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Originally Posted by cartmann
I bought Twins special 16oz, but I don't know I'm wrong.. 
I do approx. 70% training (on heavy bag) and 30% sparring. Others have 10-12oz gloves, but I read on this forum that 16oz are best for amateur..
Probably I can change it for 12oz, do you suggest to change it for 12oz or not?
Thnx, and sorry for bad grammar, english is not my first language. |
You made a good choice with the Twins Special 16oz. gloves. Most thoughts on this topic are a matter of preference, however, the vast majority of people seem to use two separate pairs of gloves, a 12-14oz. pair of bag or training gloves for bag and mitt training, and a 16oz. pair of sparring gloves for sparring.
They are used separately because bag gloves have denser padding and are not suitable for sparring, and sparring gloves won't last as long for hitting the bag. The padding seems to compress faster, and your sparring partners would definately not like to be punched with 12oz. densly padded bag/ training gloves or worn out sparring gloves.
Use the Twins Special 16oz. gloves for shadow boxing and sparring, and get a separate pair of 12-14oz. gloves for bag use. The bag gloves are generally less expensive, and even if you are on a very limited budget, it is tough trying to get by with one pair of gloves. The cost of a pair of bag gloves will save you in the long run, because you won't be tearing up you sparring gloves on the bag and then have to replace them. I hope this helps.
Ps. If the other guys at your gym are using 10-12oz. gloves for sparring, that is kind of puzzling to me, as 16oz. gloves for sparring are pretty much the preferred weight just about any place around the world.
