What Length Should The Right Size Hand Wrap Be?

As the variety of boxing hand wraps come in a range of lengths, it’s important to know how much you need. A lot of this honestly boils down to trial and error, but as a general rule of thumb, the bigger your hands, the more cloth you’ll need to adequately wrap your hands securely.

In addition to the length of the hand wrap, you should also consider the width. Two inches is standard for a boxing hand wrap width, but you can find some brands offering thicker or thinner widths. It’s all down to personal preference rather than results.

How Do You Properly Wrap Your Hands For Boxing?

There are a ton of different ways to wrap your hands, depending on how tight you want it and whether you are comfortable wrapping between each one of your fingers.

Here is a step-by-step guide to a standard hand wrapping:

1. With your dominant hand, pick up your boxing hand wrap material.
2. With the palm of your opposing hand facing down—away from you—spread your fingers fully and place your thumb on the hand wrap, looping the material around to secure it in place.
3. Take the cloth and wrap it around your wrist until you feel a little tightness, which should be after about three wraps. Check that it isn’t restricting your circulation.
4. Repeat your wrap of the thumb, followed by the wrist, at least three more times until it feels secure.
5. Now, start to wrap your knuckles from right to left, across your palm three times, as tightly as you can while still being comfortable, with your fingers still spread apart.
6. Then, bring it back around your wrist and loop it around.
7. Now, bring the wrap between your middle finger and ring finger, and wrap across the palm, then bring it back over the top of your thumb.
8. From this position, wrap around your knuckles once more, then bring it around your wrist for a final loop.
9. Finish by securing your fastening, which most likely is velcro.