Examples of prizefighting in a Sentence
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Many careers in prizefighting are defined by economic hardship, spoiled relationships, and brain damage.
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Dan Brooks,
The Atlantic,
2 Oct. 2025
Real, true prizefighting is headed to Times Square in New York on Friday in the form of a massive tripleheader with huge implications.
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Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
Correspondent Kelefa Sanneh talked with exemplars of a sport that still receives much less recognition than men's boxing, and where prizefighting comes without much of a prize.
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CBS News,
14 Nov. 2019
Back in that day, prizefighting, or boxing, was against the law.
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Elizabeth Zavala,
San Antonio Express-News,
21 Dec. 2017
The prizefighting game attracted devoted legions, from gamblers to intellectuals, immigrants to bluebloods.
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Theodore Kupfer,
National Review,
14 Dec. 2017
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Dan Brooks,
The Atlantic,
2 Oct. 2025
Real, true prizefighting is headed to Times Square in New York on Friday in the form of a massive tripleheader with huge implications.
—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
Correspondent Kelefa Sanneh talked with exemplars of a sport that still receives much less recognition than men's boxing, and where prizefighting comes without much of a prize.
—
CBS News,
14 Nov. 2019
Back in that day, prizefighting, or boxing, was against the law.
—
Elizabeth Zavala,
San Antonio Express-News,
21 Dec. 2017
The prizefighting game attracted devoted legions, from gamblers to intellectuals, immigrants to bluebloods.
—
Theodore Kupfer,
National Review,
14 Dec. 2017
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“Prizefighting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prizefighting. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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