I'm just a noob but since nobody is answering your glove question, here's my 2 cents... If that's the best training glove you can afford, buy it, because come on, be honest guys, that glove will work fine for training (which is what it says it is for). I guarantee it will work better than not having any gloves, which may be your only other option if you are poor Plus it's a helluva lot better than the crappy $19 gloves I bought, I can tell just by looking at it. Just don't forget someone is gonna have to lace them up for you if you buy those... That's why I like velcro, because I'm a sad lonely guy who has to train alone sometimes