Emile Griffith

Career, Record, Stats

Emile Griffith was an American professional boxer. He was a two-weightclass world champion with 12 world-title wins and a world-championship elevation. In a career spanning 19 years, 1 month, and 28 days, Griffith amassed a record of 85-24-2, which includes 22 wins via KO, 5 of which were in world-title fights. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 1990.

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LEGEND

Emile Griffith's Boxing Career

Emile Griffith was born in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands on February 3, 1938. He made his professional debut at the age of 20 years on June 2, 1958 against Joe Parham. Griffith defeated Parham via 4 round points decision, making a successful beginning of his pro career.

Griffith became a world champion at the age of 23 after 24 professional fights. He challenged Benny Paret for the The Ring welterweight title and stopped the champion in the 13th of the 15-round fight, winning his first world title.

He then went on to successfully win the middleweight (WBA, WBC, The Ring) titles also to become a two-division world champion — and undisputed at both the divisions.

Griffith's last fight was a points decision loss to Alan Minter at age 39, on July 30, 1977.

Some of Emile Griffith's best fights were against Nino Benvenuti (HOFer), Dick Tiger (HOFer), Denny Moyer, and Benny Paret. For a complete list of Griffith's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Emile Griffith".

Griffith has 24 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Emile Griffith Losses".

Emile Griffith's Boxing Record

#	Date	Age	Opponent	Res	Via
112	Jul 30, 1977	39	Alan Minter 25 27-5	loss	PTS 10
111	Jul 16, 1977	39	Mayfield Pennington	loss	SD 10
110	Apr 15, 1977	39	Joel Bonnetaz	loss	PTS 10
109	Feb 02, 1977	38	Christy Elliott	win	MD 10
108	Dec 04, 1976	38	Frank Reiche	win	TKO 10
107	Oct 24, 1976	38	Dino Del Cid	win	TKO 4
106	Sep 18, 1976	38	Eckhard Dagge	loss	MD 15
105	Jun 26, 1976	38	Bennie Briscoe	draw	PTS 10
104	Feb 09, 1976	38	Loucif Hamani	loss	PTS 10
103	Nov 07, 1975	37	Jose Roberto Chirino	win	UD 10
102	Aug 09, 1975	37	Elijah Makathini	loss	PTS 10
101	Jul 23, 1975	37	Leo Saenz	win	UD 10
100	May 31, 1975	37	Jose Luis Duran	loss	UD 10
99	Dec 10, 1974	36	Donato Paduano	win	UD 10
98	Nov 22, 1974	36	Vito Antuofermo 21 26-1-1	loss	UD 10
97	Oct 09, 1974	36	Bennie Briscoe	win	MD 10
96	May 25, 1974	36	Renato Garcia	win	PTS 10
95	Feb 05, 1974	36	Tony Licata	loss	UD 12
94	Nov 19, 1973	35	Tony Mundine	loss	UD 12
93	Nov 01, 1973	35	Manuel González	win	MD 10
92	Jun 02, 1973	35	Carlos Monzón 30 79-3-9	loss	UD 15
91	Mar 12, 1973	35	Nessim Max Cohen	draw	PTS 10
90	Dec 18, 1972	34	Jean-Claude Bouttier	loss	DQ 7
89	Oct 11, 1972	34	Joe DeNucci	win	SD 12
88	Sep 16, 1972	34	Joe DeNucci	win	SD 10
87	Mar 30, 1972	34	Ernie Lopez	win	UD 10
86	Feb 21, 1972	34	Jacques Kechichian	win	PTS 10
85	Jan 31, 1972	33	Armando Muñíz	win	UD 10
84	Dec 10, 1971	33	Danny McAloon	win	UD 10
83	Sep 25, 1971	33	Carlos Monzón 29 72-3-9	loss	TKO 14
82	Jul 26, 1971	33	Nessim Max Cohen	win	UD 10
81	May 03, 1971	33	Ernie Lopez	win	MD 10
80	Mar 23, 1971	33	Rafael Gutierrez	win	UD 10
79	Mar 05, 1971	33	Juan Ramos	win	TKO 7
78	Nov 10, 1970	32	Nate Collins	win	UD 10
77	Oct 17, 1970	32	Danny Perez	win	UD 12
76	Jul 15, 1970	32	Dick Tiger 40 60-18-3	win	UD 10
75	Jun 04, 1970	32	Tom Bogs	win	PTS 10
74	Mar 11, 1970	32	Carlos Marks	win	UD 12
73	Jan 28, 1970	31	Doyle Baird	win	UD 10
72	Oct 17, 1969	31	José Nápoles 29 61-4	loss	UD 15
71	Aug 15, 1969	31	Art Hernandez	win	SD 10
70	Jul 11, 1969	31	Dick DiVeronica	win	TKO 7
69	May 12, 1969	31	Stanley Hayward	win	UD 12
68	Feb 03, 1969	31	Andy Heilman	win	UD 10
67	Oct 29, 1968	30	Stanley Hayward	loss	SD 10
66	Aug 06, 1968	30	Gypsy Joe Harris	win	UD 12
65	Jun 11, 1968	30	Andy Heilman	win	MD 12
64	Mar 04, 1968	30	Nino Benvenuti 29 73-2	loss	UD 15
63	Dec 15, 1967	29	Remo Golfarini	win	TKO 6
62	Sep 29, 1967	29	Nino Benvenuti 29 72-1	win	MD 15
61	Apr 17, 1967	29	Nino Benvenuti 28 71-1	loss	UD 15
60	Jan 23, 1967	28	Joey Archer	win	UD 15
59	Jul 13, 1966	28	Joey Archer	win	MD 15
58	Apr 25, 1966	28	Dick Tiger 36 53-16-3	win	UD 15
57	Feb 03, 1966	28	Johnny Brooks	win	UD 10
56	Dec 10, 1965	27	Manuel González	win	UD 15
55	Oct 04, 1965	27	Harry Scott	win	RTD 7
54	Sep 14, 1965	27	Gabe Terronez	win	TKO 4
53	Aug 19, 1965	27	Don Fullmer	loss	UD 12
52	Jun 14, 1965	27	Eddie Pace	win	UD 10
51	Mar 30, 1965	27	Jose Stable	win	UD 15
50	Jan 26, 1965	26	Manuel González	loss	SD 10
49	Dec 01, 1964	26	Dave Charnley	win	TKO 9
48	Sep 22, 1964	26	Brian Curvis	win	UD 15
47	Jun 12, 1964	26	Luis Manuel Rodríguez	win	SD 15
46	Apr 14, 1964	26	Stan Harrington	win	KO 4
45	Mar 11, 1964	26	Juan Carlo Duran	nc	NA
44	Feb 10, 1964	26	Ralph Dupas	win	KO 3
43	Dec 20, 1963	25	Rubin Carter	loss	TKO 1
42	Oct 05, 1963	25	Jose Monon Gonzalez	win	MD 10
41	Aug 10, 1963	25	Holly Mims	win	UD 10
40	Jun 08, 1963	25	Luis Manuel Rodríguez	win	SD 15
39	Mar 21, 1963	25	Luis Manuel Rodríguez	loss	UD 15
38	Feb 03, 1963	25	Christian Christensen	win	TKO 9
37	Dec 08, 1962	24	Jorge Fernandez	win	TKO 9
36	Oct 17, 1962	24	Ted Wright	win	PTS 15
35	Oct 06, 1962	24	Don Fullmer	win	UD 10
34	Aug 18, 1962	24	Denny Moyer 23 32-7	win	SD 10
33	Jul 13, 1962	24	Ralph Dupas	win	UD 15
32	Mar 24, 1962	24	Benny Paret 25 35-11-3	win	TKO 12
31	Feb 03, 1962	24	Johnny Torres	win	UD 10
30	Dec 23, 1961	23	Isaac Logart	win	MD 10
29	Nov 04, 1961	23	Stanford Bulla	win	KO 4
28	Sep 30, 1961	23	Benny Paret 24 34-10-3	loss	SD 15
27	Jul 29, 1961	23	Yama Bahama	win	UD 10
26	Jun 03, 1961	23	Gaspar Ortega	win	TKO 12
25	Apr 01, 1961	23	Benny Paret 24 34-9-3	win	KO 13
24	Dec 17, 1960	22	Luis Manuel Rodríguez	win	SD 10
23	Oct 22, 1960	22	Willie Toweel	win	TKO 8
22	Aug 25, 1960	22	Florentino Fernández	win	UD 10
21	Jul 25, 1960	22	Jorge Fernandez	win	UD 10
20	Jun 03, 1960	22	Jorge Fernandez	win	SD 10
19	Apr 26, 1960	22	Denny Moyer 20 24-2	loss	SD 10
18	Mar 11, 1960	22	Denny Moyer 20 24-1	win	SD 10
17	Feb 12, 1960	22	Gaspar Ortega	win	SD 10
16	Jan 08, 1960	21	Roberto Peña	win	UD 10
15	Jan 08, 1960	21	Ray Lancaster	win	UD 10
14	Oct 26, 1959	21	Randy Sandy	loss	SD 10
13	Aug 07, 1959	21	Kid Fichique	win	UD 10
12	May 25, 1959	21	Willie Stevenson	win	UD 10
11	Apr 27, 1959	21	Mel Barker	win	UD 10
10	Mar 23, 1959	21	Bobby Shell	win	UD 10
9	Feb 23, 1959	21	Barry Allison	win	TKO 5
8	Feb 09, 1959	21	Willie Joe Johnson	win	TKO 5
7	Jan 26, 1959	20	Gaylord Barnes	win	TKO 5
6	Dec 15, 1958	20	Larry Jones	win	KO 5
5	Nov 17, 1958	20	Sergio Rios	win	KO 3
4	Oct 06, 1958	20	Artie Cunningham	win	PTS 6
3	Jul 21, 1958	20	Tommy Leaks	win	PTS 4
2	Jun 23, 1958	20	Bruce Gibson	win	PTS 4
1	Jun 02, 1958	20	Joe Parham	win	PTS 4

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