The World Boxing: 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: