[vu]

Originally Posted by Tone C

They are not available for sale as yet.No idea when either.Clamp is wearing a pair in this thread Kofightgear Thaibag review

And he also is supposed to be coming out with an 18 oz glove too at some stage I think.

And you should be aware cos you are the last poster in that thread.....

I knew about the 18 oz'ers...didn't realize those are the "KO Thai" model, though...

[Tone C]

18 ozers look same as the smaller 16ozers regards to pattern and stuff.The Thai ones are supposedly white and red trimmed.Look good

[Kimuralex]

for bag work/pad work and limited sparring(dont go to boxing gym) should i buy the 12 oz or 16oz?

[vu]

I'm partial to 16 oz. for any type of sparring...so um...16 oz.ers.

How much do you weight, btw?

[Kimuralex]

im not a big guy, im like 5 8-9 and 150-165(right now im like 150 but im generally in the 150-160 area 165 being max)...so if i come to a boxing gym, will they let me spar in 12 oz or only 16 oz? and which is better for just pad/bag work?

[vu]

If you have 14 oz, you should be fine...they won't be too light, nor heavy and have plenty of padding for sparring...I spar with a guy who weighs 270 lbs and he has 14's, I feel it, but not too bad.

14's also light enough to really work fast combos on the bag/pads, too...so you're good on that end also...

Now, I hate reiterating this all the time, but please be conscientious of your sparring partners...if you use the gloves on the bag/pad A LOT, please do them a favor and don't use them to spar b/c with extensive bag/pad work, the foam will compress in the front and will negate any extra padding that's there in a 14+ oz glove. If you're very seldomly doing sparring and it's very light, you should be just fine...but if you're gonna spar like 2+ times per week, you should really invest in two pair of gloves...one for "training" (partner drills, sparring, etc.) and one for bag/pad work...

[Kimuralex]

yea im looking to buy the kofightgear gloves and they dont seem to come in 14 oz, either 16 or 12..so for bag/pad work and limited sparring will 12 be good enough or should i go with 16s(again im not a big guy).. also thanks for your help, i didnt realize i would need two pairs but when i start training boxing regularly thats what i will do. Right now im just getting down some fundamentals and doing very basic drills with a couple of guys

[DarthTex]

Any know when will the KO thai glove will come out?

How much will there be when they come out?

Will the old version of KO glove be still available when the new KO thai glove comes out?

[vu]

Originally Posted by Kimuralex

yea im looking to buy the kofightgear gloves and they dont seem to come in 14 oz, either 16 or 12..so for bag/pad work and limited sparring will 12 be good enough or should i go with 16s(again im not a big guy).. also thanks for your help, i didnt realize i would need two pairs but when i start training boxing regularly thats what i will do. Right now im just getting down some fundamentals and doing very basic drills with a couple of guys

Just go with the 16 oz'ers. Good for conditioning and it's more padding/shock-absorption, so less overall stress on your joints while hitting the bag.

Plus, it's gonna be better padding for the limited sparring you'll be doing.

[Kimuralex]

thanks a lot vu, you have been a lot of help. I will go with the 16 oz then