The bell tolls for New Sporting
We are gathered here today to bid good riddance to New Sporting, which in only a few short years rose from obscurity to become the world’s paradigmatic dodgy gear company.
The Mexican outfit has seemingly done everything possible to enrage and alienate a significant chunk of its customers… →
Morgan joins the ranks of water bag fraudsters
I’m yet to determine just what it is, but something about water bags really does drive boxing gear companies into an insane frenzy of greed.
I’ve already posted about the amazing marketing fraud being perpetrated on the boxing community by the Aqua Training Bag company in the USA. AquaBags.. →
How to make your own sparbar
The standard items of equipment for training by yourself in the sport of boxing are the three bags: the heavy bag, the double-end bag, and the speed bag.
I love beating the shit out of the three bags as much as the next person. In particular, there’s nothing quite like a long session of twelve.. →
Review: Lace N Loop Glove Enhancing System
The two basic systems of glove closure are the lace-up system and the velcro system.
Professional boxers seem to prefer lace-up gloves for training, and they always fight in them, probably owing to the requirements of sanctioning bodies. Gear aficionados tell us that the dominance of the lace-up.. →
Humanity must not allow Punchtex to fall into the hands of Skynet
If you’ve read my Guide to buying boxing gloves in Australia, you’ll be aware that I’m pretty sceptical about Australian brands. In general, they’re basically slick and sneaky marketers of low quality gloves produced by the gazillion in Pakistani factories. Many of their gloves look cool,.. →
Best synthetic / non-leather boxing gloves
If you’re a boxer and your values and beliefs rule out buying products made of leather, then what synthetic/non-leather boxing gloves should you buy?
This is a genuine problem for vegan and vegetarian boxers who abstain from eating animals on ethical grounds (though perhaps not for those.. →
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