List of boxing quadruple champions
A quadruple champion in boxing refers to a boxer who has won world titles in four different categories of weight.
Recognition
Major sanctioning bodies
There is some dispute on which sanctioning body is considered "major" enough to award championships. The "Big 4" sanctioning bodies are always included. They are arranged in order of foundation:
- World Boxing Association (WBA) - founded in 1921
- World Boxing Council (WBC) - founded in 1963
- International Boxing Federation (IBF) - founded in 1976
- World Boxing Organization (WBO) - founded in 1988
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
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, United States Boxing Council (USBC), World Athletic Association (WAA), World Boxing Board (WBB), World Boxing Championship Committee (WBCC), World Boxing Foundation (WBFo), World Boxing Institute (WBI), World Boxing League (WBL), World Boxing Network (WBN), World Boxing Union (WBU).
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 Quadruple Champions
This list is credited for boxers who have won championships in boxing from major sanctioning bodies (WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO), The Ring.
WBA has two recognized world champions, WBA (Super) and WBA (Regular). In cases where the WBA simultaneously recognizes both world champions, the (Super) title holder is the primary champion. In cases where the (Super) title is vacated, the (Regular) title holder becomes the primary champion.
| World Titles from The Ring | |
| WBA Regular Champion | |
| ‡ | denotes that the WBA Super is vacant/vacated during his title reign. |
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Note:
- Interim titles are not included unless they get promoted to the official champion.
- WBA Regular titles are not included unless the WBA Super is vacant. Here are the scenarios:
- Miguel Cotto's and Adrien Broner's WBA Regular Welterweight title is considered the "Official Champion" because the WBA Super title was vacant at the time of their title reign.
- Roman Gonzalez's WBA Regular Minimumweight title is considered the "Official Champion" because the WBA Super title was not yet introduced in the division at the time of his title reign. The Super title was introduced in the year 2020 when the WBA elevated Knockout CP Freshmart to Super.
- Kazuto Ioka's WBA Regular Light flyweight title is considered the "Official Champion" because Roman Gonzalez's WBA Super title was vacated on January 14, 2014. One month later, Ioka vacated his title..
- Kazuto Ioka's WBA Regular Flyweight title is considered the "Official Champion" because Juan Estrada's WBA Super title was vacated on September 14, 2016. Since Super's vacancy, Ioka defended his Regular title 2 more times. He ultimately vacated his title on November 13, 2017.
List of Women’s Quadruple Champion
The following is a list of women’s quadruple 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 | |
| WBA Regular Champion | |
| ‡ | denotes that the WBA Super is vacant/vacated during her title reign. |
| Number | Name | Titles | Date | Opponent | Result | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Amanda Serrano[24]
|
IBF Super featherweight (130) | 2011-09-10 |  Kimberly Connor
|
TKO 2/10 | 0 |
| WBO Lightweight (135) | 2014-08-15 |  Maria Elena Maderna
|
KO 6/10 | 0 | ||
| WBO Featherweight (126) | 2016-02-16 |  Olivia Gerula
|
TKO 1/10 | 1 | ||
| WBO Super bantamweight (118) | 2016-10-18 |  Alexandra Lazar
|
TKO 5/10 | 2 | ||
| 2 |  Naoko Fujioka[25]
|
WBC Minimumweight (105) | 2011-05-08 |  Anabel Ortiz
|
RTD 8/10 | 2 |
| WBA Regular Super flyweight‡ (115) | 2013-11-13 | Naoko Yamaguchi
|
UD 10/10 | 1 | ||
| WBO Bantamweight (118) | 2015-10-19 |  Hee Jung Yuh
|
UD 10/10 | 1 | ||
| WBA Regular Flyweight‡ (112) | 2017-03-13 | Isabel Millan
|
TKO 10/10 | 2 |
Note:
- Interim titles are not included unless they get promoted to the official champion.
- WBA Regular titles are not included unless the WBA Super is vacant. Here are the scenarios:
- Naoko Fujioka's Super flyweight Regular title is considered the "Official Champion" because the WBA Super title is not yet introduced in the division.
- Naoko Fujioka's Flyweight Regular title is considered the "Official Champion" because the WBA Super title is vacant during her title reign.
Only Four Division Champion in the Original Eight Weight Classes
Becoming a four division champion in the "Original Eight" weight classes or also known as "Glamour Divisions" is a rare occurrence. In the entire history of boxing, it has only been achieved by Manny Pacquiao. Henry Armstrong came close when he got a controversial draw for the World Middleweight title against Ceferino Garcia.
| World Titles from The Ring |
| Number | Name | Titles | Date | Opponent | Result | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |   Manny Pacquiao[26] |
WBC Flyweight (112) | 1998-12-04 |  Chatchai Sasakul |
KO 8/12 | 1 |
| The Ring Featherweight (126) | 2003-11-15 | Marco Antonio Barrera |
TKO 11/12 | 2 | ||
| WBC Lightweight (135) | 2008-06-28 | David Díaz
|
TKO 9/12 | 0 | ||
| WBO Welterweight (147) | 2009-11-14 | Miguel Ángel Cotto
|
TKO 12/12 | 3 |
Quadruple 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 four different weight divisions but to reach immortality in five, six and/or seven other different divisions or categories. The multiple champions who won titles in:
- Five divisions are called Quintuple champions (see the List of boxing quintuple champions);
- Six divisions are called Sextuple champions (see the List of boxing sextuple champions);
- Seven divisions are called Septuple champions (see the List of boxing septuple champions); and
- Eight divisions are called Octuple champions
See also
- List of current world boxing champions
- List of boxing triple champions
- List of boxing quintuple champions
- List of boxing sextuple champions
- List of boxing septuple champions
- Octuple champion
- List of The Ring world champions
- List of WBA world champions
- List of WBC world champions
- List of IBF world champions
- List of WBO world champions
- List of IBO world champions
- Boxing pound for pound rankings
External links
- Boxrec.com – title search
- Boxing Records
- Saddoboxing
- Yahoo - Boxing
- IBHOF
- Cyberboxingzone
- Transnational Boxing Rankings Board
- Manny Pacquiao
- "Manny Pacquiao's attempt on a fifth world title in as many divisions". The Telegraph. 2008-06-28.
- Manny Pacquiao
- Manny Pacquiao's Five Best Performances
- Pacquiao Aims for Four (and Six): Real History Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
- http://forums.doghouseboxing.com/lofiversion/index.php/t140155.html
References
- ^ "A PURIST VIEW: THE TRUE LINEAL CHAMPION". FIGHT VIEW 360. 2018-09-06.
- ^ DeLisa, Mike (August 2004). "What the CBZ Means When it Refers to "Lineal Championships"". The CBZ Journal. cyberboxingzone. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
- ^ "Thomas Hearns". Boxrec.com.
- ^ "Sugar Ray Leonard". Boxrec.com.
- ^ "Roberto Durán". Boxrec.com.
- ^ "Pernell Whitaker". Boxrec.com.
- ^ "Oscar De La Hoya". Boxrec.com.
- ^ "Leo Gomez". Boxrec.com.
- ^ "Roy Jones Jr". Boxrec.com.
- ^ "Floyd Mayweather Jr". Boxrec.com.
- ^ "Manny Pacquiao". Boxrec.com.
- ^ "Érik Morales". Boxrec.com.
- ^ "Jorge Arce". Boxrec.com.
- ^ "Juan Manuel Márquez". Boxrec.com.
- ^ "Nonito Donaire". Boxrec.com.
- ^ "Miguel Cotto". Boxrec.com.
- ^ "Adrien Broner". Boxrec.com.
- ^ "Román González". Boxrec.com.
- ^ "Mikey Garcia". Boxrec.com.
- ^ "Donnie Nietes". Boxrec.com.
- ^ "Kazuto Ioka". Boxrec.com.
- ^ "Leo Santa Cruz". Boxrec.com.
- ^ "Saul Alvarez". Boxrec.com.
- ^ "Amanda Serrano". Boxrec.com.
- ^ "Naoko Fujioka". Boxrec.com.
- ^ "Manny Pacquiao". Boxrec.com.