featherweight

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"Men think if a boy is a featherweight, and tough as a Bowery loafer, he's sure to be a success in the saddle.

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  1. noun A weight division in professional boxing having an upper limit of 126 pounds (56.7 kilograms), between junior featherweight and junior lightweight.
  2. noun A boxer competing in this weight division.
  3. noun A similar weight division in other sports, such as weightlifting.
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  • As if he had been a mere featherweight, the box man felt himself tossed into the air, slammed down with a headlock, lifted and whirled in what is commonly known as an airplane spin, a very dangerous predicament in which to be, crashed to the floor Doc Savage did not stand and watch. —  032 - Dust of Death
  • Salvador Sanchez went 10-0 in title fights at featherweight, and defeated four arguably elite fighters there. —  Doghouse Boxing News
  • The battles were featherweight, the blood was bloodless and backgrounds were CG cardboard. —  FlickFilosopher.com
  • "I know that when I box with someone and keep it long, there's not a featherweight or super-featherweight in the country who can beat me." —  East Side Boxing
  • Codenamed “Green Babyâ€, this featherweight is likely to run on a 1.0L four-cylinder engine or a more efficient three-cylinder 800cc mill. —  Top Stories - Google News
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