Triple Champions That Skipped Weight Divisions
- (8)(8) Roberto Durán (PAN); Belts: 135, 147, 154 (1983-06-16) & 160 — Durán skipped the super lightweight(140) division.
- (17)(17) Duke McKenzie (UK); Belts: 112, 118 & 122 (1992-10-15) — McKenzie skipped the super flyweight (115) division.
- (N/A)(18) Vinny Pazienza (USA); Belts: 135, 154 & 168 (1993-12-28) — Pazienza skipped the super lightweight (140), welterweight (147) & middleweight (160) divisions.
- (18)(19) Mike McCallum (JAM); Belts: 154, 160 & 175 (1994-07-23) — McCallum skipped the super middleweight (168) division.
- (N/A)(20) Roger Mayweather (USA); Belts: 130, 140 & 147 (1994-05-28) — Mayweather skipped the lightweight (135) division.
- (21)(28) Roy Jones Jr. (USA); Belts: 160, 168, 175 (1996-11-22) & Hvy — Jones Jr. skipped the cruiserweight (190) division.
- (24)(33) Johnny Tapia (USA); Belts: 115, 118 & 126 (2002-04-27) — Tapia skipped the super bantamweight (122) division.
- (N/A)(35) Sirimongkol Singwangcha (THAI); Belts: 115, 118 & 130 (2002-08-24) — Singwangcha skipped the super bantamweight (122) & featherweight (126) divisions.
- (N/A)(38) Danny Romero (USA); Belts: 112, 115 & 122 (2003-05-23) — Romero skipped the bantamweight (118) division.
- (26)(39) Shane Mosley (USA); Belts: 135, 147 & 154 (2003-09-13) — Mosley skipped the super lightweight (140) division.
- (27)(43) Manny Pacquiao (PHI); Belts: 112, 122, 126 (2003-11-15), 130, 135, 140, 147 & 154 — Pacquiao skipped the super flyweight (115) and bantamweight (118) divisions.
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