Chris actually the design I was thinking is very similar to this. The nose is really a problem in boxing as it pokes out making it the first to absorb punches to the face. The two triangle pads were meant to in effect "flatten" the face so that the glove strikes the pads and not the nose. It prevents the nose from poking out so to speak. The design with the nose guard seems to have a similar objective but way more effective than my idea. For one thing its a thousand times less bulky and much lighter. The pads are smaller so it beats me in peripheral vision also.

Donny I guess you're right about all of that. Its seems almost dangerous to wear one of these. But thats the whole point. To get as close as you can to the real thing without having to worry about breaking your nose or getting cut. I don't think anything should be protected except for that because even conventional headgear won't prevent you from getting a concussion so why even have all that padding in the first place. I agree with you about having some padding at the rear of the head though.