boxing cliches....... our own little language.

[rhino222]

think of sayings and phrases that are unique to boxing, things that others outside the sport with no knowledge of it would question what it meant.

'straying south of the border'

'the square circle'

'tomato can'

'southpaw'

'work the body'

[wrimc]

think of sayings and phrases that are unique to boxing, things that others outside the sport with no knowledge of it would question what it meant.

'straying south of the border'

'the square circle'

'tomato can'

'southpaw'

'work the body'

I love this saying the "squared circle" just seems to have a certain mystique about it

[chiggsy]

''crackling bonanza''

[rhino222]

'barnburner'

[rhino222]

KTFO

[el_grande_mauro_mina]

Squaring up
Toe to toe
Seconds out
Up to Scratch (comes from bare knuckle fighting)

[deadpan]

TBA!

[rhino222]

TBA!

...

[chiggsy]

''latvian lemming''

[rhino222]

mexican roadsweeper

[deadpan]

'Fringe' World Champion

[martinmrts]

"teak tough" never fails to get my goat !

[exittored]

WBO WORLD CHAMPION.

[keithmoonhangover]

"You Can Run But You Can't Hide"

[rhino222]

'rope a dope'

[keithmoonhangover]

It's not a cliche, but I still love this.

"Yesterday I was lying, today I'm telling the truth." - Bob Arum

[The Law]

'styles make fights'

'the sweet science'

'championship rounds'

'haymaker'

'rope-a-dope'

'rolling his shoulders'

'Philly shell defence'

'interim world champion'

'super champion'

'linear champion'

etc.

[stujones]

Squaring up
Toe to toe
Seconds out
Up to Scratch (comes from bare knuckle fighting)

As is toe the line.

rolling with the punches.

[exittored]

think of sayings and phrases that are unique to boxing, things that others outside the sport with no knowledge of it would question what it meant.

'straying south of the border'

'the square circle'

'tomato can'

'southpaw'

'work the body'

Really interesting thread although looking at things from a different angle it's interesting how many Boxing phrases that have entered the common english language and used everyday such as:

On the ropes
Down But Not Out
Down For the Count
Roll With The Punches
Out for the count
Toe to Toe
Pound for Pound
Heavyweight - as in "he's a political heavyweight"
Caught Cold
Infighting - "Political infighting"
Below the belt
Journeyman
Take it on the chin
Queer Street
Sucker Punch
Throw in the Towel
Blow-by-blow
Come out fighting
Come out swinging
Down and out
The gloves are off
Have someone to fight in your corner
Lightweight - "your a lightweight, your Fired"
Punch-drunk

[slapbangwhallop]

gatekeeper.

donnybrook.

slobberknocker.

[stujones]

Might be an Welsh thing, and certainly a generational thing - but alot of my dads people of my dads generation who were small were nicknamed "bantam" - because they were built like a bantamweight.

I've always associated "no pain no gain" with boxing originally but it might not be.

[pyenest77]

Couldnt hit him with a handful of rice stands out for me.

[Britannian Stallion]

On the wrong board here, but "hater" and "nuthugger" spring to mind

[keithmoonhangover]

Our lass is well fit, so a lot of people say I'm "punching above my weight".

[Britannian Stallion]

Allegedly