Though the company’s name is practically synonymous with boxing, Everlast initially started out as a swimwear brand when it launched back in 1910. It was that year that a seventeen-year-old Jacob Golomb first conceived of the company, but it wasn’t until a decade later that his passion for boxing was ignited by way of a chance meeting with famed fighter Jack Dempsey—who won the world heavyweight championship in a specially designed pair of Everlast gloves in 1919. Fast-forward to the modern age, and the brand has now conquered the market in 101 countries and is the first name in fitness gear for all things related to boxing and mixed martial arts.