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Refers to a boxer who has been knocked against the ropes that enclose the boxing ring and kept there by the blows of his opponent. OED cites the boxing usage to 1958, figurative use to 1970. [55] one-two (punch), the old one-two Boxing An attack consisting of two punches in rapid succession with alternate hands. OED cites boxing usage to 1811 ...
This category is for terms used in or derived from the sport of boxing. ... Pages in category "Boxing terminology" The following 46 pages are in this category, out of ...
Boxing matches typically take place in a boxing ring, a raised platform surrounded by ropes attached to posts rising in each corner. The term "ring" has come to be used as a metaphor for many aspects of prize fighting in general.
For example, a world title fight in men’s boxing – a professional bout – will always be scheduled for 12 three-minute rounds; and a women’s world title fight will be scheduled for 12 two ...
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When a match ends with completion of the specified maximum number of rounds, and the judges of the match have awarded an equal number of points to both boxers, or if there are three judges (as is the custom) and one judge awards the fight to one fighter, another awards the fight to the opposing fighter, and the third scores it a draw , the ...
In professional wrestling, a submission can be used to gain a fall and/or win the match (depending on the match's ruleset/stipulation).A submission is either earned when a wrestler taps the mat or their opponent three or more times with their hand, or verbalizes to the referee (often using the phrase "I quit").
Martial arts portal; A corner retirement [1] [2] [3] or corner stoppage [4] [5] – abbreviated "RTD (Retired)" by BoxRec – are terms used in boxing to describe a fight that ends when, during any rest period between rounds, a boxer refuses to continue or their corner pulls them out, thereby forcing the referee to call an end to the fight.