![]() If you choose to try this, try with only wraps first and then transition to no protection. While this may initially hurt, it is useful in developing tougher skin, hand musculature, and tendons/ligaments. Most boxers punch the heavy bag with gloves and wraps, but some choose to hit it bare-fisted. Wraps are there to prevent any unnecessary and excessive damage to the hands. So wash your wraps daily and clean out your gloves as often as needed. I’m not saying that you don’t have to clean your gloves all I’m saying is that wraps help with odors. By soaking up the sweat in your hands, cloth wraps keep your gloves from becoming infested with bacteria. This keeps your hands and knuckles safe from unnecessary pain.įinally (and most importantly), wraps serve as a way to keep odors at bay. ![]() Shifting gloves can cause your hands to shred and tear, but tight wraps don’t shift. Wraps also put a layer of protection over the knuckles so that they don’t tear them when your gloves shift around. Wraps keep everything in one solid ball, this allows you to punch harder without worrying, and it keeps everything safe. Each hand is comprised of 27 bones, and if one of them decides to shift during the impact, your entire hand will feel useless. Hand wraps serve various purposes, but the main goal is to make the hand into a solid fist. Why Do Boxers Wrap Their Hands Before Putting On Gloves? If not obvious, you want to tape the area below the “fist” of the glove so that you’re only on the bottom portion. When taping the gloves, make sure to put 2-4 layers of tape over the glove and tighten it. A wide roll of tape is best for taping gloves or even hands if you decide to. It is important to have tape that doesn’t stretch and sticks well enough that it won’t come off. What Kind Of Tape Do Boxers Use On Their Gloves?Īny athletic or “boxing tape” will work on the gloves. So, get your buddy to tape your gloves on tournament day. It may save you some distraction and make your gloves feel more secure as well, which is a huge plus. But in competition, professionalism is important, and that’s what tape is for. Tapping the gloves is not vital during training if you don’t mind a few scrapes and having a good partner. This leads to better punches being thrown and protection, just in case. However, the more layers of wrist support you have, the harder it is to throw a punch in that manner. If you punch with a bent wrist, your chances of injury skyrocket. Wrist support is crucial since the wrist is where most of the pressure goes, especially when a bad punch is thrown. ![]() While hand wraps and gloves themselves already have some scaffolding for your wrist, tape adds yet another layer. Extra Supportįinally, tape on the gloves adds extra support to the wrist. Still, in competition, they should be prevented in the spirit of professionalism. These scratches are usually just a part of regular training. When it comes to velcro, if the strap is not the right length, then scratches are inevitable. Also, while using lace-ups, someone else has to tie them for you, so it doesn’t hurt to tape them often. The lace closures on lace-up gloves are a perfect cutting device, which calls for some kind of tape. Securing velcro or laces is also important because it prevents scrapes and scratches. The tape secures the laces or velcro, so they have no chance of coming undone, allowing for you to focus on the task at hand rather than the reliability of your gloves. If left unchecked, the glove may come off completely however, this is unlikely. In a match, velcro or laces can come undone, causing the glove to slip. The most important reason to tape the gloves is to keep them secured. In a tournament, however, you would likely have to wait for the round to end to fix something like that, so it would be better to come prepared. The tape also handles problems that would be considered trivial during a training day.įor instance, if your glove is beginning to slip off, you can just tell your training partner, and he’ll let you readjust. This is because taping your gloves requires help from a friend and takes some time, luxuries not found on a typical training day. Whichever style you choose, you may want to tape your gloves on competition day. ![]() In our contemporary times now, we find that most boxers start with velcro gloves and only use lace-ups for competition or style. With the new invention of Velcro in the 1950s, the boxing glove industry was about to change. 6 Can You Box With Just Wraps? Why Do Fighters Need To Tape Their Gloves?
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