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Old 11-01-2009, 10:06 AM   #1 (permalink)

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BOON SPORT Curved Punch Mitts w/ Hood

I bought these at the Boon Sport shop in Bangkok. They were 1900 baht. I have used them about 10 times.

Pros: I love the half length finger protecting hood. I have jammed my fingers with the open finger design and that really hurts. The leather and stitching is outstanding. No other equipment manufacturer uses this high grade leather or as thick stitching. The curved design is just right, it makes a nice sweet spot for the puncher. They make a nice loud pop when catching punches. The foam is dense and light. I didn't feel any stress on my elbows from the shock.

Cons: The wrist strap is thin. I would like it to have a little more padding. It doesn't effect the fit, but I like the padded strap in the Windy punch mitts. Actually, it doesn't even matter...I just needed to nit pick something.

I rate these 10 out of 10. Boon Sport makes the best pads.





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Old 11-01-2009, 10:26 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Old 11-01-2009, 10:28 AM   #5 (permalink)

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Nice! Now I'm thinking I should've gotten these instead of the micro ones I got from Boon. Maybe next time...
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Old 11-01-2009, 06:24 PM   #6 (permalink)

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Hey, I just realized that those aren't even on their website yet. Did you special order those?
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Old 11-01-2009, 06:50 PM   #7 (permalink)

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No, Scott said he made a few pair with the 1/2 length finger hood. They only had 2 pair left.

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i have to say those are sweet
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Old 11-06-2009, 11:25 AM   #9 (permalink)

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Freakin jealous. Boon seems to incorporate awesome craftmanship in an unbeleivable product i wish they did more marketting or something and get there products in MMAWarehouse ( i know there is probably a great reason they dont im just wishing they would lol) but i bought thai pads recently and were looking at the Boons but all of the websites i saw them on looked shady and low quality so i never pulled the trigger, went ahead with the Bad Boy thai pads and couldnt be more happy but awesome mitts
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Old 11-09-2009, 08:52 PM   #10 (permalink)

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I hope they make more of these.
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