rope-a-dope vs pugilism

rope-a-dope and pugilism both are nouns.

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

As nouns, pugilism is a hypernym of rope-a-dope; that is, pugilism is a word with a broader meaning than rope-a-dope:

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

Other hypernyms of rope-a-dope include boxing, fisticuffs.

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