Comments on: PUMA KING XL: FOOTBALL BOOTS TEST

By: Ledley King ;)

Ledley King ;) — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 10:37:00 +0000

Had my same pair of puma kings for 2 seasons playing as a sweeping centre-back. Still pristine condition, have used usual cleaning methods, stuffing with newspaper, polish, dubbing etc. Very pleased!

By: paul

paul — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 11:06:19 +0000

Hey Guys,

Having always worn puma king, I bought my usual size, fitted perfectly. Little stiff to start, but after 10 minutes, like wearing slippers.Ace!
However……..boy, has the leather stretched! I’ve only worn them 4 times and they now feel loose on my feet. Have to double sock ,and am seriously considering buying another pair a half size smaller, which I shouldn’t have to do. The leather, in my opinion, is TOO soft. Never had this problem before, but Kings were always made from Pittards leather before……Be warned.

By: Simon

Simon — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 06:35:27 +0000

Hi, i thought of getting a pair of italian edition too. My concern is should i get my exact size (US8.5) or a size smaller (US8). I worried that if i get a half size smaller, the leather will not stretch to the extend of becoming comfort fit. Anyone who got the puma king before can advise? Thanks

By: Simon

Simon — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:36:27 +0000

Hi,

I have intention to bought the italian edition, and the thing that worried me most is should i get my normal size (US8.5) or a half size smaller (US8). Thinkin g that the leather will stretch, i am leaning towards size US8, but also worried that it may not stretch as much as to comfort fit standard for me. Can anyone who wore the Puma King XL before advise?

By: andres

andres — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:09:45 +0000

I bought these boots, the italian edition, and got surprised by how comfortable they were, but by the fourth or fifth game the upper started to ripped from the sole in the front lateral side. I’m sure they were the appropiate size and used them as any other boot. I’m extreamly disapointed by this terrible flaw, i really liked how the boot fit and performed, but i think puma forgot to put some effort in the quality of the product.

By: King XXXL

King XXXL — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 23:58:04 +0000

All good points especially about the laces; tightness on ‘fatter feet’ and looseness around the heel. I have wide feet and therefore I ordered HG’s in 9′s AND 9.5′s.As it turns out I opted for the 9′s which were tight, however I persevered and now that the leather has stretched I double sock with them!!Along with the above problems, I also found that the tongue moved down the side of the boot, which was annoying and uncomfortable, however I resolved this by sticking the tongue down and double knotting over the tongue and thus stopping the laces undoing AND tightening up the heel. Now they are the most comfortable boots I’ve owned(even better than the original Kings and Copa’s for that matter)In the end,it’s all down to personal taste I s’pose.

By: Theo

Theo — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 05:24:43 +0000

these are not comfortable trust me, for a wide feet especially. would love to have a pair but impossible for my fat feet

By: callum

callum — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:11:13 +0000

preds are betr

By: Kyle

Kyle — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:28:12 +0000

Hi All,

Thanks for all the comments as always – it’s great to see how the footy-boots community reacts to any review!

Marcello & Jason – it’s interesting you’d mention the soleplate – I thought it was exactly what you’d expect from an older boot and didn’t have a problem with it.

I do agree that it could do with an update though, with all the innovation that Puma do with the soles on the v1.10 and Konstrukt series I’d like to see some subtle updates to the King too.

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 07:46:32 +0000

to Marcelo,

i completely agree with your assessment of the sole plate. i had these boots and the sole is just so hard to bend, its very inflexible. this doesn’t help with movement and the like at all,,, it’s a very frustrating problem i feel, since i have moved to the nike super ligera and noticed a much much more flexible sole plate, which i feel provides greater comfort, the HG studs on the super ligera, though they provide great comfort do not help in terms of traction in the soggy pitches