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:Note: For the basketball position, see Cornerman (basketball)
Cornerman (basketball)

Cornerman is a term used in basketball, as opposed to a swingman, to denote a player who can play both the small forward and Power forward basketball positions....


A cornerman, or simply corner, is a combat sport
Combat sport

A combat sport is a competitive contact sport where two combatants fight against each other using certain rules of engagement, typically with the aim of simulating parts of real hand to hand combat....
s term for a coach or team mate assisting a fighter during the length of a bout. The cornerman remains outside the combat area during the fight, but in proximity, and can assist the fighter through instruction.






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:Note: For the basketball position, see Cornerman (basketball)
Cornerman (basketball)

Cornerman is a term used in basketball, as opposed to a swingman, to denote a player who can play both the small forward and Power forward basketball positions....


A cornerman, or simply corner, is a combat sport
Combat sport

A combat sport is a competitive contact sport where two combatants fight against each other using certain rules of engagement, typically with the aim of simulating parts of real hand to hand combat....
s term for a coach or team mate assisting a fighter during the length of a bout. The cornerman remains outside the combat area during the fight, but in proximity, and can assist the fighter through instruction. This instruction can take place in between rounds, as in boxing
Boxing

Boxing is a combat sport where two participants, generally of similar human weight, fight each other with their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee and is typically engaged in during a series of one to three-minute intervals called rounds....
. The cornerman often performs cutman
Cutman

A cutman is a person responsible for preventing and treating physical damage to a fighter during the breaks between rounds of a full contact match such as a boxing, kickboxing or a mixed martial arts bout....
 duties such as applying ice to reduce swelling and stopping bleeding. The cornerman is also responsible for throwing in the towel when necessary. In boxing cornermen are called seconds; originally, seconds were the agents of participants in a duel
Duel

As practiced from the 11th to 20th centuries in Western societies, a duel is an engagement in combat between two individuals, with matched weapons in accordance with their combat doctrines....
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  • Boxing
    Boxing

    Boxing is a combat sport where two participants, generally of similar human weight, fight each other with their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee and is typically engaged in during a series of one to three-minute intervals called rounds....
  • Cutman
    Cutman

    A cutman is a person responsible for preventing and treating physical damage to a fighter during the breaks between rounds of a full contact match such as a boxing, kickboxing or a mixed martial arts bout....
  • Fight doctor
    Fight doctor

    In boxing and mixed martial arts, the fight doctor is an official that monitors the health of the fighters and evaluates their ability to continue fighting....