Noun
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fighting with the fists
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boxing,
fisticuffs |
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contact sport a sport that necessarily involves body contact between opposing players
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professional boxing boxing for money
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in-fighting boxing at close quarters
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fight a boxing or wrestling match; "the fight was on television last night"
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rope-a-dope a boxing tactic: pretending to be trapped against the ropes while your opponent wears himself out throwing punches
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sparring,
spar an argument in which the participants are trying to gain some advantage
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