Definition of Professional boxing

1. Noun. Boxing for money.

Generic synonyms: Sport, Boxing, Fisticuffs, Pugilism

Lexicographical Neighbors of Professional Boxing

proferring
profers
profert
proferts
profess
professed
professed(a)
professedly
professes
professing
profession
professional
professional baseball
professional basketball
professional boxing (current term)
professional dancer
professional football
professional foul
professional golf
professional golfer
professional life
professional organisation
professional organization
professional person
professional politician
professional politicians
professional relation

Literary usage of Professional boxing

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Muhammad Ali & Companyby Thomas Hauser by Thomas Hauser (1998)
""Hauser writes about professional boxing in a way that no one has done before. ... critics as well as boosters of professional boxing" The Associated Press ..."

2. General Ordinances of the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San by San Francisco (Calif.) (1907)
"(a) A professional boxing or sparring exhibition, within the meaning of this Ordinance, is one in which the principals contend for a reward or wager in ..."

3. Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics by American College of Surgeons, Franklin H. Martin Memorial Foundation (1914)
"Has never had a dislocation since, although he has used the arm violently in many ways, as in gymnasium work and semi-professional boxing. CASE 2. ..."

4. Transactions of the Commonwealth Club of California by Commonwealth Club of California (1903)
"In these days of high tension, the relaxation achieved by attendance at a professional boxing match serves a useful purpose. 4. For many working people, ..."

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