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Where or how did welterweight term originate?

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∙ 15y ago
Updated: 10/25/2022

First attested in English 1832, "heavyweight horseman," later "boxer or wrestler of a certain (given) weight" (1896), from earlier welter "heavyweight horseman or boxer" (1804), possibly from Old English welt (verb sap. form) "beat severely" (c.1400)

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