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In Boxing a Quadruple Champion is that fighter that win world titles in at least four different categories of weight or divisions.

first ever man to earn that enormous distinction was Thomas Hearns
Thomas Hearns

Thomas "Hitman" Hearns , is an United States 8-time world champion professional boxing.Hearns became the first ever quadruple world champion in boxing history....
 at 1987-10-29. Hearns won his first four titles at the following divisions: Welterweight
Welterweight

Welterweight is a weight class division in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like kickboxing, taekwondo and mixed martial arts also began to use it for their own weight division system....
, Light middleweight
Light middleweight

Light Middleweight , is a weight division in professional boxing, between 148-154 pounds .This division was established in 1962, when the Austrian Board of Control recognized a fight between Emile Griffith and Teddy Wright for the "world" championship....
, Light heavyweight
Light heavyweight

In boxing, the light heavyweight division is the boxing weight classes between cruiserweight and super middleweight. The light heavyweight class has produced some of boxing's greatest champions: Muhammad Ali , Tommy Loughran, Billy Conn, Joey Maxim, Archie Moore, Bob Foster, Michael Spinks, Bernard Hopkins, Roy Jones Jr....
 and Middleweight
Middleweight

Middleweight is a division, or Boxing weight classes, in boxing. Early boxing history is less than exact, but the middleweight designation seems to have begun in the 1840s....


second man was the great Ray Charles Leonard, who in 1988-11-07 won his first championships at |Welterweight
Welterweight

Welterweight is a weight class division in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like kickboxing, taekwondo and mixed martial arts also began to use it for their own weight division system....
, Light middleweight
Light middleweight

Light Middleweight , is a weight division in professional boxing, between 148-154 pounds .This division was established in 1962, when the Austrian Board of Control recognized a fight between Emile Griffith and Teddy Wright for the "world" championship....
, Middleweight
Middleweight

Middleweight is a division, or Boxing weight classes, in boxing. Early boxing history is less than exact, but the middleweight designation seems to have begun in the 1840s....
, Super middleweight
Super middleweight

Super middleweight is a boxing Boxing weight classes that has a weight limit of 168 pounds. There was interest in a division between middleweight and light heavyweight in the 1970s, and a few states briefly recognized a "Junior Light Heavyweight" division at 167 pounds....
 and Light heavyweight
Light heavyweight

In boxing, the light heavyweight division is the boxing weight classes between cruiserweight and super middleweight. The light heavyweight class has produced some of boxing's greatest champions: Muhammad Ali , Tommy Loughran, Billy Conn, Joey Maxim, Archie Moore, Bob Foster, Michael Spinks, Bernard Hopkins, Roy Jones Jr....
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In Boxing a Quadruple Champion is that fighter that win world titles in at least four different categories of weight or divisions.

The First Champion

The first ever man to earn that enormous distinction was Thomas Hearns
Thomas Hearns

Thomas "Hitman" Hearns , is an United States 8-time world champion professional boxing.Hearns became the first ever quadruple world champion in boxing history....
 at 1987-10-29. Hearns won his first four titles at the following divisions: Welterweight
Welterweight

Welterweight is a weight class division in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like kickboxing, taekwondo and mixed martial arts also began to use it for their own weight division system....
, Light middleweight
Light middleweight

Light Middleweight , is a weight division in professional boxing, between 148-154 pounds .This division was established in 1962, when the Austrian Board of Control recognized a fight between Emile Griffith and Teddy Wright for the "world" championship....
, Light heavyweight
Light heavyweight

In boxing, the light heavyweight division is the boxing weight classes between cruiserweight and super middleweight. The light heavyweight class has produced some of boxing's greatest champions: Muhammad Ali , Tommy Loughran, Billy Conn, Joey Maxim, Archie Moore, Bob Foster, Michael Spinks, Bernard Hopkins, Roy Jones Jr....
 and Middleweight
Middleweight

Middleweight is a division, or Boxing weight classes, in boxing. Early boxing history is less than exact, but the middleweight designation seems to have begun in the 1840s....


The Second Champion

The second man was the great Ray Charles Leonard, who in 1988-11-07 won his first championships at |Welterweight
Welterweight

Welterweight is a weight class division in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like kickboxing, taekwondo and mixed martial arts also began to use it for their own weight division system....
, Light middleweight
Light middleweight

Light Middleweight , is a weight division in professional boxing, between 148-154 pounds .This division was established in 1962, when the Austrian Board of Control recognized a fight between Emile Griffith and Teddy Wright for the "world" championship....
, Middleweight
Middleweight

Middleweight is a division, or Boxing weight classes, in boxing. Early boxing history is less than exact, but the middleweight designation seems to have begun in the 1840s....
, Super middleweight
Super middleweight

Super middleweight is a boxing Boxing weight classes that has a weight limit of 168 pounds. There was interest in a division between middleweight and light heavyweight in the 1970s, and a few states briefly recognized a "Junior Light Heavyweight" division at 167 pounds....
 and Light heavyweight
Light heavyweight

In boxing, the light heavyweight division is the boxing weight classes between cruiserweight and super middleweight. The light heavyweight class has produced some of boxing's greatest champions: Muhammad Ali , Tommy Loughran, Billy Conn, Joey Maxim, Archie Moore, Bob Foster, Michael Spinks, Bernard Hopkins, Roy Jones Jr....
. There are five titles in five divisions but his case is extremely rare: Leonard fought for two different belts in two different weight divisions the same night: Super middleweight (168 pounds) and Light heavyweight (175 pounds) versus Donnie Lalonde so any of the titles can be attached as his fourth title.

The Lightest Champion

The legendary Leo Gamez
Leo Gamez

Silvio Rafael Gamez , better known as Leo Gamez, is a former Boxing from Venezuela. A former world Flyweight champion, Gamez became the first Flyweight boxer in history to win world titles in four different divisions....
 was the first champion to win all the lightest divisions from Minimumweight
Minimumweight

Minimumweight is a Boxing weight classes in professional boxing where boxers may weigh no more than 105 pounds . This is a relatively new weight category for professionals, first inaugurated by the major sanctioning bodies between 1987 and 1990....
, Light flyweight
Light flyweight

Light Flyweight, also known as Junior Flyweight, is a boxing weight class....
, Flyweight
Flyweight

Flyweight is a class in boxing which includes fighters weighing less than 112 lb but above 108 lb ....
 to Super flyweight
Super Flyweight

Super Flyweight is a Boxing weight classes in professional boxing. It is alternately referred to as Junior Bantamweight. The maximum weight for this division is 115 lbs ....
. Gamez did it in October 9, 2000

See also

  • List of Quadruple Champions of Boxing
  • Triple Crown of Boxing
  • Triple Champion Club


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