I cannot imagine that some of our early prizefighters used perfume, but nowadays the sweet scent of victory is something that one has to splash over oneself.
As has been mentioned this afternoon, we talk of the noble art of self-defence, but the hallmark of the successful prizefighter is his capacity to attack.
For a while he became a prizefighter and music-hall turn.
Kilbane was such a popular prizefighter in his day that his name appeared in print as a verb.
Kainen would go on to become an expert in the classics and quite a skilled amateur prizefighter.
They were also called prizefighters in reference to earlier days.
He was usually cast as a comic heavy, and often played policemen, doormen, prizefighters, or bullies.
While listening, he leans forward tensely, with his hands clasped below his knees like a prizefighter waiting in his corner for the bell...
