Punch-out (boxing slang)

A punch-out is a slang term in professional boxing referring to a boxer who boasts and taunts their opponent but can not hold their own in the ring in actual boxing competition. Informally defined, it could be best described as being able to "talk the talk" but not back it up in the ring. It may also refer to a training exercise, in which the boxer throws repeating jab and straight punches until told to stop.

This article is about the boxing term. For other uses, see Punch-Out (disambiguation).

The term is used in a quote the film Rocky II by Burt Young playing the character Paulie, who instructs Rocky to "Blow this punch-out!" in response to Apollo Creed's taunting at a press conference.

The term was also used as the name for a arcade game titled Punch-Out!!, and later a spin-off of the game for the Nintendo Entertainment System also titled Punch-Out!!. The series continued using the name in more recent titles. Its last release was Punch-Out!!, in 2009 for the Wii. The name reflects the tongue in cheek, comical style of boxing seen in the respective games.

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