Shadowboxing vs. Boxing

Shadowboxingnoun

A form of solo exercise, involving throwing punches at the air, and not at an opponent.

Boxingnoun

(sports) A sport where two opponents punch each other with gloved fists, the object being to score more points by the end of the match or by knockout, or technical knockout.

Shadowboxingnoun

sparring with an imaginary opponent (for exercise or training)

Boxingnoun

Material used for making boxes or casing.

Shadowboxing

Shadowboxing is a combat sport exercise in which a person throws punches at the air as though there is an opponent. Practised primarily in boxing, it is used mainly to prepare the muscles before the person training engages in stronger physical activity.

Boxingnoun

(construction) Casing.

Boxingnoun

(object-oriented programming) Automatic conversion of value types to objects by wrapping them within a heap-allocated reference type.

Boxingnoun

The act of inclosing (anything) in a box, as for storage or transportation.

Boxingnoun

Material used in making boxes or casings.

Boxingnoun

Any boxlike inclosure or recess; a casing.

Boxingnoun

The external case of thin material used to bring any member to a required form.

Boxingnoun

The act of fighting with the fist; a combat with the fist; sparring; pugilism.

Boxingnoun

fighting with the fists

Boxingnoun

the enclosure of something in a package or box

Boxing

Boxing is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermined amount of time in a boxing ring. Amateur boxing is both an Olympic and Commonwealth Games sport and is a standard fixture in most international games—it also has its own World Championships.