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Group of Triple Champions
In Boxing a Triple Champion is that fighter that win titles or belts in at least 3 different weights or divisions.
Therefore the group of Triple Champions is the selected group of fighters who have won three different titles in three totally different categories of weight. In the late twentieth century it was a hard, not easy and remarkable achievement of the sport possibly securing one spot in the Boxing Hall of Fame with other immortals of the sport. In the beginning of the twenty-first Century more fighters have achieved this feat requiring less effort because the numerous weight divisions (17) and the countless professional boxing entities that claim a "World" championship.
Example: Wilfredo Gómez won his first belt at 122 pounds later he net the 126 crown and finally won the 130 title to add to his resume. When a fighter is a Triple Champion he passes on to another level of excellence in boxing.
The first ever fighter to become a Triple Champion of boxing was Bob Fitzsimmons when he added the Light heavyweight crown to his world Middleweight and Heavyweight belts in November 25, 1903.
Barney Ross was the first ever boxer to hold at the same time two different world titles in two different weight divisions when he won 135 World Lightweight Title and 140 World Jr. Welterweight from the great Tony Canzoneri at 1933-06-23. Later Ross added the 147 World Welterweight Title from Jimmy McLarnin at 1934-05-28.
Henry Armstrong was the first ever man to hold at the same all his three titles in three divisions when he kept the 126 Cal-Mex World Featherweight Title, the 135 World Lightweight Title and the 147 World Welterweight Title.
Wilfred Benitez was the younger ever champion in any weight. Benitez won first the 140 WBA Light Welterweight Title from the legendary Antonio Cervantes at 1976-03-06. He moved up in weight to net the 147 WBC Welterweight Title from Carlos Palomino at 1979-01-14 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and finally won a third title once again moving to the higher division when he added the 154 WBC Super Welterweight Title from Maurice Hope at 1981-05-23.
The following lists are credited for all the boxers/fighters that win/won championships from the regular major entities and/or minor associations, plus the Ring Magazine champions and other criteria.
Still, boxing does not have an international governing body responsible for the organization and governance of the boxing titles, rules, etc such as the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) with soccer.
Triple Crown is also referred to any fighter that perform one or both extraordinary feat in Boxing:
- Different Divisions- A champion that can form part of the selected club of Triple Champions. See the List of boxing triple champions, or, when winning at least three belts in three different multiple weights. Example: Mike McCallum who won the Light middleweight title, the Middleweight belt and the Light heavyweight strap.
- Same Division- When winning at least three titles at the same weight division. Example: Pernell Whitaker won the unified crown of the Lightweight division when adding the WBC and the WBA titles to his already captured IBF belt. In other words, Whitaker was a Triple Champion in the Lightweight division alone, a single weight category. Another example: Evander Holyfield who never was a triple champion in three different weight divisions but was a triple champion in a single division when he added the WBA and the WBC belt to his IBF Cruiserweight crown.
- The term has been used in Boxing to acknowledge an individual who has won Major Boxing titles or Minor Boxing titles in three or more different Boxing weight classes or divisions.
In the beginning of the twenty one Century more and more fighters have achieved this feat requiring less effort because two reasons:
- Divisions - the numerous weight categories (Major entities: 17 divisions in total + Minor entities: 19 in some circumstances).They are: Heavyweight, Cruiserweight, Light heavyweight, Super middleweight, Middleweight, Super welterweight, Welterweight, Super lightweight, Lightweight, Super featherweight, Featherweight, Super bantamweight, Bantamweight, Super flyweight, Flyweight, Light flyweight and Strawweight .
- Entities- the growing amount of professional boxing entities that claim a "World" status for its championships around the planet. Those organizations are: International Boxing Federation, IBF, World Boxing Association WBA, World Boxing Council WBC and the World Boxing Organization WBO, International Boxing Organization IBO, 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.
The fighters that compose this club or group are classified in two different categories depending the level of championships won:
- Major Titles: - Bob Fitzsimmons (UK/NZ), Tony Canzoneri (USA), Barney Ross (USA), Henry Armstrong (USA), Emile Griffith (VI), Wilfred Benitez (PR), Alexis Argüello (NIC), Roberto Durán (PAN), Wilfredo Gómez (PR), Ray Charles Leonard (USA), Thomas Hearns (USA), Jeff Fenech (AUS), Héctor Camacho (PR), Julio César Chávez (MEX), Iran Barkley (USA), Duke McKenzie (UK), Pernell Whitaker (USA), Mike McCallum(JAM), Wilfredo Vázquez (PR), Oscar De La Hoya (USA), Roy Jones Jr. (USA), Leo Gomez (VEN), Félix Trinidad (PR); Johnny Tapia (USA); James Toney (USA); Shane Mosley (USA); Erik Morales (MEX), Marco Antonio Barrera (MEX), Floyd Mayweather, Jr.(USA) and Manny Pacquiao (PHI). Thirty (30) fighters in total.
- Minor Titles: - Vinny Pazienza (USA), Roger Mayweather (USA), Lester Ellis (Aus), Bobby Czyz (USA), Joey Gamache (USA), James "Buddy" McGirt (USA), Orlando Canizales (USA), Greg Haugen (USA), Mauricio Pastrana (COL), Junior Jones (USA), Cassius Baloyi (SA), Lehlohonolo Ledwaba (SA), Sirimongkol Singwangcha (THAI), Mzukisi Sikali (SA), Danny Romero (USA), Silvio Branco (Italy), Damaen Kelly (England), Rob Calloway (USA). Zab Judah (USA) and Juan Manuel Marquez (Mex). Nineteen (19) champions in total needed a third championship belt from a 'minor world' boxing organization to get their status as Triple Champions in three different divisions.
List of Triple Champions (Only WBC, WBA, IBF & WBO major titles)
How the list is made
This list is not including any World Minor Titles, The Ring World Championships, Linear Championships and/or the People’s Champion Titles. The general Boxing community accepts this list as the correct one. Only recognized belts from old international/national-world boxing commissions are accepted. Of course, any old boxing organization from the beginning (1920's - 1970's) of boxing is included here:
- New York State Athletic Commission NYSAC
- National Boxing Association NBA
- European Boxing Union EBU
- California-Mexico World
- Austrian Boxing Board of Control Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria, 1962
List of boxing triple champions (Table) - Major titles only
List of Triple Champions (long) - Major titles only
(1) Bob Fitzsimmons (UK/NZ); Belts: 160, HVY & 175
- 1st Title: 160 World Middle Weight Title 1891-01-14 Jack Dempsey New Orleans, USA W TKO 13 20 (1 consecutive defense)
- 2nd Title: Hvy World Heavyweight Title 1897-03-17 James J.Corbett NV,USA W KO 14 20 (Lost)
- 3rd Title: 175 World Light Heavyweight Title 1903-11-25 George Gardner CA, USA W PTS 20 20 (Lost)
(2) Tony Canzoneri (USA);Belts: 126, 135 & 140
- 1st Title: 126 NYSAC Featherweight Title 1927-10-24 Johnny Dundee NY,USA W PTS 15 15 (1 consecutive defense)
- 2nd Title: 135 World Lightweight Title 1930-11-14 Al Singer NY,USA W KO 1 15 (4 consecutive defenses)
- 3rd Title: 140 World Light Welterweight Title 1931-04-24 Jackie Berg IL,USA W KO 3 15 (3 consecutive defenses)
(3) Barney Ross (USA);Belts: 135, 140 & 147
- 1st Title: 135 World Lightweight Title 1933-06-23 Tony Canzoneri IL,USA W MD 10 10 (1 consecutive, vacates it)
- 2nd Title: 140 World Jr. Welterweight Title 1933-06-23 Tony Canzoneri IL,USA W MD 10 10 (9 consecutive defenses)
- 3rd Title: 147 World Welterweight Title 1934-05-28 Jimmy McLarnin NY,USA W SD 15 15 (Lost)
(4) Henry Armstrong (USA); Belts: 126, 135 & 147
- 1st Title: 126 Cal-Mex World Feather Weight Title 1936-08-04 Alberto B.Arizmendi LA, USA W PTS 10 10 (2 consecutive defenses)
- 2nd Title: 135 World Lightweight Title 1938-08-17 Lou Ambers NY,USA W SD 15 15 (1 consecutive defense)
- 3rd Title: 147 World Welterweight Title 1938-05-31 Barney Ross NY,USA W UD 15 15 (19 consecutive defenses)
(5) Emile Griffith (VI); Belts: 154, 147 & 160
- 1st Title: 154 World Jr. Middleweight Title (ABC) 1962-10-17 W 15 Teddy Wright Vienna, Austria W PTS 15 15 (1 consecutive defense)
- 2nd Title: 147 World Welterweight Title 1961-04-01 Benny Paret FL,USA W KO 13 15 (1 consecutive defenses)
- 3rd Title: 160 WBC Middleweight Title 1966-4-25 Dick Tiger NY,USA W UD 15 15 (2 consecutive defenses)
(6) Wilfred Benitez (PR); Belts: 140, 147 & 154
- 1st Title: 140 WBA Light Welterweight Title 1976-03-06 Antonio Cervantes San Juan, PR W SD 15 15 (3 consecutive defenses)
- 2nd Title: 147 WBC Welterweight Title 1979-01-14 Carlos Palomino San Juan, PR W SD 15 15 (1 consecutive defense)
- 3rd Title: 154 WBC Super Welterweight Title 1981-05-23 Maurice Hope NV,USA W TKO 12 15 (2 consecutive defenses)
(7) Alexis Argüello (NIC); Belts: 126, 130 & 135
- 1st Title: 126 WBA Featherweight Title 1974-11-23 Rubén Olivares CA, USA W KO 13 15 (4 consecutive defenses)
- 2nd Title: 130 WBC Super Featherweight Title 1978-01-28 Alfredo Escalera SJ,PR W TKO 13 15 (8 consecutive defenses)
- 3rd Title: 135 WBC Lightweight Title 1981-06-20 Jim Watt Wembley, England W UD 15 15 (4 consecutive defenses)
(8) Roberto Durán (PAN); Belts: 135, 147, 154, 160
- 1st Title: 135 WBA Lightweight Title 1972-06-26 Ken Buchanan NY,USA W TKO 13 15 (12 consecutive defenses)
- 2nd Title: 147 WBC Welterweight Title 1980-06-20 Ray Leonard Montreal, Canada W UD 15 15 (Lost)
- 3rd Title: 154 WBA Super Welterweight Title 1983-06-16 Dave Moore NY,USA W TKO 8 15 (Stripped)
(9) Wilfredo Gómez (PR); Belts: 122, 126 & 130
- 1st Title: 122 WBC Super Bantamweight Title 1977-05-21 Dong Kyun Yum HR,PR W KO 12 15 (17 consecutive defenses)
- 2nd Title: 126 WBC Featherweight Title 1984-03-31 Juan LaPorte RCC, Hato Rey, PR W UD 12 12 (Lost)
- 3rd Title: 130 WBA Super Featherweight Title 1985-05-19 W Rocky Lockridge Hato Rey, PR W MD 15 15 (Lost)
(10) Ray Charles Leonard (USA); Belts: 147, 154, 160, 168 & 175
- 1st Title: 147 WBC Welterweight Title 1979-11-30 Wilfredo Benítez NV,USA W TKO 15 15 (1 consecutive defense)
- 2nd Title: 154 WBA Super Welterweight Title 1981-06-25 Ayub Kalule, TX,USA W TKO 9 15 (Vacates)
- 3rd Title: 160 WBC Middleweight Title 87-04-06 Marvin Hagler NV,USA W SD 12 12 (Vacates)
(11) Thomas Hearns (USA); Belts: 147, 154, 175, 160, 168
- 1st Title: 147 WBA Welterweight Title 1980-08-02 Pipino Cuevas MI,USA W TKO 2 15 (3 consecutive defenses)
- 2nd Title: 154 WBC Super Welterweight Title 1982-12-03 Wilfredo Bénitez MI,USA W TKO 2 15 (3 consecutive defenses)
- 3rd Title: 160 WBC Middleweight Title 1987-10-29 Juan D.Roldán Hilton NV,USA W KO 4 12 (Lost)
(12) Jeff Fenech (AUS); Belts: 118, 122 & 126
- 1st Title: 118 IBF Bantamweight Title 1985-04-26 SatoshiI Shingaki Sydney, Australia W TKO 4 15 (3 consecutive)
- 2nd Title: 122 WBC Super Bantamweight Title 1987-05-08 Samart Payakaroon Sydney, Australia W KO 4 12 (2 consecutive)
- 3rd Title: 126 WBC Featherweight Title 1988-03-07 W Víctor Callejas Sydney, Australia W TKO 10 12 (3 consecutive)
(13) Héctor Camacho (PR); Belts: 130, 135 & 140
- 1st Title: 130 WBC Super Featherweight Title 1983-08-07 Rafael Limón San Juan, PR W TKO 5 12 (2 consecutive)
- 2nd Title: 135 WBC Lightweight Title 1985-08-10 José L.Ramírez NV,USA W UD 12 12 (2 consecutive)
- 3rd Title: 140 WBO Light Welterweight Title 1989-03-06 Ray Mancini NV,USA W SD 12 12 (2 consecutive)
(14) Julio César Chávez (MEX); Belts: 130, 135 & 140
- 1st Title: 130 WBC Super Featherweight Title 1984-09-13 Mario Martínez CA, USA W TKO 8 12 (9 consecutive)
- 2nd Title: 135 WBA Lightweight Title 1987-11-21 Edwin Rosario NV,USA W TKO 11 12 (2 consecutive)
- 3rd Title: 140 WBC Light Welterweight Title 1989-05-13 Roger Mayweather CA, USA W TKO 10 12 (11 consecutive)
(15) Iran Barkley (USA); Belts: 160, 168 & 175
- 1st Title: 160 WBC Middleweight Title 1988-06-06 160 Thomas Hearns Hilton NV,USA W TKO 3 12 (Lost)
- 2nd Title: 168 IBF Super Middleweight Title 1992-01-10 Darryn Van Horn NY,USA W TKO 2 12 (Lost)
- 3rd Title: 175 WBA Light Heavyweight Title 1992-03-20 Thomas Hearns NV,USA W SD 12 12 (Vacates it)
(16) Duke McKenzie (UK); Belts: 112, 118 & 122
- 1st Title: 112 IBF Flyweight Title 1988-10-05 Rolando Bohol London, England W TKO 11 12 (1 consecutive defense)
- 2nd Title: 118 WBO Bantamweight Title 1991-06-30 Gaby Canizales London, England W UD 12 12 (2 consecutive defenses)
- 3rd Title: 122 WBO Super Bantamweight Title 1992-10-15 Jesse Benavides London, England W UD 12 12 (Lost)
(17) Pernell Whitaker (USA); Belts: 135, 140, 147 & 154
- 1st Title: 135 IBF Lightweight Title 1989-02-18 Greg Haugen VA, USA W UD 12 12 (8 consecutive defenses)
- 2nd Title: 140 IBF Light Welterweight Title 1992-07-18 Rafael Pineda NV,USA W UD 12 12 (Vacates)
- 3rd Title: 147 WBC Welterweight Title 1993-03-06 James (Buddy) McGirt NY,USA W UD 12 12 (8 consecutive defenses)
(18) Mike McCallum (JAM); Belts: 154, 160 & 175
- 1st Title:154 WBA Super Welterweight Title 1984-10-19 Sean Mannion NY,USA W UD 15 15 (6 consecutive defenses)
- 2nd Title: 160 WBA Middleweight Title 1989-05-10 Heroll Graham London, England W SD 12 12 (3 consecutive defenses)
- 3rd Title: 175 WBC Light Heavyweight Title 1994-07-23 Jeff Harding ND,USA W UD 12 12 (1 consecutive defense)
(19) Wilfredo Vázquez (PR); Belts: 118, 122 & 126
- 1st Title: 118 WBA Bantamweight Title 1987-10-04 Chan-Yong Park Seoul Korea TKO 10 15 (1 consecutive)
- 2nd Title: 122 WBA Super Bantamweight Title 1992-03-27 Raúl Pérez Mexico City, Mexico W TKO 3 12 (9 consecutive)
- 3rd Title: 126 WBA Featherweight Title 1996-05-18 Eloy Rojas NV,USA TKO 11 12 (4 consecutive)
(20) Oscar De La Hoya (USA); Belts: 130, 135, 140, 147, 154 & 160
- 1st Title: 130 WBO Super Featherweight Title 1994-03-05 Jimmy Bredahl CA, USA W TKO 10 12 (1 consecutive)
- 2nd Title: 135 Vacant WBO Lightweight Title 1995-02-18 John-John Molina NV,USA W UD 12 12 (6 consecutives)
- 3rd Title: 140 WBC Light Welterweight Title 1996-06-07 Julio César Chávez NV,USA TKO 4 12 (1 consecutive)
(21) Roy Jones Jr. (USA); Belts: 160, 168, 175 & Hvy
- 1st Title: 160 IBF Middleweight Title 1993-05-22 Bernard Hopkins Washington, DC,USA UD 12 12 (1 consecutive)
- 2nd Title: 168 IBF Super Middleweight Title 1994-11-18 James Toney NV,USA UD 12 12 (5 consecutive)
- 3rd Title: 175 WBC Light Heavyweight Title 1996-11-22 Mike McCallum FL,USA UD 12 12 (Lost)
(22) Leo Gamez (VEN); Belts: 105, 108, 112 & 115
- 1st Title: 105 WBA Minimumweight Title 1988-01-10 Bong-Jun Kim Pusan, Korea UD 12 12 (Vacates)
- 2nd Title: 108 WBA Light Flyweight Title 1993-10-21 Shiro Yahiro Tokyo, Japan TKO 9 12 (3 consecutive)
- 3rd Title: 112 WBA Flyweight Title 1999-03-13 Hugo Rafael Soto NY,USA TKO 3 12 (Lost)
(23) Félix Trinidad (PR); Belts: 147, 154 & 160
- 1st Title: 147 IBF Welterweight Title 1993-06-19 Maurice Blocker CA, USA KO 2 12 (15 consecutive)
- 2nd Title: 154 WBA Super Welterweight Title 2000-03-03 David Reid NV,USA UD 12 12 (2 consecutive)
- 3rd Title: 160 WBA Middleweight Tit 2001-05-13 William Joppy NY,USA TKO 5 12 (Lost)
(24) Johnny Tapia (USA); Belts: 115, 118 & 126
- 1st Title: 115 WBO Super Flyweight Title 1994-10-12 Henry Martínez NM,USA TKO 11 12 (13 consecutive)
- 2nd Title: 118 WBA Bantamweight Title 1998-12-05 Nana Konadu NJ,USA MD 12 12 (Lost it)
- 3rd Title: 126 IBF Featherweight Title 2002-04-27 Manuel Medina NY,USA MD 12 12 (Lost)
(25) James Toney (USA); Belts: 160, 168, 190 & 210
- 1st Title: 160 IBF World Middleweight Title 1991-05-10 Michael Nunn Iowa, USA W TKO 11 12
- 2nd Title: 168 IBF Super Middleweight Title 1993-02-13 Iran Barkley NV,USA TKO 10 12 (3 consecutives)
- 3th Title: 200 IBF Cruiserweight Title 2003-04-26 Vassiliy Jirov Connecticut, USA W UD 12 12 (Vacates)
(26) Shane Mosley (USA); Belts: 135, 147 & 154
- 1st Title: 135 IBF Lightweight Title 1997-08-02 Philip Holiday CT,USA UD 12 12 (8 consecutives)
- 2nd Title: 147 WBC Welterweight Title 2000-06-17 Oscar De La Hoya CA, USA SD 12 12 (3 consecutives)
- 3rd Title: 154 WBA Super Welterweight Title 2003-09-13 Oscar De La Hoya NV,USA UD 12 12 (Lost)
(27) Erik Morales (MEX); Belts: 122, 126 & 130
- 1st Title: 122 WBC Super Bantamweight TitleE 1997-09-06 Daniel Zaragoza El Paso, TX, USA W KO 11 12 (9 consecutives)
- 2nd Title: 126 WBC Featherweight Title 2000-09-02 Kevin Kelley TX,USA TKO 7 12 (2 consecutives)
- 3rd Title: 130 WBC Super Featherweight Title 2004-02-28 Jesús Chávez NV,USA W UD 12 12 (1 consecutives)
(28) Marco Antonio Barrera (MEX); Belts: 122, 126 & 130
- 1st Title: 122 WBO Super Bantamweight Title 1995-03-31 Daniel Jiménez CA, USA W UD 12 12 (8 consecutives)
- 2nd Title: 126 WBC featherweight title 2002-06-22 Erik Morales Nevada, USA W UD 12 12
- 3rd Title: 130 WBC Super Featherweight Title 2004-11-27 Erik Morales NV,USA W MD 12 12
(29) Floyd Mayweather, Jr. (USA); Belts: 130,135, 140, 147 & 154
- 1st Title: 130 WBC Super Featherweight Title 1998-10-03 Genaro Hernandez NV,USA W RTD 8 12 (8 consecutives)
- 2nd Title: 135 WBC Lightweight Title 2002-04-20 Jose Luis Castillo NV,USA W UD 12 12 (3 consecutives)
- 3rd Title: 140 WBC Light Welterweight Title 2005-06-25Arturo Gatti NJ,USA W TKO 6 12
(30) Manny Pacquiao (PHI); Belts: 112, 122, 130 & 135
- 1st Title: 112 WBC Flyweight Title 1998-12-04 Chartchai Sasakul Phuttamonthon, Thailand W KO 8 12 (1 consecutive)
- 2nd Title: 122 IBF Super Bantamweight Title 2001-06-23 Lehlohonolo Ledwaba NV,USA W KO 6 12 (4 consecutives)
- 3rd Title: 130 WBC super featherweight title 2008-03-15 Juan Manuel Marquez Nevada, USA W SD 12 12
List of Triple Champions (Short) - Major titles only
- (1) Bob Fitzsimmons (UK/NZ); Belts: 160, HVY & 175 1903-11-25
- (2) Tony Canzoneri (USA);Belts: 126, 135 & 140 1931-04-24
- (3) Barney Ross (USA);Belts: 135, 140 & 147 1934-05-28
- (4) Henry Armstrong (USA); Belts: 126, 135 & 147 1938-05-31
- (5) Emile Griffith (VI); Belts: 154, 147 & 160 1966-4-25
- (6) Wilfred Benitez (PR); Belts: 140, 147 & 154 1981-05-23
- (7) Alexis Argüello (NIC); Belts: 126, 130 & 135 1981-06-20
- (8) Roberto Durán (PAN); Belts: 135, 147, 154, 160 1983-06-16
- (9) Wilfredo Gómez (PR); Belts: 122, 126 & 130 1985-05-19
- (10) Ray Charles Leonard (USA); Belts: 147, 154, 160, 168 & 175 87-04-06
- (11) Thomas Hearns (USA); Belts: 147, 154, 175, 160, 168 1987-10-29
- (12) Jeff Fenech (AUS); Belts: 118, 122 & 126 1988-03-07
- (13) Héctor Camacho (PR); Belts: 130, 135 & 140 1989-03-06
- (14) Julio César Chávez (MEX); Belts: 130, 135 & 140 1989-05-13
- (15) Iran Barkley (USA); Belts: 160, 168 & 175 1992-03-20
- (16) Duke McKenzie (UK); Belts: 112, 118 & 122 1992-10-15
- (17) Pernell Whitaker (USA); Belts: 135, 140, 147 & 154 1993-03-06
- (18) Mike McCallum (JAM); Belts: 154, 160 & 175 1994-07-23
- (19) Wilfredo Vázquez (PR); Belts: 118, 122 & 126 1996-05-18
- (20) Oscar De La Hoya (USA); Belts: 130, 135, 140, 147, 154 & 160 1996-06-07
- (21) Roy Jones Jr. (USA); Belts: 160, 168, 175 & Hvy 1996-11-22
- (22) Leo Gamez (VEN); Belts: 105, 108, 112 & 115 1999-03-13
- (23) Félix Trinidad (PR); Belts: 147, 154 & 160 2001-05-13
- (24) Johnny Tapia (USA); Belts: 115, 118 & 126 2002-04-27
- (25) James Toney (USA); Belts: 160, 168 & 200 2003-04-26
- (26) Shane Mosley (USA); Belts: 135, 147 & 154 2003-09-13
- (27) Erik Morales (MEX); Belts: 122, 126 & 130 2004-02-28
- (28) Marco Antonio Barrera (MEX); Belts: 122, 126 & 130 2004-11-27
- (29) Floyd Mayweather, Jr. (USA); Belts: 130,135, 140, 147 & 154 2005-06-25
- (30) Manny Pacquiao (PHI); Belts: 112, 122, 130 & 135 2008-03-15
List of Triple Champions (World Minor Titles, The Ring World Championships, People’s Champion Titles & Linear Championships)
How the list is made
- The first column of the extreme left (Major titles only) refers to championships won from only major boxing entities such the WBC, the WBA, the IBF and the WBO. They are the organizations that generally considered as the 'real' ones.
- 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. Some of them, despite having tremendous champions and superstars that sometimes eclipse the champions of the major entities, are still in the shadows. Please, see the List of Minor Boxing Entities of the Triple Champions in this page.
- Only the first championship by Boxing weight-class is added to the fighter not matter he later obtain or win additional belts in the same division.
Example number one: Sugar Ray Leonard is a five(5)times world champion in five(5)totally different weight categories:
- He won his first title (147 pounds/WBC welterweight belt) in 1979-11-30 against Wilfred Benitez but later he also added the WBA Welterweight version from Thomas Hearns in 1981-09-16. So because Welterweight is the same division, not matter the boxing regulating body, his first championship counts only to proclaim him as the world Welterweight champ or two times Welter champion.
- Leonard also won the world WBA light middleweight title (154 pounds) from Ayub Kalule in 1981-06-25 but he does not needed to win a second belt at this weight to be considered champion, so he is a one time world Light middleweight champ.
Example number two: Pernell Whitaker is a four(4)times champion in four(4)different divisions:
- His first ever title was the world IBF lightweight title (135 pounds) at 1989-02-18 from Greg Haugen. Whitaker also won the other two versions (WBA/1990-08-11 from Juan Nazario & WBC/1989-08-20 versus Jose Luis Ramirez) of the world Lightweight title in the same division, but only will be included here the very first title (1989-02-18). So Whitaker is a three(3)times world champion in one weight division (Lightweight), but is a six(6) times champion in four(4) different divisions.
- And every new title in different weight divisions will be only accepted in this list to proclaim the champions in multiple divisions.
Example number three: Vinny Pazienza is a three(3)times world champion in three different divisions:
- Pazienza's first belt was for the IBF lightweight title(135) at 1987-06-07 from Greg Haugen. The IBF title is considered a legitimate world title such the WBC, the WBA and the WBO.
- He won the WBA light middleweight title(154) at 1991-10-01 from Gilbert Dele. It's his second world title in two(2)different divisions.
- His next 'world' title was the IBO Super Middleweight Title(168)in 1993-12-28 from Dan Sherry. The IBO is still not recognized as a real 'world' association by the boxing fans, national commissions and writers. But I added Pazienza's three(3) titles in three(3)different weight divisions because all the titles are professional ones and because maybe one day that 'world' titles will be legitimate recognised by the World.
