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Kickboxing Gloves
December 29th, 2009 | 
Author: History of Boxing Gloves
- Kickboxing Gloves
The history of boxing gloves dates back to three thousand years ago and there have been significant changes in the make up of gloves. However the sport did not vanish completely, still there was illegal existence of men fighting with bare knuckles.
However in the 17th century there was reemergence of boxing and there was introduction of the boxing gloves in the ring.
However the sport gained respect with the inclusion of Marquis of Queensbury rules and on the provision of compulsion on the usage of gloves within the ring. It was after this that there was wider utility of boxing gloves, and as a result there are different types of boxing gloves available in the market. Further boxing gloves are even used these days for the different forms of martial arts like the kickboxing.
There are different types of gloves designed to cater to some particular purpose, like for example you have the speed bag glove which has an extra padding than the padded leather mittens. Because in some form of games there is wider importance given to the speed and with the speed bag gloves the main aim is to protect the knuckles against the speed of the competitor.
Incase you are using a heavier punching bag then it is essential that you use a heavier bag glove, in this case the speed doesn’t matter much but the force matters so in this case the heavier bag glove intends to provide more protection to the hands and the wrist of the boxer.
A. How Weighted Gloves Help to Enhance the Cardio Training Workouts
Weighted Gloves are for all ages. Gloves are available in different kinds of materials like cloth, rubber, nit rile, latex, leather, wool etc.
Gloves serve different purposes and there are a variety of gloves like Billiards gloves, Boxing gloves, Fingerless glovers, Baseball gloves, ufc gloves, motorcycle gloves, heated gloves, mechanics gloves, Kevlar gloves, rubber gloves, latex gloves, driving gloves, weighted gloves, mechanix gloves etc.
Weighted gloves can be worn by boxers who train for boxing tournaments and these weighted gloves serve the same purpose as that of wrist weights. Each of the weighted gloves weighs approximately 1.2 lbs. each and they also come with two detachable 1/2 lb. weights. Most of the weighted gloves come only in a single size which fits anybody.
These weighted gloves help to enhance the cardio training workouts and because the weights are secured over the back of the hand give this helps to intensify the exercise. There are some weighted gloves like the kickboxing weighted gloves which have weights which cannot be removed.
There are weighted gloves which can also be used for baseball.
The weighted glove used by a baseball player helps him to hit the ball with tremendous power. This weighted glove helps to increase the batting sped and it is a great accessory for throwing, stretching and warming up.
B. Boxing Gloves Design
The prime design concern involves the glove’s padding. In sequence for a padding material to be effectual, it ought to soak up energy by condensing. If a material condenses too much, it finishes being useful since it becomes just a thin layer of opaque material. Partially as of this, unlike weight classes need gloves of different weights.
If the same glove weight was requisite for all weight classes, blows thrown by the biggest and heaviest boxers would condense the padding further than its useful range, while blows thrown by the lightest boxers would hardly compress the material at all.
For instance, USA Boxing, which controls much of the proletarian competition in the United States and sanctions all Olympic-style competition in the United States, needs that all gloves moreover be thumb less or have the thumb compartment attach to the body of the glove so that boxers can’t prod each other in the eye.
C. The Different Types Of Boxing Gloves
Men still boxed bare-knuckled even though unsanctioned and in many countries, illegal.
While boxing gained a revival in the 17th century and boxing gloves were re-introduced in the ring, they were primarily only for training. With the addition of the Marquis of Queensbury Rules and boxing gloves as part of the equipment in the ring in the 19th century the sport gained respect.
Today there are many different boxing gloves available in youth, male and female, competition and non-competition styles. Some people compete, others fight professionally, and a growing number of people box for exercise with a little self-defense thrown in.
Boxing gloves are also required in the martial art of kickboxing. Even though primarily using the feet, the hands are also used in this sport so boxing gloves are essential for safety.
The first is the speed bag glove, little more than a pair of padded leather mittens. Since impact force isn’t the focus and speed is; only the knuckle skin of the boxer needs to be protected.
A heavier bag glove is used when working on a heavier punching bag. Sparring gloves are used in the training ring and worn by both the boxer and the sparring partner. Competition gloves, whether amateur or professional are much lighter weight and constructed to strict standards.
These gloves weigh between 8 to 10 ounces and have the highest grade foam padding to insure the safety of the competitors. Amateur gloves have a white area on the back of the glove for scoring purposes. Use of the right boxing glove for the right purpose helps to ensure the safety of the athletes involved.
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Mike Tyson is A Strong Person Mystery
- Mike Tyson
Ladies and gentlemen - really needing no introduction the world over - say hello to Iron Mike Tyson. Despite being the challenger, Tyson started the fight as firm favourite.
Tyson unified the heavyweight division with points victories over James ‘Bonecrusher’ Smith (WBA) and Tony Tucker (IBF). I remember watching him demolish Michael Spinks in 1988 in a fight which many thought Spinks had a chance to win. It took Tyson just 91 seconds to knockout Spinks, who had never been down in a pro fight prior to this bout. This is thought by many to be Tyson’s best fight.
I also watched him knockout a childhood favourite of mine, ex-heavyweight champ Larry Holmes. Other notable title defenses include victories over Pinklon Thomas (TKO 6), and Olympic gold medallist Tyrell Biggs (TKO 7). Tyson carried Biggs who he had hated for denying him a place as a super heavyweight in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games.
Bruno could hit hard, but he was slow and ponderous in comparison to Tyson. By now, whenever Tyson fought there was an aura of inevitability about it all. Tyson was regarded as the best pound for pound fighter in the world - something extremely rare for a heavyweight. Tyson finished Bruno in round five.
It wasn’t a great performance and cracks were showing in Tyson’s veneer. Mike Tyson lost to 42-1 underdog James ‘Buster’ Douglas in possibly the greatest upset ever in boxing. Wins over former amateur conqueror Henry Tillman, Alex Stewart and Donovan ‘Razor’ Ruddock set up a big money fight with new undisputed heavyweight king Evander Holyfield. The fight never happened - Tyson was imprisoned for the rape of beauty pageant contestant Desiree Washington. The buzz when Tyson came back to fight was incredible. Prison had taken its toll, and at least some of Tyson’s prime years had been spent in jail.
Tyson would fight Frank Bruno again. This time Bruno was the WBC champion and Mike the challenger. Going into the fight with a psychological advantage due to his earlier victory, Tyson easily beat Bruno in three rounds this time, regaining the title for the second time. Tyson looked to be back, big time. But the fight we had all been waiting for but had been denied was on the horizon - Mike Tyson versus Evander Holyfield.
Tyson started hot favourite, but in a pulsating candidate for fight of the year, ex undisputed cruiserweight and heavyweight champion Holyfield emerged the victor with an 11th round knockout. This time there could be no excuses, Tyson lost to the better fighter. Already past his prime, he would never again be called world champion.
Tyson would continue to excite audiences however, but for all the wrong reasons. People would watch him fight due to his unpredictability. In the third round, Tyson spat out his gumshield and bit a chunk out of Holyfield’s ear. Referee Mills Lane who had been there all those years earlier at the Berbick fight, had no choice but to disqualify Tyson. An enraged Tyson, who would later claim he bit Holyfield as a consequence of Holyfield’s constant headbutting, threw punches at security guards and anyone who would get in his way in an attempt to get at a baffled Evander Holyfield.
A return to boxing saw his fights degenerate into farce after farce. It seemed that with every Tyson fight came another controversy - trying to break an opponents arm, knocking down a referee, getting a tattoo on his face just a few days before fighting Clifford Etienne. Somehow, while not the best in the world anymore, Tyson always seemed to generate excitement.
In the pre-fight press conference before his fight with Lennox Lewis, Tyson exploded into rage, screaming at and threatening reporters, and taking a swing at Lewis before biting his leg. Once more, Mike Tyson was in the news. An old looking Tyson lost to Lewis in 8 one-sided rounds.
Tyson announced his retirement. His professional record stands at 58 fights, 50 wins, 44 knockouts, 6 defeats and 2 no contests.
A. Mike Tyson in the Corner
Tyson was found under the influence of drugs when he was driving his car in Scottsdale, Arizona. The former heavyweight boxing champion was charged with two felonies for drug possession and two misdemeanor counts of driving under the influence of drugs. Mike Tyson was convicted in Indiana and served three years in jail for the rape in 1992 of a Miss Black America contestant. Tyson became the youngest heavyweight champion in history in 1986 when he was 20 years old and knocked out Trevor Berbick. By 1997, Tyson’s career hit its lower point when he bit Evander Holyfield’s ear during a fight.
Andrew Thomas, the Maricopa County prosecutor said that Tyson’s record made him eligible for prison instead of Arizona’s drug treatment programs for non-violent offenders.
B. MMA Versus Boxing - Who Will Win Win the Battle?
Over the last 3-4 years Boxing’s mantle as the number one ‘fight’ sport has come under serious threat from Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), and in particular the Dana White lead Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Ultra slick presentations, clever marketing and the ability to produce the fights which fans yearn to see, has seen the UFC explode in the United States. The phenomenon is now actively spreading across Canada, Europe and the rest of the World. States and countries who once banned MMA events as ‘too brutal’ are now openly promoting them in their top stadia and venues.
Other MMA Organisations, such as Pride (Japan) and Affliction also gain huge crowds for their events. Boxing, celebrity and glamour have gone ‘hand in hand’ for decades. This has led to the increased number of weight divisions (very small variance between the weights) and most damagingly the introduction of the numerous ‘alphabet’ World Titles. Whilst it is now commonly acknowledged that it is the fighter who ‘makes the belt’ (The Ring Belt is ultimately decided upon in this way), the reluctance of organisations to interlink means many ‘top’ fights never occur. Combine this with the reluctance of promoters / fighters to risk their status as ‘World Champ’ for anything less that an ‘out of this world payday’ and you the present scenario.
There are also less weight divisions, and, unlike boxing, there never seems to be a mis-match simply to ‘pad’ a fighter’s record. The glamour / celebrity side of the sports is also turning in MMA’s favour (and that’s not referring to Tito Ortiz’s partner!). Celebrities such as Paris Hilton are common place at UFC events, Donald Trump actively promotes events in his venues whilst the Goldenboy of Boxing, Oscar Del Hoya, was recently ecstatically cheering ringside at the Affliction main event of Fedor v Arloski (he had a business interest in that event).
It appears that MMA is clearly challenging Boxing’s supremacy like it has never been challenged before. On a ‘flip-side’, maybe boxing and it’s bosses should ‘go-back to basics’, benchmark the MMA success formula and re-invent their brand accordingly.