prize fighter
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"When a prize fighter loses a fight, the first words out of his mouth are 'I want a rematch'," Trump wrote.
From BBC • Sep. 12, 2024
A former heavyweight prize fighter, he was not afraid to mix it up on the picket line with cops and strikebreakers.
From Salon • May 16, 2022
He survived as a hobo during the Great Depression, hopping freight trains and eking out a living as a prize fighter on the carnival boxing circuit.
From New York Times • Mar. 16, 2020
“Sounds like he’s almost like a prize fighter or something like that.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2020
Though I do think it go better as a jukejoint Harpo look at the prize fighter.
From "The Color Purple" by Alice Walker
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