Would boxing be better if we made the gloves 2-6 ounces again?

It would have to mean less rounds most likely.

Currently, I think it is fine.

 

I think the only change that should be made is letting the thumbs free again.

 

The goal is to make boxing less dangerous, not more.

 

No it’s not lol it’s modern gladitoring, it’s dangerous - it would be safer with todays rounds and no gloves honestly, then you can’t tee off on your opponents head, you’d be forced into much more body punching.

 

I strongly agree. They lessened thumbing but it wasn't worth losing the ability to open up the gloves for catching punches or more intricate grappling.

 

If we went back to tiny gloves most of the 'elite' modern fighters would have to learn all over again.

 

Look how stupid Gene Tunney and Archie Moore are with there gloves down… don’t they know you’re meant to take turns hitting one another’s gloves? Arthur Abraham’s is too far evolved for there like - I wonder where Canelo would be in the 40s forced into 175lbs? He’d eventually wind up in the mix with a Conn, Bivins, Moore, Charles etc…I think Tunney would end his entire career with his primitive skills lol.

 

Yeah in some ways the sport is really not the same with the larger gloves.

 

I disagree. Bigger gloves mean more sustained slow beat downs. 8 oz gloves would equal more quick KO's as opposed to long beat downs.

 

Precisely!

 

I agree 100%

 

True.

Lesser padding would lead to more concentrated damage, causing more immediate damage in the form of cuts and fractures.
More padding would lead to force being dispersed through a larger area, decreasing immediate damage but increasing concussive force due to taking more padded punches.