Opponent
Build-up opponent is a term from sport and describes an opponent (both individual athletes and teams) who should give his opponent success and self-confidence in competition. The prerequisite for this is usually the athletic inferiority of the opponent. Such an opponent can be specifically selected, for example to introduce an athlete to important competitions, or only prove to be such in the respective dispute. The desired effect, however, is that the conqueror of the opponent is "built up" psychologically or physically and thus strengthened for future competitions. A defeat of the favorite against a build-up opponent is possible in principle, but extremely rare.
Boxing
The term is particularly widespread in boxing and stands for an opponent who can keep up halfway, but cannot endanger the other due to insufficient punch, technique or physical condition. Joe Monte, for example, against whom Max Schmeling competed in his first fight in the USA in 1928 after a long injury was considered to be the opponent .
The term is also used frequently in other sports, such as soccer .
Individual evidence
- ^ David Pfeifer: Max Schmeling. Campus, 2005, ISBN 9783593375465 , p. 95. Limited preview in Google Book Search
- ↑ FAZ: Hamburg as opponents of development for relegation candidates. In: FAZ.net . November 22, 2009. Retrieved December 29, 2014 .
- ↑ Stuttgart: Glasgow turned out to be an opponent in the development In: Kicker.de
- ↑ jan: Fortuna: Fortuna as an opponent to build up. In: rp-online.de. November 13, 2009, archived from the original on November 16, 2009 ; accessed on December 29, 2014 .