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Get to know Heavyweight better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like giant or titan.

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Heavyweight meaning

  1. A very large, heavy, or impressive person.
  2. The professional boxing weight class for boxers weighing more than 190 pounds; a boxer in that division.
  3. A similar division and contestant in other sports.

Synonyms of Heavyweight

giant titan behemoth colossus large person whale hulk gladiator prizefighter matman grappler wrestler pugilist boxer important person

Related words

Other words often associated with Heavyweight or its synonyms:

combatant belligerent scrapper battler fighter personage anomaly monster goliath workingman jumbo fauna

Using Heavyweight

  • The main meaning on this page is: A very large, heavy, or impressive person. | The professional boxing weight class for boxers weighing more than 190 pounds; a boxer in that division. | A similar division and contestant in other sports.
  • Useful related words include: giant, titan, behemoth, colossus.
  • In the example corpus, heavyweight often appears in combinations such as: heavyweight champion, world heavyweight, the heavyweight.

Context around Heavyweight

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 10 start, 8 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

light 3× wbc 2× american 2× world 2× two 2× true 1× next 1× vacant 1× bellator 1× senior 1×

Often after:

champion 6× title 5× boxing 2× division 2× star 1× tournament 1× 285 1× belts 1× showdowns 1× clashes 1×

Sentence patterns with Heavyweight

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and ibo heavyweight titles took 1× as a heavyweight and has 1× at light heavyweight 1× at light heavyweight for now 1× atop the heavyweight division of 1× broadcast another heavyweight title fight 1× bulk at heavyweight to reinforce 1× class 2a heavyweight state champion 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

about to enter 1× after tom s 1× also fighting on 1× and penn state 1× asked about the 1× bader the former 1×

Common sentence endings:

a heavyweight opponent 1× a heavyweight title 1× at light heavyweight 1× bader in february 1× british nigerian boxer 1× college clarence weber 1×

Words around Heavyweight

Just before it in the word index:

heavyset 5 heavy 10.048 heavner 4 heaviside 44 heaving 55 heaviness 36

Just after it in the word index:

heavyweights 161 heb 20 heba 15 hebard 13 hebb 8 hebbal 6

Similar in corpus frequency:

inevitably 848 reliability 848 amnesty 847 dome 847 imposing 847 perspectives 847

Corpus analysis for Heavyweight

  • In this selection, "heavyweight" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 28.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, light, wbc, american, champion, title and boxing stand out and add context to how "heavyweight" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and ibo heavyweight titles took, as a heavyweight and has and heavyweight champion. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "heavyweight" sits close to words such as inevitably, reliability and amnesty, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with heavyweight

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

And Penn State isn't exactly a heavyweight opponent. (9 words)

Once you're in the heavyweight division, you're a heavyweight. (11 words)

Miocic has competed at heavyweight his whole career - while Jones has spent most of his career at light-heavyweight. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

Asked about the future he says he can move up to heavyweight but feels good at light heavyweight for now, noting that a training partner of his in Sean Strickland is getting the next middleweight title show so he wont get in the way of that. (46 words)

The Mexican-American heavyweight champion who defeated Joshua in June to win the WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight titles took to Instagram in the early hours of Saturday morning (August 24) to confirm his rematch with the British-Nigerian boxer. (41 words)

Jones looked imperious as he slipped a left hand from Gane and took him down, trapping him against the cage before adding his new-found bulk at heavyweight to reinforce a guillotine choke and claim the vacant heavyweight title. (39 words)

Example sentences (20)

It was over ten years ago that Don King, the true heavyweight of heavyweight boxing, in the fading twilight of his promotional life declared the search for the next heavyweight star open.

Bader, the former light heavyweight champion who became a double champion with his first win over Emelianenko, is now 6-0 with 1 no contest as a heavyweight and has made three successful title defenses.

Jones looked imperious as he slipped a left hand from Gane and took him down, trapping him against the cage before adding his new-found bulk at heavyweight to reinforce a guillotine choke and claim the vacant heavyweight title.

Miocic has competed at heavyweight his whole career - while Jones has spent most of his career at light-heavyweight.

Asked about the future he says he can move up to heavyweight but feels good at light heavyweight for now, noting that a training partner of his in Sean Strickland is getting the next middleweight title show so he wont get in the way of that.

Ferreira won the PFL’s heavyweight tournament last year and rubber-stamped his clash against Ngannou by knocking out Bellator heavyweight champion Ryan Bader in February.

Logan Bender, Chisago Lakes, senior, heavyweight (285): Last season’s Class 2A heavyweight state champion signed with Northern Illinois.

Once you're in the heavyweight division, you're a heavyweight.

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Gypsy King, Fury, who recently claimed the WBC heavyweight title from Deontay Wilder in a rematch, has always earned the respect of Tyson since his comeback in 2018 and the former American heavyweight said he ‘respects’ the Gypsy King.

He arrived into the ring carried on a golden throne, and is now atop the heavyweight division of the sport by completing a full set of the world heavyweight belts by adding Wilder's WBC title.

Tyson dominated boxing during the late 1980s, reigning as the undisputed world heavyweight champion and breaking the record for the youngest boxer to win a heavyweight title.

Crawford-Khan, Avengers-Thanos two heavyweight showdowns (0:30)Terence Crawford takes on Amir Khan, while the Avengers square off vs. Thanos in two heavyweight clashes.

The Mexican-American heavyweight champion who defeated Joshua in June to win the WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight titles took to Instagram in the early hours of Saturday morning (August 24) to confirm his rematch with the British-Nigerian boxer.

This morning in Cape Town, South Africa, heavyweight Ruann Visser (18-2, 17 KO’s) was set to face Tian Fick (8-0, 5 KO’s) for the SA heavyweight title.

The network will also broadcast another heavyweight title fight, for the WBC heavyweight championship, between Deontay Wilder and Luis Ortiz on March 3 in Brooklyn, NY.

This made him the first heavyweight boxer to simultaneously hold the WBA, WBC and IBF titles, and the only heavyweight to successively unify them.

About to enter a clothing store in Beverly Hills, he was once recognized by heavyweight boxing legend Mike Tyson after some small talk.

After Tom’s death on the Western Front in 1917, Ivy, living in Melbourne with their baby son, married Australian heavyweight champion wrestler and founder of a health and strength college, Clarence Weber.

Also fighting on the undercard is experienced Kiwi boxer Joseph Parker who challenged Anthony Joshua back in 2018 and is a former WBO heavyweight champion.

And Penn State isn't exactly a heavyweight opponent.

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Common combinations with heavyweight

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Frequently asked questions

How do you use "heavyweight" in a sentence?
An example: "It was over ten years ago that Don King, the true heavyweight of heavyweight boxing, in the fading twilight of his promotional life declared the search for the next heavyweight star open." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "heavyweight" from authentic English texts.
What does "heavyweight" mean?
Heavyweight means: A very large, heavy, or impressive person.
What are synonyms of "heavyweight"?
Common synonyms of "heavyweight" include: giant, titan, behemoth, colossus, large person, whale, hulk, gladiator. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "heavyweight" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "heavyweight", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.