Pound-for-pound
adv
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Definitions
Adverb
- 1 A comparison of fighters' (usually boxers) skill levels, regardless of what weight class they are in. not-comparable
"Sugar Ray Robinson is pound for pound the best boxer ever."
- 2 Pertaining to how any two things compare when bearing in mind their real or relative, figurative weight. not-comparable
"A tin of tomatoes weighing 250 g and costing $2.50 is more expensive, pound-for-pound, than one weighing 500 g and costing $4 (as the former costs $1.00 per 100 g and the latter $0.80 per 100 g)."
Example
More examples"Sugar Ray Robinson is pound for pound the best boxer ever."
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