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Definition of Cruiserweight
1. Noun. A professional boxer who weighs between 169 and 175 pounds.
Definition of Cruiserweight
1. Noun. (boxing British obsolete) light heavyweight ¹
2. Noun. (boxing) A wrestler weighing less than 200lb; heavier than a light heavyweight and lighter than a heavyweight. ¹
3. Noun. (wrestling) A wrestler weighing less than 210lb; heavier than a light heavyweight and lighter than a heavyweight. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cruiserweight
Literary usage of Cruiserweight
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Muhammad Ali & Company by Thomas Hauser (1998)
"But Tillman is a blown-up cruiserweight, who's lost to the likes of Willie DeWitt
and Dwain Bonds. Rumor has it that he was knocked cold by a sparring ..."
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