On July 15, 1970, Dick Tiger (60-18-3, 27 KOs) and Emile Griffith (63-11, 19 KOs) meet in the ring for the 2nd, in a 10-round bout.
Dick Tiger is coming in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 33% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Andy Kendall, 8 months and 1 day ago. Emile Griffith is on a 3-fight win streak with a 25% KO rate, with his last fight being a points decision win over Tom Bogs, 1 month and 11 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Emile Griffith at 99-1 winning odds. Dick Tiger really doesn't have much to present against Griffith.
In the rematch, Emile Griffith defeated Dick Tiger via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight. Griffith improves his record to 64-11, while Tiger adds a loss to his record at 60-19-3.