Those are onyx gloves made by Trevor wittman

What else is there to explain? It makes your opponents strikes less effective due to not having their energy pointed at you

True but if it were Prime Wonderboy I don't think it would have mattered if Wonderboy trained Buckley himself to defeat himself, Prime Thompson smokes Buckley with ease

@@artofmartialcinemaamc5334 Maybe but the current version of Buckley is elite. I wouldn’t count him out at all against Prime Wonderboy

@@is4349 Not saying he isn't but I don't think we've seen him against enough elite competition to say that. You think Buckley beats Prates, Shavkat, Garry, etc? Who do you think Buckley doesn't beat that are ranked above him, plus Prates & Ian Garry?

That's awesome to hear because, as an advocate of Muay Thai's efficacy (you'd have to be a fool to consider Muay Thai "ineffective"), I do acknowledge that a common downside to the typical approach of Thai style kickboxers is the lack of movement and angles. That's not all Muay Thai kickboxers, obviously. However, the way Muay Thai is scored, holding your ground aggressively is a huge factor. That seems to influence guys to disregard any sort of indirect, or asymmetrical approach. I understand that part of this is to be ready to check incoming low kicks, or otherwise block kicks that come higher. However, when other factors are involved - such as grappling in MMA - movement and angles are paramount. Simply, it is my opinion that a sort of hybrid between the footwork of boxing, and everything else in Muay Thai is optimal. Many dutch style kickboxers seem to employ this approach. That's how I perceive it anyway.