club fighter
Americannoun
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The 1976 film, which follows a poor but persistent small-time club fighter, was written by Stallone himself.
From Salon • Nov. 3, 2023
“This is like a club fighter knocking out Muhammad Ali,” Hall said.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 14, 2022
The saga of Rocky Balboa, the club fighter plucked from obscurity to fight the heavyweight champ, seemed to have ended with Sylvester Stallone’s 2006 back-to-basics effort “Rocky Balboa.”
From New York Times • Sep. 10, 2020
Heavyweight champ Apollo Creed gives Philadelphia club fighter Rocky Balboa a title shot.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 19, 2019
The final blow was at Verizon Center in June 2005 when club fighter Kevin McBride stopped Tyson in six rounds.
From Washington Times • Nov. 12, 2015
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