13
boxing(noun, contention, fistfight)
9
fistfight(noun, fight, conflict)
8
slugfest(noun, fight)
7
brawl(noun, action, trouble, disorder, fight)
7
fight(noun, dispute, conflict, disagreement, match)
7
pugilism(noun, contention)
6
disturbance(noun, upset, trouble, dispute, disagreement)
6
bout(noun, action, fight, dispute, conflict)
5
fighting
5
scuffle(noun, action, fight, dispute, conflict)
5
skirmish(noun, action, fight, dispute, conflict)
5
tussle(noun, action, fight, dispute, conflict)
4
athletics(noun, contention)
4
event(noun, contention)
4
fracas(noun, action, trouble, disorder, fight)
4
quarrel(noun, action, trouble, disorder, fight)
4
ruckus(noun, action, trouble, disorder, fight)
4
scrap(noun, action, fight, dispute, conflict)
3
prize fight(noun, expression, idiom, fight, match)
3
rumble(noun, action, trouble, disorder, fight)
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