Best Boxing Body Protectors Review & Comparison

In the MMA practice/training there are more risk, mostly it leads to injuries like broken bone, sprain, bleeding jaws etc... especially for the beginners. 

So it is always better to wear the protective equipments like mouth guard, head helmet, body protector to protect the upper body and so on.... 

Here we are going to review some of the best boxing body protectors that is more safe and efficient than the others that are on the market today.

 But before we start we must give a shout out to SmartMMA, an authority in the martial arts and boxing niches, as their article helped us in coming up with the best boxing body protectors out there now so that we had a basis to start our reviews from. We highly recommend you to check them out and we thank them for their pictures as well.
Let’s start....

Our Top Rated Boxing Body Protector: Fairtex Chest Shield

Features:

• It is large, gives full body coverage
• It is made of synthetic leather that is of premium quality
• And one of the interesting feature is, it is handmade product in Thailand
• ​There are multiple layers of foam

best boxing body protector

Fairtex Chest Shield is at the first place in our list. It is a top quality boxing body protector, and not only boxing but also other martial arts like MMA and Muay Thai. Keep in mind that, the padding is not that much thick to block heavy kicks, especially if they were done by the shin. But Fairtex Chest Shields are still suitable for kicks, punches, knees, jabs, hooks and more combination drills. So, if you want to train kicks, then I will recommend you to check the belly pads.

I will easily choose this boxing body protector for one of its best feature, that is it provides large surface area, which means it gives full coverage to your upper body. In turn, this allows you to practice strikes at different parts of the upper body like the ribs, solar plexus and kidney.

Most of the Fairtex’s gears are handmade. This body protectors are also handmade in Thailand. Their quality is really awesome and it holds the reputation of the brand and became most known product in the market.

The nature of the body protector is, it should receive hundreds and thousands of kicks and punches, so durability can be the big issue. But our Fairtex body protector is durable, it can bear lots of punches because this chest shield is constructed with the synthetic leather. In my opinion, the quality of this chest shield is very good and majority of the body protector use this model of material.




In terms of weight, the Fairtex boxing body protector gives great protection by covering the whole body with its large surface. It is lightweight with multiple layers of foam, and it fits well to the chest which makes you to feel more comfortable.

The final factor of Fairtex Chest Shield that I wish to discuss with you is the white targeted dot all around the pads. This is best for beginners practice/training, as they are not sure where to target the strikes.

Pros

• It is lightweight. And also easy to wear
• It offers full coverage to the upper body
• Constructed with high quality material and it is handmade
• It is made by durable materials

Cons

• This is quite expensive
• It ​uses the synthetic leather
• Not meant for heavy kicks and punches.

Our 2nd Best Boxing Body Protector - Ringside Gel Shock Body Protector

best boxing body protector

Features:

• Gives protection to core and sides
• Made with the synthetic leather
• It has gel shock padding
• It also has extra padding mainly on the targeted areas

best boxing body protector

The 2nd rated product is the Ringside Gel Shock Body Protector, which is designed well, and it has highly protective shield which comes from the reputable brand.

The body protector of Ringside is designed with the high quality synthetic leather, which gives durability to the product. This synthetic leather allows it to experience hours of practice without showing any signs of tear.




I’m little doubtful about this synthetic leather, so I saw more reviews about this material on the internet, but it was not that bad. I did not find any bad review about this type of leather. So, now im clear that this brand really offer the best product.

Ringside gel shock body protector uses ged padding that absorbs shock incredibly. This allows trainers to wear it for long period of training sessions. And you won't feel any pain for each blow.

As there are more body protector product in the market, Ringside is one of the best body protector that covers the upper body completely. That means, it covers the chest and the sides of the abdomen completely. So even when the strikes are targeted from various angles at various height levels there won't be any injury.

It has three red dots that are at the bottom of the protector. They acts as targets, that allows to land the punches correctly - which is helpful for beginners.

Pros

• Red targets for accurate training
• Absorbs shock
• Durable