1. fights using only the fists; physical confrontations involving punching with bare hands

Examples

• The two boys got into fistfights during recess.
• Security broke up several fistfights at the concert.
• He avoided fistfights by walking away from confrontations.
• The movie featured several dramatic fistfights between the characters.
• Fistfights were common in the old western saloons.
• The coach suspended players who engaged in fistfights during practice.