Synonyms for boxing
ˈbɒk sɪŋbox·ing

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1. boxing, pugilism, fisticuffsnoun

   fighting with the fists

   Synonyms:
   fisticuffs, pugilism, fistfight, slugfest, packing

2. packing, boxingnoun

   the enclosure of something in a package or box

   Synonyms:
   fisticuffs, packing, backpacking, wadding, pugilism, packing material

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1. • Enclosure

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1. boxingnoun

   Synonyms:
   sparring

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1. List of paraphrases for "boxing":

   boxer

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1. Robert Boland:

   This may be the last hurrah of boxing, it's an interesting moment and maybe a moment that boxing will come together and figure out where it goes for the future.

2. David Teuscher:

   I think both he and his trainer, and the public, saw that he had altered his fighting style, and when you are in pain, you will change how you use that arm and that shoulder, in boxing, you have to keep your hands up in front of your face and upper torso to defend the blows, or hold them out in a defensive position, and all of that dramatically affects the rotator cuff tendons.

3. Tom Barker:

   The boxing gloves are really itchy, and doing press ups in them is hard, but I love acting so much that it's worth it.

4. Peter Nelson:

   Mayweather-Pacquiao fight is an event that transcends not just boxing but sport in general, the quality of competition is what attracts fans.

5. David Teuscher:

   In boxing, you have to keep your hands up in front of your face and upper torso to defend the blows, or hold them out in a defensive position, and all of that dramatically affects the rotator cuff tendons, it’s his punching shoulder, not his jab shoulder, but either one you have to be able to hit with both, which means you have to be able to extend it out there.