bareknuckle

bare•knuck•le

(ˈbɛərˈnʌk əl)

also bare′knuck′led,



adj.
1. (of a prizefight, prizefighter, etc.) without boxing gloves; using the bare fists.
2. without conventional niceties: bareknuckle bargaining.
adv.
3. in a rough-and-tumble manner.
[1920–25]
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For Morgan, it took earning a crust through engaging in brutal, behind bars bareknuckle battles.
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2 in the world went at each other like bareknuckle prizefighters.
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The 58-year-old former bareknuckle fighter sat with his hand resting on his father's coffin throughout the service and tributes, which included video footage of Mr Doherty senior in a horse race and a group of Irish dancers.
After two hours and 27 minutes the bareknuckle match was declared a draw in chaotic and controversial circumstances after Heenan tried to strangle Sayers, the crowd invaded the ring and the police were seen to be moving in.
In 1870s New York, Bareknuckle depicts a bareknuckle boxer in each volume making their way in the Woodrat Club, the Bowery neighborhood's fight club.
He said: "After starting a family and working full-time, I felt like something was missing in my life and I saw bareknuckle boxing advertised on the internet.
Faced with an adversary, who possesses state-ofthe-art weaponry, Barney retires the old team and assembles a fearless younger crew comprising bareknuckle brawler Smilee (Kellan Lutz), nightclub bouncer Luna (Ronda Rousey), hacker Thorn (Glen Powell), weaponry specialist Mars (Victor Ortiz) and infuriatingly talkative former Spanish Armed Forces operative Galgo (Antonio Banderas).