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.

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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).

The Ring's championship policy has gained the acceptance of television outlets in North America such as ESPN and, to an extent, HBO; it has also been mentioned by the BBC in the United Kingdom.

Lineal

Lineal, the lineal championship awarded to the boxers who earned their lineal status anywhere between the 1990s to 2002, when The Ring stopped giving belts to world champions. The Ring champion is not necessarily the Lineal Champion.

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), International Boxing Council (IBC), International Boxing Board (IBB), International Boxing League (IBL), International Boxing Union (IBU), Global Boxing Association (GBA), Global Boxing Council (GBC), Global Boxing Federation GBF, Global Boxing Organization (GBO), Global Boxing Union (GBU), National Boxing Association (NBA), Transcontinental World Boxing Association (TWBA), Universal Boxing Association (UBA), Universal Boxing Council (UBC), Universal Boxing Federation (UBF), Universal Boxing Organization (UBO), UNIBOX UNIBOX, United States Boxing Council (USBC), World Athletic Association (WAA), World Boxing Board (WBB), World Boxing Championship Committee (WBCC), World Boxing Empire (WBE), World Boxing Foundation (WBF), World Boxing Institute (WBI), World Boxing League (WBL), World Boxing Network (WBN), World Boxing Union (WBU), World Cup of Boxing (WCOB), World Junior Boxing Federation (WJBF), World Tournament Boxing Federation (WTBF) and the World United Boxing Association (WUBA).

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

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