Púgil can be used as a synonym for boxer.
Púgil is a noun that comes from pugil , a Latin term. The meanings included in the dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) refer to the person who dedicates themselves to fighting with their own hands .
The Latin pugil , in turn, emanates from the adjective pugnax - which can be translated as "combative" - and which derives from the verb pugnare , translatable as "to fight or fight" .
What is a boxer
In ancient times, a pugilist was a gladiator or a combatant who used his fists to defend and attack. Today the notion is used as a synonym for boxer , an athlete whose sporting activity consists of defeating an opponent using fist blows and respecting various rules.
For example: "The Argentine boxer Sergio Martínez became world champion by beating the Mexican Julio César Chávez on points" , "I was a boxer in my youth and won four professional fights" , "Although no person should be beaten in the "On the street, boxers are prohibited from using their strength since, due to their training, their fists are almost weapons."
A fight between boxers takes place according to a regulation.
famous boxers
Throughout history, boxing has had important boxers who have become heavyweight figures and who have gone down in the annals for the number of victories they have obtained or for their peculiar characteristics. However, among the most significant are the following:
- Muhammad Ali , who managed to win 57 of the 61 fights fought and 37 of them by KO.
- Mike Tyson . He only lost 6 of the 58 fights he fought. However, his figure as a boxer was later tarnished by crimes committed outside the ring.
- Rocky Marciano , who won all 49 fights he fought.
- George Foreman . This boxer achieved statistics of 81 fights fought, 76 won and 5 lost.
Fights between boxers
Fights between two fighters or boxers take place according to the precepts of the regulations of this sport . These are not people hitting each other without any control or limits: on the contrary, there is a judge who is in charge of ensuring that the fighters respect the rules.
There are several ways to win a fight. When a boxer hits his rival in such a way that he falls to the ground and fails to get up in the next ten seconds, it is called a victory by knockout or knock-out . If the boxer knocks his opponent three times in the same round, the victory will be classified as a technical knockout . Finally, if both fighters reach the end standing, a jury will be in charge of determining, according to the points awarded to each boxer for the blows landed, who is the winner.
Rocky Balboa
Within the world of cinema, it should be noted that there is a character who has become one of the most emblematic in the history of the seventh art and who was precisely a boxer. We are referring to Rocky Balboa . Sylvester Stallone was in charge of writing the script for “Rocky” and starring in it at the same time.
It premiered in 1976 and tells the life of a young, lower-class Italian-American who, thanks to his qualities as a boxer, manages to rise to the pinnacle of success.