Heavyweight vs. Welterweight
Heavyweightnoun
A very large, heavy, or impressive person.
Heavyweightnoun
(uncountable) The professional boxing weight class for boxers weighing more than 190 pounds; a boxer in that division.
Heavyweightnoun
A similar division and contestant in other sports.
Heavyweightadjective
Of the heavyweight boxing (or similar) division.
Heavyweightadjective
Being relatively heavy.
Heavyweightadjective
Being a leader in one's field.
Heavyweightadjective
Important or impressive.
Heavyweight
heaviest in a category; as, a heavyweight boxer.
Heavyweightnoun
a wrestler who weighs more than 214 pounds.
Heavyweightnoun
a boxer who weighs more than 195 pounds.
Heavyweightnoun
a very large person.
Heavyweightnoun
a person of exceptional importance and reputation.
Heavyweightnoun
an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 201 pounds
Heavyweightnoun
a wrestler who weighs more than 214 pounds
Heavyweightnoun
a professional boxer who weighs more than 190 pounds
Heavyweightnoun
a very large person; impressive in size or qualities
Heavyweightnoun
a person of exceptional importance and reputation
Heavyweightadjective
heaviest in a category or of a heavyweight category (more than 190 pounds for prizefighters);
Heavyweight
Heavyweight is a weight class in combat sports and professional wrestling.
Welterweightnoun
A weight of 28 pounds (one of 40 pounds is called a heavy welterweight) sometimes imposed in addition to weight for age, chiefly in steeplechases and hurdle races.
Welterweightnoun
A boxer or wrestler whose weight is intermediate between that of a lightweight and that of a middleweight.
Welterweightnoun
a weight of 28 pounds; sometimes imposed as a handicap in a horse race (such as a steeple chase or hurdle race)
Welterweightnoun
an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 148 pounds
Welterweightnoun
a wrestler who weighs 154-172 pounds
Welterweightnoun
a professional boxer who weighs between 141 and 147 pounds
Welterweight
Welterweight is a weight class in combat sports. Originally the term was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like Muay Thai, taekwondo, and mixed martial arts also use it for their own weight division system to classify the opponents.
