Word: jabs
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...over the railing. Down near ringside someone has spilled beer on the man in front of him. Spilled beer all over the plaid jacket and the girlfriend's llama coat. The man in the plaid jacket is angry. He is shouting and brushing the beer off his jacket. He jabs his finger at the man with the beer in an expression of anger. Jab, jab, jab...
...masterly fight, sidestepping Duran's bull-like charges and refusing to be caught on the ropes. He showed superior tactical skill, never wasting a punch and landing virtually all those he threw. With a 3-in. advantage in reach, he stabbed Duran in the face with a jab of crackling speed and accuracy. He counterpunched furiously when Duran managed to close on him, and though Duran landed several walloping rights, Leonard shook them off and returned the fire. When the fight ended, Leonard summed up: "Duran has heart. He's been a great champion for years and years...
...maximum force. There were over one hundred reporters attached to the City Desk alone, and when their telephones began to fire, when their typewriters began to rattle like a line of Gatling guns, when the forest of beefy arms with sleeves rolled up began to lunge and punch and jab at the keyboards, the full fury of the men and women boxing their news into print would fill the whole, long room with crackline force...
Holmes scored often throughout the early going and Ali seemed content to wiggle his hips and smile at the crowd. Ali threw one punch in the first round--a left jab that missed...
...fourth round, Holmes charged to the center of the ring, and let loose a flurry of punches, most of which Ali blocked with his gloves and arms. A solid Ali jab brought the crowd to its feet, as the former champ began to move on his toes and throw more punches. It was one of the few times the bout looked like a fight...