The Wilson "Pudge" mitt is my son's favorite. Its kind of stiff with a smaller pocket making easier to find and remove the ball. He has two of them and has treated them well over the years. No throwing the glove or wiping the plate with it and has applied lots of Vasoline over the years! Depending upon the pitcher, he still uses the orginal pudge mitt we bought him 5 years ago. He has only made two string repiars and it shows no signs of tearing, although the pocket is clearly worn from use.
I am told that the new pudge mitts are not made in the same place as his orginal, so we'll have to see how the second one holds up. He had the second one for two years w/o a problem so far.