middleweight
Mid-range fighting category
Middleweight denotes a weight class in boxing and other combat sports, falling between welterweight and light heavyweight—typically around 160 pounds in professional boxing.
The term extends to anything of intermediate weight or size: a middleweight laptop, a middleweight contender in the industry.
A middleweight is also a competitor in that class: The middleweight defended his title.
Art of fighting with fists
- championshipCompetition for top rank
- contenderOne competing seriously
- divisionSplitting into parts
- rankingsOrdered list by performance
knockout · decision · bout · rounds · judges · referee · southpaw · orthodox
Close-quarters combat technique
- takedownForced grounding maneuver
- pinPointed metal fastener
- submissionYielding to another's will
- matFlat floor covering
freestyle · Greco-Roman · judo · jiu-jitsu · suplex · throw · lock · reversal
Lessen intensity or preside
- intermediateBetween two levels
- medianCentral sorted value
- midrangeMiddle of spectrum
- mid-tierAverage quality level
average · standard · typical · ordinary · unremarkable · fair · adequate · passable
Boxing weight class, 200 pounds
- bantamweightLighter combat sports division
- flyweightLightest boxing division
- catchweightNo fixed weight class
- pound-for-poundAdjusted for mass differences
pugilism
Art of fighting with fists
- championshipCompetition for top rank
- contenderOne competing seriously
- divisionSplitting into parts
rankings · knockout · decision · bout · rounds · judges · referee · southpaw · orthodox · combinations
grappling
Close-quarters combat technique
- takedownForced grounding maneuver
- pinPointed metal fastener
- submissionYielding to another's will
mat · freestyle · Greco-Roman · judo · jiu-jitsu · suplex · throw · lock · reversal · escapes
moderate
Lessen intensity or preside
- intermediateBetween two levels
- medianCentral sorted value
- midrangeMiddle of spectrum
mid-tier · average · standard · typical · ordinary · unremarkable · fair · adequate · passable
cruiserweight
Boxing weight class, 200 pounds
- bantamweightLighter combat sports division
- flyweightLightest boxing division
- catchweightNo fixed weight class
- weight classesflyweight, bantamweight, cruiserweight, strawweight, paperweight
- boxingjab, uppercut, hook, punch, knockout
- combat sportsboxing, wrestling, MMA, judo, karate
- fightersboxer, boxers, wrestler, Muhammad Ali, fighter
- middle groundaverage, standard, moderate, midrange, intermediate
- MMAMMA, mixed martial arts, UFC, octagon, cage
middleweightheavyweight
Highest combat weight class
featherweight · super heavyweight · flyweight · strawweight · bantamweight
middleweightheavyweight
Highest combat weight class
lightweight · powerhouse · titan · giant · featherweight