Here is some honest feedback. I used to have a pair of IMF gloves a few years back. They were practically giving them away due to a color bleed at the factory. They were the hook and loop version, but I converted them to lace ups because with the hook and loop version there was this elastic type sleeve that went over the cuff and a small cover type thing that went over the rounded slit in the palm, the gloves offered zero ventilation and my hands would get way too hot. Lacing then solved all of that.
The gloves are incredibly soft. I didn’t mind when my sparring partner used them because they were quite soft. This softness didn’t seem to relate to much on the heavybag since they didn’t seem to offer much feedback when throwing punches on the bag. Yeah my hands wouldn’t hurt after training, but you could easily throw punches with bad form that could end up creating bad habits or even a potential injury in the future.
The hand compartment was perfect. It was easy to make a fist and would not get fatigued as your hands were in a natural position. The thumb position was a little weird and instead of a little tab that held the thumb in place it was a piece of material that filled in the whole gap, and the left one was different from the right which cause a little discomfort if a punch wasn’t dead on. I was never hurt because of it, but a thumb jam could happen.
Yeah tiny little bubble looking things would form over time, but these were designed to be boxing gloves, not center pieces. If you train, they will look used. The little bubbles have happened to nearly every single type of gloves I’ve ever owned.
To summarize, if I had the chance to buy those gloves at $35 again like before, I would. But I would not buy them at full price.
I lost the gloves over the years. They were pretty cool, but have much better gloves now.