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  2. Professional boxing - Wikipedia

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    The examples and perspective in this article deal primarily with the United States and do not represent a worldwide view of the subject. You may improve this article, discuss the issue on the talk page, or create a new article, as appropriate.

  3. Prizefighter (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    A prizefighter is someone who competes in a contest between fighters for a prize, a sum of money, etc.; for example a professional boxer or mixed martial artist.

  4. Boxing - Wikipedia

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    Boxing [b] is a combat sport and martial art. [1] Taking place in a boxing ring, it involves two people – usually wearing protective equipment, such as protective gloves, hand wraps, and mouthguards – throwing punches at each other for a predetermined amount of time.

  5. List of prizefighters with professional boxing and kickboxing ...

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  6. Paddy Ryan - Wikipedia

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    Killoran saw Ryan dealing with troublemakers and drunks at the saloon and decided to train him as a prizefighter. [1] Ryan's first match was in 1877. He was as much an all-around fighter, grappler or wrestler as he was a boxer. Under the London Prize Ring rules of that era, several of his wrestling moves could be used in the ring. Some boxing ...

  7. Rope-a-dope - Wikipedia

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    The rope-a-dope is a boxing fighting technique in which one contender leans against the ropes of the boxing ring to draw non-injuring offensive punches in an effort to tire their opponent out and, while they are on the ropes, try to execute devastating offensive punches.

  8. Awful Gardner - Wikipedia

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    The name 'Awful Gardner' brought fear into all fighting men in the country during the 19th century. Gardner became known as the celebrated prizefighter of Newark City and was known as a street fighter. Gardner killed a man and was forced to leave Newark for New York City where he became an emigrant runner.

  9. Prizefighter series - Wikipedia

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    The Prizefighter series was a professional boxing tournament created by boxing promoter Barry Hearn and aired on Sky Sports.The format has an initial eight fighters, who compete in four quarter-finals of 3 x 3 minute rounds (number and length of the rounds is same as in amateur boxing) followed by two semi-finals and one final all on the same night. [1]