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How to pronounce middleweight in English?

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Type Words
Type of pugilist, boxer
Type Words
Type of prizefighter, gladiator
Type Words
Type of matman, grappler, wrestler

Examples of middleweight

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Paul Williams and Kelly Pavlik made middleweight champion Sergio Martinez sweat.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
In April he won a wide decision over former junior middleweight champion Wright.
From the dailynews.com
After 3 years and 22 fights, Kessler settled in the super middleweight division.
From the en.wikipedia.org
A world champion since 1980 but a middleweight for 14 years, Hagler is a 160-lb.
From the time.com
Basilio stepped up to the 160-pound middleweight class against Robinson on Sept.
From the suntimes.com
Hatton had one fight at light-middleweight against a journeyman four years ago.
From the telegraph.co.uk
He held domestic middleweight titles when Benn and Eubank were making millions.
From the independent.co.uk
Former middleweight boxer Chris Eubank worries that he is becoming a heavyweight.
From the guardian.co.uk
The Bronx Bull butted his way to the middleweight championship of boxing in 1949.
From the time.com
More examples
  • An amateur boxer who weighs no more than 165 pounds
  • A wrestler who weighs 172-192 pounds
  • A professional boxer who weighs between 155 and 160 pounds
  • The middleweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes: * UFC's, Strikeforce's, and WEC's (defunct) middleweight division, which groups competitors within 171 to 185 lb (77. ...
  • In professional wrestling, a cruiserweight is a wrestler weighing below 220 lb (100 kg), sometimes 215. The older term junior heavyweight, which was used to describe the division, is more favored in Japan, where many titles for lighter-weight competitors are called junior heavyweight titles. ...
  • A division of jousters in a tournament that weight at or more than 130 pounds but less than 160 pounds.