welterweight
pronunciation
How to pronounce welterweight in British English:
UK [ˈweltəweɪt]
How to pronounce welterweight in American English:
US [ˈweltərweɪt]
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- Noun:
- a weight of 28 pounds; sometimes imposed as a handicap in a horse race (such as a steeple chase or hurdle race)
- an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 148 pounds
- a wrestler who weighs 154-172 pounds
- a professional boxer who weighs between 141 and 147 pounds
Word Origin
- welterweight (n.)
- 1831, "heavyweight horseman," later "boxer or wrestler of a certain weight" (1896), from earlier welter "heavyweight horseman or boxer" (1804), possibly from welt (v.) "beat severely" (c. 1400). ... but at the end of the first German mile, Nature gave way, and this excellent mare was obliged to "knock under" to the extraordinary exertions she had made, and to the welter weight she carried, upwards of 13 stone. ["The Sporting Magazine," September 1831]
Example
- 1. The only fight at welterweight that most fans want to see is pacquiao against floyd mayweather .
- 2. Analysis : is fighting at middleweight but considers himself a welterweight .
- 3. I 'd likes to become the welterweight champion of the world .
- 4. Previous estimates of m87 's black hole mass registered at some 3 billionsuns , still 1000 times the size of the milky way 's welterweight black hole .
- 5. I 'm looking forward to a quality welterweight showdown in a festive atmosphere on saturday .