Quote Originally Posted by Hellbore
OK how does this sound:

This headgear:

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0...CLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

And wearing boil-and-bite mouthpieces, using sparring gloves...

Does that sound safe enough? Would that headgear be enough to keep us from breaking noses or do we need the face cage type?

Also what kind of gloves do you use for sparring and casual backyard boxing?
Well first off, if you have never boxed b4 and it sounds like you have not, then chances are you guys are not going to hurt each other too bad the first few times. That is because you will all become tired very quickly and your punches will not have much form, and thus lack power, IMO. It takes a bit of sparrin to get your punches to have any real power. Trust me.