What is Middleweight?
In [[boxing]], the term '''Middleweight''' is used for a specific group of people based on [[weight]]. A middleweight is a boxer weight does not exceed 160 pounds (73&nbsp;kg). Boxing [[organization]]s created many divisions so that fighters could fight people of the same size. The first heavyweight champion under modern rules was [[Irish people|Irish]] boxer [[Jack (Nonpareil) Dempsey]]. Famous heavyweight champions have include [[Bob Fitzsimmons]], [[Nino Benvenuti]], [[Rocky Graziano]], [[Marvin Hagler]], [[Bernard Hopkins]], [[Roy Jones Jr.]], [[Jake LaMotta]], [[Carlos Monzon]], [[Sugar Ray Robinson]], [[Tony Zale]] and [[Sugar Ray Leonard]]. {{sport-stub}} [[Category:Boxing]]