punching your weight

[waider]

There's some irony (or perhaps no irony whatsoever, I'm not sure) in the fact that Ireland's best showing in the Olympics so far has been in "fisticuffs with rules".

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[niallm.livejournal.com]

Or, as I prefer, "beating the shit out of the other guy before someone in authority notices".

[waidesworld.livejournal.com]

Did you notice that our best fight victories came when the fight time was scheduled for 15 minutes after the boozers in Raheny close