We bought these for my son for his halloween costume. They were so inexpensive, we assumed that they were just for fun. Turns out, they are the real deal. These are super high quality. Unfortunately, my son now wants to box. He puts these things on and then goes around punching his sister. He tried hitting me a few times, but I got all Mike Tyson on him and bit his ear. Luckily, these gloves added such a realistic touch to his boxing costume that they took the attention away from his mangled ear.