List of boxing quintuple champions

A quintuple champion in boxing refers to a boxer who has won world titles in five different categories of weight.

Recognition

Major sanctioning bodies

These "Big 4" sanctioning bodies are considered "major" enough to award championships. They are arranged in order of foundation:

The Ring

The Ring, boxing's most respected magazine that was founded in 1922, has its own version of lineal championship and began awarding championship belts in 1922. The Lineal Champion is also known as the true champion of the division. The Ring Champion holds the linear reign to the throne, the man who beat the man. The Ring stopped giving belts to world champions in the 1990s but began again in 2002.

In 2002, The Ring attempted to clear up the confusion regarding world champions by creating a championship policy. It echoed many critics' arguments that the sanctioning bodies in charge of boxing championships had undermined the sport by pitting undeserving contenders against undeserving "champions", and forcing the boxing public to see mismatches for so-called "world championships". The Ring attempted to clear up the confusion regarding world champions by creating a championship policy that is "intended to reward fighters who, by satisfying rigid criteria, can justify a claim as the true and only world champion in a given weight class." The Ring claims to be more authoritative and open than the sanctioning bodies' rankings, with a page devoted to full explanations for ranking changes. A fighter pays no sanctioning fees to defend or fight for the title at stake, contrary to practices of the sanctioning bodies. Furthermore, a fighter cannot be stripped of the title unless he loses, decides to move to a different weight division, or retires.

There are currently only two ways that a boxer can win The Ring's title: defeat the reigning champion; or win a box-off between the magazine's number-one and number-two rated contenders (or, sometimes, number-one and number-three rated). A vacant Ring championship is filled when the number-one contender in a weight-division battles the number-two contender or the number-three contender (in cases where The Ring determines that the number-two and number-three contenders are close in abilities and records).

In May 2012, citing the number of vacancies in various weight classes as primary motivation, The Ring unveiled a new championship policy. Under the new policy, The Ring title can be awarded when the No. 1 and No. 2 fighters face one another or when the Nos. 1 and 2 contenders choose not to fight one another and either of them fights No. 3, No. 4 or No. 5, the winner may be awarded The Ring belt. In addition, there are now six ways for a fighter to lose his title: lose a fight in his championship weight class; move to another weight class; not schedule a fight in any weight class for 18 months; not schedule a fight in his championship weight class for 18 months, even if fighting at another weight class; not scheduling a fight with a top 5 contender in any weight class for two years; or retiring.

Many media outlets and members are extremely critical of the new championship policy and state that if this new policy is followed The Ring title will lose the credibility it once held.

Lineal

The Transnational Boxing Rankings Board (TBRB) hands out the official version of lineal championship. TBRB awards vacant championships when the two top-ranked fighters in any division meet and currently recognizes legitimate world champions or "true champions" each weight classes. The Board was formed to continue where the The Ring "left off" in the aftermath of its purchase by Golden Boy Promotions in 2007 and the following dismissal of Nigel Collins. After the new editors announced a controversial new championship policy in May 2012, three prominent members of the Ring Advisory Panel resigned. This three members (Springs Toledo, Cliff Rold and Tim Starks) became the founding members of the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board, which was formed over the summer of 2012 with the assistance of Stewart Howe of England.

After The Ring lost its credibility, many boxing historians and boxing analysts viewed Transnational Boxing Rankings Board as the most complete version of lineal championship and the most authoritative rankings in boxing today.

TBRB champions are listed on Cyber Boxing Zone website which list lineal champions of the Queensberry Era to date.

Minor sanctioning bodies

The minor sanctioning bodies are sometimes included. They are: International Boxing Organization (IBO), World Professional Boxing Federation (WPBF), International Boxing Association (IBA), National Boxing Association (NBA).

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Group of Quintuple Champions

The following are the lists of boxers who have won five different titles in five totally different categories of weight. In boxing, a boxer that wins championships in five different divisions is called a quintuple champion.

List of Boxing Quintuple or Five Division Champions — Major Titles

This list is credited for boxers who have won championships in boxing from major sanctioning bodies and The Ring.

Example: Thomas Hearns won his first belt at 147 pounds, later he captured the 154 crown, got the 175 belt, won the 160 belt and finally he captured the 168 world title.

World Titles from The Ring/Lineal
Number Name Titles Date Opponent Result Defenses
1
United States Thomas Hearns[1]
WBA Welterweight (147) 1980-08-02 Mexico Pipino Cuevas TKO 2/15 3
WBC Light middleweight (154) 1982-12-03 Puerto Rico Wilfred Benítez TKO 2/15 ?
The Ring Light middleweight (154) ?
Lineal Light middleweight (154) ?
WBC Light heavyweight (175) 1987-03-07 United Kingdom Dennis Andries TKO 10/12 0
WBC Middleweight (160) 1987-10-29 Argentina Juan Domingo Roldán KO 4/12 0
WBO Super middleweight (168) 1988-11-04 United States James Kinchen MD 12/12 2
2
United States Ray Charles Leonard[2]
WBC Welterweight (147) 1979-11-30 Puerto Rico Wilfred Benítez TKO 15/15 1
The Ring Welterweight (147) 1
Lineal Welterweight (147) 1
WBA Light middleweight (154) 1981-06-25 Uganda Ayub Kalule TKO 9/15 0
The Ring Junior middleweight (154) 0
Lineal Junior middleweight (154) 0
WBC Middleweight (160) 1987-04-06 United States Marvin Hagler SD 12/12 0
The Ring Middleweight (160) 0
Lineal Middleweight (160) 0
WBC Super middleweight (168) 1988-11-07 Canada Don Lalonde TKO 9/12 2
WBC Light heavyweight (175) 1988-11-07 Canada Don Lalonde TKO 9/12 0
3
United States Oscar De La Hoya[3]
WBO Super featherweight (130) 1994-03-05 Denmark Jimmy Bredahl TKO 10/12 1
WBO Lightweight (135) 1995-02-18 Puerto Rico John-John Molina UD 12/12 6
WBC Super lightweight (140) 1996-06-07 Mexico Julio César Chávez TKO 4/12 1
Lineal Super lightweight (140) 1
WBC Welterweight (147) 1997-04-12 United States Pernell Whitaker UD 12/12 7
Lineal Welterweight (147) 7
WBC Super welterweight (154) 2001-06-23 Spain Javier Castillejo UD 12/12 1
The Ring Junior middleweight (154) 2002-09-14 United States Fernando Vargas TKO 11/12 1
Lineal Junior middleweight (154) 1
4
United States Floyd Mayweather, Jr.[4]
WBC Super featherweight (130) 1998-10-03 United States Genaro Hernández RTD 8/12 8
Lineal Super featherweight (130) 8
WBC Lightweight (135) 2002-04-20 Mexico José Luis Castillo UD 12/12 3
The Ring Lightweight (135) 3
Lineal Lightweight (135) 3
WBC Super lightweight (140) 2005-06-25 Canada Arturo Gatti TKO 6/12 0
IBF Welterweight (147) 2006-04-08 United States Zab Judah UD 12/12 0
The Ring Welterweight (147) 2006-11-04 Argentina Carlos Baldomir UD 12/12 1
Lineal Welterweight (147) 1
WBC Super welterweight (154) 2007-05-05 United States Oscar De La Hoya SD 12/12 0
The Ring Super welterweight (154) 2013-09-14 Mexico Canelo Álvarez UD 12/12 1
Lineal Super welterweight (154) 1
5
Philippines Manny Pacquiao[5]
WBC Flyweight (112) 1998-12-04 Thailand Chatchai Sasakul KO 8/12 1
Lineal Flyweight (112) 1
IBF Super bantamweight (122) 2001-06-23 South Africa Lehlohonolo Ledwaba TKO 6/12 4
The Ring Featherweight (126) 2003-11-15 Mexico Marco Antonio Barrera TKO 11/12 2
Lineal Featherweight (126) 2
WBC Super featherweight (130) 2008-03-15 Mexico Juan Manuel Márquez SD 12/12 0
The Ring Junior lightweight (130) 0
Lineal Junior lightweight (130) 0
WBC Lightweight (135) 2008-06-28 United States David Díaz TKO 9/12 0

List of Quintuple Champions (long) — Major Titles

(1) Thomas Hearns (USA); Belts: 147, 154, 175, 160 & 168

(2) Ray Charles Leonard (USA); Belts: 147, 154, 160, 168 & 175

(3) Oscar De La Hoya (USA); Belts: 130, 135, 140, 147, 154 & 160

(4) Floyd Mayweather, Jr. (USA); Belts: 130,135, 140, 147 & 154

(5) Manny Pacquiao (PHI); Belts: 112, 122, 126, 130, 135, 140, 147 & 154

List of Quintuple Champions (short) — Major Titles

List of Boxing Quintuple Champions — Minor + Major Titles

This list is credited for boxers who have won championships in boxing from major or minor sanctioning bodies.

The first column of the extreme left (Major titles only) refers to championships won from only major boxing entities: the four major sanctioning bodies (WBC, WBA, IBF, and WBO) and The Ring.

The second column of the extreme left (Minor and Major titles) refers to any championships won from professional 'minor' boxing associations that are not yet well respected by the general boxing fan or public at 'world' level.

World Titles from Minor Sanctioning Bodies
Number Name Titles Date Opponent Result Defenses
Major Titles Only Major and Minor Titles
1 1
United States Thomas Hearns
WBA Welterweight (147) 1980-08-02 Mexico Pipino Cuevas TKO 2/15 ?
WBC Light middleweight (154) 1982-12-03 Puerto Rico Wilfred Benítez TKO 2/15 ?
The Ring Light middleweight (154) ?
Lineal Light middleweight (154) ?
WBC Light heavyweight (175) 1987-03-07 Guyana Dennis Andries UD 12/12 ?
WBC Middleweight (160) 1987-10-29 Argentina Juan Domingo Roldán KO 4/12 ?
WBO Super-middleweight (168) 1988-11-04 United States James Kinchen MD 12/12 ?
2 2
United States Ray Charles Leonard
WBC Welterweight (147) 1979-11-30 Puerto Rico Wilfred Benítez TKO 15/15 ?
The Ring Welterweight (147) ?
Lineal Welterweight (147) ?
WBA Light middleweight (154) 1981-06-25 Uganda Ayub Kalule TKO 9/15 ?
The Ring Junior middleweight (154) ?
Lineal Junior middleweight (154) ?
WBC Middleweight (160) 1987-04-06 United States Marvin Hagler SD 12/12 ?
The Ring Middleweight (160) ?
Lineal Middleweight (160) ?
WBC Super middleweight (168) 1988-11-07 Canada Don Lalonde TKO 9/12 ?
WBC Light heavyweight (175) 1988-11-07 Canada Don Lalonde TKO 9/12 ?
N/A 3 Australia Lester Ellis[6] IBF Super featherweight (130) 1985-02-15 South Korea Hwan-Kil Yuh SD 4/12 ?
WBF Welterweight (147) 1993-02-19 United States Rocky Berg KO 2/12 ?
IBO Light welterweight (140) 1994-12-03 Philippines Al Coquilla KO 1/12 ?
IBO Lightweight (135) 1995-03-10 Philippines Amado Cabato UD 12/12 ?
IBO Light middleweight (154) 1995-07-17 United States Eric Alexander UD 12/12 ?
N/A 4 Puerto Rico Héctor Camacho[7] WBC Super Featherweight (130) 1983-08-07 Mexico Rafael Limón TKO 5/12 2
WBC Lightweight (135) 1985-08-10 Mexico José Luis Ramírez UD 12/12 2
WBA Light Welterweight (140) 1989-03-06 United States Ray Mancini SD 12/12 2
International Boxing Council Welterweight (147) 1995-01-14 United States Todd Foster TKO 4/12 ?
IBC Middleweight (160) 1996-06-22 Panama Roberto Durán UD 12/12 ?
N/A 5 Panama Roberto Durán[8] WBA Lightweight (135) 1972-06-26 United Kingdom Ken Buchanan TKO 13/15 ?
The Ring Lightweight (135) ?
Lineal Lightweight (135) ?
WBC Welterweight (147) 1980-06-20 United States Ray Charles Leonard UD 15/15 ?
The Ring Welterweight (147) ?
Lineal Welterweight (147) ?
WBA Light middleweight (154) 1983-06-16 United States Davey Moore TKO 8/15 ?
WBC Middleweight (160) 1989-02-24 United States Iran Barkley SD 12/12 ?
NBA Super middleweight (168) 2000-06-16 United States Pat Lawlor UD 12/12 ?
N/A 6 United States James Toney[9] IBC Middleweight (160) 1990-06-27 United States Ricardo Bryant TKO 4/12 ?
IBC Super Middleweight (168) 1993-02-13 United States Iran Barkley UD 12/12 3
WBU Light Heavyweight (175) 1996-08-09 Puerto Rico Freddie Delgado TKO 5/12 3
WBU Cruiserweight (190) 1997-02-22 Jamaica Mike McCallum UD 12/12 ?
IBA Super-cruiserweight (210) 2001-03-29 Mexico Saul Montana TKO 2/12 ?
3 7
United States Oscar De La Hoya
WBO Super featherweight (130) 1994-03-05 Denmark Jimmy Bredahl TKO 10/12 1
WBO Lightweight (135) 1995-02-18 Puerto Rico John-John Molina UD 12/12 6
WBC Super lightweight (140) 1996-06-07 Mexico Julio César Chávez TKO 4/12 1
Lineal Super lightweight (140) 1
WBC Welterweight (147) 1997-04-12 United States Pernell Whitaker UD 12/12 7
Lineal Welterweight (147) 7
WBC Super welterweight (154) 2001-06-23 Spain Javier Castillejo UD 12/12 1
The Ring Junior middleweight (154) 2002-09-14 United States Fernando Vargas TKO 11/12 1
Lineal Junior middleweight (154) 1
4 8
United States Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
WBC Super featherweight (130) 1998-10-03 United States Genaro Hernández RTD 8/12 8
Lineal Super featherweight (130) 8
WBC Lightweight (135) 2002-04-20 Mexico José Luis Castillo UD 12/12 3
The Ring Lightweight (135) 3
Lineal Lightweight (135) 3
WBC Super lightweight (140) 2005-06-25 Canada Arturo Gatti TKO 6/12 0
IBF Welterweight (147) 2006-04-08 United States Zab Judah UD 12/12 0
The Ring Welterweight (147) 2006-11-04 Argentina Carlos Baldomir UD 12/12 1
Lineal Welterweight (147) 1
WBC Super welterweight (154) 2007-05-05 United States Oscar De La Hoya SD 12/12 0
The Ring Super welterweight (154) 2013-09-14 Mexico Canelo Álvarez UD 12/12 1
Lineal Super welterweight (154) 1
5 9
Philippines Manny Pacquiao
WBC Flyweight (112) 1998-12-04 Thailand Chatchai Sasakul KO 8/12 1
Lineal Flyweight (112) 1
IBF Super bantamweight (122) 2001-06-23 South Africa Lehlohonolo Ledwaba TKO 6/12 4
The Ring Featherweight (126) 2003-11-15 Mexico Marco Antonio Barrera TKO 11/12 2
Lineal Featherweight (126) 2
WBC Super featherweight (130) 2008-03-15 Mexico Juan Manuel Márquez SD 12/12 0
The Ring Junior lightweight (130) 0
Lineal Junior lightweight (130) 0
WBC Lightweight (135) 2008-06-28 United States David Díaz TKO 9/12 0
N/A 10
United States Roy Jones, Jr.
IBF Middleweight (160) 1993-05-22 United States Bernard Hopkins UD 12/12 1
IBF Super middleweight (168) 1994-11-18 United States James Toney UD 12/12 5
WBC Light heavyweight (175) 1996-11-22 Jamaica Mike McCallum UD 12/12 0
The Ring Light heavyweight (175) 2002-02-02 Australia Glen Kelly KO 7/12 4
WBA Heavyweight (200+) 2003-03-01 United States John Ruiz UD 12/12 0
WBU Cruiserweight (200) 2013-12-21 France Zine Eddine Benmakhlouf UD 12/12 0

List of Quintuple Champions (long) — Minor + Major Titles

(1)(1) Thomas Hearns (USA); Belts: 147, 154, 175, 160 & 168

(2)(2) Ray Charles Leonard (USA); Belts: 147, 154, 160, 168 & 175

(N/A)(3) Lester Ellis (AUS); Belts: 130,125,140,147 & 154 *

(N/A)(4) Héctor Camacho (PR); Belts: 130, 135 & 140

(N/A) (5) Roberto Durán (PAN); Belts: 135, 147, 154, 160

(N/A)(6) James Toney (USA); Belts: 160, 168, 190 & 210

(3)(7) Oscar De La Hoya (USA); Belts: 130, 135, 140, 147, 154 & 160

(4)(8) Floyd Mayweather, Jr. (USA); Belts: 130,135, 140, 147 & 154

(5)(9) Manny Pacquiao (PHI); Belts: 112, 122, 126, 130, 135, 140, 147 & 154

List of Quintuple Champions (short) — Minor + Major Titles

Quintuple Champions that skipped weight divisions

Quintuple Champions that won titles in other multiple divisions

Some fighters of this group or club were not sastified to win just the incredible milestone of championships in five different weight divisions but to reach immortality in six and/or seven other different divisions or categories. The multiple champions who won titles in:

See also

References

  1. "Thomas Hearns". Boxrec.com.
  2. "Sugar Ray Leonard". Boxrec.com.
  3. "Oscar De La Hoya". Boxrec.com.
  4. "Floyd Mayweather Jr.". Boxrec.com.
  5. "Manny Pacquiao". Boxrec.com.
  6. "Lester Ellis". Boxrec.com.
  7. "Héctor Camacho". Boxrec.com.
  8. "Roberto Durán". Boxrec.com.
  9. "James Toney". Boxrec.com.
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