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Top 6 Boxers by World Titles Won in Different Weight Classes

Six men have won major world titles in five or more weight classes, led by Manny Pacquiao's record eight divisions.

Updated October 18, 2026 6 ranked 11 sources

Quick answer

Manny Pacquiao has won world titles in the most weight classes of any boxer, eight, from flyweight to light middleweight. Oscar De La Hoya is second with six. Four men share third with five: Thomas Hearns, Sugar Ray Leonard, Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Terence Crawford. The count covers WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO titles plus The Ring's lineal title, in men's professional boxing, as of October 2026.

Winning a world title in one weight class makes a career. Winning them in five or more is so rare that six men have done it, and only one has gone past six. This list ranks every male boxer who has won a major world title in at least five divisions. It stops there because the next step down, four divisions, is shared by too many fighters to rank fairly.

Weight divisions with a world title

1 Manny Pacquiao

2 Oscar De La Hoya

3 Thomas Hearns

4 Sugar Ray Leonard

5 Floyd Mayweather Jr.

6 Terence Crawford

Each dot = 1 division

The ranking

Manny Pacquiao

Pacquiao is the only man to win world titles in eight weight classes, from the WBC flyweight title in 1998 to the WBC light middleweight title in 2010. Two of the eight, featherweight (beating Marco Antonio Barrera in 2003) and light welterweight (beating Ricky Hatton in 2009), were The Ring's lineal titles rather than WBA, WBC, IBF or WBO belts; counting only those four bodies, he has six.

Country: PhilippinesDivisions with a world title: Flyweight, super bantamweight, featherweight, super featherweight, lightweight, light welterweight, welterweight, light middleweightReached five divisions: 2008 (lightweight)

Oscar De La Hoya

De La Hoya won world titles in six divisions, the last when he outpointed Felix Sturm for the WBO middleweight title in June 2004. He started with the WBO super featherweight title in 1994 and won titles at lightweight, light welterweight, welterweight and light middleweight along the way.

Country: United StatesDivisions with a world title: Super featherweight, lightweight, light welterweight, welterweight, light middleweight, middleweightReached five divisions: 2001 (light middleweight)

Thomas Hearns

Hearns was the first boxer to win world titles in five divisions, completing the set by beating James Kinchen for the inaugural WBO super middleweight title on November 4, 1988. In 1987 he had become the first to win titles in four. His 1999 IBO cruiserweight title is not counted here.

Country: United StatesDivisions with a world title: Welterweight, light middleweight, middleweight, super middleweight, light heavyweightReached five divisions: November 4, 1988

Sugar Ray Leonard

Leonard became the second five-division champion three days after Hearns, stopping Donny Lalonde in the ninth round on November 7, 1988 in a bout for both the WBC light heavyweight title and the new WBC super middleweight title. His fourth division came when he beat Marvin Hagler for the WBC middleweight title in 1987.

Country: United StatesDivisions with a world title: Welterweight, light middleweight, middleweight, super middleweight, light heavyweightReached five divisions: November 7, 1988

Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Mayweather reached five divisions when he outpointed Oscar De La Hoya for the WBC light middleweight title on May 5, 2007. He won his first world title, the WBC super featherweight belt, in 1998, and retired unbeaten at 50-0.

Country: United StatesDivisions with a world title: Super featherweight, lightweight, light welterweight, welterweight, light middleweightReached five divisions: May 5, 2007

Terence Crawford

Crawford moved up two divisions to beat Canelo Alvarez for the undisputed super middleweight title in September 2025, his fifth weight class. He retired in December 2025 at 42-0, having been undisputed champion in three divisions.

Country: United StatesDivisions with a world title: Lightweight, light welterweight, welterweight, light middleweight, super middleweightReached five divisions: September 13, 2025

Full comparison

#	Name	Country	Divisions with a world title	Reached five divisions
1	Manny Pacquiao	Philippines	Flyweight, super bantamweight, featherweight, super featherweight, lightweight, light welterweight, welterweight, light middleweight	2008 (lightweight)
2	Oscar De La Hoya	United States	Super featherweight, lightweight, light welterweight, welterweight, light middleweight, middleweight	2001 (light middleweight)
3	Thomas Hearns	United States	Welterweight, light middleweight, middleweight, super middleweight, light heavyweight	November 4, 1988
4	Sugar Ray Leonard	United States	Welterweight, light middleweight, middleweight, super middleweight, light heavyweight	November 7, 1988
5	Floyd Mayweather Jr.	United States	Super featherweight, lightweight, light welterweight, welterweight, light middleweight	May 5, 2007
6	Terence Crawford	United States	Lightweight, light welterweight, welterweight, light middleweight, super middleweight	September 13, 2025

How we ranked this

Boxers are ranked by the number of weight divisions in which they won a full world title from the WBA, WBC, IBF or WBO, or The Ring's lineal championship. Interim, silver, 'regular' secondary and minor-body titles (such as the IBO) are not counted. A division counts once however many belts were won in it. Counting only the four sanctioning bodies changes one entry: Pacquiao's total falls to six, level with De La Hoya, because his featherweight and light welterweight titles were The Ring's. Fighters tied on five are listed in the order they reached five divisions. The list covers men's professional boxing; it stops at five divisions because the many four-division champions (including Roberto Duran, Erik Morales and Shakur Stevenson) cannot be ranked against each other on this measure. Current to October 2026.

FAQ

Does this count interim or secondary titles?

No. Only full WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO world titles and The Ring's lineal title count. Interim, silver and minor-body belts such as the IBO are excluded, which is why Thomas Hearns's 1999 IBO cruiserweight title does not give him a sixth division.

How many divisions does Pacquiao have without The Ring titles?

Six. His featherweight title (2003, against Marco Antonio Barrera) and light welterweight title (2009, against Ricky Hatton) were The Ring's lineal championships, not sanctioning-body belts. On a four-body count he ties Oscar De La Hoya.

Why aren't Bernard Hopkins or Roberto Duran on the list?

Hopkins won world titles in two divisions, middleweight and light heavyweight. Duran won them in four. Four-division champions are too numerous to rank against each other, so the list includes only fighters with five or more.

Does this include women's boxing?

No. This list covers men's professional boxing. In women's boxing, Amanda Serrano is widely reported as a seven-division world champion; her titles have not been checked against this list's belt rules.

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