Product Description

Hook & Loop closure for a secure fit along with a Thumb loop for proper alignment.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1628 in Sports & Outdoors
• Brand: Everlast
• Model: 4455-3
• Released on: 2005-01-06

Features

• Measure 2 x 108 inches
• Made of machine-washable 100% durable cotton-weave
• Convenient thumb loop with Velcro closure for easy and secure wrapping
• Meet professional and amateur requirements

Amazon.com Product Description
Quality hand wraps are an essential piece of equipment for boxing workouts, helping to protect the bones and tendons of the hands while providing support to the knuckles and wrist. Made of a heavy 100% cotton weave, Everlast Hand Wraps feature built-in thumb loops that make self-wrapping easy and a Velcro closure for a secure, comfortable custom fit. The hand wraps are designed to meet professional and amateur requirements.

About Everlast
The name Everlast is synonymous with boxing. Renown internationally as a manufacturer of boxing equipment, Everlast started out as a swimwear manufacturer in 1910. Headquartered in the Bronx, NY, the company was founded by 17-year-old Jacob Golomb. The son of a tailor and an avid swimmer, Jacob Golomb was dissatisfied with the durability of swimsuits because they barely lasted a season, so he 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 named 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 the training gear for Dempsey. In 1919, Dempsey won the world’s heavyweight championship wearing boxing gloves made for him by Golomb. 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 and his son, Dan, took over. In 1958, Ben Nadorf joined Everlast and purchased 50% of the company from the Golomb family. When Dan Golomb passed away in 1995, Nadorf purchased the family’s remaining 50% interest. Nadorf remained the President and Principle Share Holder of Everlast until October 24, 2000.

Everlast men’s and women’s apparel and accessories continue today to be tremendously successful both inside and outside the ring. In addition, Everlast boxing trunks and equipment remain the proud and undefeated champion of the boxing industry for more than 90 years. The history continues, as the name states. Everlast has a traditional past and a knockout future.

What’s in the Box?
Three pairs of hand wraps

Manufacturer Warranty
1 year

Customer Reviews

Too short!
Indeed, these are way too short for protecting your knuckles. My boxing coach laughed when he saw them.

Ringside make really good, long wraps which are better.

--J

Too Short for Adults...

I wish I had read the reviews before purchasing these. If you are going to do contact striking work (heavy bag, mitt work, etc.) then you need to protect your hands, and these wraps are too short for adults.

I have replaced them with longer "professional" wraps from Everlast, which are the proper length for adult hands.

Everlast quality control is lacking.
At one time, you just needed to see the Everlast brand name to be assured that you were getting a top-quality product: one that would withstand anything you could throw at it.

Now that they've outsourced their manufacturing to China, Everlast quality is not the virtual guarantee that it once was.

I purchased (and use) these wraps. However, one of them was manufactured improperly. The velcro closure is sewn to a different side of the wrap than it is on all the others. Because of this, I always ended up putting it on backwards. I finally marked it so I would know to put it on differently than the others.

For around $10, you should expect to get something that has passed a quality-control check. After all, wraps are just some strips of cloth and velcro; they probably cost about $0.25 to manufacture.

These wraps are short, just over 100 inches, but fine for hitting the bag. They are not elasticized, but that is fine for my purposes, as it's what I prefer. If you want to do serious sparring or fighting, or if you want to put some padding on your knuckles (under the wraps), you'll need longer wraps than these. In short: you can wrap your wrist, knuckles, and thumb with these, but you won't have enough material to wrap between your fingers. They come packed in a plastic mesh bag, but it can't easily be reused. A cloth mesh bag with a drawstring would have been better.

Summary: overpriced and shoddily-made.