A Boxing Lexicon II

[APerno]

Please feel free to suggest: additions or deletions – alter or add definitions; and please don’t ask why I am doing this, I have no clue. I realize it has no tangible value, but I have this gut feeling that it should exist; and as I stated before I just want to see how damn long the list really is – please help if something crosses your mind; there are many definitions left to write feel free to add them if you like.

Does anyone know how I can remove my first post: Boxing Lexicon; or should I not bother?

A Boxing Lexicon
1. A 15 rounder (4, 6, 8, 10, 12 . . . 20, Etc.): term used of denote the length of a prize fight
2. A banger: denotes a fighter with a hard punch
3. A bleeder
4. A boxer-puncher: denotes a fighter who can both box well and deliver a hard punch
5. A bum
6. A claimant
7. A contender
8. A dancer: an old term applied to fighters with good “footwork”
9. A fancy Dan: an old term used to denote a fighter with either good footwork or a tricky technique
10. A finisher
11. A ham and egger (old one)
12. A haymaker
13. A hooker: a fighter with a reputation for throwing a good left or right hook (see “left hook”)
14. A palooka (old one)
15. A piece of the kid: phrase used trainers/mangers/promoters who have a right to an economic percentage of a fighter’s purse
16. A professional opponent
17. A stinker: a fight audience members are dissatisfied with the extent of the action
18. A tanker
19. A test-tube bleeder
20. A tomato can
21. A top-ten ranking
22. Against the ropes
23. Amateur boxing
24. An opponent
25. Attached thump: boxing glove where the thump slot is attached to the main glove so as to avoid having a fighter being “thumped”
26. Back to the ropes
27. Bantamweight: 118 lbs. weight classification
28. Bare knuckle fight
29. Bare knuckle fight: a prize fight where fighters do not wear boxing gloves; often fought under the London Prize Fight Rules (revised); currently illegal in most jurisdictions
30. Below the belt: se “low blow”
31. Between rounds
32. Big Fight: any fight that is anticipated by the public
33. Blue (red) corner
34. Bob and weave: fighting technique in which a fighter moves his upper body from side to side to avoid punches
35. Body blow
36. Body puncher
37. Body shot
38. Bolo punch
39. Bookie: see “bookmaker”
40. Bookmaker: illegal entrepreneur who arranges betting wagers between gamblers for a percentage
41. Bout: term that describes a prize fight
42. Boxer
43. Boxing
44. Boxing boots
45. Boxing commissioner
46. Break clean: instruction/ warning from the referee for fighters to stop clinching but not to throw a punch until the fighters are fairly separated
47. Break: instruction form the referee for fighters to stop clinching
48. Bucket
49. Bum of the month
50. Can bang with both hands
51. Canvas
52. Carrying the fight
53. Caught in the corner
54. Champ
55. Champion
56. Championship fight: a prize fight in which there is a recognized championship title at stake
57. Championship rounds (use to be rounds 13 through 15, now just rounds 11 and 12)
58. Clinch: denotes when one fighter attempt to stop the action by graving his opponent’s arms; illegal act but commonly deployed
59. Clinching: see “clinch”
60. Combination: throwing two or more punches in succession
61. Come on fight: common phrase heard from audience members not satisfied with the extent of the action occurring in the bout
62. Comeback fight: a fight in which one of the opponent’s has recently suffered a setback and is seeking redemption
63. Controversial decision
64. Counter punch: a punch thrown in retaliation of an opponent’s’ lead punch (see “right hand lead”)
65. Counterpuncher
66. Crossed fighter: a fighter in bare knuckle fights who agrees to throw a fight (fixed fight)
67. Cruiserweight
68. Cut man
69. Dirty fighter: denotes a fighter who deliberately break the rules for advantage
70. Disqualified (DQ)
71. Double-up on the jab: trainer to fighter instruction to throw two jabs in sequence; effect technique to avoid counter-punches
72. Down for the count: denotes a fighter that has been ruled defeated for failing to rise to his feet before a count of ten
73. Down goes Frazier
74. Dressing room: back stage (back area) area where fighters prepare for the fight; location where fighters hands are taped and gloves laced on
75. Educated right hand
76. Elimination bout: a fight where the winner is usually awarded a “title shot” in his next fight
77. Endswell: a metal device (usually cooled) pressed against a fighter’s face to push-away swelling from around the eye
78. Entourage (supposedly first used to identify Sugar Ray Robinson’s “hanger-on’s”)
79. Even round
80. Everlast gloves: the most commonly used boxing glove, produced by the Everlast Corporation in which the horse hair padding is predominately placed over the knuckles
81. Failed to “come up to scratch” (old one)
82. Failed to “toe the line” (old one)
83. Featherweight: 126 lbs. weight classification
84. Fight card
85. Fight to the finish: a prize fight where there is no rounds limitation imposed and will continue until one fighter is knockout or quits the contest; currently illegal in most jurisdictions
86. Fight venue: location or facility of where a prize fight takes place
87. Fighter
88. Fighter retired in his corner (RTD)
89. Fighting out of. . .(somewhere): common phrase used by ring announcers when introducing fighters; offers audience information reading a fighters home location
90. Fighting in a telephone booth
91. Fights from a crouch: fighting technique in which a fighter attempt to limit his opponent’s possible targets by bending over at the waist
92. Finish him: exclamation by an audience member when he believe a fighter is in the position to knockout his opponent
93. First blood: wager, commonly associated with bare-knuckle fights, where the gambler tries to predict which fighter will bleed first; has carried over into common culture as metaphor for gaining an early advantage
94. First warning: denotes a verbal warning by the referee warning a fighter to stop infringing the rules
95. Fisticuffs
96. Fixed fight
97. Flurry: a rapid suggestion of punches thrown
98. Flyweight: 112 lbs. weight classification
99. Footwork: a term that denotes a fighter’s ability to move about the ring
100. Furthest neutral corner
101. Glass jaw
102. Gloves
103. Got jobbed (old one)
104. Got robbed
105. Governing bodies
106. Grudge match: a fight were the opponents supposedly hold a genuine dislike for each other; often merely a promotion pretext to excite audiences and sell tickets
107. Guaranteed rematch: a contract clause that insures that the loser of the fight will be given a second opportunity to fight his opponent; a contract clause sometimes given to a defending champion
108. Gun shy
109. Gym warrior
110. Happy as Larry” (real old one; associated with Larry Foley)
111. He doesn’t like it downstairs
112. He got mugged
113. He has one of the best ‘cutmen’ in the business: worn-out fight announcer’s phrase applied to every ‘cutman’; see “cut man”
114. He has the Indian sign on him” (old one)
115. He laid down
116. He quit
117. He’s a catcher (old one)
118. He’s got a cut . . .(somewhere)
119. He’s got a dimple in his chin (I heard Angelo Dundee use this one)
120. He’s hurt
121. Heavy bag
122. Heavyweight: unlimited weight classification
123. High-dive artist (old one)
124. His legs are gone
125. Hit on the break: a fighter who hits his opponent while being separated forma clinch by the referee; an illegal punch
126. Hook off the jab
127. House corner
128. In the blue (red) corner: common phrase used by ring announcers when introducing fighters; helps audience members to identify which fighter is being introduced by the announcer
129. In the pink (old one)
130. In the tank
131. In this corner: common phrase used by ring announcers when introducing fighters
132. Intentional head butt: denotes when one fighter tries to use his head a an offensive weapon against his opponent; an illegal action
133. It traveled a long way, but he got the message
134. Journeyman
135. Judges
136. Jump rope
137. Junior Featherweight/Super Bantamweight
138. Junior Flyweight
139. Junior Lightweight/Super Featherweight
140. Junior Middleweight/Super Welterweight
141. Junior Welterweight/Super Lightweight
142. Keep your hands up: trainer to fighter instruction to keep his glove about his face; to protect his face
143. Keep your left up: trainer to fighter instruction to keep his (left) gloves about his face for protection
144. Kidney punch
145. Killer instinct
146. Knockdown
147. Knocked out of the ring
148. Knocked through the ropes
149. Knockout (KO): denotes a fight that ends when one fighter has a a ten count over him
150. Knockout blow: a punch that results in a fighter being knockout
151. Laces: string ties used to secure the boxing glove to s fighter’s hand
152. Lacing: an illegal tactic when a fighter deliberately rubs his boxing glove laces over an opponent’s eye hoping to cause injury
153. Last round
154. Late rounds
155. Laying on the ropes
156. Leads with his chin
157. Left hook
158. Left Jab
159. Let’s get ready to rumble
160. Light-heavyweight: 175 lbs. weight classification
161. Lightweight: 135 lbs. weight classification
162. Lineal champion
163. London Prize Fight Rules
164. London Prize Fight Rules (Revised)
165. Looking for a soft spot to lay down
166. Low blow: a punch that lands below an opponent’s belt-line
167. Main event: the feature fight of an evening of prize fights
168. Majority decision (MD)
169. Majority draw
170. Manager
171. Mandatory eight-count
172. Marquess of Queensberry Rules
173. Middle rounds
174. Middleweight: 160 lbs. weight classification
175. Mouth piece
176. Move side to side: trainer to fighter instruction not to move straight forward or straight back from his opponent
177. My guy is ready: phrase used by trainers/mangers/promoters claiming that their fighter is well prepared for the bout
178. My guy: phrase used by trainers/mangers/promoters claiming a relationship to a fighter
179. Neutral corner
180. Never hook with a hooker
181. Never move straight back: trainer to fighter instruction to move side to side
182. Nip and tuck: phrase used to denote an attempt to close in on an opponent
183. No contest (NC)
184. No Mas
185. Not making an effort: disqualification of a fighter for continually stalling; refusing to fight
186. Number one contender
187. On queer street
188. On the belt-line: denotes a legal punch that lands at an opponent’s waist
189. On the ropes
190. One-two combination: a left hand punch followed by a right hand; opposite sequence for a “southpaw” fighter
191. Opening bout: the first fight of an evening of boxing
192. Over-hand right
193. Parkinson’s syndrome: polite/current term used to describe a fighter suffering from Pugilistic dementia
194. Peak-a-boo: a fighting techniques in which a fighter keeps his boxing gloves high about his face for protection; commonly usually associated with Gus D’Amato’s fighters
195. Pick-up the count: denotes the point in which a referee begins counting to ten after a knockdown after insuring the standing fighter has retreated to a neutral corner, the referee picks up the count form the ringside time keeper who begins the ten at the moment of the knockdown
196. Preliminary bout: a prize fight that occurs before the main event
197. Prize fight
198. Prizefighter
199. Professional boxing
200. Promoter: entrepreneur who arranges prize fights
201. Protect yourself at all times: referee instruction to fighter to continue fighting from bell to bell
202. Pug
203. Pugilist
204. Pugilistic dementia: old term used to identify a fighter suffering from damage to the brain because of hemorrhaging of capillaries causing brain malfunction
205. Punch drunk: derogatory term used to identify a fighter suffering from Pugilistic dementia
206. Punch stat
207. Punched himself out: phrase used to denote a fatigued fighter who is arm tired from throwing too many punches in a row; sometimes referred to as “punched-out”
208. Pure boxer” (or “natural boxer”)
209. Purse: a prize fighters payment
210. Quick (slow) count: denotes the speed at which a referee counts to ten after a knockdown
211. Quit on his stool
212. Rabbit punch: a punch that lands on the back of the head of an opponent; an illegal punch
213. Rankings
214. Ref: shorten term for the referee
215. Referee stopped the fight
216. Referee stops contest
217. Referee: individual charged with enforcing the boxing rules; charged with insuring a ‘fair fight’
218. Referee’s instructions: pre-fight, center of the ring instructions to the fighters regarding the referee’s interpretation or preferences of common boxing rules, sometimes delivered to the fighters pre-fight in the dressing room
219. Rematch: a fight in-which both fighters have fought each other previously
220. Reyes Gloves: a boxing glove produced by the Reyes Corporation with an even distribution of the horse hair padding resulting with less padding over the knuckles; see Everlast Gloves
221. Right cross
222. Right hand lead: a punch form an orthodox stance fighter (right-handed fighter) who throws his right hand punch first
223. Ring announcer: individual charged with introducing the fighter to the audience
224. Ring death: term applied o fighters who die due to fight action
225. Ring doctor
226. Road work
227. Roll with the punches
228. Rope
229. Rope a dope
230. Round
231. Sanctioning bodies
232. Saved by the bell
233. Shadow Boxing
234. Shower of coins: phrase that denotes (bare knuckle era) where fight fans would show their appreciation for a good fight by throwing coins (nobbins) into the ring to add to the fighters purse
235. Showing out (losing one’s composure during a fight)
236. Side bet: an old term that denotes a wager between the fighters themselves other than the purse at stake
237. Skipping rope
238. Solar plexus punch (sometimes called the ‘Fitzsimons shift’):
239. Solid chin
240. Solid puncher
241. Southpaw: a left-handed fighter; borrowed form baseball
242. Sparring partner
243. Speed bag
244. Spit bucket
245. Split decision (SD)
246. Split draw
247. Sport Book: legal bookmaking from Las Vegas casinos
248. Standing eight-count
249. State commission
250. Stayed on his stool
251. Stayed too long: phrase used to identify a fighter who continues to fight past his prime years
252. Stick and move: fighting technique in which a fighter throws a punch (usually a jab) and then moves away from his opponent
253. Stool
254. Straight right hand
255. Straight-up fighter (sometimes called “European style”): denotes a fighter who fighting stance is in the classical style of boxing
256. Strawweight
257. Styles make fights
258. Super Middleweight
259. Swinging from the floor
260. Take a dive
261. Taking a close look: denotes a referee who is looking loosely at a fighter to evaluate if that fighter is capable of continuing the bout
262. Tale of the tape
263. Talks out of the side of his mouth: derogatory term used to identify a fighter suffering from Pugilistic dementia
264. Tapped hands: adhesive taped wrapped around a fighter’s wrist to protect the fighter from injury when punching; a limited number of strands of taped may be placed over the fighter’s knuckles
265. Technical knockout (TKO): denotes a fight that ends when
266. Ten count
267. Ten-eight round
268. Ten-nine round
269. Ten-point must system
270. The Ali shuffle
271. The bell
272. The corner
273. The double cross: a fighter who agrees to ‘throw a fight’ then reneges on his agreement during the fight; see “crossed fighter”
274. The fix is in
275. The kid’s got (no) heart
276. The Long count
277. The Real McCoy
278. The ring
279. The squared circle
280. The stake: old term for a prize fighter’s purse in a winner-take-all bout; they use to tie the purse to one of the ring stakes
281. The Stare-down
282. The sweet science (of bruising)
283. The third man in the ring: term used to describe the referee
284. The usual suspects: phrase used to identify a fighter with weak opponents on his record; a padded win/lose record
285. The weight-in
286. There’s the bell to start (end) the round
287. They counted ten
288. Three knock-down rule (waved)
289. Throw in the sponge: action taken by seconds who wish to stop a fight usually employed when there is a fear that a fighter may be hurt
290. Throw in the towel
291. Throw one’s hat in the ring; phrase used to identify a challenge to a local champion (bareknuckle days)
292. Thumped: termed used to identify a fighter who has had his eye injured by the thump of an opponent’s glove; an illegal action
293. Thump-less gloves: boxing gloves that do not have a separate slot for the fighter’s thump; seldom used glove designed to avoid fighter’s from being “thumped”
294. tie-up: se clinch
295. Timekeeper (“and counting for the knockdowns”)
296. Title shot: phrase used to identify that a fighter is being given the opportunity to fight for a championship title
297. Toe to toe
298. Took away a point: denotes a referee’s decision to penalize a fighter for breaching the rules
299. Touch gloves and come out fighting: common statement used by referees to inform fighters that referee’s instructions have ended and the fight should now ensue
300. Touch gloves: courtesy deployed at the beginning of a fight and at the start of the last round of a fight; a fighter’s statement of intent to conduct a fair fight
301. Trade (as in “don’t trade with him): term used to denote a fighter who chooses to return punch for punch with his opponent
302. Trail horse: term applied to a journeyman fighter who is no longer considered a contender for a championship title
303. Trainer
304. Training gloves
305. Trunks
306. Turn buckle (gone now)
307. Unanimous decision (UD)
308. Unanimous draw (D)
309. under the heart punch
310. Unintentional head butt: denotes when two fighters heads contact each other; often noted when the head to head contact results in injury to one fighter or both fighters
311. Uppercut
312. Venue: see fight venue
313. Walk to the Ring
314. Walk-out bout: last fight of the night, usually just after the main event often forced on promoters by State commissions for crowd control purposes; in some States they’re mandatory
315. We ‘wuz’ robbed (Joe Jacobs after the second Schmeling-Sharkey fight)
316. We: First person plural used by trainers/mangers/promoters when talking about their fighter; presumptuous considering it’s the fighter who takes all the punches)
317. We’re going to the score cards
318. We’re ready: see “My guy is ready”
319. Weak chin
320. Wearing _____ trunks: common term used by ring announcers to help audience members to identify a fighter
321. Welterweight: 147 lbs. weight classification
322. When he hits them, they stay hit
323. Wobbled
324. You bum: common derogatory phrase directed at a fighter by an audience member who is dissatisfied with a fighter’s performance
325. You’ve got to knock them out to get a draw over there: phrase used to denote a believe that a fight jurisdiction will unfairly favor the local fighter

[APerno]

Hope this helps.

nobbins
Pronunciation: /ˈnobinz/
British slang.

NOUN

Money; especially (treated as plural) coins collected by a performer/s after an entertainment.

By the way did you record

hook off the jab
roll with the punches
leads with the chin
throw one's hat in the ring ( from bare knuckle days I think it was how a guy would challenge the local " champion " )

now in - thank you

[Tinnie]

Nice work

What about - Fighting in a phonebooth

[APerno]

Nice work

What about - Fighting in a phonebooth

yes - thank you - and you made 'toe to toe' jump in my head