prizefights
Paid boxing contests
Prizefights are boxing matches fought for money, typically professional bouts with purses for the winner.
The term carries an old-fashioned flavor, evoking bare-knuckle brawls and early professional boxing before modern regulation: He followed the prizefights in the newspaper.
A prizefighter is a professional boxer.
Art of fighting with fists
- glovesHand coverings with fingers
- heavyweightHighest combat weight class
- middleweightAverage-mass fighter classification
- lightweightLacking mass or importance
welterweight · featherweight · bantamweight · rounds · cornerman · trainer · referee · southpaw
Limited stretch of something
- matchGame between opponents
- championshipCompetition for top rank
- tournamentMulti-round competitive event
- titleFormal honorific or name
contender · challenger · champion · rivalry · rematch · elimination · circuit · rankings
Incapacitating final blow
- jabQuick, straight blow
- uppercutAscending boxing strike
- hookCurved catching device
- punchStrike with fist
counterpunch · clinch · sparring · footwork · combination · feint · block · parry
Incapacitating final blow
- TKOReferee-stopped victory
- decisionSettled course of action
- triumphResounding, celebrated victory
- winnerOne who prevails
champion · belt · glory · upset · stoppage · celebration · hand-raised · undisputed
Closed curve shape
- arenaVenue for contests
- stadiumLarge venue for spectators
- coliseumLarge arena for events
- amphitheaterOpen-air tiered venue
spectators · ringside · gallery · bleachers · auditorium · grandstand · crowd · ropes
pugilism
Art of fighting with fists
- glovesHand coverings with fingers
- heavyweightHighest combat weight class
- middleweightAverage-mass fighter classification
lightweight · welterweight · featherweight · bantamweight · rounds · cornerman · trainer · referee · southpaw · orthodox
bout
Limited stretch of something
- matchGame between opponents
- championshipCompetition for top rank
- tournamentMulti-round competitive event
title · contender · challenger · champion · rivalry · rematch · elimination · circuit · rankings · belt
knockout
Incapacitating final blow
punch · counterpunch · clinch · sparring · footwork · combination · feint · block · parry · haymaker
knockout
Incapacitating final blow
winner · champion · belt · glory · upset · stoppage · celebration · hand-raised · undisputed · conqueror
ring
Closed curve shape
amphitheater · spectators · ringside · gallery · bleachers · auditorium · grandstand · crowd · ropes · canvas
wager
Stake on uncertainty
gamble · underdog · favorite · moneyline · parlay · payout · bookie · handicap · spread · purse
prizefightspeace talks
Formal conflict-resolution discussions
negotiations · mediation · reconciliation · diplomacy · cooperation