Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A weight division in professional boxing having an upper limit of 200 pounds (90.7 kilograms), between light heavyweight and heavyweight.
- noun A boxer competing in this weight division.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun boxing, UK, obsolete light heavyweight
- noun boxing A
wrestler weighing less than 200lb ; heavier than a light heavyweight and lighter than aheavyweight . - noun wrestling A
wrestler weighing less than 210lb ; heavier than a light heavyweight and lighter than aheavyweight .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a professional boxer who weighs between 169 and 175 pounds
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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A Euro title cruiserweight clash took on gladiatorial overtones as it was staged on Piazza del Colosseo where the fourth-century Arch of Constantine served as a backdrop.
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A Euro title cruiserweight clash took on gladiatorial overtones as it was staged on Piazza del Colosseo where the fourth-century Arch of Constantine served as a backdrop.
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A Euro title cruiserweight clash took on gladiatorial overtones as it was staged on Piazza del Colosseo where the fourth-century Arch of Constantine served as a backdrop.
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Danny Green stops Roy Jones Jr. in 1st round of world title cruiserweight fight
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2009
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Danny Green stops Roy Jones Jr. in 1st round of world title cruiserweight fight
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2009
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Danny Green stops Roy Jones Jr. in 1st round of world title cruiserweight fight
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2009
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Danny Green stops Roy Jones Jr. in 1st round of world title cruiserweight fight
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2009
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MOSCOW AP -- Denis Lebedev knocked out Roy Jones Jr. in the final round of their non-title cruiserweight fight in Moscow on Saturday, handing the American his third consecutive defeat.
SI.com 2011
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He’d made a name for himself in ECW, where among other things he was called The Shooter, before going over to WCW with Eddie Guerrero and Chris Benoit in what became known as the cruiserweight revolution.
REY MYSTERIO BEHIND THE MASK Rey Mysterio with Jeremy Roberts 2009
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He’d made a name for himself in ECW, where among other things he was called The Shooter, before going over to WCW with Eddie Guerrero and Chris Benoit in what became known as the cruiserweight revolution.
REY MYSTERIO BEHIND THE MASK Rey Mysterio with Jeremy Roberts 2009
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