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10:07 Nov 24, 2016 |
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| Selected response from: Charles Davis Spain Local time: 08:56 | ||||||
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4 +6 | a "dog-eat-dog" environment |
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Mayweather quote from "24/7" |
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‘doghouse’ a "dog-eat-dog" environment Explanation: The dictionary definitions of "doghouse" are no real help here. Literally it means what we call a kennel in British English, a small covered enclosure, normally kept outside, as living quarters for a dog. As you say, being "in the doghouse" means being in disfavour (metaphorically reduced to the status of a dog, banished from the home), but that's not directly relevant here. I think it's clear that this is a name chosen for this kind of all-out sparring because of other associations of dogs, particularly in the expression "dog eat dog", which means ruthless competition, fighting with no mercy. It's sometimes said that it's a "dog-eat-dog world", meaning that everyone is out to beat everyone else at any cost, you survive or you're destroyed. That's clearly the spirit of this kind of sparring. It might also suggest dog-fighting, which is merciless and taken often to the point of serious injury or death, and is also a cruel spectator sport, which could be relevant because apparently the sparring in this "Doghouse" sometimes involves jeering spectators. So really it means a situation in which people behave (and are treated) in the way dogs are thought to behave, fighting savagely and inhumanly. It's in quotes to indicate that it means "so-called Doghouse sessions" or "what are known as Doghouse sessions", so it's a particular name chosen by the Floyd Mayweather gym and not a standard generic term. |
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