Quintuple Champions That Skipped Weight Divisions
- (N/A)(3) Roberto Durán (PAN); Belts: 135, 147, 154, 160 & 168 (1983-06-16) — Durán skipped the super lightweight(140) division.
- (5)(9) Manny Pacquiao (PHI); Belts: 112, 122, 126, 130, 135 (2008-06-28), 140, 147 & 154 — Pacquiao skipped the super flyweight (115) and bantamweight (118) divisions.
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