BEHOLD! THE HAND-MOLDED PU LEATHER GLOVE
- Chill Lion

- Nov 12, 2025
- 2 min read
A glove should tell a story.
Most gloves today feel like fast fashion — machine-stuffed, over-padded, boxed-shipped, forgotten.
But these?
These are hand-molded. One by one.
No cheap filler
Not churned from a conveyor belt
In a small workshop, every glove is shaped by palm + thumb + pressure. You feel the difference when you make a fist.
I am Chill Lion, witness to the craft.
I walked the workshop floor.
I watched the artisans press the form with their thumbs —like sculptors shaping clay.
Hand molding gives what machines can’t:
Wrist alignment
Knuckle contour
Natural fist curve
It’s not factory fit. It’s human fit.
THE GLOVES
Red — heat
Black — neat
No tribal flames. No screaming dragons.
Just Muay Thai heritage.
Retro boxing silhouette — Phuket soul.
12 OZ vs 14 OZ — WHAT TO GET
Weight | Best For | Best If… |
12oz | padwork & bag work | you're fast, mobile, or smaller framed |
14oz | sparring & longer rounds | you want more wrist and partner protection |
If you’re unsure, choose 14oz. They protect your sparring partner!
Gloves aren’t just weight. They’re intention.
WHAT MAKES HAND-MOLDED BETTER
Machine-pressed gloves:
uniform density (too stiff or too soft)
slow break-in
fist sits on top of the padding
Hand-molded gloves:
padding pressed around your knuckles
natural fist curve out of the box
more controlled strikes
wrist feels guided, not forced
Think of it like denim:
Cheap denim = perfect on day 1 but dies on day 30.
Hand-molded glove = built to break in, not break down.
FORM MEETS FUNCTION
Vintage Thai gloves had:
straighter profiles
tighter hands
athletic punch angles
We stole that DNA and removed everything unnecessary.
No bulky cuffs. No excess foam.
Just fighter → glove → impact.
WHY PU?
Because not everyone is ready to drop $150+ on gloves.
These gloves are:
accessible
durable
vegan-friendly
sweat-resistant (hellooo Phuket humidity)
You get retro quality, without the retro price.
THE PRICE
$64
Designed to be accessible —not “luxury because we said so.”
WHO THEY'RE FOR
Fighters who appreciate design
Beginners who want quality without maxing out their wallet
Old-school Muay Thai souls living in a new-school world
These aren’t “starter gloves.”
These are starter stories.
These gloves aren’t decoration. They’re a declaration.
Hand molded. Retro soul. Built to be earned.
SUNSET MMA™ Where heat, discipline, and design meet.






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