Meanings of old sparring in English

They were staying with Joshua's old sparring partner, former MPD Lieutenant Monica Jansson.

Bryant glanced at his old sparring partner with suspicion.

Affirmed and his old sparring partner, Alydar, headed into the race with a whisker between them.

Sebastian Coe's ascension to the IAAF presidency got me thinking about his old sparring partner Steve Ovett.

Shooting a sour glance at Mr Perrett, clearly an old sparring partner, she draws on a cigarette.

Current Account: Fyffes will no doubt be watching recent developments at its old sparring partner, Dole, with interest.

One of his old sparring partners at the Sun presented him with a cake in the shape of a hairdryer.

In his time, Holmes was a distinguished champion, just one tier below the empyrean once occupied by his old sparring partner Muhammad Ali.

But Fraser's old sparring partner Devon Malcolm has been left out in a decision which almost certainly spells the end of his Test career.

With bitter rivals Germany already gone and old sparring partner Argentina struggling, there is all of a sudden a bit of optimism among English fans.