RUBY. Blood.
SHAKE-UP. A pugilistic encounter.
SHIFT. When a boxer purposely falls to save himself from a knock-down blow, he is said to make a shift.
SLOGGER. A pugilist.
SMELLER. The nose.
SPARRING GILLS. See Milling Coves.
STAMINA. Ability to punish and endure punishment.
TAKE THE SHINE OUT. To lower the man's self-esteem.
THE CROOK. Entwining the legs for a fall.
THE SCRATCH. A line drawn in the middle of the ring.