prize fight
Definition
Noun: A prize fight is a formal boxing match between professional boxers, where the primary incentive for the competitors is a monetary reward or cash prize. Historically, it refers to professional bouts, often distinguished from amateur contests.
Usage
The term is used to specify a professional boxing contest organized for financial reward. - The promoters organized a major prize fight for the heavyweight championship. - In the early 20th century, prize fights were sometimes held in secret locations.
Advanced Usage
- Historical Context: The term often evokes the era before modern boxing regulations, when such fights were central to the sport's professional development.
- Figurative Use: Rarely, it can be used metaphorically to describe any intense, high-stakes competition.
- The corporate takeover bid turned into a financial prize fight.
Variants and Related Words
- Prize fighter (noun): A professional boxer who participates in prize fights.
- He made his living as a prize fighter for a decade.
- Prize fighting (noun): The sport or practice of engaging in prize fights.
- Prize fighting has evolved significantly with modern safety rules.
Synonyms
- Professional bout: A formal professional boxing match.
- Boxing match: A general term for a contest in the sport of boxing.
Related Phrases
- To stage a prize fight: To organize and hold such a match.
- They managed to stage the prize fight despite legal hurdles.
Noun
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a boxing match between professional boxers for a cash prize
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