Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao currently faces a very tough challenge this November against WBO welterweight champion Miguel Angel Cotto of Puerto Rico; a fight that takes place at 145 lbs. If Pacquiao secures his seventh title in a seventh different weight class, he would be the first fighter in the history of boxing to accomplish such a feat.
The Filipino southpaw and Oscar de la Hoya, who has since retired, are currently the only six-time division champions. Floyd Mayweather, Jr., an active fighter, could also join the two in becoming a champion in six different weight classes should he pursue a belt at the junior middle weight division. This weight class has a limit of 154 lbs., directly above the crowded welterweight division, which has a limit of 147 lbs.
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