bantamweights
Lightest fighting class
Bantamweights are boxers or wrestlers in one of the lighter weight classes, typically around 115-118 pounds in professional boxing.
The term comes from bantam, a small but spirited breed of chicken.
By extension, bantamweight describes anyone small but scrappy: The bantamweight senator punched above his weight in committee debates.
Lightest boxing division
- strawweightLightest boxing division
- middleweightAverage-mass fighter classification
- cruiserweightBoxing weight class, 200 pounds
- supermiddleweight168-pound boxing class
Limited stretch of something
- ringClosed curve shape
- glovesHand coverings with fingers
- sparringPractice combat training
- pugilismArt of fighting with fists
fisticuffs · referee · rounds · knockout · TKO · jab · hook · uppercut
Competition for top rank
- tournamentMulti-round competitive event
- contenderOne competing seriously
- matchupScheduled competitive pairing
- opponentOne who contends against
rivalry · title fight · challenger · finalist · victor · defeat · victory · undercard
Top competitor, or advocate
Unlikely winner, previously unknown
- longshotUnlikely to succeed
- outsiderOne excluded from group
- overlookedNot noticed or considered
- underestimatedMisjudged as inferior
unfavored · upset · Cinderella · comeback · resilience · grit · tenacity · perseverance
flyweight
Lightest boxing division
- strawweightLightest boxing division
- middleweightAverage-mass fighter classification
- cruiserweightBoxing weight class, 200 pounds
supermiddleweight · junior · super · class · category · limit · classification
bout
Limited stretch of something
pugilism · fisticuffs · referee · rounds · knockout · TKO · jab · hook · uppercut · clinch
championship
Competition for top rank
- tournamentMulti-round competitive event
- contenderOne competing seriously
- matchupScheduled competitive pairing
opponent · rivalry · title fight · challenger · finalist · victor · defeat · victory · undercard · main event
champion
Top competitor, or advocate
darkhorse
Unlikely winner, previously unknown
- longshotUnlikely to succeed
- outsiderOne excluded from group
- overlookedNot noticed or considered
underestimated · unfavored · upset · Cinderella · comeback · resilience · grit · tenacity · perseverance · giant-killer
- fightersboxer, boxers, wrestler, Muhammad Ali, fighter
bantamweightsheavyweights
Dominant figures in domain
cruiserweights · middleweights · welterweights · giants · big men
bantamweightsheavyweights
Dominant figures in domain
giants · powerhouses · big hitters · sluggers · bruisers