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PRONUNCIATION OF LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT

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Light heavyweight is a noun.
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WHAT DOES LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Light heavyweight

In boxing, the light heavyweight is a weight division above 168 pounds and up to 175 pounds ), falling between super middleweight and cruiserweight. The light heavyweight class has produced some of boxing's greatest champions: Bernard Hopkins, who upon becoming champion, broke the record for oldest man to win a world title, Evander Holyfield, Tommy Loughran, Billy Conn, Joey Maxim, Archie Moore, Bob Foster, Michael Spinks, Dariusz Michalczewski, Roy Jones, Jr. and Zsolt Erdei to name a few. Many light heavyweight champions unsuccessfully challenged for the heavyweight crown until Michael Spinks became the first reigning light heavyweight champion to win the heavyweight championship. Bob Fitzsimmons captured the light heavyweight championship after losing his heavyweight championship. Two all-time great heavyweight champions, Ezzard Charles and Floyd Patterson, started out as light heavyweights. Charles defeated Archie Moore and Joey Maxim several times in non-title bouts before becoming heavyweight champion and Patterson lost an eight-round decision to Joey Maxim before becoming heavyweight champion himself.

Definition of light heavyweight in the English dictionary

The first definition of light heavyweight in the dictionary is Also called : cruiserweight a professional boxer weighing 160–175 pounds. Other definition of light heavyweight is a professional boxer weighing 160–175 pounds. Light heavyweight is also an amateur boxer weighing 75–81 kg.

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Synonyms and antonyms of light heavyweight in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «light heavyweight» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT

Find out the translation of light heavyweight to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of light heavyweight from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «light heavyweight» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

轻重量级
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

peso semipesado
570 millions of speakers

English

light heavyweight
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रकाश हैवीवेट
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

الوزن الثقيل الخفيف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

полутяжелом
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

meio-pesados
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হালকা হেভিওয়েট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mi-lourds
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kelas berat ringan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Halbschwergewicht
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ライトヘビー級
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

라이트 헤비급
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Heavyweight
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

nặng nhẹ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒளி ஹெவிவெயிட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लाइट हेवीवेट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Hafif hafif
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dei pesi massimi leggeri
65 millions of speakers

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Ciężka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

напівважкій
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

grea lumina
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

ελαφρύ βαρέων βαρών
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

ligswaargewig
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

lätt tungvikt
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

lett tungvekt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of light heavyweight

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT»

The term «light heavyweight» is regularly used and occupies the 70.251 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT»

Discover the use of light heavyweight in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to light heavyweight and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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One Hundred Greatest Moments in St. Louis Sports
As the old saying goes, a good little man can't beat a good big man, especially when the difference is the size and poundage between light-heavyweight and heavyweight boxing champions. Unless, that is, if you're a Bob Fitzsimmons of old or ...
Bob Broeg, 2000
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Now You Know Big Book of Sports
Veteran Polish light-heavyweight Zbigniew Pietrzykowski was ten years Clay's senior and had by then already won three European Amateur ChamMedal record for Canoeist Birgit fischer-schmidt games Age Event team Medal. On September  ...
Doug Lennox, 2009
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Boxing Champions of the Heavyweight Division 1882-2010
Starting hiscareer, Moorer was fighting as a light heavyweight. Fighting as alight heavyweight, Moorer would winhis first twelve fights allby knockouts. His twelfth fight would be a fifthroundTKO over Ramzi Hassan for the vacant WBO light ...
Ronald J. Curtis, 2010
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Black Belt
Techniques: Most effective at his seoinage, taiotoshi. oso- togari, sasae- tsurikomiashi and uchimata. His newaza includes a powerful choke. #3: TAKAFUMi UEGUCHI Credits: Won light heavyweight class of 1976 French International Meet; ...
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Boxing in Black and White: A Statistical Study of Race in ...
There are nineteen boxers in this study who fought more than half of their pre- ranked or pre- challenge bouts against light heavyweight opposition, which is why they were listed in The Ring Record Book and Boxing Encyclopedia's as light ...
Andrew Lindsay, 2004
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Ireland and the Americas: Culture, Politics, and History : a ...
By the spring of 1939, Conn was considered to be a leading contender for the light heavyweight world title. On February 4, 1939, Melio Bettina defeated Tiger Jack Fox for the light heavyweight world championship, a title recently vacated by  ...
James Patrick Byrne, Philip Coleman, Jason Francis King, 2008
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Heavyweight Boxing in the 1970s: The Great Fighters and ...
Although Foster still resembled a praying mantis, the extra weight made the light heavyweight king feel bigger and stronger. Gore said the added bulk gave his charge a “million pounds” of confidence. However, not all of Foster's people were  ...
Joe Ryan, 2013
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Viewing Boxing from Ringside
He could punch with either hand having the ability to score knockouts with the hook or uppercut and the right being the Spinks' jinx was almost like instant death . He thoroughly dominated a stacked Light Heavyweight division not devoid ...
Thomas Donelson, 2002
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Black Belt
NOBUYUKI'SATO Rokudan, 5-11, 194 pounds reigning world light-heavyweight champion following victory in that class at 1973 World Championships at Lausanne; winner of light-heavyweight title in 1967 World Championships at Salt Lake ...
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The Boxing Register: International Boxing Hall of Fame ...
Champ 1981-83 Light Heavyweight Champion 1983-85 Heavyweight Champion 1985-88 Hall of Fame Induction: 1994 Born: 7/13/1956, St. Louis, MO Michael Spinks accomplished what no other light heavyweight champion had ever been ...
James B. Roberts, Alexander G. Skutt, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT»

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Shumenov Happy With Trainer Salas - The Sweet Science
LAS VEGAS (July 20, 2015) - Nearly one year ago, former World Boxing Association (WBA) Light Heavyweight World champion Beibut ... «The Sweet Science, Jul 15»
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RFA 29: USA vs. Brazil set with Robbie Lawler, Lyoto Machida as …
Brazil flavor is the inclusion of current UFC welterweight Robbie Lawler and former UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida serving as ... «MMAjunkie.com, Jul 15»
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SportsJOE's Monday Awards: UFC Glasgow produces some bonnie …
The Swedish light heavyweight has got concrete blocks for hands and Hans Stringer simply didn't have the chin to deal with the counter right of the aptly named ... «SportsJOE, Jul 15»
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Former Olympic boxer Damien Hooper fights assault charge …
PROMISING light heavyweight boxer Damien Hooper has indicated he will fight his most recent assault charge. Toowoomba's former Olympic ... «Toowoomba Chronicle, Jul 15»
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Showtime Boxing Results: July 18 - Fight Saga
... after a one-sided drubbing sustained at the hands of light heavyweight contender Andrzej Fonfara in their light heavyweight tilt in April. «FightSaga, Jul 15»
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“Fighting Words” — Floyd, Froch and Going Out On Top - Boxing News
He became light heavyweight champion in 2006, bounced back from a loss to Calzaghe in 2008, became champion again in 2011, bounced ... «BoxingScene.com, Jul 15»
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Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. wins unanimous decision over Marcos …
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. won a unanimous decision over Marcos Reyes despite injuring his left hand during the 10-round light heavyweight bout. «ESPN, Jul 15»
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Daniel Cormier to make 1st title defense against Alexander …
Daniel Cormier defeats Anthony Johnson via third-round submission at UFC 187 in Las Vegas to capture the UFC light heavyweight ... «ESPN, Jul 15»
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Tito Ortiz Talks Bellator 142: Dynamite, Fatherhood And Turning 40 …
If I do all the work and it turns out perfect I'll have no problems. I'll be focused and will be world champion again. I was the first light heavyweight ... «Headlines & Global News, Jul 15»
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UFC's Heavyweight Division Proving You're Never Too Old to Run It …
He even toyed with cutting to light heavyweight for a time before ultimately deciding it was impossible. Recent years were unkind to him. He lost ... «Bleacher Report, Jul 15»

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