brawler

Undeterred, Vance seems to be developing a role as a political brawler for Trump, going even further than the president in his outspoken criticism of the administration's foes.

Moses, who went by “King Bobalouie,” made a name for himself as a fearless brawler who could take a punch as well as he could deliver one.

That stifled voice might find comfort in watching Ritchson’s brawler get his bell rung and refuse to back down from the inevitable conflict that might break him.

“You’ve got to be a brawler,” said Bill Miller, a longtime Republican strategist in Texas.

His ads cultivated an image of a legal brawler whose menacing presence on the screen could be used in a plaintiff’s favor.