MMA Gear Review: Everlast Gloves
Written by Gary on August 22, 2008 – 10:51 pm -Everlast is a company that has been around since 1910. Since then it has been synonymous with boxing and boxing equipment. Boxers however, are not the only ones that have been using Everlast’s equipment. Muay thai fighters, and also MMA fighters have been using Everlast equipment for many years. Which brings me to review some great quality gloves, which are available from Everlast. I was turned onto these pair gloves by my muay thai instructor about a year ago. He has been using this particular pair of training gloves for a few years and was raving about them. I took his word, as he has many muay thai fights and mma fights under his belt and he vouched for their quality and ability to hold up through the most intense training sessions throughout the years.
Unfortunately his pair of gloves was stolen from his car, so when I decided to buy mine I also was buying another pair for him. Let this be a lesson to everyone; keep all training equipment in the trunk of your car or bring into your house. I ordered my pair and his through the Everlast website. Each pair of gloves was $89.99 plus shipping. These gloves are made of top quality leather and have an air vent in the middle of the palm to promote airflow. But the best features of the glove have to be the 4 layers of protective foam and the thumb lock.
I never had a glove with so much padding in the front. This is very important when sparring or hitting the heavy bag. As hand and wrist injuries can quickly end a training session or prevent a fighter from fighting. Another thing that I noticed and was echoed by my instructor was how snug they fit around your hand really enclosing your hand in the glove. The loop feature provides some great wrist support. Here is a picture of the gloves.
For over the past year these gloves are still in great condition and are worth money. Big props to Everlast for producing some great gloves, and thanks to my instructor for his great suggestion
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