welterweight
19
5.9
- noun
- /ˈwɛltərˌweɪt/
- Specialized
:
peso welter
- She trained hard for months to compete as a welterweight in the upcoming boxing tournament.
- welterweight champion
- junior welterweight
- welterweight title
But are you the best welterweight in the entire world?
- But are you the best welterweight in the entire world?
- Well, I think he did as a lightweight when he went up to the welterweight division, not so much.
- He competed in the UFC for a long haul, and he's currently fighting in welterweight in the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championships.
- And then obviously there's Kamaru Osman who is reigning in the welterweight division now, knocking people out looking like the complete fighter levels.
- He was at the time he was the welterweight champion fought and king of the cage.
Examples
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Berto gave Guerrero massive blows and uppercuts that not every welterweight can withstand without going down.
Blog text (4) -
The winner on November 17 will leave as the unified UFC welterweight champion.
Blog text (11) -
But are you the best welterweight in the entire world?
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In the blue corner, we have former welterweight...
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And what are you, welterweight champion of the whole world?
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The next welterweight champion of the world...
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I watched the welterweight fights.
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I'll fight anybody, but welterweight's my division, and I want to stay.
Fiction book (2001) -
A win over GSP would cement Condit's place at the top of the welterweight division.
Blog text (9) -
He's the welterweight champ.
Compounds
How Heavy
118
2.8
- Specialized
10
3.5
24
4.6
- Specialized
19
5.9
- Specialized
5
3.5
- Specialized
3
6.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Welterweight combines welter, an old word once used for a heavy fight or a strong struggle, and weight. So a welterweight is the fighting weight class between light and middle, meaning a boxer or wrestler who fits that weight.