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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fix

Sports; Boxing

This is when a fight has been decided before it has taken place. A fighter agrees to lose for a certain amount of cash. A big no-no and of course it is against the law. This does not happen at the ...

footwork

Sports; Boxing

It is important for a boxer to have good footwork. Which means he must be able to move and plant his feet in ways that allow him to be well-balanced for throwing punches, well-balanced if he is ...

foul

Sports; Boxing

Breaking the rules of boxing. Please see Rules of the Game for a complete list.

full distance

Sports; Boxing

This means that the fight went all of the rounds it was suppose to go with both boxers still standing. The bout will be awarded on points given out by the judges.

glass jaw

Sports; Boxing

Means that a boxer has a weak jaw and if he is hit hard there, he is probably going to go down. Not something you want other boxes to know about.

gloves

Sports; Boxing

What boxers wear on their hands and what they use to hit the other boxer with. Professional boxers wear 8-ounce gloves. Amateur boxers up to 148 pounds (68 kilograms) wear 8-ounce gloves over 148 ...