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Heavyweight vs. Welterweight — What's the Difference?

Heavyweight vs. Welterweight — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Heavyweight and Welterweight

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Heavyweight

Heavyweight is a weight class in combat sports and professional wrestling.

Welterweight

Welterweight is a weight class in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" 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.

Heavyweight

One of above average weight.

Welterweight

A weight division in professional boxing having an upper limit of 147 pounds (66.1 kilograms), between junior welterweight and junior middleweight.

Heavyweight

The heaviest weight division in professional boxing, having no upper limit, with contestants usually weighing more than 200 pounds (90.7 kilograms).
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Welterweight

A boxer competing in this weight division.

Heavyweight

A boxer competing in this weight division.

Welterweight

A contestant in various other sports in a similar weight division.

Heavyweight

A similar weight division in other sports, such as weightlifting.

Welterweight

Alternative spelling of welter-weight

Heavyweight

A contestant in this weight division.

Welterweight

Alternative spelling of welter-weight

Heavyweight

(Informal) A person of great importance or influence.

Welterweight

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.

Heavyweight

A very large, heavy, or impressive person.
An intellectual heavyweight

Welterweight

A boxer or wrestler whose weight is intermediate between that of a lightweight and that of a middleweight.

Heavyweight

The professional boxing weight class for boxers weighing more than 190 pounds; a boxer in that division.

Welterweight

A weight of 28 pounds; sometimes imposed as a handicap in a horse race (such as a steeple chase or hurdle race)

Heavyweight

A similar division and contestant in other sports.

Welterweight

An amateur boxer who weighs no more than 148 pounds

Heavyweight

Of the heavyweight boxing (or similar) division.

Welterweight

A wrestler who weighs 154-172 pounds

Heavyweight

Being relatively heavy.

Welterweight

A professional boxer who weighs between 141 and 147 pounds

Heavyweight

Being a leader in one's field.

Heavyweight

Important or impressive.

Heavyweight

Heaviest in a category; as, a heavyweight boxer.

Heavyweight

A wrestler who weighs more than 214 pounds.

Heavyweight

A boxer who weighs more than 195 pounds.

Heavyweight

A very large person.

Heavyweight

A person of exceptional importance and reputation.

Heavyweight

An amateur boxer who weighs no more than 201 pounds

Heavyweight

A wrestler who weighs more than 214 pounds

Heavyweight

A professional boxer who weighs more than 190 pounds

Heavyweight

A very large person; impressive in size or qualities

Heavyweight

A person of exceptional importance and reputation

Heavyweight

Heaviest in a category or of a heavyweight category (more than 190 pounds for prizefighters);
A heavyweight boxer

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