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 ● Feb. 21, 2026
He chugged down glassfuls of raw eggs like Sylvester Stallone in “Rocky” and ran across town and back like a prizefighter in training.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2026
Every Australian rugby fan knows they need their prizefighter back rower at his hard-hitting best to have a chance of taking this contest to a final round.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2025
“She immediately said we want another debate … You know what happens when you’re a prizefighter and you lose? You immediately want a new fight.”
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2024
In the summer of 1936 he was twenty-six and in the twelfth year of a failing career as a jockey and part-time prizefighter.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
