove wise though, Winning takes the cake still! Putting rounds into these gloves offers good feedback but without paying the price of sore knuckles. Though of course, the feedback isn't nearly as good as a 10oz Reyes, or the Rival Guerrero RFX fight glove. Also, these have worked great on the bag despite them being IMF. Usually its hard to land right on the sweet spot of the knuckles but these put your hand in a perfect position to land correctly. I think the fist protection is what people may like vs the other fight gloves I mentioned. But again, I am NOT sure if these can be used in a Pro-fight setting. Ive never heard of IMF being allowed, doesn't mean it cant, Im just unsure.
The Look: Long and lean, pretty sweet looking gloves. Ironically, I typically stay away from black, but then I realized... I don't have a single black pair of gloves anymore. The contrast between the white and black looks pretty good IMO. Gloves sport a spiffy looking wrist, that has rigid foam cutouts on the back of the wrist. For the inner wrist, the lace closure is the new Quick-lace closure.
The Feel: The feel is great, they fit my hand about as perfect as you can. They aren't loose anywhere, and they aren't tight. They literally feel/fit like a glove. The Grip bar is one of the most ideal that I have ever felt. The ability to get loud pops on the bag and the mitts is pretty damn good despite being IMF. The hand is easy to open and close but you can not open your hand to its fullest ability. I am totally a fan of the quick lace. A lot of tension gets put on the bottom laces though, so Im curious how long it will last. Good moisture wicking liner, very light weight feeling glove. Doesn't feel top heavy at all, feels very balanced. Gloves are lean and long, gloves were weighed and are TRUE weight, meaning they say they are 10oz and they weigh 10oz. The thumb feels pretty dang good as to where it sits. The glove itself is extremely balanced. The IMF is super protective for a fight glove, though I am NOT sure if it is allowed to be in an actual sanctioned match.
The Wrist: I love the wrist support on these, I cant flex my wrist backwards no matter how hard I try. Easily the best wrist support Ive encountered for a fight glove! There is quite a bit of padding on the back side of the wrist, excellent design, I really like it. I don't think enough can be said about the wrist itself. Because of the lace closure and the rigid foam on the back hand, those with wrist issues will LOVE the glove.
The Leather: The leather is pretty good quality, its probably a 8/10 on the leather, its smooth, its medium softness, and it seems pretty durable. Vent holes on the thumb, doesn't get too hot.
Stitching: No loose stitches, no frayed stitches, no loose ends either! Usually in almost every glove Ive had to burn off the little stray ends so they don't unwind, I didn't find a single loose end on either of this glove set.
The Quick lace: I like it a lot, I feel that I can get a lot of tension in without losing a lot of it as im trying to lace them up. You still cant lace them up by yourself but I think its a good design. Im not sure if these will work with elastic laces because as I stated before the bottom rungs seem to hold a lot of the tension. I feel this is a much smarter design than traditional lace and cinching up the glove comes a million times easier! You don't need to play with the laces and adjust row by row to get the proper fit, you simply just tug the bottom and everything is cinched up equally! Much better fit and feel than traditional laces, and you can probably lace up your gloves properly in about 1/2 the time to boot.
Overall: Excellent fight glove! Very, Very supportive. The quick lace makes total and complete sense. I don't think ANYONE Will have wrist issues with the glove. I do raise/pose a question if IMF is allowed in a Pro-fight setting. The Padding itself is very good for a pro-fight, its protective for sure, I think it makes better use as a training glove though. I don't knock any points off it because you NEED to feel what this glove is actually like! Great glove, clever quick-lace design. For the price these are GREAT gloves to have!
Overall: 94% / A
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You are a bit generous, my friend.
