Stumblebum (Noun)
Meaning 2
A second-rate prize fighter.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- Vinnie "The Bull" was known around the boxing circuit as a stumblebum, always managing to trip over his own feet in the ring.
- Despite his rugged good looks, Butch was a stumblebum with a glass jaw, always getting knocked out in the first round.
- The young prizefighter's career was going nowhere fast, stuck fighting stumblebums like Joey "The Mauler" in small-time arenas.
- In his heyday, Sal was a formidable boxer, but years of pounding had turned him into a stumblebum, barely clinging to a winning record.
- The crowd booed mercilessly as the stumblebum in the corner, Jimmy "The Kid", stumbled out of the ring after getting pummeled in the first round.