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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second

Sports; Boxing

A person who assists the coach and who also gives the boxer support and advice between rounds.

shadow boxing

Sports; Boxing

This is a training device, where a fighter boxes against an imaginary boxer, hence the name, to work on their speed and footwork.

south paw

Sports; Boxing

A left-handed fighter.

spar

Sports; Boxing

When a pair of boxers box against each other to practice and train. The boxers wear sparing gloves, which are larger then normal gloves to lessen the force of a punch.

sparing partner

Sports; Boxing

A person who spars with a boxer to help in the boxers training.

speed bag

Sports; Boxing

A padded bag that is attached, hanging down from either a board or the ceiling that can be raised and lowered that the boxer puts at eye level to practice his / her punching to develop hand speed.

standing-eight count

Sports; Boxing

When a boxer has been knocked down or is getting badly beat, the referee can stop the fight and count to eight or ten depending if this is amateur or professional boxing. While the referee is ...