Talk:choker

Criticism of a boxer?
What's a choker in the context of this headline:


 * Tyson Fury hits back at loser and choker jibes by critics

The article only uses the term once, and it doesn't explain anything:


 * TYSON FURY readily admits critics can be as disparaging as they want about his physique and ability but you can never call him a loser or a choker.

Can anyone improve the entry by adding this meaning of the word? Thanks. Gronky (talk) 08:54, 25 August 2013 (UTC)


 * Now added. Equinox ◑ 08:58, 25 August 2013 (UTC)
 * I was going to add "timid and nervous, as if being controlled by a choke chain". SemperBlotto (talk) 09:01, 25 August 2013 (UTC)


 * I based it on the verb sense at choke &mdash; I suppose it's from the idea of suddenly weakening and dying...? I also found this: Equinox ◑ 09:04, 25 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Isn't this the common US sports sense (I've been watching Major League Baseball for 16 years now) one who chokes, one who wilts under pressure. Mglovesfun (talk) 09:45, 25 August 2013 (UTC)