Lace-up vs. Hook & Loop

When you have decided to purchase your new pair of Boxing Gloves, you will see numerous options available in the market. There are different types of raw material, padding material, sizes and weights. Also gloves are categorized on the basis of boxing activity like sparring, training, fighting, fitness and so on. Once, you have selected desired type, material, size and weights now you will face another dilemma i.e. lace-up gloves vs. velcro gloves. Here are few pros and cons of these two choices.

Hook & Loop:-

 

These gloves are cheap and suitable for beginners and easy to put on and pull off. Put your gloves on, fix your straps and you are ready for training. You can put these gloves on in seconds. You can also use tape to secure these straps. There are single strap gloves and multiple strap gloves for providing more secure fit. You can put these gloves without anyone’s assistance and thus are ideal when you are training individually. The drawback of Hook & Loop

gloves is they can bruise your wrist or your opponent’s face. Second, you cannot fight with these gloves.

Lace-up:-

You will see Lace-up gloves in amatuer and professional fights as only this type of gloves are recommended by boxing organizations. These are also called competition gloves. Lace-up

Gloves allow snug fit which hook & loop gloves fail to provide. Lace-up gloves cannot be put on by yourself so you need assistance. Lace-up gloves put your opponent to risk. Loose laces are distracting and can hit you or your opponent in the eye. That’s why some boxers use tape after tying laces. 

 For training purposes, hook & loop gloves are preferred but lace-up gloves are essential for fighting. If you are not limited by budget, then buy both of these.