Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

prize fighting

Fighting for a reward or prize; esp., professional boxing. "Prize fighting . . . was not looked upon with favor by the common law as was a friendly boxing match or wrestling match. On the other hand it was not punishable by the common law unless it was fought in a public place, or for some other reason constituted a breach of the peace." Rollin M. Perkins & Ronald N. Boyce, Criminal Law 480 (3d ed. 1982).