Many boxers start with one pair of gloves for everything. As training gets more serious, splitting sparring and bag gloves protects your hands, your partners and your gear.
Sparring gloves
- Weight: 16 oz for most adults, 18 oz for heavyweights.
- Why: more padding spreads impact and keeps partners safe.
- Closure: lace-ups give the most secure wrist fit.
- Tip: keep sparring gloves only for sparring so the padding stays soft.
Bag and pad gloves
- Weight: 12–14 oz for speed and feedback.
- Why: a firmer, compact feel suits combinations on bags and pads.
- Closure: hook-and-loop makes quick changes easy between rounds.
Why two pairs last longer
Bag work compresses padding faster. If you spar in the same gloves, they lose protection sooner. Rotating two pairs also gives each pair time to dry out.
Make them yours
Grant gloves are popular for bold metallics, two-tone palms and custom name prints, so many boxers pick two different colors to tell the pairs apart at a glance.
Find your pair in the Grant boxing gloves collection and check the Grant size guide.
