Pro Boxing Supplies vs. Pro Boxing Equipment...

[hangulmalmotayo]

So I just noticed that there are two distinct boxing companies with very similar logos (and both located in SoCal): Pro Boxing Supplies and Pro Boxing Equipment. This is further complicated by the fact that the former's website can be accessed under both proboxingsupplies.com and proboxingequip.com while the latter is accessed only through proboxingequipment.com.

Does anyone know the difference between these two companies? Are they at all affiliated with one another? I'm inclined to think that proboxingequipment.com is somehow an imitation of proboxingsupplies, but maybe someone knows for sure.

 

[wallysparx]

I want to say Pro Boxing Equipment is the longer established entity. I bought a banana bag and stand from their Pasadena store years ago. When I get home, I'll have to take a look at how it's actually labeled. But as similar as they look, they must be related in some form.

 

[hangulmalmotayo]

It turns out they are related. I emailed them (i.e., Pro Boxing Equipment) and I was told that Pro Boxing Equipment was established in the 80s and Pro Boxing Supplies launched in 2001. Apparently there was something of a falling out.

The person I spoke with refused to say anything negative about Pro Boxing Supplies (not that I was goading him to), which is nice. Nice fellow to do business with.