Thread: Keeping gloves fresh

The gumshield thread made me think of this, has anyone got any tips for keeping boxing gloves fresh. Mine are starting to smell a bit funky !

The smell is the waste made by the germs. Keep the gloves in the freezer, taht will kill the germs, so there is no waste.

yeah, and then punch someone in the face wid em while their frozen!!!! - fist like concreeeeettttte.

I never put mine straight in my manbag...let them air and dry out naturally...they will get a bit funky but my twins are about 5 years old and in tip top condition and not overlly smelly :thumb...or just don't use em when training that way they last forever :laugh:.

How long do you have to keep them in the freezer for?

I remember Ste saying this, I tried it, although left it over night and it was as smelly prior to freezing them.

Now, I use a anti bac spray and leave them out in the garden (under some shelter of course).

I thought foods absorb smells? wouldnt be nice biting into a piece of chicken and tasting sweaty leather

LoL well i put my gloves into a tesco bag (or Aldi if thats your thing) and then freeze over night... to defrost place a towel on the radiator then place your gloves on the towel.... or sling them on the washing line if weather is fine.

This for me has always worked, it has rid of the odours. if your odours still persist maybe spray the gloves with aftershave before you freeze them?

Originally Posted by rsp84

I thought foods absorb smells? wouldnt be nice biting into a piece of chicken and tasting sweaty leather

lol food cause smells ;-)
It's onion that absorbs smell, cut one in half (not whole, I don't think it works, you gotta make the fucko bleeeeed) and let it about.
I don't think it'd do much for the gloves though, but nothing like giving it a go. If you do, let me know how you like them then :laugh:

I do what Ste said ... I learnt it from a thread I think Ste wrote .. and havent had any complaints, though I also use fabreeze fabric spray on them before I put them into the freezer , my gloves smell lavendary

just googled it, certain food in the fride absorbs odours, but the freezer stuff is ok if all wrapped up.

I only know of onion :|

(did a quick google search to find about other foods and the first couple of suggested pages mentioned onion actually makes the smell, rather than reducing it. Might I point out you should only leave half an onion, and when there's already existing smells, rather than just leaving it there for the sake of prevention, as it will not only not work, as leave it's own. Remove the onion once the smell is gone)