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Welterweight

adj, noun

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of welter-weight. alt-of, alternative
Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of welter-weight. alt-of, alternative

    "Undoubtedly, his record versus welterweights (147 pounds) is better than against full-blown middleweights (160 pounds). Being a tweener, Graziano probably would have campaigned as a junior middleweight (154 pounds) if he fought today."

  2. 2
    A weight class division in combat sports, for fighters heavier than those in the lightweight division and lighter than those in the middleweight division. wordnet
  3. 3
    a professional boxer who weighs between 141 and 147 pounds wordnet
  4. 4
    a wrestler who weighs 154-172 pounds wordnet
  5. 5
    an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 148 pounds wordnet
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  1. 6
    a weight of 28 pounds; sometimes imposed as a handicap in a horse race (such as a steeplechase) wordnet

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