Padding design in gloves can make a huge difference, almost more than the padding material. Gloves with padding applied in segments causes a great deal of pain for me. PI Gel Lites come to mind. The edges of the gel pads are excruciating. Think of sitting on the edge of a chamois or saddle.

Assos and Etxe Ondo both make road gloves with thin and even padding, no edges - love 'em. Fox makes mtb gloves with the similar pad design.