prizefighter
Example Sentences
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"Iron Mike" Tyson, 59, last appeared in the ring in a lopsided loss to YouTuber-turned prizefighter Jake Paul in November 2024 in Texas.
From Barron's β Feb. 21, 2026
He resembles a prizefighter doubled over from a gut punch — staggering, grabbing the ropes, looking to the referee for help.
From Salon β Dec. 2, 2025
“He stares them down like a prizefighter in the ring.”
From Los Angeles Times β Jun. 12, 2023
Simba was a prizefighter in a Vegas world.
From New York Times β Nov. 16, 2022
But before they could all join battle, Ma Costa herself waded in, smacking two of the gyptians aside and confronting Lyra like a prizefighter.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
