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The original Puma King has been one of the world’s finest football boots since 1966 (great year). But this Puma King is an update on that classic. The Puma Ultra is the flagship speed boot of the Puma range. It’s built to be lightweight, flexible and explosive when it comes to acceleration.
Puma has continued to name the tooling as being FG/AG, and we’re still reasonably pleased with its performance on AG despite the extremely aggressive looking bladed studs. Yes, there is some cling, but it’s at the edge of being acceptable, and considering that this is a speed boot after all we think that it’s still one that we’d recommend for both FG and AG. Like the Ultra and Future, the King uses a Peba unit in the sole to increase responsiveness when you’re shifting your weight and dropping a shoulder or two. Recycled content: The upper of this shoe is made with at least 20% recycled materials as a step toward a better future Now with multiple vegan-friendly offerings and countless collaborations with other brands, the King 21 has moved on far from the original design. Puma King technologyWith the Future, you don’t need to buy a laceless model separately, this one will work with laces or without! Which is good to know.
This model is also one of the only boots to come in a true women’s shaping, which is why they’re trusted by Nicole Billa, Cristina Girelli & Ramona Bachmann too. Models available nowThe biggest name slipping into Puma Future is Brazilian superstar, Neymar. His international teammates Thiago Silva and Ederson also trust them. The Puma Ultra is becoming increasingly popular within world football, top names such as *deep inhale* Christian Pulisic, Antony, Raphaël Varane, Harry Maguire, Olivier Giroud, Cody Gakpo, Kyle Walker, Aleksandar Mitrović and Oleksandr Zinchenko, are all wearing them. Need more? OK then. Jorginho, James Maddison, Jan Oblak, Julian Wiegl. Your name doesn’t need to begin with J though. Ask Milan Skriniar. Models available now To further reduce weight, Puma also included transparent cut-out windows in the upper, giving it that super speedy look. To ensure that you’re not faster than the ball in wet conditions, the upper has also been coated with a GripControl Pro skin upper to ensure the grippiest touch on the ball even in wet conditions.
The latest Puma Future goes through the numbered system of takedowns. From 1.4 being the best they have to offer, through to 4.4 containing the lowest quality materials. It should come as no surprise that the tighter fit means that there is some break-in time required when you first put on the Puma Ultra 1.3. Last year, Puma rewrote the rules of the speed boot game with the Puma Ultra 1.1. For years, the speed boot market had reached a sort of détente, with the brands distancing themselves from defining their speed boots by weight, and instead focusing on being ‘light enough’ whilst not compromising on comfort. But all that changed in 2020, with Puma igniting a new arms race for the lightest speed boot title.
Ultra boots have proven to be a popular release, giving grassroots players in particular an affordable option to get top tech into their game. Puma Ultra technology Step out on to your choice of pitch, thanks to the availability of FG/AG, MxSG, IT and TT soleplate options.
The current model is the Puma King 21. As we mentioned, the top-of-the-range Ultimate version is available alongside cheaper versions like the Pro and Hero.
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This made it one of the few wide-foot friendly speed boots on the market, whilst also having a super lightweight and aggressive tooling with a thin barefoot knit based upper. Just on looks alone though, the Puma Ultra 1.3 is an entirely different beast, so strap up to find out just how different the new Puma Ultra is. Puma Ultra is made for men and women We move on to a boot built for touch now, the Puma Future. Originally born in 2017, this adaptable design was groundbreaking from the off. This boot model is certainly one of the most underrated creations in recent times and it often appears in our best football boots of the year list too. Puma Future technology For one, the technology within the 1.4 (most advanced) model of Future is innovative and well thought out. The women’s variant of the Ultra 1.3 follows closely to these principles, swapping the super aggressive bladed tooling for a conical one, similar to the one found on the recently released Puma King Platinum 2021. It’s an interesting experiment and one that we’d love to see other brands follow, as the women’s game grows.
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