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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ropes

Sports; Boxing

There are three or four ropes that run around the boxing ring and they are attached and tightly drawn from the four corner posts.

roundhouse

Sports; Boxing

This is a punch that comes around from the side and hits the opposing boxer on the side of the body or head.

rounds

Sports; Boxing

The time the fight will last. A round will usually last 3-minutes. In amateur boxing a match will be a total of 3 rounds. In professional boxing the match might last 12 or 15 rounds.

RSC (Referee Stops Contest)

Sports; Boxing

This is when the referee stops the fight because a boxer, has been hurt, is being badly beaten or has reached the standing-eight count limit and the referee does not think the boxer should continue. ...

RSCH (Referee Stops Contest Head)

Sports; Boxing

This is similar to RSC, and is used when the referee stops the match because a boxer is taking too many headshots.

saved by the bell

Sports; Boxing

A boxer is taking a ten count and the bell rings before the referee can finish, so the boxer gets to go back and sit in his corner and is "saved by the bell".

scoring blow

Sports; Boxing

A punch that lands cleanly on an opponent's torso or head and is hit with the knuckles. In amateur boxing there is a white stripe on the glove, to help determine if a punch has landed and should be ...