Customer Reviews

Everlast Train Advanced Wristwrap Heavy Bag Gloves

5 star:		(11)
4 star:		(11)
3 star:		(6)
2 star:		(6)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

I was looking for a pair of gloves to go with my new heavy bag that was a nice cross between comfort and protection. I tried on traditional full hand glove (traditional boxing style) but I was not a fan of the feel and lack of ability to use my fingers once the gloves were on. I then moved to the more MMA styled open finger style heavy bag gloves, and that was definitely the right direction. These gloves fit great, protect my hand even after hitting the bag for long periods of time and I still have the ability to move my fingers.

I would definitely recommend these gloves and a pair of hand wraps if you plan to use the gloves for longer periods (definitely helps comfort) also the more I wear these the more comfortable they seem to get.

Stitching began to unravel after using only once or twice. Within a week, lots of frayed edges and the white foam pad covering the knuckles has become completely exposed at the seam. All this from nothing more than hitting focus pads and heavy bag. Contacted Everlast customer service by email, automated notice promised a response in 48 hours.... never heard from them.

Best heavy bag glove ive ever used, great fit and awsome comfort. Perfect padding and great breathable material.

Overall the construction of these gloves is very sturdy. The padding is solid, the wrist support is great, and they fit well. They are heavier than most bag gloves, but being marketed as "advanced" that is actually favorable. They entire design, however, falls apart on one key item. In order to have these open fingered gloves "wrap" around your closed fist as you punch, the design involves a leather "thong" stitched onto the leather of the glove in between your fingers, creating individual finger holes (you can see it on the palm side of the picture). At first use the snug leather loops helped close the glove in tight around my hand and the whole experience went great. After a few uses the leather thong began to stretch, and the glove no longer fit as well, but it was still usable. After a couple months the stitching came undone in between two of my fingers. This caused the knuckle part of the glove to just float above my hand like a stiff plank aligned with the back of my hand, leaving my knuckles completely unprotected, yet misaligning my punches, thus creating more friction on my knuckles than had I gone barehanded.
It's disappointing because the gloves were great at the beginning, but due to cheap material/stitching, it didn't last very long. On a good note my dog now enjoys a new chew toy (with a spare in the waiting).

these gloves are great for hitting the punching bag. there is padding at the fingers/knuckles and also at the back of the hand. there is even some padding at the palm. i have very small hands (female), and the sm/med fit well. my only complaint is that you'll have to wrap your knuckles with moleskin wraps before putting these on if you plan on hitting the bag for more than about 10 minutes, as your knuckles will take a beating. i love that these gloves provide the ability to use my fingers, though. if someone calls me while i'm working out, i can use my phone w/o taking off the gloves.

Let me start off by saying these gloves are very comfortable and provide adequate padding on the knuckles. The wrist strap is an added bonus as well to stabilize your wrist so you can hammer on the bag. Those factors are why I rated these gloves at 3 stars. However, if you are a larger fellow with extra large hands, these gloves could be a problem for you even if you get the L/XL size. They fit just fine putting them on over wrist wraps and everything, so space isn't the issue. When I started to punch however, then knuckle where your finger bends was almost completely exposed. To make matters worse, there is a leather...rib or almost wiring right where your fingers poke out of the gloves. So that is resting on the top part of my finger knuckles as I'm whaling on the bag. That created a lot of friction mainly on my right hand (power hand) and opened up some fabric burns after about 20 min straight on the bag.

The first time I used them it was fine and I just had a little irritation, but I thought it was because I was coming off a little weird on the bag with my overhand right. I just came back from the gym and was only on the bag for about 5 minutes, hit the bag with about 5 power rights and the irritation on my knuckles opened up and started oozing blood. I was extra cautious about how I was hitting the bag because I thought I may have been hitting it a little incorrectly, but alas it was because the rib that I mentioned previously was digging into the top part of my finger knuckle when I hit the bag flush.

So again, if your hands are big enough to have to order XL or above gloves (boxing, batting gloves, mittens...whatever), this probably isn't the glove for you. If you're buying these to work on bag technique or light sparring, you'll be fine. If you have big hands and want to work on power combos on the heavy bag, I wouldn't recommend these gloves. Maybe it's because I have some sort of unproportional finger to hand length or something, but these gloves are going to sit in my tuffbox until I ship out from Afghanistan in 6 months. Guess I'm switching back to the full hand boxing gloves.

I have 2 pairs of these gloves, and the same experience with both. They are overall good gloves with a couple of problems.

First the good news. These gloves provide great protection...lots of padding over the knuckles and strong wrist support. They allow you to hit pretty hard and not hurt your fist or wrists. The gloves are not too heavy, either. I don't know that I'd use them to train with a partner as they are a bit bulkier than standard MMA gloves, but they are great for hitting a bag. I have hit a heavy bag with them and a BOB. They work well for both.

Now the bad news. They smell awful. It's somewhat like burned rubber. I left them out in my garage for a couple of weeks when I first bought them to air them out. But there is still a slight odor to them. Enough that I notice it when I open the closet where I keep them. I've owned several pairs of gloves and other leather products and these are the only ones that stink like that. Also, if you don't wrap your hands, particularly well over your knuckles, you'll bleed if you hit enough. These gloves have a lot of padding to protect you but the inside of the glove that touches your knuckles (top joint, closest to where the fingers connect to the hand) seems to be too stiff or soemthing. They really irritate my knuckles when I hit, even with hand wraps.

The good outweighs the bad here and I like hitting with these. I hope that smell goes away soon! I'd like to keep these!

I just got these and the smell was so bad I went straight here to warn folks. I once purchased a pair of sneakers that had the same super strong toxic smell. Every time I wore them I got a headache. I returned them and I'll be returning these gloves. Seems like the plastics in China use a different formulation? I don't know but I do recognize the smell and it isn't healthy.

I put on the gloves, threw a few punches against the bag and took back off. My hands smelled like a chemical factory. Everlast: you need to tell your manufacturer to use different materials.

Just bought these a couple days ago and so far soo good. I have pretty wide but thin hands and they fit well with wraps but that is gonna be based on personal prefernce. There is some break in time needed and I recomend a hard heavy bag in high heat so you can get the leather loose and after a few hours they feel pretty decent. The wrist wrap isnt for people with skinny wrists which I have but over wraps it kinda does the job. The longeivty is yet to be seen but if they last a few months i'll be pretty happy with what I paid. The cushioning is more then adeuqate and there is no new damage to my hands just re opening some old ones that havent healed fully. Weight is pretty good but I dont like it for speed bag practice.

With my long hands I have found I have had to modify the gloves so they sit higher on my hands. If you pull it all the way down your knuckles are dead center of the pad which isnt very flexible so I had to hike mine up a little bit so the crease is just above my knuckles, still tons of protection only alot less grip fatigue.

Its a win for the price

+3 weeks later+
The gloves still havent really broken in and even with wraps if your hitting a harder bag you still wind up blowing holes in your knuckles. I wrap mine even with the gloves I am still finding my knuckles shreaded atleast once a week. They are holding up as well as can be expected but the upper foam peice is too long and needs a break so you can bend the hand into a fist easier as this is the primary reason i find myself I stoping is the forearm fatique. I just puchased the ever last MMA 7 once grapling gloves and all the problems are eliminated with more then enough cover for my knuckles.

These gloves have a lot of padding which is good, and I also like the slots for the fingers and thumbs, so you your hands can breathe and still use fingers with the gloves on, but for some reason the way the gloves are designed, it doesnt properly protect your knuckles! I still feel a sting when i hit the boxing reflex bag i have with these gloves on. Perhaps because i am not using them for a "heavy bag" which they were designed for - but i would expect that they would be even better since heavy bags would give a larger impact on your hands! I also have medium size hands and even with the L/XL size, they are pretty snug - so I would not order the Small or Medium size gloves, even if your hands are medium size, because the gloves are smaller.