Alright, so you wanna know how heavy them boxing gloves are, huh? The ones them pro boxers use? Well, let me tell ya, it ain’t so simple like pickin’ apples. It depends on a whole lotta things, like how big the fella is and if he’s just practicin’ or fightin’ for real.
First off, let’s talk about them fightin’ gloves. You know, the ones they use in the big matches on TV. For most of them lighter fellas, from them skinny strawweights up to them welterweights – that’s like from chicken-sized to a good-sized pig, weight-wise – they use 8-ounce gloves. That’s about… well, I ain’t got no fancy scale, but they say it’s like holdin’ two sticks of butter in each hand, somethin’ like that. Maybe a bit heavier. They call it 226.8 grams in them fancy places, but who understands that gibberish?
Now, if you get to them bigger fellas, them half-middleweights and up, their gloves get heavier. Makes sense, I guess. Bigger fella, bigger glove. Don’t want ’em crushin’ each other’s heads like watermelons, now do we? But they didn’t say exactly how much heavier, so don’t ask me!
Then there’s them practicin’ gloves. They’re a whole different story. You got all sorts of weights. Some little 8-ounce or 10-ounce ones for them fellas who fight for real, you know, keepin’ things the same. Then you got 12-ounce ones, they say them ladies and fellas with small hands use ’em. But most folks, they use the 14-ounce or 16-ounce ones. Good for punchin’ that bag, gettin’ strong. And then you got them real big fellas, like those giant bears, they use 18-ounce or even 20-ounce gloves. Heavens to Betsy, that’s like holdin’ a couple of rocks in your hands!
And get this, them girl boxers, they all use 10-ounce gloves in the Olympics. Don’t matter how big or small they are, 10 ounces it is. Maybe them fellas up top think girls ain’t as strong, or maybe they just like things even, who knows? And they gotta wear red or blue gloves, dependin’ on which corner they come from. Like pickin’ teams in the schoolyard, only with more punchin’.
- Fightin’ Gloves:
- Light fellas (strawweight to welterweight): 8 ounces (about 2 sticks of butter in each hand)
- Bigger fellas (half-middleweight and up): Heavier, but they don’t say how much!
- Practicin’ Gloves:
- Small or competition fellas: 8-10 ounces
- Ladies and small hands: 12 ounces
- Regular folks: 14-16 ounces
- Big fellas (like bears!): 18-20 ounces
- Olympic Girl Boxers: 10 ounces, red or blue.
Now, you might be hearin’ some fuss about glove size, like that time that fella, what’s his name, Mayweather, wanted to fight in smaller gloves. He was used to 8-ounce ones, but the other fella, McGregor, he used even smaller ones in his other fightin’ – 4-ounce ones! Can you believe it? Like fightin’ with just your bare knuckles almost! Anyway, they made a big stink about it, but in the end, I think they figured it out. Them fellas always do, seems like.
So, there you have it. Not so simple, is it? But that’s the long and short of it. From butter-sized to rock-sized, them gloves come in all sorts of weights. Just depends on who’s wearin’ ’em and what they’re doin’. And remember, it ain’t just the gloves, it’s the fella weildin’ them that matters. You can give a chicken a sledgehammer, but it ain’t gonna do much good.
And besides the gloves, they wear other stuff too, like headgear sometimes, but we ain’t talkin’ ’bout that today. This is just about them gloves, and I think I’ve told you just about all I know.
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