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noun-plural. A fistfight.

noun-plural. The activity of fighting with the fists.

n. Plural form of fisticuff.

n. An impromptu fight with the fists, usually between only two people.

n. Bare-knuckled boxing, a form of boxing done without boxing gloves or similar padding.

n. fighting with the fists

n. a fight with bare fists

"Though Holmes was known to engage in fisticuffs from time to time, it is still odd and jarring that those occasional episodes, at least in the trailers I have seen, have been made the focus of the film."

brawl    fight    punch-up    fist-fight    prizefighting