English > prizefighter: 1 sense > noun 1, person | Meaning | A professional boxer. |
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| Synonym | gladiator |
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| Instances | Ali, Muhammad Ali, Cassius Clay, Cassius Marcellus Clay | United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942) |
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| Corbett, Jim Corbett, James John Corbett, Gentleman Jim | United States heavyweight boxing champion (1866-1933) |
| Dempsey, Jack Dempsey, William Harrison Dempsey, Manassa Mauler | United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion (1895-1983) |
| Liston, Sonny Liston, Charles Liston | United States prizefighter who lost his world heavyweight championship to Cassius Clay in 1964 (1932-1970) |
| Louis, Joe Louis, Joseph Louis Barrow | United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981) |
| Marciano, Rocco Marciano, Rocky Marciano | United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship in 1952 (1924-1969) |
| Robinson, Ray Robinson, Sugar Ray Robinson, Walker Smith | United States prizefighter who won the world middleweight championship five times and the world welterweight championship once (1921-1989) |
| Tunney, Gene Tunney, James Joseph Tunney | United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship by defeating Jack Dempsey twice (1898-1978) |
| Tyson, Mike Tyson, Michael Gerald Tyson | United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion (born in 1966) |
| Narrower | featherweight | A professional boxer who weighs between 123 and 126 pounds |
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| heavyweight | A professional boxer who weighs more than 190 pounds |
| light heavyweight, cruiserweight | A professional boxer who weighs between 169 and 175 pounds |
| lightweight | A professional boxer who weighs between 131 and 135 pounds |
| middleweight | A professional boxer who weighs between 155 and 160 pounds |
| welterweight | A professional boxer who weighs between 141 and 147 pounds |
| Broader | boxer, pugilist | someone who fights with his fists for sport |
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| Spanish | aspirante al título, boxeador profesional, gladiador |
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| Verbs | prizefight | box for a prize / prize or money |
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