Just started boxing - wrist/hand/knuckle pain

Like i said go with anything with injected molden foam / GEL if you are having knuckle and hand pain issues. Should be fine.

It also depends where you are, if you are the in UK your glove choice diminishes greatly when it comes to the more well known brands. Looking at some of the prices in the UK gloves are generally heavily overpriced. If in US just get the Ringside IMF Profight in blue 10oz for $55 as mentioned previously for padwork.

Really your best bet is to try a few gloves or scope around in the gym or boxing goods store to see if there's something you like and if it fits. Sometimes the store will have a heavybag where you can throw a few shots just to see whats what. Nothing worse than buying a glove with a too small/too big hand compartment. Wrap your hands up before trying it on.

I'm hesitant to recommend anything i havent tried personally and I'm largely unfamiliar with the stuff I see in the UK online shops so you'll just have to use your own judgment good luck

That said I'm almost tempted to tell you to just go ahead and buy a pair of these, http://global.rakuten.com/en/store/boxing/item/10001757/ they ship in about 4-5 days. You don't have to worry about buying the wrong gloves because you will have the best already. In fact just go ahead and pick them up already :deal

 

http://www.fullcontactsports.ca/ringside-apex-glove-p-898.html

gone through a few pairs of gloves and these ones are definitely the ones i recommend

 

Although having the right equipment will go a long way, I honestly think you should practice the punches in super duper slow motion, as said before, making sure your wrist and fist are properly aligned. I used to have your problem with wrist pains and I realized through watching video tape that my wrist and fist weren't properly aligned upon impact. As far as hand and knuckle pain, there will always be a little of that, but can be reduced by landing a punch with your bigger knuckles.
And you don't have to hit the bag as hard as possible. Go 70-80% on it and focus on form and technique, paying particular attention to your body weight and balance. Your wrists will thank you and you'll have a better chance of avoiding the formation of bad habits which can lead to ass beatings and injuries.

 

You see the thing about IMF is the foam is poured into a preformed molded curve the shape of a fist. So it pretty much locks your hand into (largely) the correct position automatically. At the same time it is harder to land perfectly on the knuckles with IMF, but because of the thick, springy foam, its still very hard to hurt yourself. That's why its considered so protective, especially for hobbyists and beginners alike, it takes bad form out of the picture (to a degree). But yeah always try to punch with correct form, hugely important in avoiding injuries.

 

Also, if you do alot of padwork and the padman is meeting punches too early then your punch isnt going to be correct form and can also cause problems with wrist injuries, you cant really question that though but maybe something to keep and eye out for.

 

Hey guys on this topic of wrist pain. a friend that does kick boxing told me that exercises with your own body weight for example push ups and pull ups help ...i have been doing it for a month now and has helped me with shoulder ,my wrist pain and strenthens your back muscles.

 

This is great advice. Everyone including MMA guys should steer away from heavy impact training with MMA gloves. I found out the hard way that MMA gloves and the heavybag don't mix well at all. I was so drawn to the look and feel of the Title gel mma bag gloves. Hands feel so light and fast when shadow boxing with MMA gloves compared to boxing gloves. HOWEVER What I found out shortly into the bag workout (on a 100lb leather bag) is that theres little/no protection of the second knuckles (which s****ess them) and the protection over the primary knuckle is slim. 180 wraps underneath won't save your hands for very long. I luckily escaped with only sharp soreness after my first experience.
I havent used them for anything but shadow boxing, the double end bag and speed bag ever since. MMA training gloves are for light impact only.

 

Don't let anything rip on the heavybag for real. Work on form and variety of punches def don't put 100% into them. Don't skimp on gloves, spend $100 now not $1000's later in life.

 

I don't know your situation completely. Maybe you should take some time off, and fast. While you're fasting, do some joint mobility exercises.

Try to eat healthy when you do eat. Good luck.

 

I would put less emphasis on the gloves and more on punch technique and form. Also you don't need to be throwing haymakers all the time and be very careful when throwing hooks, because bad form will mess up your wrists. Don't throw the hooks too wide and from too much distance, get inside and keep the hooks short and snappy, don't throw 100% power, just focus on hitting the bag and work some combinations, but slowly. You have to build up slowly, the more impact your hands take, your joints will calcify some more and adapt but you have to take your time.

Just wrap your hands properly, get a decent pair of gloves, doesn't have to be that special. People will say this glove or that glove, but it doesn't matter so much, as long as they aren't totally awful! Focus on form and technique, take some power off and hit the bag slow for the time being. Ease your wrists and joints and muscles in general in to what you are doing so they have time to grow, toughen and adapt and you should be fine.

Study other boxers in the gym, just watch them or a bit to see how they are throwing punches and how they vary the speed and intensity of their shots. You have to become a student of the sport and learn to walk before you can run. So observe a lot, learn and improve. Good luck!

 

Make sure your hand are wrapped and not the short wraps.. Cheap gloves will cause hand problems. Wrist problems usually from ****ty form.