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boxing¹ Definition

box·ing (bäksiŋ)

noun

the skill or sport of fighting with the fists
boxing² Definition

box·ing (bäksiŋ)

noun

  1. the act or process of packing a box or boxes
  2. a boxlike covering or casing
  3. material used for boxes
boxing Synonyms

boxing

n.

pugilism, fighting, prizefighting, fisticuffs, the manly art, the fights, the ring, sparring, fight racket*, glove game*.

boxing Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • kick: Programs were varied even kick boxing with our travel partners.
  • watch: Companions ' outings in recent months have included visits to go bowling, clay pigeon shooting and to watch boxing.

Adjective modifier

  • bare-knuckle: I read a book on the phenomenon of bare-knuckle boxing from days gone by, a couple of months ago.
  • amateur: Getting knocked out is not normal in amateur boxing.
  • western: All strikes are allowed in the ring, unlike western boxing, which prohibits all but strikes with gloved fists.
  • Scottish: Surely money can be sought for this as it would be seen as an investment for the future of Scottish boxing.
  • Chinese: In return for teaching Bruce how to break bricks, Bruce taught James a popular for of Chinese boxing called " Wing Chun " .
  • professional: The years of professional boxing have taken their toll.

Modifies a noun

  • champ: A home does not maketh the man 12:05pm Wed 11 Oct 06 SWINDON boxing champ Jamie Cox is clearly a very nice lad.
  • glove: Roberto has boxing gloves weapon: Select the " Special " option at the main menu.
  • champion: Wayne Rooney has ' challenged ' boxing champion Ricky Hatton to a fight.
  • promoter: The arena, to be run by boxing promoter Frank Warren, will host major televised sporting events.
  • bout: Professional boxing bouts, already reduced to 10 per cent of pre war figures will be further reduced.
  • gym: All my mother had to do to keep me in check was to threaten to ground me from going to the boxing gym.

Noun used with modifier

  • middleweight: Also, the former Commonwealth middleweight boxing champion Michael Watson praised the improvement in sports/leisure facilities for disabled people.
  • kick: Join a martial arts or a kick boxing class.
  • shadow: Gradually take that into shadow boxing, then bags, then sparring.
  • beat: You've got the beat boxing mastered, how about breaking?
  • celebrity: Ricky Gervais ' s celebrity boxing bout has landed the BBC in trouble with the sport's governing body.
  • championship: Amateur contests can be over four two-minute or three three-minute rounds while professional championship boxing is over twelve three-minute rounds.
boxing Quotes

No physical activity is so vain as boxing. A man gets into the ring to attract admiration. In no sport, therefore, can you be more humiliated.

—Mailer, Norman Kingsley

My writing is nothing, my boxing is everything.

—Hemingway, Ernest Millar

Boxing is show-business with blood.

—Belasco, David stagename of  David Valasco

I have always considered that boxing really combines all the finest and highest inclinations of a manöactivity, endurance, science, temper, and, last, but not least, presence of mind.

—Lonsdale, Hugh Cecil Lowther, 5th Earl of

I have covered boxing, promoted boxing, watched it, thought about it, and after long reflection I cannot find a single thing that isgood about it either from the point of view of participant or spectator.

—Gallagher, Noel

Squash is boxing with racquets.

—Barrington,Jonah

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