Having a small round timer or interval timer is one of the best pieces of equipment you can buy for your mma, boxing, or grappling training. If you do a quick search on the internet you will find tons of large professional timers geared for competition - go for the small personal type no bigger than a pager. Unfortunately, there are suprisingly few personal interval timers to choose from. There are really only two readily available personal round timers. The Everlast round timer and the GymBoss timer.

Okay, so I like everyone else one the planet would want to buy the Everlast timer. It looks cooler and it's a brand I recognize. It looks cool. The Gymboss on the other hand looks like a kids calculator. So which one is "better"?

EVERLAST

First of all the Everlast timer is a piece of junk that looks nice. That's putting it nicely. This thing is so cheaply made that it broke on me within a week. I was very disappointed. The problem is that this is the most readily available interval timer for under $30.

GYMBOSS

A nice alternative, albeit not as "cool" is the Gymboss. It looks like a generic pager, but hey...it flat out works. All this and it's cheaper than the Everlast timer. At under $25, it is the best personal interval timer for boxing, grappling, and mma out there on the market. So if you are torn between the Everlast timer and this one (as I was) do the right thing and avoid "cool" for flat out functionality.

GYMBOSS BY TKO