fistiana

American  

[fis-tee-an-uh, -ah-nuh] / ˌfɪs tiˈæn ə, -ˈɑ nə /

noun

Informal.

1. the sport or world of boxing.

   one of fistiana's most colorful characters.

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Etymology

Origin of fistiana

First recorded in 1830–40; fisti(cuff) + -ana

Example Sentences

Bell Rings Again at Yankee Stadium Fistiana, in all its raffish glory, is back in .

From New York Times

As the last boxing event got under way the night of May 5, 1925, the gravelly voice of Announcer Joe Humphreys boomed over the crowd: "Farewell to thee, O Tem ple of Fistiana, farewell to thee, O sweet Miss Diana."

From Time Magazine Archive

Mr. Ditto had grown out of a clerkship at Gus Neihiem's cigar-store into the realm of fistiana.

From Project Gutenberg

From the hour when this match was made in May last there has been a mystery attached to the personality of this fighter never before heard of in Fistiana in New York.

From Project Gutenberg

Prize-fighting was long the popular sport of high and low life blackguards, and Birmingham added many a redoubtable name to the long list of famous prize-fighters, whose deeds are recorded in "Fistiana" and other chronicles of the ring.

From Project Gutenberg