shot fighter

shot fighter
 n.— «Gomez is what some would call a “shot fighter,” and shot fighters don’t get more durable as they go, they get less able to hang in there for long periods of time and give a sustained effort. Each of Gomez’s last 17 fights have ended inside the distance, and five of those were losses.» —“Boxing Betting—Khan vs. Gomez” by Charles Jay BetUS.com June 20, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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