List of boxing quintuple champions

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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, has awarded world championships in professional boxing within each weight class from its foundation in 1922 until the 1990s, and again since 2001. The Ring champions were at one point held the linear reign to the throne, the man who beat the man. The lineal champion is also known as the true champion of the division. 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 the 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 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.

Since 2012, lineal champions are predetermined by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board, which promotes the concept of a singular world champion per weight class.[1] Lineal champions are listed on Cyber Boxing Zone website which list lineal champions of the Queensberry Era to date.[2]

Minor sanctioning bodies[]

The International Boxing Organization (IBO) is sometimes included in the list of major boxing organizations. Besides the IBO, there are other sanctioning bodies. They are: World Professional Boxing Federation (WPBF), International Boxing Association (IBA), National Boxing Association (NBA).

Note:

  • The International Boxing Association (IBA) is not to be confused with the International Boxing Association (AIBA), a French acronym for Association Internationale de Boxe Amateur, which sanctions amateur matches.
  • The National Boxing Association (NBA) was established in 1984 and is not to be confused with the original National Boxing Association that was established in 1921 and changed its name to World Boxing Association (WBA) in 1962.

List of men's quintuple champions[]

The following is a list of quintuple champions who have held titles from one or more of the "Big Four" organizations (WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO) and The Ring.

Inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame
World Titles from The Ring
No. Name Titles Date Opponent Result Defenses
1 Thomas Hearns 2.jpg
United States Thomas Hearns[3]
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 3
The Ring Light middleweight (154) 3
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
WBA Light heavyweight (175) 1991-03-06 United States Virgil Hill UD 12/12 0
2 Sugar Ray Leonard.jpg
United States Ray Charles Leonard[4]
WBC Welterweight (147) 1979-11-30 Puerto Rico Wilfred Benítez TKO 15/15 1
The Ring Welterweight (147) 1
WBC Welterweight (147) – (2) 1980-11-25 Panama Roberto Durán TKO 8/15 3
The Ring Welterweight (147) – (2) 3
WBA Light middleweight (154) 1981-06-25 Uganda Ayub Kalule TKO 9/15 0
The Ring Light middleweight (154) 0
WBA Welterweight (147) 1981-09-16 United States Thomas Hearns TKO 14/15 1
WBC Middleweight (160) 1987-04-06 United States Marvin Hagler SD 12/12 0
The Ring Middleweight (160) 0
WBC Super middleweight (168) 1988-11-07 Canada Don Lalonde TKO 9/12 2
WBC Light heavyweight (175) 0
3 Oscar De La Hoya at Morongo Casino.jpg
United States Oscar De La Hoya[5]
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
IBF Lightweight (135) 1995-05-06 United States Rafael Ruelas TKO 2/12 0
WBC Light welterweight (140) 1996-06-07 Mexico Julio César Chávez TKO 4/12 1
WBC Welterweight (147) 1997-04-12 United States Pernell Whitaker UD 12/12 7
WBC Welterweight (147) – (2) 2000-03-21 No. 1 contender promoted[6] 0
WBC Light middleweight (154) 2001-06-23 Spain Javier Castillejo UD 12/12 2
WBA (Unified) Light middleweight (154) 2002-09-14 United States Fernando Vargas TKO 11/12 1
The Ring Light middleweight (154) 1
WBC Light middleweight (154) – (2) 2006-05-06 Nicaragua Ricardo Mayorga TKO 6/12 0
4 Floyd Mayweather jr weigh-in.jpg
United States Floyd Mayweather Jr.[7]
WBC Super featherweight (130) 1998-10-03 United States Genaro Hernández RTD 8/12 8
WBC Lightweight (135) 2002-04-20 Mexico José Luis Castillo UD 12/12 3
The Ring Lightweight (135) 3
WBC Light welterweight (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
WBC Welterweight (147) 2006-11-04 Argentina Carlos Baldomir UD 12/12 1
The Ring Welterweight (147) 1
WBC Light middleweight (154) 2007-05-05 United States Oscar De La Hoya SD 12/12 0
WBC Welterweight (147) – (2) 2011-12-17 United States Victor Ortiz UD 12/12 5
WBA (Super) Light middleweight (154) 2012-05-05 Puerto Rico Miguel Cotto UD 12/12 1
The Ring Welterweight (147) – (2) 2013-05-04 United States Robert Guerrero UD 12/12 4
WBC Light middleweight (154) – (2) 2013-09-14 Mexico Canelo Álvarez UD 12/12 1
The Ring Light middleweight (154) 0
WBA (Unified) Welterweight (147) 2014-05-03 Argentina Marcos Maidana MD 12/12 3
WBO Welterweight (147) 2015-05-02 Philippines Manny Pacquiao UD 12/12 0
5 Manny Pacquiao weigh-in.jpg
Philippines Manny Pacquiao[8]
WBC Flyweight (112) 1998-12-04 Thailand Chatchai Sasakul KO 8/12 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
WBC Super featherweight (130) 2008-03-15 Mexico Juan Manuel Márquez SD 12/12 0
The Ring Super featherweight (130) 0
WBC Lightweight (135) 2008-06-28 United States David Díaz TKO 9/12 0

Note[]

  • Dates in bold format signify the date when they won their 5th division title.

List of women's quintuple champion[]

The following is a list of women’s quintuple champions who have held titles from one or more of the "Big Four" organizations (WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO) and The Ring.

World Titles from The Ring
No. Name Titles Date Opponent Result Defenses
1 Puerto Rico Amanda Serrano[9] IBF Super featherweight (130) 2011-09-10 United States Kimberly Connor TKO 2/10 0
WBO Lightweight (135) 2014-08-15 Argentina Maria Elena Maderna KO 6/10 0
WBO Featherweight (126) 2016-02-16 Canada Olivia Gerula TKO 1/10 1
WBO Super bantamweight (122) 2016-10-18 Hungary Alexandra Lazar TKO 5/10 2
WBO Bantamweight (118) 2017-04-22 Dominican Republic Dahiana Santana TKO 8/10 0
WBO Featherweight (126) – (2) 2019-09-13 United States Heather Hardy UD 10/10 2
WBC interim Featherweight (126), later promoted to official champion. 2021-02-04 Promoted 2
2 Japan Naoko Fujioka[10] WBC Mini flyweight (105) 2011-05-08 Mexico Anabel Ortiz RTD 8/10 2
WBA Super flyweight (115) 2013-11-13 Japan Naoko Yamaguchi UD 10/10 1
WBO Bantamweight (118) 2015-10-19 South Korea Hee Jung Yuh UD 10/10 1
WBA Flyweight (112) 2017-03-13 Mexico Isabel Millan TKO 10/10 3
WBO Light flyweight (108) 2017-12-01 Costa Rica Yokasta Valle UD 10/10 0

Note[]

  • Dates in bold format signify the date when they won their 5th division title.
  • Interim titles are not included unless they get promoted to the official champion.

Quintuple champions that won titles in other multiple divisions[]

Some fighters of this group or club were not satisfied 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[]

External links[]

References[]

  1. ^ "A PURIST VIEW: THE TRUE LINEAL CHAMPION". FIGHT VIEW 360. 2018-09-06.
  2. ^ DeLisa, Mike (August 2004). "What the CBZ Means When it Refers to "Lineal Championships"". The CBZ Journal. cyberboxingzone. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
  3. ^ "Thomas Hearns". Boxrec.com.
  4. ^ "Sugar Ray Leonard". Boxrec.com.
  5. ^ "Oscar De La Hoya". Boxrec.com.
  6. ^ "WBC declares de la Hoya welterweight champion". The Independent. 21 March 2000. Archived from the original on 29 September 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Floyd Mayweather Jr". Boxrec.com.
  8. ^ "Manny Pacquiao". Boxrec.com.
  9. ^ "Amanda Serrano". Boxrec.com.
  10. ^ "Naoko Fujioka". Boxrec.com.
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