pugilist - someone who fights with his fists for sportbantamweight - an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 119 pounds slugger, slogger - a boxer noted for an ability to deliver hard punches featherweight - an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 126 pounds flyweight - an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 112 pounds heavyweight - an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 201 pounds lightweight - an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 132 pounds middleweight - an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 165 pounds puncher - someone who delivers punches welterweight - an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 148 pounds |