fisticuffs vs fight

fisticuffs and fight both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fisticuffs	Yes	No	No	No
fight	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, fight is a hyponym of fisticuffs; that is, fight is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fisticuffs:

Other hyponyms of fisticuffs include professional boxing, infighting, rope-a-dope, spar, sparring.

As nouns, fight is a hypernym of fisticuffs; that is, fight is a word with a broader meaning than fisticuffs:

Other hypernyms of fisticuffs include combat, fighting, scrap.

fisticuffs (noun)	fight (noun)
fighting with the fists	a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
a fight with bare fists	the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
	a boxing or wrestling match
	an aggressive willingness to compete
	an intense verbal dispute

fisticuffs (verb)	fight (verb)
	be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
	fight against or resist strongly
	make a strenuous or labored effort
	exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for