pound for pound meaning

[American slang]
[Usually of value, quality, strength, etc.] considering the amount of weight involved.
  Pound for pound, a dog fed properly is much stronger than a dog that has to fend for itself.
  Pound for pound, there is more food value in beef than in chicken.

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1. pound for pound, you can get better value at this shop than at the other one
2. in fact, pound for pound, the process for making a car is about 500 % more efficient than that for making a computer
3. my goals in powerlifting are become the strongest powerlifter of all time and to be pound for pound the best powerlifter of all time
4. Middle linebacker : Pound for pound, Ron McKinnon is great.
5. He is a former pound for pound, in December 2012.