The popularity of boxing over the past 100 years has been responsible for many phrases that have come out of the boxing word to become regular words in our English vocabulary. From saying someone is "on the ropes," when they are in a jam, to someone who gives up, we say they are "throwing in the towel." One phrase that is particularly fitting for all men to day is, "keep your guard up." Let's talk about that here on Chewing the Frat.