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 Great gloves November 14, 2008
John S. Dean (Sturtevant, WI United States)
Bit of a pain to get on the first time, pretty snug, but feel great when they're on and feel great when hitting the bag. Not so padded that there's no feel to punching, but not so thin that your knuckles get ripped up. There are no seams internally that get uncomfortable, and the bar across the palm gives you a nice, solid fist.
 If you can help it - DO NOT GET THESE October 20, 2008
Georgiy Shepov (Cleveland OHIO)
Awful, I am very displeased with these gloves. First of all they are not completely leather. They are cheap though, that's why I guess they don't have to be. They do not offer enough padding to protect your hands, they are to tight to put any wraps on and then you have bleeding blisters. I do not work on the bag often but I'm pretty aggressive and these are NOT the right gloves for that. Cheap - yes hence 2 stars instead of 1, once again if you can help it get something better, that's built to last because of the good quality and not because they sit in the bag because you can't use them.
poor choice October 4, 2008
A. Zambetis (Wash, DC USA)
I was not pleased with my purchase. The gloves were not really a small, which I have had before, but more like a medium.They were poorly stiched at the right knuckle area and gave me a re-occuring blister/raw spot at that place.They also smelled so strongly of mothballs that I had to leave them outside in the garage for several days before I could even wear them. I ended up going to a store to try on and buy a pair of new gloves to use. I will not ever buy this product online again.
Great Pair of Gloves, Better Than Most of the Other MMA Gloves On the Market September 16, 2008
Shawn Kovacich (The Greatest Little City in the World)
A few months ago I started looking around for a good pair of mma gloves to use while working the heavybag and focus mitts and I tried out several different brands before choosing the Century gloves.
I found them to be a lot more comfortable to wear and although some of the other gloves had more padding on the knuckles, they felt to bulky and cumbersome to me. As soon as I put these gloves on I knew that I had found the right gloves for me. I was even more convinced the first time that I used them on my muay thai bag. The provided great protection as well as a bit more wrist support, even though I always wrap my hands with handwraps prior to hitting the bag.
If there is any downside to these gloves, I haven't found it yet. They have been very durable so far and I haven't seen any signs of wear on them as of yet, and I have been using them 3 times per week for ten 3 minute rounds per punching workout. The one thing that I would like to see, is an X-large or even XX-large pair of gloves that would more easily accommodate a larger hand and handwraps.
Other than that small criticism, I would highly recommend these gloves over some of the more expensive "brand name" mma gloves on the market.
Shawn Kovacich
Martial Artist/Author of the Achieving Kicking Excellence series.
 Good glove, though light on padding.. September 2, 2008
MCB (Mpls, MN)
Overall, these gloves are good for light training, but after having used them for a while, I think I'm going to have to get some that have more robust padding in the knuckle area. The fit is very good, though as another reviewer notes, they are snug with hand wraps (which I like). The leather is a nice alternative to the vinyl and neoprene common in many bag gloves because it allows your hand to breathe. My only issue is that the padding over the knuckles is thin (1/4 inch foam), and now that it has been beaten down a little, I find I have some soreness even with hand wraps.
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