Heavyweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. Fighters who weigh over 200 pounds (14 st 4 lb/91 kg) are considered heavyweights by the major professional boxing organizations: the International Boxing Organization, the World Boxing Association, the World Boxing Council, and the World Boxing Organization. Because this division has no weight limit, it has been historically vaguely defined.

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  • Heavyweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. Fighters who weigh over 200 pounds (14 st 4 lb/91 kg) are considered heavyweights by the major professional boxing organizations: the International Boxing Organization, the World Boxing Association, the World Boxing Council, and the World Boxing Organization. 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). 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. Today, 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. It is impossible to say who the first heavyweight champion was, since the sport of boxing goes back as far as recorded history and there have always been large fighters. Even in the bare-knuckle era, "champions" were plentiful. Some of the most notable of these included the slave Tom Molineaux, Tom Cribb, Jack Slack, Jem Belcher, Ben Caunt and Jem Mace. 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. It should also be noted that in recent years, 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.
  • Peso pesado, también llamada a veces peso completo o peso máximo, es una categoría competitiva del boxeo y otros deportes de combate, que agrupa a competidores de peso considerable. En el boxeo profesional es la categoría de peso máximo, incluyendo a todos los boxeadores masculinos de más de 200+ libras (90,72 kilos) y femeninos de más de 175 libras (79,4 kilos). En el boxeo amateur (varones mayores) la categoría abarca a los boxeadores que pesan más de 81 kilos (178,5 lb) y menos de 91 kilos (200.72 lb). En el boxeo profesional masculino la categoría inmediata anterior es el peso crucero, mientras que en el femenino es el peso mediopesado. En el boxeo amateur la categoría inmediata anterior es el peso semi pesado y la inmediata superior el peso super pesado. El peso pesado es una de las ocho categorías tradicionales del boxeo: mosca, gallo, pluma, ligero, welter, mediano, mediopesado y pesado. El término también es utilizado para designar una categoría de otros deportes de combate como el kickboxing y el taekwondo.
  • Poids lourds est une catégorie de poids utilisée en sports de combat. En boxe anglaise professionnelle, elle concerne les athlètes pesant plus de 90,719 kg (plus de 200 livres) . En boxe anglaise amateur (Olympique) elle concerne les athlètes pesant entre 81 et 91 kg.
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  • I Pesi massimi sono una categoria di peso del pugilato. Storicamente, la categoria riuniva i pugili più pesanti, senza limiti di peso. Per i professionisti, nel 1920 venne fissato il limite di 175 libbre (79,38 Kg) per la categoria allora più leggera, quella dei mediomassimi, limite tutt'ora in vigore. Negli Anni '80 è stata invece istituita una categoria intermedia tra i massimi e i mediomassimi, quella dei Pesi cruiserweight, il cui limite superiore di peso è di 200 libbre (90,72 Kg) Per i dilettanti, le Olimpiadi di Los Angeles del 1984 introdussero un limite di 91 Kg (200,62 libbre) che da allora separò la categoria dei massimi da quella superiore dei supermassimi. Quindi, attualmente, la categoria di peso dei massimi, tra i professionisti, corrisponde a quella dei supermassimi tra i dilettanti, mentre la categoria dei cruiserweight tra i professionisti corrisponde a quella dei massimi tra i dilettanti.
  • ヘビー級(英: Heavy weight)は、ボクシングなどの格闘技で用いられる階級の1つである。ヘビーは「重い」の意。
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  • May 2009
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  • Heavyweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. Fighters who weigh over 200 pounds (14 st 4 lb/91 kg) are considered heavyweights by the major professional boxing organizations: the International Boxing Organization, the World Boxing Association, the World Boxing Council, and the World Boxing Organization. Because this division has no weight limit, it has been historically vaguely defined.
  • Peso pesado, también llamada a veces peso completo o peso máximo, es una categoría competitiva del boxeo y otros deportes de combate, que agrupa a competidores de peso considerable. En el boxeo profesional es la categoría de peso máximo, incluyendo a todos los boxeadores masculinos de más de 200+ libras (90,72 kilos) y femeninos de más de 175 libras (79,4 kilos).
  • Poids lourds est une catégorie de poids utilisée en sports de combat. En boxe anglaise professionnelle, elle concerne les athlètes pesant plus de 90,719 kg (plus de 200 livres) . En boxe anglaise amateur (Olympique) elle concerne les athlètes pesant entre 81 et 91 kg.
  • A nehézsúly súlycsoport az ökölvívásban
  • I Pesi massimi sono una categoria di peso del pugilato. Storicamente, la categoria riuniva i pugili più pesanti, senza limiti di peso. Per i professionisti, nel 1920 venne fissato il limite di 175 libbre (79,38 Kg) per la categoria allora più leggera, quella dei mediomassimi, limite tutt'ora in vigore.
  • ヘビー級(英: Heavy weight)は、ボクシングなどの格闘技で用いられる階級の1つである。ヘビーは「重い」の意。
  • Tungvekt er en vektklasse i boksing og andre kampsporter.
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  • Heavyweight
  • Peso pesado
  • Poids lourds
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  • Pesi massimi
  • ヘビー級
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