prize fight

NOUN

boxing match

Synonyms

WEAK

bout duel fight fight game fistic sport fisticuffs haymaker match prizefighting pugilism slugfest

Example Sentences

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The audience surrounds the playing area as though witnessing a prize fight or highly athletic dance piece.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 23, 2024

"It's very easy for me to say, 'it's a fight, it's a prize fight, it's dangerous, I've got to pay people as much as I can to fight'," he said.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2022

Curry said they’ll be ready for the next round of this prize fight after feeling they let one slip away.

From Seattle Times • May 4, 2022

But the franchise had been leading up to the prize fight of “Godzilla vs. Kong.”

From Washington Times • Apr. 4, 2021

She kangaroo-hopped and waved her fists above her head like she had won a prize fight.

From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia