prizefighters
Paid professional pugilists
Prizefighters are boxers who fight for money, especially professionals.
The term evokes the sport's raw, commercial essence—fighters competing for purses and titles: The old gym had trained prizefighters for three generations.
The singular prizefighter emphasizes individual toughness and skill in the ring.
Highest combat weight class
- welterweight147-pound boxing division
- middleweightAverage-mass fighter classification
- lightweightLacking mass or importance
- featherweightBoxing class under 126
bantamweight · cruiserweight · flyweight · strawweight · pound-for-pound · weigh-in
Heavy woven cloth
- ropesBraided flexible cords
- cornerMeeting point of edges
- boutLimited stretch of something
- refereeSports rule enforcer
rounds · bell · judges · scorecard · knockout · undercard · cutman · stool
One who holds a championship
- undefeatedHaving never lost
- contenderOne competing seriously
- challengerOne competing against incumbent
- undisputedUniversally accepted as true
Quick, straight blow
- hookCurved catching device
- uppercutAscending boxing strike
- counterpunchRetaliatory boxing blow
- sparringPractice combat training
footwork · bobbing · weaving · rope-a-dope · southpaw · orthodox · clinching · combination
Exercise facility
- conditioningLearned behavioral adaptation
- sparringPractice combat training
- roadworkStreet repair activities
- shadowboxingSolo combat practice
mitts · strength · endurance · stamina · coach · trainer · camp · regimen
heavyweight
Highest combat weight class
- welterweight147-pound boxing division
- middleweightAverage-mass fighter classification
- lightweightLacking mass or importance
featherweight · bantamweight · cruiserweight · flyweight · strawweight · pound-for-pound · weigh-in
canvas
Heavy woven cloth
referee · rounds · bell · judges · scorecard · knockout · undercard · cutman · stool · mouthguard
titleholder
One who holds a championship
- undefeatedHaving never lost
- contenderOne competing seriously
- challengerOne competing against incumbent
undisputed · lineal · mandatory · unified · rematch
jab
Quick, straight blow
- hookCurved catching device
- uppercutAscending boxing strike
- counterpunchRetaliatory boxing blow
sparring · footwork · bobbing · weaving · rope-a-dope · southpaw · orthodox · clinching · combination · slipping
gym
Exercise facility
- conditioningLearned behavioral adaptation
- sparringPractice combat training
- roadworkStreet repair activities
shadowboxing · mitts · strength · endurance · stamina · coach · trainer · camp · regimen · diet
toughness
Resilient durability under strain
- heartCirculatory system's pump
- chinLowest facial protrusion
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
determination · tenacity · brawler · warrior · scrappy · underdog · comeback · survival · courage · relentless
Ali
Arabic name, "sublime"
- TysonMeat processing company
- MayweatherUnbeaten prizefighter
- PacquiaoFilipino boxing legend
Robinson · Louis · Marciano · Frazier · Leonard · Holyfield · Hagler · Duran · Canelo · Fury
- boxingjab, uppercut, hook, punch, knockout
- fightersboxer, boxers, wrestler, Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson
prizefighterspacifists
Those opposing all warfare
peacemakers · conscientious objectors · peace activists · healers · mediators