Thread: Good budget gear to buy?

Hey all,

Im looking for a new pair of boxing sparring gloves, shin guards, groin guard, and some shorts.

But im on a budget

So cant really afford too buy something that wont last, or isnt up the standard..

Can anyone help me find some decent cheapish gear that will last a while?

we need to know your budget

also, id reccomend you wait a little while so you can savee a bit more money

Originally Posted by jeevan

we need to know your budget

also, id reccomend you wait a little while so you can savee a bit more money

Wait on what?

wait on time so he can get some more money so he can buy better equipment

I have about £50 too spend on a pair off sparring gloves, shorts and groin shield. Rest can wait for a while tbh.

Why do you need shorts fella?

In times of budgeting, choose whats needed before luxury.

You can have all the fancy mma shorts in the world - but if you don't know how to kick during sparring then they are worthless, so your shin guards would be a better buy.

140z sparring gloves can be picked up in places such as argos/sports world on the cheap, around £15-£20. choose wisely however (select gloves that have the velcro strapping on them as gloves with lacing can slow up the mma training that can be somewhat fast paced)

Buy Everlast 2314 Pro Style Training Glove - 14oz. at Argos.co.uk - Your Online Shop for .

Decent name aswell - Randy Couture endorses Everlast so you'd impress the ladies...

This gives you £30 to play with...

FIGHTSHOP.COM - Sandee MMA Shin Guard

Some Sandee mma specific shin guards... yes they are £2.99 over your budget but i found alot of companies selling shin guards for as little as £20, just cheaper lesser known brands

Leg & Foot Protection

Blitz sport sell a wide range of shin guards under the £30 mark.

Do you have a mouth guard?
if not i'd buy a mouth guard over shinguards (and just lend someones)

Blitz sport again sell cheap groin guards, cheapest being £6.60

Standard Male Groin Guard

Think in my reckoning this tallies to just over your £50 budget but i'm sure theres some coins hiding in your sofa or in the washing machine to afford the above.

Thanks for your help.

Problem I always have is I dont really know too look for when looking at gear too buy.

Looking at the shin guards, they all say "Dipped foam" No idea what that means.

I do have a gum shield already though. I was looking at:
MEDIUM Pro Leather Groin Guard Protector, Abdominal on eBay (end time 18-Oct-09 21:12:30 BST)

For groin guard, any good?

And:
LARGE RDX Shin instep pad protector leg foot boxing on eBay (end time 18-Oct-09 02:52:56 BST)

For a really cheap pair off shin guards.

Also them gloves from Argos look good, but I think I tried them on before and they didnt fit. I have quite long fingers so when I make a fist it feels like they are slightly pushing out on the material.

Go for the sandee shin gaurds that SteSteez recommends mate, the dipped foam stuff is horrid

Has anyone used the dipped foam stuff? It does look bad

Originally Posted by SteSteez

Why do you need shorts fella?

In times of budgeting, choose whats needed before luxury.

You can have all the fancy mma shorts in the world - but if you don't know how to kick during sparring then they are worthless, so your shin guards would be a better buy.

140z sparring gloves can be picked up in places such as argos/sports world on the cheap, around £15-£20. choose wisely however (select gloves that have the velcro strapping on them as gloves with lacing can slow up the mma training that can be somewhat fast paced)

Buy Everlast 2314 Pro Style Training Glove - 14oz. at Argos.co.uk - Your Online Shop for .


Decent name aswell - Randy Couture endorses Everlast so you'd impress the ladies...

This gives you £30 to play with...

FIGHTSHOP.COM - Sandee MMA Shin Guard

Some Sandee mma specific shin guards... yes they are £2.99 over your budget but i found alot of companies selling shin guards for as little as £20, just cheaper lesser known brands

Leg & Foot Protection

Blitz sport sell a wide range of shin guards under the £30 mark.

Do you have a mouth guard?
if not i'd buy a mouth guard over shinguards (and just lend someones)

Blitz sport again sell cheap groin guards, cheapest being £6.60

Standard Male Groin Guard

Think in my reckoning this tallies to just over your £50 budget but i'm sure theres some coins hiding in your sofa or in the washing machine to afford the above.

Cracking post mate :good