- Rubber match
In
boxing ,mixed martial arts , and other combat sports, a rubber match is the third fight between two fighters after the first two matches have been split.History
Often this is the last time the two people will fight and decides who will have the winning record, thus rubber matches are generally greatly anticipated and often have a higher purse than the earlier two fights.
One of the most famous rubber matches to take place in boxing was between
Muhammad Ali andJoe Frazier , a fight dubbed theThrilla in Manila . In mixed martial arts, notable rubber matches includeChuck Liddell vs.Randy Couture and Matt Hughes vs.Georges St. Pierre , both from the UFC.Baseball
Taken from
Rubber bridge , the term rubber game is used to describe the deciding game of a series. Generally the term is not used to describe the deciding game of a playoff series, but is normally limited to describing the third game of a three game regular season series when the two teams have split the first two games. [http://www.sportingnews.com/archives/sports2000/players/155407.html]Origin of Rubber
The use of the word Rubber to describe a tiebreaker is believed to have originated in the English game
bowls . [http://www.word-detective.com/112700.html]
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