BestBoxingGlovesGuide.com has created a metric to help us rank the boxing gloves we review better. There are five categories: Price-Quality, Ratio, Comfort and Support, Overall Protection, Durability and Feedback. We rate them from 1 to 5, with 5 being the highest.

Below are the ratings description for each categories.

Price to Quality Ratio
Is the price justified when the quality of the gloves are concerned?

1 - trash
2 - extremely overpriced
3 - overpriced
4 - reasonable
5 - justified

Comfort and Support:
Once you put on the gloves are they a nice fit? are they snug? We rate the level of comfort when the gloves are worn (w/ hand wraps)

1- impossible to wear
2 - uncomfortable, small.
3 - snug fit, break-in required,
4 - fist-like fit, great snug fit, comfortable fit
5 - Pillows

Overall Protection
We rate the overall protection of the gloves from wrist support to knuckle padding

1- Non-existent
2- Average
3- Above Average
4- Excellent
5- The best!

Durability
The estimated number of years the gloves will survive if used regularly (3-5 times a week)

1 - good condition in one year
2 - good condition after two years
3 - good condition after three years
4 - good condition after four years
5 - good condition after five years

Feedback
the star reviews it got on Amazon.com

1 - Worst
2 - Bad
3 - Satisfactory
4 - Great
5 - The Best