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The state boxing commission, which is supposed to regulate professional matches.
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Term coined by sportswriter A.J. Liebling to describe the sport. In the 18th Century, James Figg, the first British champion, coined boxing "The manly art of self-defense."
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A journeyman fighter, or "professional opponent," who is not good enough to be a champion but provides a good fighter with a good practice session without any real danger to himself. Also called a "ham-and-egger" (for the diner food once consumed on the road by these men), or "palooka."
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