Thanks for the review. From my understanding, aside from the hook and loop, Rival has added a little more foam to them so they give you more protection. Also I think like a lot of other Rival products, they’re not using real leather, but a synthetic.
you dont need it, i think 16 oz are good for getting power since you can hit a lot harder without hand hurting, but also 10 oz helps with technique because you will feel it if you land wrong, I personally do most of my heavybag work in 10oz and sparring in 16 oz, but still sometimes I put on the 16 oz to go really hard on the bag