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 was a prize fighter before he became a priest, and he used to play stick ball with us right behind the church. He loved kids; he just loved them.”
From New York Times ● Feb. 4, 2018
Though I do think it go better as a jukejoint Harpo look at the prize fighter.
From "The Color Purple" by Alice Walker
