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Heavyweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. Fighters who weigh over 200 pounds (14 st 4 lb/90.7 kg) are considered heavyweights by the major professional boxing organizations: the International Boxing Federation,[1] the World Boxing Association,[2] the World Boxing Council,[3] and the World Boxing Organization.[4]
For most boxing organizations, the maximum weight for a cruiserweight is 200 pounds. Thus, a fighter whose weight is over 200 lb may not fight as anything but a heavyweight.
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Because this division has no weight limit, it has been historically vaguely defined. In the 19th century, for example, many heavyweight champions weighed 170 pounds (12 st 2 lb, 77 kg) or less (although others weighed 200 pounds and more).
The first heavyweight champion under the Marquess of Queensberry rules was John L. Sullivan, known as "The Boston Strong Boy." He weighed around 200 pounds when in shape and was a bare-knuckle champion. He was defeated by Jim Corbett on September 7, 1892, in 21 rounds.
In 1920, the minimum weight for a heavyweight was set at 175 pounds (12 st 7 lb, 79 kg), which today is the light heavyweight division maximum. Since 1980, for most boxing organizations, the maximum weight for a cruiserweight has been 200 pounds.
Since the 1960s, the heavyweight title has become fractured amongst various sanctioning organizations, and so what was once known as the single "Heavyweight Champion," is now referred to as the "Undisputed Champion" as the one fighter that has defeated all the other titlists.
| Sanctioning Body | Reign Began | Champion | Record | Defenses |
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| WBA Super | July 2, 2011 | 57-3 (50 KO) | 1 | |
| WBA Regular | August 27, 2011 | 24-0 (16 KO) | 2 | |
| WBC | October 11, 2008 | 44-2 (40 KO) | 8 | |
| IBF | April 22, 2006 | 57-3 (50 KO) | 11 | |
| WBO | February 23, 2008 | 57-3 (50 KO) | 7 |
The word "heavyweight" is sometimes used in other fields (e.g. politics) to denote a person who is especially powerful or influential. In this context, "big beast" has a similar meaning. Other boxing analogies include "punching above his [their] weight" to denote a person or entity (e.g. a country) whose influence is arguably greater than his/its basic attributes would suggest.
In kickboxing, a heavyweight fighter weighs between 88 kg (196 lb) and 100 kg (220 lb). Fighters over 100 kg (220 lb) are considered super heavyweights.
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - sværvægt
adj. - sværvægts-
Nederlands (Dutch)
kopstuk, zwaar persoon, dikkerd, zwaargewicht
Français (French)
n. - personne obèse, (Sport) poids lourd, (fig) grand ponte (fam), personne influente
adj. - (Sport) (catégorie) des poids lourds, sérieux, (Tex) lourd
Deutsch (German)
n. - Größe, Schwergewicht
adj. - Schwergewichts...
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πυγμάχος βαρέων βαρών
Italiano (Italian)
pezzo grosso, peso massimo
Português (Portuguese)
n. - peso-pesado (m) (Desp.)
Русский (Russian)
борец тяжелого веса, тяжелый грузовик, видный политический деятель
Español (Spanish)
n. - persona importante, pez gordo, peso pesado
adj. - de peso pesado
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - tungvikt (sport), tungviktare (äv. bildl.), expert (krim.)
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
重量级拳击手, 聪明绝顶的人, 要人, 重的, 重量级的, 特别厚重的, 要人的
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 重量級拳擊手, 聰明絕頂的人, 要人
adj. - 重的, 重量級的, 特別厚重的, 要人的
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 평균 몸무게 이상의 사람, 헤비급 선수
adj. - 헤비급의, 체중이 무거운
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 平均の重さ以上の人, 重鎮, 有力者, ヘビー級の選手
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) شخص بدين, ملاكم من الوزن الثقيل يزن ما لا يقل عن 175 باوند
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - משקל כבד, משקל של 18 ק"ג ומעלה באיגרוף, מתאגרף במשקל כבד
adj. - כבד משקל, שמשקלו מעל לממוצע, בעל השפעה רבה או חשוב
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