Boxing Vocabulary - Statistics

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
A boxer who holds a title.	champion	77%
A punch thrown with the front hand and delivered straight at the opponent.	jab	72%
The result of a bout whereby a fighter is rendered unconscious, cannot stand after being knocked-down, or is unable to continue for any reason.	knockout	72%
A boxer scheduled to face a champion or the favored fighter.	challenger	70%
In men’s professional boxing, the weight class assigned to fighters who weigh over 200 lbs. (91 kg).	heavyweight	69%
A pretended blow used to make an opponent react unnecessarily, to gauge their response, or make them commit to a false move.	feint	67%
To engage in a less intense version of a bout for training in a gym.	spar	67%
A command used by a boxing referee to stop the action and separate the fighters.	break	66%
A name for the situation in which two fighters grab onto or hold each other to prevent an exchange or to slow the action.	clinch	66%
In men’s professional boxing, the weight class assigned to fighters who weigh 105 lbs. (48 kg) or less.	minimumweight	66%
The line-up of bouts scheduled at a given boxing event.	card	63%
The verdict rendered by the ringside judges who determine the winner of the bout.	decision	63%
A defensive move wherein a fighter leaves their front arm low and drapes it across their midsection so that when the opponent throws a punch they can use their shoulder to block it.	shoulder roll	63%
The result of a bout that is stopped early, while the fighters’ scores are even.	technical draw	63%
A desperation punch thrown with full force and with the intent to knock an opponent out.	haymaker	61%
Side to side and rolling movements used as defense to avoid punches.	bob and weave	60%
To retreat from an opponent while still facing them, in an attempt to avoid an attack.	backpedal	59%
A boxing match.	bout	59%
In men’s professional boxing, the weight class assigned to fighters who weigh more than 154 lbs. (70 kg) and up to 160 lbs. (72.5 kg).	middleweight	58%
The section of a boxing ring canvas, on the floor, that extends outside of the ring ropes.	apron	56%
In men’s professional boxing, the weight class assigned to fighters who weigh more than 140 lbs. (63.5 kg) and up to 147 lbs. (67 kg).	welterweight	55%
A punch thrown with the lead hand, delivered in a semi-circular pattern, meant to reach beyond your opponent’s guard and make contact with the side of their head or chin.	hook	53%
A punch thrown up the middle of an opponent’s guard, intended to make impact on the point of their chin.	uppercut	53%
A “best of three” bout between two fighters who have fought each other twice, each having won a bout.	rubber match	52%
An offensive method targeted toward an opponent’s midsection with the intent of wearing them down or knocking the wind out of them.	body work	47%
Any (illegal) punch delivered to the back of another fighter's head.	rabbit punch	47%
A punch thrown in a circular motion, combining a hook and an uppercut, used to distract an opponent.	bolo punch	44%
An illegal blow thrown at an opponent’s lower back.	kidney punch	38%
A power punch thrown with the rear hand that travels across the fighter’s body.	cross	36%
A defensive technique wherein a fighter clinches or locks their opponent’s arms against their body so that they cannot throw punches in return.	tying up	34%

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