ABOUT EVERLAST
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Renown internationally as a manufacturer of boxing equipment, Everlast started out as a swimwear manufacturer in 1910.
The company was founded by Jacob Golomb and headquartered in the Bronx, New York.
Seventeen-year-old Jacob Golomb, the son of a tailor and an avid swimmer, was dissatisfied with the
durability of swimsuits because they barely lasted a season. Golomb began making suits that he guaranteed
would last for a full year.
He proudly gave them the name, "EVERLAST." Although the swimsuits did not last
through the years, the name did.
Over the next years, Golomb expanded his company into a small retail store that carried a full line of sports
equipment. In 1917,
a young fighter by the name of Jack Dempsey introduced boxing to Golomb and Everlast. Dempsey asked
Golomb to construct protective headgear that would last more than 15 rounds of intensive boxing training. Golomb
specially designed some pieces of training gear specifically for Dempsey.
In 1919, Dempsey won the world's heavyweight championship wearing
boxing gloves made for him by Golomb. Consequently Everlast became the headquarters for boxing equipment
throughout the world. In 1925, Golomb designed elastic-waist trunks to replace the leather-belted trunks then worn
by boxers. These trunks,
now known as "boxer trunks," immediately became famous.
Jacob Golomb ran the business until he passed away in the early 1950's.
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Everlast Classic Medicine Balls
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Today, nearly a hundred years after its inception,
Everlast products continue to be tremendously successful both inside and outside the ring. In addition, Everlast
boxing trunks and equipment remains the proud and undefeated champion of the boxing industry for over 90 years.
The history continues, as the name states. Everlast has a traditional past and a knockout future.
Here at www.oldtimestrongman.com we proudly feature
Everlast Classic Medicine Balls.
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