Gloves with no foam padding to be used in Jeff Horn's fight with Terence Crawford

[TitoFan]

Shouldn't boxing gloves padding fall under the category of.......



if it ain't broke don't fix it?!?!?

[El Kabong]

Bud Crawford should win this one with ease. I'm not sure why all the fuss over horsehair over foam? The more protected the hands are the more power you as the fighter are willing to throw with because the likelihood is that you won't hurt your hand. The more you can feel on your fist the more likely you are to hurt your hand and the more likely there will be cuts on your opponent's face.


Also aren't Cleto Reyes gloves all horsehair?

[Spicoli]

Bud Crawford should win this one with ease. I'm not sure why all the fuss over horsehair over foam? The more protected the hands are the more power you as the fighter are willing to throw with because the likelihood is that you won't hurt your hand. The more you can feel on your fist the more likely you are to hurt your hand and the more likely there will be cuts on your opponent's face.


Also aren't Cleto Reyes gloves all horsehair?

Aren't those often referred to as 'punchers' gloves. Tough one because they wouldn't be willing to throw with as much power as foam then? I think it is just simple preference per fighter, also as fighter ages some have to switch from hair to foam with collected damage as well as simply learning punch technique, style changes so on and so forth. Shoot not to mention compensating hair with thick hand wrap, strictly within the rules of course . I think a with a 'true' puncher power translates either way. May benefit Crawford as he's a sharp switch hitting punchers, then again foam padding may be better as he's more often then not going to be hitting the top of Horns free swinging head.

[THE THIRD MAN]

I don't know about this, Horn is the bigger guy and he will enter the ring much heavier than Crawford on the night who is the one with everything to lose. He's expected to win, but already his camp are showing signs of concern. Postponements, gloves? They're worried.