superheavyweight
Heaviest combat sports category
Superheavyweight is the highest weight class in boxing, wrestling, and weightlifting, typically for competitors over 200 pounds.
The threshold varies by sport and governing body.
The term emphasizes that these athletes exceed even the heavyweight division: The superheavyweight bout closed the Olympic boxing competition.
Extremely large and heavy
- hulkingMassive and unwieldy
- muscularHaving well-developed sinews
- bodybuilderCompetitive physique athlete
- strongmanPowerful lifter or despot
gargantuan · colossal · enormous · immense · gigantic · bulky · hefty · imposing
Art of fighting with fists
- knockoutIncapacitating final blow
- championTop competitor, or advocate
- titleFormal honorific or name
- boutLimited stretch of something
referee · gloves · ring · cornerman · jab · uppercut · sparring · rounds
Without prescribed technique
massive
Extremely large and heavy
- hulkingMassive and unwieldy
- muscularHaving well-developed sinews
- bodybuilderCompetitive physique athlete
strongman · gargantuan · colossal · enormous · immense · gigantic · bulky · hefty · imposing · towering
pugilism
Art of fighting with fists
bout · referee · gloves · ring · cornerman · jab · uppercut · sparring · rounds · bell
freestyle
Without prescribed technique
mat · singlet · opponent · unlimited · sumo · clinch · throws
powerlifter
Heavy barbell competitor
- weightlifterOne who hoists barbells
- deadliftGround-to-hip barbell raise
- squatCrouching on bent legs
benchpress · barbell · snatch · platform · singlet · chalk · total · attempt · kilo · record
- Strength Athletesweightlifter, powerlifter, strongman, strongwoman, Olympic lifter
superheavyweightstrawweight
Lightest boxing division
flyweight · featherweight · bantamweight · paperweight · lightweight
superheavyweightultralight
Minimal recreational aircraft
featherlight · lightweight · bantamweight · wispy · petite
super, heavy, weight, superheavy, heavyweight, heavier, heaviest, heavily, heaviness