so quick story time, purchased a pro headgear with cheek protectors that was too snug (alot of bayoneta is snug,) so communicating back and forth with edgar we realized having to open the back to fit, causes the cheek protectors to sit in a bad place. in retrospect I would encourage anyone 2 thirds the largest headsize of the headwear diameter. (say its 23.5 >large, and 22.25 < medium and your 23.1 size up to the large.) to go up to the large size. complete game changer the new headgear fits me so damn perfectly. a new review is on the way.

so anyway, in total this exchange added another 70$ to my final price tag to get packaging to and from mexico, but edgar worked out a really good deal for me in the end and i walked out on the other end with a good deal on a small ink pen marked pair of 14 oz velcro mex latex gloves. and ive used these the past couple weeks!

im gonna argue this is the most sensible purchase on the boxing collector. on sale for (279 to 259$) this glove leads its class. alot of talk on here speaks about the markup for bayoneta, but this glove kicks the fucking shit outta its cleto counterpart and even its new sporting. first is the look and style, the bayoneta colorway choices and look in the mx latex is superior, gloves feature the kind of silk lining that u get in a fly that euro bespoke style that i was surprised to find in a mexican knock around glove. and then you have the velcro enclosure and ill say with no problem, this is the single best hook and look enclosure ever.

the first reason why is the egronomics, the velcro is large and boxey and doesnt ride over the sides of the glove. you close it square and that feels right with your hand inside. the large box-ey space also makes for a very secure fit, very similar to my lace ups when all is said and done, and the velcro itself is even some kind of industrial grade super velcro ive never seen before, its thick deep and jaged, and locks the fuck out of that glove. one con is it does balance the glove to favor the back side of the wrist when i tuck the glove upside down under my chin to load up a 2 shot (cross,) but i have learned to compensate. lastly all the bayoneta gloves laminate the wrist cuff in a gorgeous special way and its a nice touch.

that alone makes this glove worth the extra 25 or 40$ over its new sporting counterpart,

and the glove itself i think is the best standard mex latex out, it comes out the box plug and play 100% no break in, and idk how to explain my last cleto purchase… that glove was the 2nd worse breakin i ever had, almost as bad as my flys (high grade synthetics have rough break in periods. ) and even my tms had a significant break in the glove compartment is snug but has plenty space, no discomfort in the thumbs, no problem wearing quick wraps or full 180 handwraps with a knuckle guard. and the grip bar is placed perfectly. its a smart balanced glove

and last but not least the padding. i fucking love the padding. i know its not pul lat, or horse hair, but its great regardless. it has that pillowy bouncy feel that you know is gonna make fucking brutal contact, and it snaps good on my shovel hooks. the paddings great in my opinion, a badass bag glove, although maybe if its bigger like a 16 theres more glove surface to snap on the contact but alot of guys want smaller weight bag gloves it seems. regardless padding is great!

now many of you are gonna say, well i dont want a 14 oz velcro mx latex glove, and to you i say “ahsalut,” and this post isnt judging guys that are willing to pay the bayoneta markup. why not? but you cant say there arent a million alternatives, and in some gloves a literal clone for HALF the pricetag. you have new sporting, torres, casanova, you have boxelite, EVEN grant and nbnl because theyre right over some of the pullat or horsehair or signature style bayonetas. regardless im not judging. i wouldnt care if someone paid 500$ for a glove they couldve got for 250 if its just for the style. guys spend big markups everyday for customization everyday.

the only thing im saying is THIS glove is the one thing that laps its new sporting cousin, and it’s a glove thats better than the cletos and the everlast mxs enough to earn paying the extra over them. and this is why i think the mx latex makes the most sense to buy from bayoneta. great job bayoneta for making a great product and having great customer service

OVERALL (winning at 10 even if its apples and oranges,) 8.9/ 10 VALUE 9.1/10 CHOICE OF COLORWAYS AND STYLE: 9.1 out of 10 CUSTOMER SERVICE & SHOPPING EXPERIENCE e (with wicked being a 10) 8.8/ 10 (they cant help the fact theyre in mexico and were not, but im never giving a 10 when it costs 70$ to exchange good deal atter or not Ergronomics and FIT 9.0/10 PADDING 8.4/ 10 GLOVE MATERIALS AND QC: 9.1 (pen mark doesnt count these are boutique gloves) USE ON BAG 9.6 / 10 USE ON MITTS 9.7/10 USE ON SPARRING 6.0/10 (i dont love sparring in any of these kinds of puncher style gloves BREAK IN PEROID: 10/10 VERSATILITY FOR TRAINING 7/10 GOOD FOR BEGINNERS (safety features) 5/10 (most high end gloves dont baby you or give you training wheels they wont splint your wrist for you with advanced wrist support, or other safety innovations, many high end gloves focus on being the best boxing glove to support someone using good fundamentals) USE FOR ADVANCED BOXERS 9.2/10 (great glove profile for boxing, good cuff length proper knuckles are easy to find, weight is distributed well.)

Feel super solid for 50 dollar gloves. Pop feels good I will say they are hella stiff out of the box and will feel a bit weird at first feed back wise but after that they get the job done for sure. Would highly recommend.. short clip of me doing some bag work after getting some miles in.