1. Pound for pound - Adverb
2. Pound for pound - Phrase
pound for pound
Alternative spelling of pound-for-pound
(sports, boxing) A comparison of fighters' (usually boxers) skill levels, regardless of what weight class they are in.
Sugar Ray Robinson is pound for pound the best boxer ever.
Pertaining to how any two things compare when bearing in mind their real or relative, figurative weight.
A tin of tomatoes weighing 250 g and costing $2.50 is more expensive, pound-for-pound, than one weighing 500 g and costing $4 (as the former costs $1.00 per 100 g and the latter $0.80 per 100 g).
My gal is pound for pound sweeter than chocolate.
pound-for-pound
He could knock you out going backwards. He could knock you out going forward. And that's why people remember him now as the greatest fighter we've ever had, pound for pound. Sugar Ray Robinson
Alvarez is regarded by many as the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world but Smith, who cut a relaxed figure at the final pre-fight press conference, insists he is not putting his foe on a pedestal. Source: Internet
Ask any boxer or trainer about the mythical pound-for-pound rankings and you’ll usually get one of two responses: a smirk or a massive eye-roll. Source: Internet
Lombardi once said, “Pound for pound, Willie was the best tackler in the game.” Source: Internet
Lopez is the new WBA, IBF and WBO titleholder after having bulldozed the former divisional kingpin Vasyl Lomachenko, who most experts rated among the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world. Source: Internet
Demetrious Johnson claimed his 11th consecutive title defense when he defeated Ray Borg at UFC 216. Will he be overtaken as the pound-for-pound champion? Source: Internet