Boxing

Boxing

Terms of or relating to a sport in which two opponents engage in hand to hand combat within a defined boundary. A referee manages the match in order to ensure rules are not broken and to declare a winner if a player is not knocked unconscious.

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haymaker

Sports; Boxing

A name for a punch that has a big setup. A boxer throwing this kind of punch usually leaves himself or herself wide open to be hit. Also the opposing boxer can see the punch coming and can easily ...

head butt

Sports; Boxing

When one boxer, using their forehead, hits the other boxer in the head. This is against the rules.

headgear

Sports; Boxing

Amateur boxers wear protective headgear. In Olympic competition headgear became a requirement in 1984.

heavy bag

Sports; Boxing

A bag that is suspended or hanging from the ceiling, this is a large bag, which weighs approximately 70 pounds (approx. 32 kilograms) and is covered usually in canvas. A fighter punches this bag to ...