prizefighting

Example Sentences

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In prizefighting terms, few blame him for fighting Paul for incredible money, but there is more to it.

From BBC • Dec. 19, 2025

The 27-year-old Paul is a YouTube star who has forged a successful prizefighting career mostly by taking on mixed martial artists and journeymen boxers.

From Seattle Times • May 31, 2024

Since departing the U.F.C. last year amid a high-profile contract dispute, Ngannou has signed with the Professional Fighters League, a rival mixed martial arts promotion, and become a prizefighting boxer.

From New York Times • Jan. 30, 2024

And no matter how much anyone makes: Ignorance remains prizefighting most heralded currency.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2023

His father took him and his brother Bill to the community boxing ring, where they were swept up in the prizefighting craze of the 1920s.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand