Boxing

Boxing

Terms of or relating to a sport in which two opponents engage in hand to hand combat within a defined boundary. A referee manages the match in order to ensure rules are not broken and to declare a winner if a player is not knocked unconscious.

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headgear

Sports; Boxing

Amateur boxers wear protective headgear. In Olympic competition headgear became a requirement in 1984.

heavy bag

Sports; Boxing

A bag that is suspended or hanging from the ceiling, this is a large bag, which weighs approximately 70 pounds (approx. 32 kilograms) and is covered usually in canvas. A fighter punches this bag to ...

hook

Sports; Boxing

A powerful short punch executed when the boxer swings from the shoulder, elbow bent, bringing his fist from the side of his body toward the center.

one-two punch

Sports; Boxing

This is a description of two punches that are thrown one right after the other.

open-glove punch

Sports; Boxing

A boxer is not allowed to hit his/her opponent with their glove open. A fighter's glove must be closed in the form of a fist when they are punching. Open Glove Punches are illegal.

out for the count

Sports; Boxing

This means the boxer has been knocked down, the referee has counted and he calls the fighter out, and the fight is over. The fighter does not have to be knocked out and unconscious, but he is unable ...