If you're still wearing cotton boxers after 40, you're probably dealing with way more discomfort than you need to.

Let’s be real: most of us just keep buying whatever we’ve worn since our twenties. The budget multipack from Target. That one brand your mom picked out in high school. Or whatever Amazon tossed into your cart under $20. 

We don’t think much about it—until something rides up, rubs the wrong way, or straight-up ruins your day. Here’s what most men won’t say out loud: Your underwear is quietly wrecking your comfort.

It bunches. It chafes. It traps heat like a wool oven. That’s why you’re constantly adjusting. It’s why summer feels like punishment. But here’s the shift: thousands of guys over 40 are switching to a new kind of boxer—built for the body you have now, not the one you had at 25.

They’re called BoxHero, and they’re changing the way men think about comfort. We tested 6 of the most popular boxer brands on real men aged 40 to 65—across different builds, jobs, and routines. 

BoxHero crushed the competition. Here’s why more men are tossing out their old boxers—and what they’re wearing instead: