welterweight

[ wel-ter-weyt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a boxer or other contestant intermediate in weight between a lightweight and a middleweight, especially a professional boxer weighing up to 147 pounds (67 kilograms).
(in a steeplechase or hurdle race) a weight of 28 pounds (13 kilograms) that is assigned to a horse in addition to the poundage assigned based on the age of the horse.
a rider of steeplechase or hurdle-race horses who, though acting as a jockey, is of comparatively average weight and not small or lightweight as a professional jockey; heavyweight rider.

welterweight

/ ˈwɛltəˌweɪt /

1. a professional boxer weighing 140–147 pounds (63.5–66.5 kg)
2. an amateur boxer weighing 63.5–67 kg (140–148 pounds)
3. ( as modifier )
  a great welterweight era
a wrestler in a similar weight category (usually 154–172 pounds (70–78 kg))

First recorded in 1815–25; welter ² + weight

Buzz Bissinger writes a four-page sentence that ruins a requiem for welterweight Barney Ross.

Hey, and don't forget there's the welterweight fight between Murdoch's New York Post and Mort Zuckerman's Daily News.

I remember one brilliant welterweight champion who lasted only one round with a broken-down heavyweight.

My brother said the welterweight got what was coming to him because he hadn't intelligence enough to stay where he belonged.

As a Welterweight, Milt had learned to depend on speed and quick hands.

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