Bag Gloves 

Bag gloves are used during the training sessions and contain hard padding. These gloves are used with the intention of preparing the hands for a hit and thus the hard padding helps. 

Sparring Gloves 

Such gloves resemble bag gloves but come with softer padding so as not to cause injury to the player and the opponent. Such gloves prevent grievous injury to both the players making them popular among boxers. They should weigh above 14Oz depending on the boxer's weight.  

Amateur Competition Gloves 

Such gloves are used in competitions and are either blue or red in color. They ideally have their knuckle area highlighted with specific markings to make it convenient for judges to score the players. 

Professional Gloves 

Such gloves are smaller and compact as compared to their counterparts. They sometimes compromise on comfort and protection as they are built to maximize offense. 

Mexican Style Boxing Gloves 

These are a sub-category of professional gloves and are compact with firm padding. They are considered special as they take the shape of the hand, once worn.  

Grip Bar 

Go for Boxing Gloves that comes with a grip bar. The grip bar is an outlined line with padding that runs horizontally between fingers and the palm. The purpose of having a grip bar is to allow the gloves to form into a fist easily. Otherwise, it may crunch up every time you close your fist. 

Attached Thumb 

Initially, the thumb area was not attached to the rest of the glove allowing the players to use their thumb to defend themselves or play offense. This many times led to grievous injuries. Today, the thumb area is connected to the rest of the glove through a leather patch, keeping the fingers and the thumb in place.  

Punched Holes 

Small holes are pierced into the palm area of the leather or inside of the fingers to keep the hands comfortable and cool during excessive sweating. It also allows the glove to hold its shape. Go with the ones that display such holes. 

Mesh 

This is found in very selected breathable gloves. Some parts of the area on the palm in such gloves are covered with mesh. This is to circulate the air and keep the gloves dry from excessive sweating. However, such gloves lose their shape sooner than the others. Thus, choose as per your requirements.  

Elastic 

This is more common in Velcro gloves. The back of the palm and the palm surface of the gloves is attached with durable elastic. This ensures a tighter fit, easy wearing, and keeps the hands comfortable. This makes elastic boxing gloves the most popular pick.  

Tucked Thumb 

Certain gloves have their thumbs fitted in a way that it looks like it is tucked in. This is to reduce the chances of injury to your thumb allowing only the knuckles to face the pressure.