Synonyms of boxers

boxers

noun

plural of boxer

as in gladiators

one that engages in the sport of fighting with the fists

that boxer is quite famous for being the youngest heavyweight champion ever

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gladiators
• fighters
• pugilists
• prizefighters
• pugs
• heavyweights
• welterweights
• middleweights
• sluggers
• bantamweights
• palookas
• featherweights
• lightweights
• flyweights
• stumblebums
• light heavyweights
• cruiserweights
• superheavyweights

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of boxers

As a teenager and young adult, Tae-ha had a bright future as one of South Korea’s best young boxers. — Kayti Burt, Time, 7 Aug. 2026

Next up, Average Joes versus NFL players, NHL players and pro boxers! — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2026

The sweatshirt-fabric robes modeled on boxers' cover-ups are a nice change up from the typical hotel offerings. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026

The opening minutes were relatively evenly matched as both teams felt each other out like boxers at the start of a major bout. — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 7 July 2026

Also seen on the runway was the unisex Ugg x Willy Chavarria Guard Boot was styled with layered silk boxers and an oversized bomber jacket and the Ugg x Willy Chavarria Hotel Slipper with both models sporting that same layered look on top, mesh or long shorts on bottom, and tall white calf socks. — Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 27 June 2026

The events give youth amateur boxers from the city's 22 boxing gyms a chance to show their skills in a competitive atmosphere. — Victor Jacobo, CBS News, 24 June 2026

Enter the brothers Moon, a troubled pair of Korean immigrant boxers who’ve carved out a life for themselves in the City of Angels, far away from the Beverly Hills mansions and Hollywood royalty of last season. — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 19 June 2026

The new documentary follows Louis through his upbringing in Alabama and Detroit, rise through the ranks of American boxing in the 1930s and bouts with Schmeling, a German heavyweight who was considered one of the world's best boxers at the time. — Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 18 June 2026