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Good Evening everyone, here we are on a Sunday reading and in my case writing some reviews! Last time I reviewed a Rival glove I gave it two thumbs up and I said I had more on the way, some people were more interested on how a sparring from Rival Performed, and so was I. Needless to say I got a pair in Red from Wes over at Titleboxing because they were on sale.
The Look:
Rival always holding true wouldn't be complete unless it had Tribal graphics. These gloves are Full leather construction, comes complete with a Dual Velcro wrist closure which looks meek at 1st. It is angled at 15 degrees, so that in principle it allows for max wrist support. It also comes with 1.6 inches of nice soft padding.
The gloves are a dullish type red, they aren't super shiny but rather a flat red. All the graphics are printed on, all of them look good, no stray markings, no frayed stitching. All the highlight areas of the glove are in white, so it makes a nice two tone glove if you can get past the graphics themselves.
The thumb is short and fat, so just looking at this glove people with long thumbs may want to stay away because the thumbs aren't long at all.
The Feel:
Where the RB-11 was a minimal type glove these gloves are a bit light and pillowy. The foam feels evenly distributed on the glove but they do look a tad big. The liner is soft and is much nicer than the RB-11s liner. The Wrist once secured properly does feel nice but it is a bit awkward, and I don't know if you can really get used to it. It more like you need to deal with it, because getting the 1st glove on is fine, its when you need to put the 2nd one on that it becomes an issue. With the dual Velcro closure, and small ones at that, it just is hard to manage with one glove, it is best if you work in pairs. I know some people are like they are sparring gloves you should have help. Some people do like to use sparring gloves for bag work because they prefer the padding.
That being said I think the thumbs will accommodate most as they are wide! But they aren't too long so again the guys with super long thumbs STAY AWAY! I try to paint my reviews in black and white and most people listen but some still chance it. You heard it from me, these gloves like the RB-11s will not accommodate larger hands.
The Wrist while awkward does work and the cuff unlike MOST gloves WILL sit flush. Those with smaller forearms will really appreciate these gloves because they will cinch up nicely and you wont feel like a little kid in adult gloves anymore.
The gloves come in semi broken in so right off the bat you don't need to log in rounds to break the glove in, it should come naturally so you can jump straight into sparring.
The hand opens most of the way, and it closes and clinches into a really nice fist.
The gloves get a tad warm, so for heavy hand sweaters, be aware!
Padding/Performance:
Man I love the padding to these gloves, they are honestly one of these best gloves to spar with. They absorb a lot of shock, they are kind to your sparring partner and they protect the fist wonderfully.
That being said, im not sure how long these gloves will last on the bag, I think similar to boon that if you did a lot of bag work using these gloves the foam will smush down quickly and youll wind up with dead gloves. If you simply use them for sparring only I can see these gloves lasting hundreds of rounds. But like anything else the hardest things on gloves is the heavy bag, so use with caution if doing bag work.
The foam itself does absorb everything you can throw at it, and it doesn't bottom out, so these gloves really are a gem.
Weight:
Available in 12-18oz
I got these in 16oz, they came in each at 15.8oz
Price:
$119.99, however i would wait for a sale.
I got mine at around 80 and they are definitely worth that.
Overall:
Said it before and Ill say it again. Don't judge a book by its cover, rival really does offer good products, sure the tribal may be off putting to some but just look past that, give them a try and i promise you wont be disappointed. Those living in Canada looking for a great product, look no further you already have Rival.
Score:
A- / 91%
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Good Evening everyone, here we are on a Sunday reading and in my case writing some reviews! Last time I reviewed a Rival glove I gave it two thumbs up and I said I had more on the way, some people were more interested on how a sparring from Rival Performed, and so was I. Needless to say I got a pair in Red from Wes over at Titleboxing because they were on sale.
The Look:
Rival always holding true wouldn't be complete unless it had Tribal graphics. These gloves are Full leather construction, comes complete with a Dual Velcro wrist closure which looks meek at 1st. It is angled at 15 degrees, so that in principle it allows for max wrist support. It also comes with 1.6 inches of nice soft padding.
The gloves are a dullish type red, they aren't super shiny but rather a flat red. All the graphics are printed on, all of them look good, no stray markings, no frayed stitching. All the highlight areas of the glove are in white, so it makes a nice two tone glove if you can get past the graphics themselves.
The thumb is short and fat, so just looking at this glove people with long thumbs may want to stay away because the thumbs aren't long at all.
The Feel:
Where the RB-11 was a minimal type glove these gloves are a bit light and pillowy. The foam feels evenly distributed on the glove but they do look a tad big. The liner is soft and is much nicer than the RB-11s liner. The Wrist once secured properly does feel nice but it is a bit awkward, and I don't know if you can really get used to it. It more like you need to deal with it, because getting the 1st glove on is fine, its when you need to put the 2nd one on that it becomes an issue. With the dual Velcro closure, and small ones at that, it just is hard to manage with one glove, it is best if you work in pairs. I know some people are like they are sparring gloves you should have help. Some people do like to use sparring gloves for bag work because they prefer the padding.
That being said I think the thumbs will accommodate most as they are wide! But they aren't too long so again the guys with super long thumbs STAY AWAY! I try to paint my reviews in black and white and most people listen but some still chance it. You heard it from me, these gloves like the RB-11s will not accommodate larger hands.
The Wrist while awkward does work and the cuff unlike MOST gloves WILL sit flush. Those with smaller forearms will really appreciate these gloves because they will cinch up nicely and you wont feel like a little kid in adult gloves anymore.
The gloves come in semi broken in so right off the bat you don't need to log in rounds to break the glove in, it should come naturally so you can jump straight into sparring.
The hand opens most of the way, and it closes and clinches into a really nice fist.
The gloves get a tad warm, so for heavy hand sweaters, be aware!
Padding/Performance:
Man I love the padding to these gloves, they are honestly one of these best gloves to spar with. They absorb a lot of shock, they are kind to your sparring partner and they protect the fist wonderfully.
That being said, im not sure how long these gloves will last on the bag, I think similar to boon that if you did a lot of bag work using these gloves the foam will smush down quickly and youll wind up with dead gloves. If you simply use them for sparring only I can see these gloves lasting hundreds of rounds. But like anything else the hardest things on gloves is the heavy bag, so use with caution if doing bag work.
The foam itself does absorb everything you can throw at it, and it doesn't bottom out, so these gloves really are a gem.
Weight:
Available in 12-18oz
I got these in 16oz, they came in each at 15.8oz
Price:
$119.99, however i would wait for a sale.
I got mine at around 80 and they are definitely worth that.
Overall:
Said it before and Ill say it again. Don't judge a book by its cover, rival really does offer good products, sure the tribal may be off putting to some but just look past that, give them a try and i promise you wont be disappointed. Those living in Canada looking for a great product, look no further you already have Rival.
Score:
A- / 91%
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