Great video. Yes, headgear protects against cuts, accidental headbutts, and helps protect the hand of the puncher. However, having boxed on and off most of my life, headgear did not spare me 2 severe concussions, or having hundreds of tears on the inside of my corneas, and being made a prime candidate for a detached retina. My memory isn't what it was, nor am I as sharp mentally. You buy your ticket, you take your chances. I don't regret any of it. I've had wicked hands since I was a young children. At 52, I'm still fucking dangerous, and learning to coach, as I teach my boy to box. Good, strong, young men need a lot of skills. One of them is "good hands". Train.
Useful point about fighters becoming complacent and taking more damage overall, but some of the science is wrong here. Same amount of shots with headgear vs no headgear, headgear will reduce damage. Although the energy dissipated does not change - yes you are correct in that regard - the rate of dissipation has a big impact on injury to the body. A boxing glove/headgear works exactly like a crumple zone in a car. All the force in one spot immediately will cause the brain to jolt back faster. Also any kind of cushion not only spreads out the energy, reducing the max g force taken by the body, it also absorbs energy itself - a certain degree of energy in the punch is used to compress the gloves and headgear foam, and isnt going to your head.
Great video, I love your comment, "The best defense is not to get hit." In my humble opinion, the head movement in boxing is one of the main factors that truly make boxing the sweet science. I forced my kids to watch this video because I recently purchased head gear for them and initially they all thought they were invincible. Excellent advice and really appreciate you mentioning that the headgear does not protect against impact to your brain. We now realize that heavy football and boxing contact to the head can absolutely have long term health consequences. If you are a weekend warrior don't take a lot of heavy head shots (sometimes easier said than done), no matter what the sport, even if you are wearing head protection. Wish you the best of luck with your excellent videos.
I think training with open face head gear for a few months is good and when ur technique gets better switch to a face protector for ur nose. It every now and then take the head gear off completely
Exactly. Such good points from the GOAT of glove reviews. I'd assume the padding might take a bit of the "jolt" of a shot off if designed correctly, and distribute the force over a larger area but it's still going to be the same amount of force being applied to your brain regardless.
Also boys remember don’t think because someone has headgear on means you can tee off on them the most important thing to remember during sparring is your want to improve and stay healthy enough to train tomorrow
Another great video. My favorite headgear is the ringside competition headgear with cheek protectors. Light and excellent visibility. Unfortunately after I broke my nose in competition, I needed a little more nose protection. I got the Sabas Mexican Style Headgear. I’ve also owned the Winning Headgear with cheek protectors. Both are good but you definitely lose some visibility. I had a Ringside Facesaver and was not a fan, moved around too much. The less you can get away with as you said, the better. Visibility and comfort first.
Headgear definitely does cushion the blow just like a 8oz gloves would likely knock you out more than a 16oz glove. More cushion = more impact absorption. This thing about headgear not doing ANYTHING to prevent brain damage is a myth.
Thanks man, it was really helpful since in the new gym I am currently in, they sparr a lot more and some guys acan be really tough in sparring punching you and kicking you hard (Muay Thai) and I do not want to go around on the streets all purple, lol.
Had the 8ozs several years ago. One of the best gloves you can buy. Superior in performance to the 8oz Winnings .People tend to assume because they are both Japanese they are similar gloves. They really are not.Based on this review I would still shade to Winnings for sparring but Tigrao is the better bag glove.
while headgear itself wont disperse force to the brain with the right thickness and padding if the boxer is good at parries and redirecting punches and twisting there neck when they get hit it doesn't matter how hard they get hit with the headgear on as long as they don't mess up the timing really badly and take a full combo full force it can spare you some serious head injury its just like the new military helmets that can stop rifle rounds and with the right padding keep your brain from getting severely damaged and instead at worst you have a bad concussion if you got hit by a big bullet
Hey Carlo, Can you do a review of the following headgear? * Contender Fight Sports Competition Headgear * Ringside Competition Boxing Headgear These for their price were interesting, but I never bought them so hearing your thoughts on them would be great.
Disagree here... although.... the issue is that there are many shades of grey regarding this topic. *I hope you'll enjoy my short essay on the matter* 😄: Headgear definitely _can_ reduce brain trauma ("can" being the key word). Its like... Imagine I said "I'm gonna hit you in the forehead with a wooden baseball bat. Would you like to wear some headgear while I do this? Or not?". Which one do you think is actually gonna be better for your brain? Lol... HOWEVER.. there is still going to be concussive force transferred to the 🧠 regardless, but the force can be dispelled to a _degree_ by some sort of layer in between. That seems like it should be obvious to understand... Here's where it gets tricky... Any fighter or experienced trainer will always throw around the true phrase that "the shots that really hurt you are the ones you don't see coming/manage to brace for." So... *Some of the main issues with Headgear are as follows:* 1. It makes your head heavier, which causes more weight for your neck to support when it gets whiplashed. 2. Because your head is heavier, it reduces speed at which you can evasively move your head. 3. It makes your head a much larger (and to some degree slower) target for your opponent to hit. 4. It restricts your field of vision, and therefore even your senses to some degree, increasing the likelihood that you will see less shots coming, or have a slower reaction time to bracing for a shot. But like I said, many shades of grey here. Different gloves have different shapes and consistencies. Some shots you take are more of a heavy, low-end-bass kind of thud or "boom" (which carry the most vibration to your brain and are the worst kind). While other shots are more like a towel snap, cracking you with a sharper, higher vibration kind of forces. *My bottom line on the topic is this:* For punches we could call "light powered" and even "medium" powered shot, or grazing shots, headgear _can_ definitely reduce the traumatic force intake to your brain. However once you get up to the more 75-100% power/speed range of shots, its not gonna do much, and in many cases can actually make it worse... It could possibly still help in some cases at the 75-100% power/speed level, but...not very much I assume... And lets be honest, mossstttt of us always end up sparring in that range and taking SOME shots in that range almost, pretty much, basically every time we spar... so... 🤷🏻♂️ Some things to consider! 👍
Hey I found your channel a couple weeks ago, I love the content. Lots of valuable information, especially a new be like me. I have several martial styles I have trained none of which had boxing in it. I started Muay Thai kick Boxing and found the striking of a focus mitt or training pad is soo much more thrilling than cracking a Tae Kwon Do kick paddle, I wish I found boxing or Muay Thai thirty years ago. I was coming here to see what you said about head gear and was rather disappointed in hearing that head gear provides no concussion protecting and does not slow down the velocity of the incoming punch. You are well spoken and very knowledgeable in your boxing. Thanks alot .
I actually only use cheek protector headgears at the most. Even when I make it pro (I’m still an amateur) I won’t use a face saver. Sometimes I actually hate headgear
Agreed, amateur boxing at the international level has gone away from headgear as they found it caused more long term damage when you wear it. Face savers sometimes gives the individual a false sense of security or inhibits their defense so they’re prone to taking more shots they wouldn’t have with a cheek style or no head guard at all. Plus your vision and mobility is reduced.
That’s the thing, I don’t think it does that. Whether you get knocked out or not won’t changed with headgear from what it seems because it just prevents cuts and bruising, although I wouldn’t know for sure because I’ve not used one before.
🥊🥊🥊🥊 💯 💯 have my full face saver everlast mx, sold my winning 5000, but replaced it with 2900, 💯 on info .. everything I would have explained to a consumer or anyone else.. 💯 on point
Dude! I think I mentioned it in one of your previous videos, that I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2018 at 40. I did my first ever ring mitt session last night!!! But now want to try sparring with head gear. I’m glad you mentioned Parkinson’s PD❤
i still get bruises from headgear which is really weird but yes that's why I went on this video to see if headgear even makes the impact of the punch softer. but good thing to know that it was made to prevent cuts and headbutts! but I still get bruises
Question I have for manufacturers is, they implement all this technology into their boxing gloves to protect our hands and wrists and absorb shock, why can't they do this with headgear?
Because protecting the brain is a lot different than your hands. Your brain is much more susceptible to damage from concussive force, where your hands is really just skin, bone, muscle, ligaments. With headgear you can use different types of padding to reduce the force transferred to the head, but unless you put a 12 inch thick layer of foam to absorb the punch, it’ll transfer through. And of course you can’t wear a headgear with that much padding as it’s unrealistic.
@@csquaredboxing I understand that, I guess I just thought at this point they would’ve figured out a different material/construction to achieve that without a 12 inch layer of foam ya know? Even if they had to charge a good bit, I’m sure it would still sell really well.
Looking for a new headgear! Can you pls review hitnmove’s new super light headgear? 🙏 Thinking of copping one, but need the details on how comfy it is and how the vision is. I look for good vision and some nose protection from the cheek guards.
Was wondering if you could recommend any headgear that has a very slim/compact/lightweight profile? Also something with at least cheek protection. I want my head to be as small a target as possible. Thanks a lot!
Keep boxing. If you love it you love it. Take your time don't try knock the fuck out of each other. Been sparring 20 odd years dementia is in the post If I get that far. Alcohol drugs etc could kill you first. Remember heart disease is the biggest killer of all. Not many people get to 85 woth out problems. Live everyday as if it's your last
I got a full bar head guard or face saver because I don't want cuts, bruising, black eyes when I go for work I don't think it would be very professional of me turning up to my job with cuts bruising and black eyes to my job
Plz tell me your thoughts , I have the phenom so 210 headgear but I got a size too big so I have trouble seeing so I am think of buying the adidas amature headgear but I’m scared I my screw up my nose
u where supposed to spar with 16oz and max 70% of force if u are a hobbiest and if u use headgear bealive me it makes difference, this video is directed to pro boxers who spar with 80kg boxers 100% and 10 oz gloves...
I use the topboxer gladiator headgear and it’s great for preventing cuts, bruises/black eyes. I really only do light sparring and I’ve improved my defense and movement but I do accumulate some hits to the forehead over 4-5 rounds that leave sore spots for a couple days. Would the padding of the FG 2900 make much difference or is sore spots just going to be a normal thing to expect when you get hit in the head?
@@nicksalvatore5717 Must be me then.. it’s weird. Maybe they’re just small, light bruises. They do go away after a couple days though. I ended up ordering an fg2900 anyway just to compare between the Topboxer Gladiator and the Winning. I may post an update eventually.
Anyone else develop acne cause of headgear ? I recently broke out and I’m thinking it’s the headgear I have but I’m wondering if anyone else has experienced this
This makes no sense from a physical perspective. Imagine what happens to the brain being pushed on the face without any protection compared with having a 10 inch foam mattress between the head and the hand hitting. It seems quite obvious that the impact on the brain would be less with a mattress between head and hand.
Even if you are 185lbs and a heavyweight like 250lbs slaps with the inside of the hand? First time it happened I had no headgear on. Second, I had an amateur USA boxing approved helmet on (that was couple years later and I didn't see any damage anymore) and it got even worse. So do you think it's not just a helmet but also the quality? As I understand the damage is caused by vibration that goes through (like a heavy slap or smth)?
Weird question but what do you do with so many gloves and other kinds of gear? Like you can’t really wear all of them out super fast do you resell, give them to family?
Carlo, do you think implementing the same technology from air mitts into the headgear is a good idea? If punching an air mitt dissipates some of the power, wouldn’t that work on head gear to not take full damage to the head? I know they will have to make the headgear more puffier.
Possibly, but it would make the headgear substantially thicker and be more of a hindrance and possibly cause you to take more shots than you normally should. The inherent problem is shock to the brain, whereas mitts and gloves are just preventing shock to your bones/ joints, ligaments, muscle tissue, so the damage isn’t nearly as comparable. A good way to think of it is using different types of gloves of different padding and densities. Hit a heavy bag at the same power and tell me if the power transferred to the bag is the same, regardless of the type of padding in the gloves? The punch may feel different on your hands because of the padding. But the heavy bag (which is your brain in this example) is still taking the same level of force from your punch.
@@csquaredboxing thank you for the explanation. I always thinking about this for a while on why they arent using the air technology and you have answered it
The amateurs have three rounds. The pros have up to twelve. Also the referee is usually protecting amateurs more. Also they stopped using headgear in the amateurs ;)
@@Ytterdahlsthey stopped using headgears in the Olympics because they want it to be more like the pros with more kos. But listen to novices and don’t wear your headgear so you get dementia then.
@@andrewtanczyk4009 I never said so. I said "up to twelve rounds". But you're right, of course. The pros wear different gloves as well. The amateur gloves are 10 and 12 oz instead of 8 and 10 oz. The olympic style Sting and Adidas gloves have this awkward thick knuckle area on the glove, and is so stiff you have to use extra power to be able to make a fist, thus making the punch slower if you want to make a perfect fist. If not, you're hitting with a more open hand, leading to weaker punches. The pro gloves have very different padding, protects the hand, not the face, is easy to make a fist, and the referee has a tendency to both let a fight go for longer than it should, and intervene less in pro fights, because of entertainment value. In what country are they still using headgear in amateur bouts? Most countries do what they do in the olympics, hence the term "olympic style boxing". Which is the correct term at the moment. Nowadays they put headgear on kids, teenagers and women. Grown men don't wear it.
Hey I was wondering to ask you I’m going to buy some 10oz pro fight gloves for training do you think these would last me for a good while like at least a year just by only using them on heavy bag and mitts. Btw I won’t be using them for sparring because I know I can seriously hurt someone with a 10oz glove
For bag work it depends how frequently, the padding isn’t meant for long term bag use as it will break down faster than standard bag or training gloves
csquaredboxing oh thanks I know it may sound dumb that I’m going to buy fight gloves for training but it’s because they have these unique color way type glove that I like and they only have them in pro fight glove not in training gloves
im gonna buy new gloves what do you think about ringside heritage gloves ? it is good deal at the moment or i should buy cleto reyes im heavy hitter im gonna use for everythings
Hey if someone can help me : I have this problem with TopBoxer headgear (buy it happens also with random headgears from my gym), during sparring after few minutes it hurts like hell at the back of my head, and I have to take it off. Like the padding of the headgear is putting too much pressure on my skull (if that make any sense). I tried four hours to tie the laces differently, but otherwise it's just to loose.
My head is 22 around im not a big person about 5 7 150 i ordered titles traditional classic head gear in a Regular size instead of the large do you think it will be too small for me ? I also ordered titles new muay thai shin pads which are really nice.
Is title good headgear? apparently i bought Venum that gigantic white & black heagear it's so big and it hurts my chin barely fits and hard for the headmovement
