padded gloves

Soft protective handwear

Padded gloves are gloves with cushioning built into the palm, knuckles, or back of the hand.

Boxing gloves are the most familiar type, but the term covers any glove designed to absorb impact—whether protecting the wearer's hands or softening blows to an opponent: The sparring partners wore padded gloves.

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cushioned · protective · leather · velcro · knuckles · heavy bag · speed bag · punch · ring · training · foam · wrist · heavyweight · title fight · knockout punch · fighter · striking · bare knuckle

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Opposites
protection level

padded glovesbare knuckles

Hands without boxing gloves

bare hands · gloveless · fingerless gloves · leather gloves

surface hardness

padded glovesbrass knuckles

Hand-worn striking weapon

knuckle dusters · cestus

Family

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Top 200,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G