It's also about fashion. Local custom shoe designers, Dennis Velliquette of The Source Design Kings and Kia Cabell of Kia'z Kickz, have been taking boxing shoes and making them star-worthy.

Shaker Heights native Jasmine Rene Johnson now creates custom gowns and professional boxing apparel after starting in a tiny ...

These custom shoes were made by Jose Coronado, who goes by AKA Aztek Kustoms, who showed the shoes off with the above Instagram post. These sneakers apparently cost $40,000, according to TMZ, and ...

At first U.S. Olympic boxing medalist Marlen Esparza wasn’t all that excited about her meeting at Nike to discuss boxing boots. But then Tobie Hatfield happened. The 25-year veteran of Nike ...

Think of Undandy as custom shoes for everyday. Build them online but wear them anywhere. Until something better comes along, I can't imagine buying a pair off the rack again.

The only drawback may be the cost. These custom-designed shoes are about 20 to 25 percent more expensive, depending on the design. Customization started with computers more than a decade ago.

Before joining the Swoosh, though, Pac-Man endorsed Pony almost a decade ago as a super featherweight. Pony laced Pacquiao with custom boxing shoes that he debuted against Erik Morales back in 2005.

Gotta Have Sole is a nonprofit organization that provides homeless youth with brand-new shoes to help them feel confident, comfortable and special. Nicholas Lowinger started the organization at ...