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Alphabet Soup refers to the abbreviations of the numerous boxing sanctioning bodies such as IBA, IBO, NABA, NABC, NABF, WBF, WBO, etc. that have sprung up since the 1980s that sponsor championship fights and hand out title belts for 17 different weight classes.

Bare-Knuckle Boxing aka fisticuffs is the original form of boxing dating back to Ancient Greece. It’s the more savage precursor to the Marquess of Queensberry rules, which mandated the use of gloves.

Barnburner is a very good fight that is so close it’s hard to predict who will come out the winner until seconds before it ends.

Bolo Punch is a flashy wide sweeping uppercut that is more about showboating than power. The bolo punch might not even be thrown at all but rather used to distract the opponent so you can hit them with your other hand.

Bout is a boxing match consisting of rounds with a one minute break.

Brawler is a slugger. It’s a boxer who lacks finesse in the ring, moves slower, lacks mobility, has a predictable punching pattern, but makes up for all that with raw power and the ability to knockout their opponents with a single punch.

Breadbasket is the stomach area.

Bum Rush indicates the way you hustle someone out, to rush an opponent to get them out of the fight fast.

Candy Cane was a body punch used by Sugar Ray Robinson thrown with a right hand to the body slightly turning it over and pushing downward.

Catcher is a fighter who uses his head to block the other guy’s punches. This kind of boxing strategy doesn’t lead to long careers.

Catchweight is a weight mutually agreed upon by two boxers. It’s when boxers in different weight classes meet in the middle. A catchweight fight is made at a middle-of-the-road weight between two weight divisions.

Clinch is a last resort defensive technique. It’s when one boxer holds onto the other to avoid being hit or muffle an opponent’s attack.

Combination is a series of punches thrown in sequence like a left jab, followed by a straight right, followed by a left hook.

Count is tolling of the seconds by the referee after a boxer is knocked down. If a boxer is still down at the end of the count of ten then the fight is over by knockout.

Cross is a power punch thrown with the boxer’s dominant hand. It’s also called a straight right, right or straight punch.

Down for the Count is a boxer who is knocked down for the count of ten.

Draw is when both boxers tie or earn equal number of points from the judges’ scoring the fight.

Feint is a fake punch or any offensive movement used to get your opponent to react and move out of his good offensive position opening himself up to your real attack.

Fight Card is a program of boxing consisting of all the boxing matches that take place during a boxing event. Fight cards consist of a main event and an undercard of the rest of the matches.

Flash Knockdown occurs when a boxer is knocked down but gets back on his feet before the referee begins the count. It’s also known as a no-count.

Gate is the total amount of money that a boxing match brings in from the people who attended it.

Glass Jaw is a boxer who is especially susceptible to a knockout is said to have a glass jaw or glass chin.

Haymaker is a wild swinging punch thrown with all of the person’s weight behind it in an attempt to knock out the other person. You usually see haymakers in street fighting or in the movies. Haymakers are also used in boxing as a last resort. They deliver enough force to break a man’s jaw.

Hitting on the Break occurs when the referee breaks apart two boxers who are clinching and one boxer immediately hits his opponent instead of taking a mandatory full step back.

Hook is an inside power punch. It’s a short sideways punch delivered with the elbow bent so the arm forms sort of a hook. The temple, side of the jaw, ribs and liver is the target.

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