pugilism vs rope-a-dope

pugilism and rope-a-dope both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pugilism	Yes	No	No	No
rope-a-dope	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, rope-a-dope is a hyponym of pugilism; that is, rope-a-dope is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pugilism:

pugilism: fighting with the fists
rope-a-dope: a boxing tactic: pretending to be trapped against the ropes while your opponent wears himself out throwing punches

Other hyponyms of pugilism include professional boxing, infighting, fight, spar, sparring.

pugilism (noun)	rope-a-dope (noun)
fighting with the fists	a boxing tactic: pretending to be trapped against the ropes while your opponent wears himself out throwing punches