He had in fact been one of the best lightweight fighters around and gone fifteen rounds once and lost a split decision to Willie Pep.
The Baroudeur was a lightweight fighter, designed to operate from grass airfields.
He lost to Top 10 lightweight fighter, Jim Miller.
It featured light heavyweight and lightweight fighters.
He had the air of assurance that most lightweight fighters have in their early careers; some might call it an air of arrogance.
J-12 - a 1970 Chinese lightweight supersonic fighter, Development abandoned in 1977.
Both men knew that an aggressive manufacturing program by General Dynamics had equipped more than sixteen nations with the versatile lightweight fighter.
He was a little guy who'd been a very fine lightweight fighter once.
This variant had been specifically designed for the dual-role of lightweight fighter and advanced trainer; it had a greater weapons capacity than the T.1.
Under his leadership, the company won the Air Force's competition for a lightweight fighter with its F-16 Falcon.