superfightとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

superfight ‎(複数形 superfights)

1. (boxing) A bout between two championship title holders.
   • 1996 March, John P. Patton, “Royce Gracie's Biggest Rival: Ken Shamrock”, in Black Belt, volume 34, page 38:

     Ken Shamrock (right) is the current owner of the Ultimate Fighting Championship superfight belt and will defend his title February 16 against Kimo Leopoldo.

   • 1971, Jack Newfield, Bread and Roses Too, ISBN 0525070850, page 98:

     Ali would go into that superfight symbolizing everything valuable and heroic, but I'm afraid he's getting the chance too late, after too many years of idleness.

   • 2002, Nat Fleischer & ‎Sam Andre, An Illustrated History of Boxing, ISBN 0806522011, page 441:

     Reid outpointed Australian Kevin Kelly and former WBC champ Keith Mullings in defenses and then met Felix Trinidad in a superfight on March 3, 2000, in Las Vegas.

2. (comics) A fight between a superhero and a supervillain.
   • 1998 August 2, Stephen B. Mann, “A long running superhero game”, in rec.games.frp.super-heroes, Usenet^[1]:

     Then back to a period of villain of the week, interrupting that with a superfight that created a new superheroine from an innocent bystander.

   • 2008, Scholastic Avengers Encyclopedia - Part 1, ISBN 078513039X:

     While seeking out Iron Man, she had her first superfight, little realizing her foe was the armored madman Dr. Doom, who was in the area on undisclosed business of his own.

   • 2013, Dan Margules, ScripTipps: Superman & Superman II:

     It doesn't take the bad guys long to notice his efforts to save the humans below from the fallout of their superfight in the sky.

3. A particularly large or important fight.
   • 1965, American Weave; a Literary Journal - Volumes 29-33, page 35:

     After you called last night — there was a superfight w/me,& Mom & Judith — I told my mother I was seeing Marc & she had a fit of course.

   • 1984, Kin Chai Ho, Malaysian Chinese Association: Leadership Under Siege, page 94:

     To defeat Koon Swan in the elections would enhance his image, not only within the party but also the Chinese community who were eagerly waiting to see the outcome of the superfight.

   • 1990, Guy Lyon Playfair, The Evil Eye: The Unacceptable Face of Television, page 126:

     A signal was given and the two groups charged at each other until the entire school was involved in a superfight.