On September 29, 1967, a 29-year-old Emile Griffith (52-8, 17 KOs) got a shot at the undisputed middleweight championship held by 29-year-old Nino Benvenuti (72-1, 30 KOs).
Griffith came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 28% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 12 days. Benvenuti was on a 7-fight win streak with a 41% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 12 days.
Emile Griffith defeated Nino Benvenuti via majority decision in the rematch and wins the WBA, WBC, and The Ring middleweight world champion — and becomes the undisputed middleweight world champion. Griffith improves his record to 53-8, while Benvenuti adds a loss to his record at 72-2.
On January 23, 1967, the 28-year-old undisputed middleweight world champion, Emile Griffith (51-7, 17 KOs), faced a undefined Joey Archer undefined in an undisputed title defense fight.
Griffith came in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 29% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 10 days.
Emile Griffith defeated Joey Archer via unanimous decision in the rematch and successfully defended his WBA, WBC, and The Ring middleweight titles. Griffith improves his record to 52-7
On December 1, 1964, the 26-year-old undisputed welterweight world champion, Emile Griffith (42-5, 14 KOs), faced a undefined Dave Charnley undefined in an undisputed title defense fight.
Griffith came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 29% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 9 days.
Emile Griffith stopped Dave Charnley via TKO in the 9th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA, WBC, and The Ring welterweight titles. Griffith improves his record to 43-5 (15 KOs)
On April 25, 1966, a 28-year-old Emile Griffith (49-7, 17 KOs) got a shot at the undisputed middleweight championship held by 36-year-old Dick Tiger (53-16-3, 25 KOs).
Griffith came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 30% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 22 days. Tiger was on a 4-fight win streak with a 34% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 7 days.
Emile Griffith defeated Dick Tiger via unanimous decision and wins the WBA, WBC, and The Ring middleweight world champion — and becomes the undisputed middleweight world champion. Griffith improves his record to 50-7, while Tiger adds a loss to his record at 53-17-3.
On June 3, 1961, Emile Griffith and Gaspar Ortega met again in a rematch.
Griffith came in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 28% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 2 days.
In the rematch, Emile Griffith stopped Gaspar Ortega via TKO in the 12th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his The Ring welterweight title. Griffith improves his record to 24-2 (8 KOs)
On December 8, 1962, the 24-year-old WBA and The Ring welterweight champion, Emile Griffith (33-3, 10 KOs), and the undefined WBC welterweight champion Jorge Fernandez undefined faced each other for the undisputed world championpionship.
Griffith came in to the fight on a 8-fight win streak with a 27% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 21 days.
In the rematch, Emile Griffith stopped Jorge Fernandez via TKO in the 9th round and unified the WBA, The Ring, and WBC welterweight titles. Griffith improves his record to 34-3 (11 KOs)
On March 24, 1962, Emile Griffith and Benny Paret met again in a rematch.
Griffith came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 29% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 21 days. Paret was on a -1-fight win streak with a 22% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 15 days.
In the rematch, Emile Griffith stopped the champion via TKO in the 12th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and is crowned the new The Ring welterweight champion. Griffith improves his record to 29-3 (10 KOs), while Paret adds a loss to his record at 35-12-3.
On December 10, 1965, the 27-year-old undisputed welterweight world champion, Emile Griffith (47-7, 17 KOs), faced a undefined Manuel González undefined in an undisputed title defense fight.
Griffith came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 31% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 6 days.
Emile Griffith defeated Manuel González via unanimous decision in the rematch and successfully defended his WBA, WBC, and The Ring welterweight titles. Griffith improves his record to 48-7
On April 1, 1961, a 23-year-old Emile Griffith (22-2, 6 KOs) got a shot at the The Ring welterweight title held by 24-year-old Cuban boxer Benny Paret (34-9-3, 11 KOs).
Griffith came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 25% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 15 days. Paret was on a -1-fight win streak with a 23% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 month and 7 days.
Emile Griffith stopped the champion via KO in the 13th round of the 15-round world-title fight, winning the first world title of his career, and is crowned the new The Ring welterweight champion. Griffith improves his record to 23-2 (7 KOs), while Paret adds a loss to his record at 34-10-3.
On September 22, 1964, the 26-year-old undisputed welterweight world champion, Emile Griffith (41-5, 14 KOs), faced a undefined Brian Curvis undefined in an undisputed title defense fight.
Griffith came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 30% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 10 days.
Emile Griffith defeated Brian Curvis via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBA, WBC, and The Ring welterweight titles. Griffith improves his record to 42-5