prize fighter

Example Sentences

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A former heavyweight prize fighter, he was not afraid to mix it up on the picket line with cops and strikebreakers.

From Salon • May 16, 2022

“Like that, like that,” Quiles said, a four-time championship prize fighter and boxing trainer “The goal is to have it in your muscle memory,” Le said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2022

Hopkins likened restarting the UW program to a prize fighter returning to boxing after a lengthy absence.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 17, 2021

He survived as a hobo during the Great Depression, hopping freight trains and eking out a living as a prize fighter on the carnival boxing circuit.

From New York Times • Mar. 16, 2020

Though I do think it go better as a jukejoint Harpo look at the prize fighter.

From "The Color Purple" by Alice Walker