Joma Steals Nike Mercurial Superfly V Boots With First-Ever High-Cut Football Boots
Sep 15, 2017, by Chris
Spanish brand Joma, who are well-known for their high-quality futsal boots, this month released their first-ever high-cut soccer shoe. And unlike the brand's futsal shoes, the new Joma Champion 2017-2018 soccer cleat is a clear copy of a Nike boot.
Joma Champion Max Football Boots - Black / White
This is the brand-new Joma Champion Max soccer cleat.
A high-cut design, the new Joma Champion May football boot features a collar and tongue-less design (called Sock System) that is extremely similar to the Dynamic Fit collar of the Nike Mercurial Superfly 5 football boots. The boot comes with a Speed ribs-esque 3D texture on the upper. The Flyknit speed rib 3D texture is something like the trademark feature of the Nike Mercurial Superfly 5, presented by Nike in March 2016.
Interestingly, it is nothing all-new that Joma copies other brand as the first generation of the Joma Champion football boots (released one year ago) is a copy of the Adidas X football boots. In fact, the 'second-gen' Joma Champion Max comes with the same sole plate as the first-gen Joma Champion and is a copy of the Adidas X.
According to Joma, the next-generation Joma Champion Max has been "revamped outside, as well as inside". They would be "lighter, with a better fit, they feel like a sock." The brand describes the boots as "Joma's most modern boot design".
Joma Champion Max Football Boots - Features
- Made of ultralight breathable microfibre which does not retain water allowing it to maintain its original lightness
- Built with interior nylon with a tensile strength of woof 800N/50 mm and warp 600N/50 mm
- High quality and very durable microfibre to extend the boot's life
- Sock System allows the foot to move more naturally, creating a sensation similar to that of bare feet
- Pre-formed EVA insole fitted to the last
- High-quality nylon outsole with an abrasion level of DIN-40
- External counter to be included in the same piece, thus avoiding an internal counter and reducing the overall weight
- Weight: 162 gr.
The new Joma Champion Max soccer boots retail at a price of 125 GBP (159 Euro), which makes them around half as expensive as the Nike Mercurial Superfly 5 football boot.
Do you think that the new Joma Champion Max, Joma's first-ever high-cut soccer cleat, is a copy of the Nike Mercurial Superfly V boots? Let us know in the comments below.
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