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Originally Posted by DETRoadster
Question for you guys who know more than I do about the sports of boxing and MMA. Both sides are petitioning the NV athletic commission to allow them to fight in 8 ounce gloves instead of 10 ounce, which is standard for that weight class. MMA on the other hand uses 4 ounce gloves.
How is dropping from 10 to 8 seen as better or worse?
Stands to reason that with a heavier glove your punches will be slower and you will tire faster, but when you connect they will carry a larger impact.
How will stepping down from 10 to 8 help/hurt Floyd?
How will stepping up to 8 or 10 from 4 help/hurt Conor?
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Everyone knows the chin is the money shot. That's the shot that whips the head around and drives the brain into the skull, yielding the KO. It's harder to land a flush shot on the chin with 12 or 14 or 16 oz gloves because you might hit the guy's chin, but with a larger glove surface area, the impact is distributed throughout the head so you don't get the same whiplash. 8 or 10 won't make much of a difference for Conor.
A 4 oz MMA glove completely changes the game. Much of Floyd's defense is dependent on the shape and size of a boxing glove. Philly Shell/Shoulder Roll defense would be near impossible with a small MMA glove.
4 oz gloves would certainly help Conor.