fisticuffs

melee

Disordered group skirmish

• scuffleBrief disorderly struggle
• fracasNoisy disorderly fight
• tussleBrief physical struggle

skirmish · altercation · rumble · donnybrook · kerfuffle · affray · free-for-all · ruckus · dust-up · punch-up

boxing

Combat sport using fists

• bareknuckleFighting without hand protection
• prizefightingProfessional boxing for stakes
• sparringPractice combat training

ring · knockout · punch · jab · hook · uppercut · bout · slugfest · brawler · scrapper

violence

Harmful physical force

• hostilityAntagonistic disposition toward others
• confrontationDirect hostile encounter
• assaultViolent offensive act

rage · fury · clash · animosity · antagonism · ferocity · brutality · belligerence · combativeness · pugnacity

Victorian

Of a prim era

• EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
• old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
• gentlemanlyWell-mannered and honorable

quaint · antiquated · nineteenth-century · Regency · vintage · period · historical · dapper · mustachioed · waistcoat

honor

High regard, moral dignity

• challengeTest of ability
• gentlemenMen of refinement
• secondsTime units, or extras

affair of honor · satisfaction · insult · formal · protocol · pistols at dawn · quarrel · grievance · slight · affront

• boxingjab, uppercut, hook, punch, knockout
• fightsfight, brawl, scuffle, scrap, tussle
• fistfightspunch, jab, uppercut, haymaker, right hook
• Old Sportschariot racing, jousting, bare-knuckle boxing, prizefighting, pugilism
• Whimsy Wordsgobbledygook, gibberish, mumbo jumbo, hogwash, balderdash
• duelsduel, sword duel, pistol duel, one-on-one, mano a mano