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There is a fair in Munich, Germany called ISPO where all the manufacturers attend. Go there and set up meetings with them ahead of time. They will show you samples and explain things to you: https://www.ispo.com/en/munich IMHO it's best to meet them in person and see their products with your...

Cheryl Wheeler was a hell of a fighter with great technique. I saw her fight with Lucia Rijker in Amsterdam some 25 years back. She was the only one who'd be able to go the distance with Lucia at that time. May she rest in peace.

Grips for mid range and Fighter for entry level just my 2 cents on a BJJ gi

The first time I put on a pair of King gloves 4 or 5 years ago my disappointment was big. It had a very loose fit and it was nearly impossible to clench a fist. The anatomic hand positioning was awkward, it was designed for people who were fighting with open hands designed to grab somebody's...

Everlast wraps are pretty thick.

IMF used to be a very expensive thing back in the days when they were invented. TopTen had them first as their inventor was the same man: Georg Bruckner of Germany. If you have some TopTen from the 80ies or early 90ies you can probably still use them today because the padding was made in Germany...

Booster and King have a bit of inside padding. Ringside and TopTen offer coach gloves. They are hybrids between 16 Oz gloves and mitts with thick padding on the inside area of the hand.

There are worse gloves out there from Thailand. Raja comes to mind and Sandee. Both are very similar gloves, almost like copies, but even worse. In my opinion Windy has excellent quality with fine, thick, high quality leather and great finishing. The downside are the padding and the lack of...

A few months back I received questions about the Fighter bag gloves I mentioned when reviewing their 16 Oz. budget leather gloves here: https://forums.sherdog.com/threads/fighter-16-oz-leather-gloves.3925917/ Now, I have used the cheaper bag gloves for a few months on and off and almost daily...

TopTen has the best full face protection headgear in my opinion. It does not impair sight like others do. The only downturn is that it is just available in one size: M.

Yes, it is real leather on the surface. The inside of the cuff is made of mix from textile and PU. It would have been nice to have real leather here as well.

The TopTen Bayflex headgears are very flexible in terms of adjustment. The straps on the back of the head and under the chin will allow for decent margins in both directions. It is more a matter of head shape and hair volume than size wheter the headgear will have a snug fit or not. I find, it...

Last year two gym mates asked me where to find cheap gloves that were made of real leather and good. I picked 16 Oz gloves from Fighter for them, a European brand from Czechia. I have seen them in various kickboxing tournaments while in Europe as they are popular in the Eastern part like in...

It would be helpful to know your style .... TKD, BJJ, Karate or Judo?

I guess there isn't any big money in kickboxing in the US these days and that's why there aren't any promoters around to take the risk since the sport is regulates by the athletic state commissions. Talking about K-1 it used to be called WKA Kickboxing in the US before, but WKA is kinda dead, at...

A friend of mine fought against Hoost in his prime in Japan at K1 and was paid 2.5k US$.

I am spending a few months in Bangkok, Thailand, every year. The main brands over there are Twins, Windy, Raja , Sandee and FBT. I got myself a pair of 12 Oz Windy gloves for daily bag workouts in boxing. I didn't do Muay Thai because most of the gyms had pretty worn out heavy bags, just punched...

For what its worth, I have a 58 cm circumference and by size chart it would be on the lower end of size L. I can wear both, M and L, but Medium size will do a better job. It feels a bit tight at first, but once used to the feeling it feels like a second skin. I would always prefer the version...

The thing with WAKO judges was always a big problem once an Italian became president. The Italians, French and South Europeans would build a mafiosi system of judges. If 2 of 3 judges were from South Europe there was no way to win, specially when fighting against an Italian. You couldn't win if...

I bought him a sandwich from McDonalds and he loved it. There is no Burger King near the gym. Bowe knows his stuff. There is a guy working out at the gym that might be a challenger in the future. Ask Bowe and Holyfield about him: Ivan. Real good boxer. Needs a few more fights though.