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There’s ample footage of earlier prizefights where Paul knocks down opponents and Tyson, who in his prime years was known for explosive first round knockouts.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Oct. 2024
Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Virginia created holiday packages resembling a prizefight that ends with an embrace between boxers who have been trying to knock each other out.
—Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2023
On her daily run passing all manner of wild posts that include images of herself facing off with Mahler, as if promising a live V prizefight between the two of them.
—Variety, 2 Mar. 2023
The film opens and closes with a fantasy, in which Reis may as well be playing herself: Her alter ego, Kaylee Uppeshau, is backstage at a boxing match, taping her wrists and prepping for a prizefight.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 31 Jan. 2022
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Word History
Etymology
earlier, "public sporting contest between two opponents," from prise, price, prize "sporting contest usually between two opponents, as a fencing or wrestling match" + fight entry 2, after prizefighter
First Known Use
1929, in the meaning defined above
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“Prizefight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prizefight. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
prizefight
noun
prize·fight
ˈprīz-ˌfīt
: a contest between professional boxers for pay
prizefighting
noun
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