..Most Successful Move Up In Weight...

[MISTA_SANDMAN]

Holyfield and Pacman

[GERONIMO]

ricky hatton!

[TheGreatA]

I think Robinson deserves a mention, 5 time middleweight champion after vacating the welterweight crown.

He also defeated the reigning lightweight champion Sammy Angott in a non-title bout (both weighed 136 lbs).

Robinson could've very well been a 4-division champion (back when there were only 8 divisions around) under different circumstances.

[THe TRiNiTY]

He also defeated the reigning lightweight champion Sammy Angott in a non-title bout (both weighed 136 lbs).

Robinson could've very well been a 4-division champion (back when there were only 8 divisions around) under different circumstances.

He could have been, and it would have been when he didn't even bother to put on the extra weight at Light-Heavyweight. Give him an air conditioner, and he's the 175 pound champion. Having won 50 percent of the TRUE titles available at the time.

[Zerwas1]

Thomas Hearns also went from welterweight to cruiserweight

[Silencers]

He also defeated the reigning lightweight champion Sammy Angott in a non-title bout (both weighed 136 lbs).

Robinson could've very well been a 4-division champion (back when there were only 8 divisions around) under different circumstances.

Indeed, that would have been a remarkable feat for those times.

Tommy Hearns, major titles from 147 to 175, won a lightly regarded title at cruiserweight too.

[oldgringo]

Georges Carpentier.

The guy started his career as a boy, fighting as low as Bantamweight I believe, moving up as he got older and developed. He won the European Welterweight title, fought for the World Middleweight title, knocked out Ted Lewis for the World Light Heavyweight title, and fought guys like Joe Jeanette and Jack Dempsey as a Heavyweight.

Pretty crazy.

Thinking a bit more current, Roberto Duran and James Toney come to mind.

[warp1432]

Can't believe I forgot Sam Langford.

Dwight Muhammad Qawi was another one who moved from Light Heavyweight, to Crusier, to Heavyweight. James Toney and Roy Jones too.

[Kris Silver]

MW champ, schooled p4p #1 at SMW in Toney, few good wins at LHW, and then HW. Roy Jones has to be a unique one.

[larryx]

mayweather,roy jones jr,hopkins,pacman