I have no previous experience with wrestling shoes prior to buying these for my son. The shoes appear to be of good quality construction and are attractive and sold at a reasonable price. The only downside is that the sizing appears to be way off. I bought a pair in men's size 7 1/2 (US) as that is the same size sneakers my boy wears to school every day without a problem. But when we got these wrestling shoes, he could not get them on his feet. I double-checked the tags and they clearly indicated size 7.5 US, but they were not nearly the same size as his other shoes. We returned them for replacement with larger (size 8.5) shoes, and Amazon's return/replacement process was painless and easy.