A prizefighter could be seriously injured or even killed during a match. 职业拳击手有可能在比赛中受到重伤,甚至丧命。
Though he was technically a prizefighter, Mendoza did much to change crude prizefighting into a sport, for he brought science to the game. 虽然门多萨严格来讲不过是个职业拳击手,但在把这种粗野的拳击变成一种体育运动方面,他作出了重大贡献。