fistfighters
Pugilists trading blows
People who fight with their fists—boxers, brawlers, or anyone engaged in hand-to-hand combat without weapons.
The term emphasizes the physical, unmediated nature of the conflict: The two fistfighters squared off in the alley.
It applies equally to trained pugilists and street combatants.
People who engage in fistfights
- thugsViolent criminals
- enforcersThose who impose obedience
- toughsViolent, aggressive people
- hooligansViolent young troublemakers
scrapping · alleyway · knuckles · bloody · roughhousing · goons · bouncers · streetfighting
People who engage in fistfights
- pugilistsProfessional fist fighters
- boxersUnderwear or prizefighters
- scrappersThose who fight scrappily
- sluggersPowerful baseball hitters
combatants · bruisers · sparring · knockouts · jabs · uppercuts · hooks · clinching
Ancient Roman combat entertainers
- prizefightersProfessional boxing competitors
- bareknuckleFighting without hand protection
- QueensberryBoxing regulation originator
- championsContest winners, top performers
fairground · purse · seconds · patron · gentlemen · honor · dueling · Victorian
Underwear or prizefighters
- pugilistsProfessional fist fighters
- welterweight147-pound boxing division
- heavyweightHighest combat weight class
- featherweightBoxing class under 126
champions · contenders · title bout · rounds · referee · ringside · corner · cutman
brawlers
People who engage in fistfights
hooligans · scrapping · alleyway · knuckles · bloody · roughhousing · goons · bouncers · streetfighting · bareknuckle
brawlers
People who engage in fistfights
- pugilistsProfessional fist fighters
- boxersUnderwear or prizefighters
- scrappersThose who fight scrappily
sluggers · combatants · bruisers · sparring · knockouts · jabs · uppercuts · hooks · clinching · footwork
gladiators
Ancient Roman combat entertainers
- prizefightersProfessional boxing competitors
- bareknuckleFighting without hand protection
- QueensberryBoxing regulation originator
champions · fairground · purse · seconds · patron · gentlemen · honor · dueling · Victorian · Regency
boxers
Underwear or prizefighters
- pugilistsProfessional fist fighters
- welterweight147-pound boxing division
- heavyweightHighest combat weight class
featherweight · champions · contenders · title bout · rounds · referee · ringside · corner · cutman · trainer
fistfightersswordsmen
Skilled blade fighters
wrestlers · gunslingers · grapplers · kickers · archers
fistfighterspacifists
Those opposing all warfare
peacemakers · diplomats · negotiators · conscientious objectors · mediators