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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walkover

Sports; Boxing

When a boxer does not turn up within three minutes of the bell ringing.

warning

Sports; Boxing

The referee gives out warnings to a boxer who commits a serious foul or violation of the rules, or receives three cautions. When the referee signals a warning has been given the judges along ringside ...

unification fight

Sports; Boxing

This means that two boxers, who have won his or her weight class belt, but under different boxing governing bodies have a fight to decide who is the best and unify the belt.

uppercut

Sports; Boxing

An upward directed punch that comes up below an opponent's guard. If it connects with an opponents chin, the fight will probably be over.

weaving

Sports; Boxing

A way of making your opponent's punches miss by turning and twisting movements. See Bob and Weaving

Head butt

Sports; Boxing

When one boxer, using their forehead, hits the other boxer in the head. This is against the rules.

Taishan Dong

People; Sportspeople

Taishan Done (born 1988, birth name Dong Jianjun) is a 7-foot Chinese heavyweight boxer. Born in Lanzhou China, Dong weighs 285 pound and stands at 6 foot 11 inches to be exact. As a former kickboxer ...