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

“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

A tamandua, or collared anteater, with prizefighter arms and curved claws that break open termite mounds, tried to ignore a car full of onlookers.

From New York Times • Jan. 16, 2024

He’s been a prizefighter for 18 years, about a year longer than Aaron Rodgers has been a NFL quarterback.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2023

And the next minute I’m a financial prodigy with my own business and a bunch of people working for me and a stockbroker and a prizefighter of my very own.

From "Lawn Boy Returns" by Gary Paulsen