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Total Fights | 112 |
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Wins | 85 |
Losses | 24 |
Draws | 2 |
No-Contests | 1 |
Title Wins | 15 |
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Title Defenses | 10 |
Title-Fight KOs | 5 |
KO Wins | 22 |
KO Losses | 2 |
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In a professional boxing career spanning 19 years and one month, Emile Griffith fought 112 times with 85 wins, 24 losses, and 2 draws.
Griffith retired from professional boxing with a record of 85-24-2, which included two world-championship elevations, 15 world-title wins, and 10 successful title defense fights at two weight classes — welterweight and middleweight. He had a 19.8% knockouts-to-fights ratio with 22 of his total 112 fights being knockout wins, five of which were in title fights. Griffith suffered two knockout losses in his career, one of which was against Carlos Monzón in a middleweight title fight.
His last fight was a 10 round PTS defeat to Alan Minter on July 30, 1977.
Some of Griffith's best fights and notable victories include wins over three Hall-of-Famers (Dick Tiger, Nino Benvenuti, and Luis Manuel Rodríguez), Benny Paret and Denny Moyer.
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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112 | Jul 30, 1977 | 39 | Alan Minter | Loss | PTS |
111 | Jul 16, 1977 | 39 | Mayfield Pennington | Loss | SD |
110 | Apr 15, 1977 | 39 | Joel Bonnetaz | Loss | PTS |
109 | Feb 2, 1977 | 38 | Christy Elliott | Win | MD |
108 | Dec 4, 1976 | 38 | Frank Reiche | Win | TKO10 |
107 | Oct 24, 1976 | 38 | Dino Del Cid | Win | TKO4 |
106 | Sep 18, 1976 | 38 | Eckhard Dagge | Loss * | MD |
105 | Jun 26, 1976 | 38 | Bennie Briscoe | Draw | PTS |
104 | Feb 9, 1976 | 38 | Loucif Hamani | Loss | PTS |
103 | Nov 7, 1975 | 37 | Jose Roberto Chirino | Win | UD |
102 | Aug 9, 1975 | 37 | Elijah Makathini | Loss | PTS |
101 | Jul 23, 1975 | 37 | Leo Saenz | Win | UD |
100 | May 31, 1975 | 37 | Jose Luis Duran | Loss | UD |
99 | Dec 10, 1974 | 36 | Donato Paduano | Win | UD |
98 | Nov 22, 1974 | 36 | Vito Antuofermo | Loss | UD |
97 | Oct 9, 1974 | 36 | Bennie Briscoe | Win | MD |
96 | May 25, 1974 | 36 | Renato Garcia | Win | PTS |
95 | Feb 5, 1974 | 36 | Tony Licata | Loss | UD |
94 | Nov 19, 1973 | 35 | Tony Mundine | Loss | UD |
93 | Nov 1, 1973 | 35 | Manuel González | Win | MD |
92 | Jun 2, 1973 | 35 | Carlos Monzón | Loss * | UD |
91 | Mar 12, 1973 | 35 | Nessim Max Cohen | Draw | PTS |
90 | Dec 18, 1972 | 34 | Jean-Claude Bouttier | Loss | DQ |
89 | Oct 11, 1972 | 34 | Joe DeNucci | Win | SD |
88 | Sep 16, 1972 | 34 | Joe DeNucci | Win | SD |
87 | Mar 30, 1972 | 34 | Ernie Lopez | Win | UD |
86 | Feb 21, 1972 | 34 | Jacques Kechichian | Win | PTS |
85 | Jan 31, 1972 | 33 | Armando Muñíz | Win | UD |
84 | Dec 10, 1971 | 33 | Danny McAloon | Win | UD |
83 | Sep 25, 1971 | 33 | Carlos Monzón | Loss * | TKO14 |
82 | Jul 26, 1971 | 33 | Nessim Max Cohen | Win | UD |
81 | May 3, 1971 | 33 | Ernie Lopez | Win | MD |
80 | Mar 23, 1971 | 33 | Rafael Gutierrez | Win | UD |
79 | Mar 5, 1971 | 33 | Juan Ramos | Win | TKO7 |
78 | Nov 10, 1970 | 32 | Nate Collins | Win | UD |
77 | Oct 17, 1970 | 32 | Danny Perez | Win | UD |
76 | Jul 15, 1970 | 32 | Dick Tiger | Win | UD |
75 | Jun 4, 1970 | 32 | Tom Bogs | Win | PTS |
74 | Mar 11, 1970 | 32 | Carlos Marks | Win | UD |
73 | Jan 28, 1970 | 31 | Doyle Baird | Win | UD |
72 | Oct 17, 1969 | 31 | José Nápoles | Loss * | UD |
71 | Aug 15, 1969 | 31 | Art Hernandez | Win | SD |
70 | Jul 11, 1969 | 31 | Dick DiVeronica | Win | TKO7 |
69 | May 12, 1969 | 31 | Stanley Hayward | Win | UD |
68 | Feb 3, 1969 | 31 | Andy Heilman | Win | UD |
67 | Oct 29, 1968 | 30 | Stanley Hayward | Loss | SD |
66 | Aug 6, 1968 | 30 | Gypsy Joe Harris | Win | UD |
65 | Jun 11, 1968 | 30 | Andy Heilman | Win | MD |
64 | Mar 4, 1968 | 30 | Nino Benvenuti | Loss * | UD |
63 | Dec 15, 1967 | 29 | Remo Golfarini | Win | TKO6 |
62 | Sep 29, 1967 | 29 | Nino Benvenuti | Win * | MD |
61 | Apr 17, 1967 | 29 | Nino Benvenuti | Loss * | UD |
60 | Jan 23, 1967 | 28 | Joey Archer | Win * | UD |
59 | Jul 13, 1966 | 28 | Joey Archer | Win * | MD |
58 | Apr 25, 1966 | 28 | Dick Tiger | Win * | UD |
57 | Feb 3, 1966 | 28 | Johnny Brooks | Win | UD |
56 | Dec 10, 1965 | 27 | Manuel González | Win * | UD |
55 | Oct 4, 1965 | 27 | Harry Scott | Win | RTD7 |
54 | Sep 14, 1965 | 27 | Gabe Terronez | Win | TKO4 |
53 | Aug 19, 1965 | 27 | Don Fullmer | Loss | UD |
52 | Jun 14, 1965 | 27 | Eddie Pace | Win | UD |
51 | Mar 30, 1965 | 27 | Jose Stable | Win * | UD |
50 | Jan 26, 1965 | 26 | Manuel González | Loss | SD |
49 | Dec 1, 1964 | 26 | Dave Charnley | Win * | TKO9 |
48 | Sep 22, 1964 | 26 | Brian Curvis | Win * | UD |
47 | Jun 12, 1964 | 26 | Luis Manuel Rodríguez | Win * | SD |
46 | Apr 14, 1964 | 26 | Stan Harrington | Win | KO4 |
45 | Mar 11, 1964 | 26 | Juan Carlo Duran | NC | NC |
44 | Feb 10, 1964 | 26 | Ralph Dupas | Win | KO3 |
43 | Dec 20, 1963 | 25 | Rubin Carter | Loss | TKO1 |
42 | Oct 5, 1963 | 25 | Jose Monon Gonzalez | Win | MD |
41 | Aug 10, 1963 | 25 | Holly Mims | Win | UD |
40 | Jun 8, 1963 | 25 | Luis Manuel Rodríguez | Win * | SD |
39 | Mar 21, 1963 | 25 | Luis Manuel Rodríguez | Loss * | UD |
38 | Feb 3, 1963 | 25 | Christian Christensen | Win | TKO9 |
37 | Dec 8, 1962 | 24 | Jorge Fernandez | Win * | TKO9 |
36 | Oct 17, 1962 | 24 | Ted Wright | Win | PTS |
35 | Oct 6, 1962 | 24 | Don Fullmer | Win | UD |
34 | Aug 18, 1962 | 24 | Denny Moyer | Win | SD |
33 | Jul 13, 1962 | 24 | Ralph Dupas | Win * | UD |
32 | Mar 24, 1962 | 24 | Benny Paret | Win * | TKO12 |
31 | Feb 3, 1962 | 24 | Johnny Torres | Win | UD |
30 | Dec 23, 1961 | 23 | Isaac Logart | Win | MD |
29 | Nov 4, 1961 | 23 | Stanford Bulla | Win | KO4 |
28 | Sep 30, 1961 | 23 | Benny Paret | Loss * | SD |
27 | Jul 29, 1961 | 23 | Yama Bahama | Win | UD |
26 | Jun 3, 1961 | 23 | Gaspar Ortega | Win * | TKO12 |
25 | Apr 1, 1961 | 23 | Benny Paret | Win * | KO13 |
24 | Dec 17, 1960 | 22 | Luis Manuel Rodríguez | Win | SD |
23 | Oct 22, 1960 | 22 | Willie Toweel | Win | TKO8 |
22 | Aug 25, 1960 | 22 | Florentino Fernández | Win | UD |
21 | Jul 25, 1960 | 22 | Jorge Fernandez | Win | UD |
20 | Jun 3, 1960 | 22 | Jorge Fernandez | Win | SD |
19 | Apr 26, 1960 | 22 | Denny Moyer | Loss | SD |
18 | Mar 11, 1960 | 22 | Denny Moyer | Win | SD |
17 | Feb 12, 1960 | 22 | Gaspar Ortega | Win | SD |
16 | Jan 8, 1960 | 21 | Roberto Peña | Win | UD |
15 | Jan 8, 1960 | 21 | Ray Lancaster | Win | UD |
14 | Oct 26, 1959 | 21 | Randy Sandy | Loss | SD |
13 | Aug 7, 1959 | 21 | Kid Fichique | Win | UD |
12 | May 25, 1959 | 21 | Willie Stevenson | Win | UD |
11 | Apr 27, 1959 | 21 | Mel Barker | Win | UD |
10 | Mar 23, 1959 | 21 | Bobby Shell | Win | UD |
9 | Feb 23, 1959 | 21 | Barry Allison | Win | TKO5 |
8 | Feb 9, 1959 | 21 | Willie Joe Johnson | Win | TKO5 |
7 | Jan 26, 1959 | 20 | Gaylord Barnes | Win | TKO5 |
6 | Dec 15, 1958 | 20 | Larry Jones | Win | KO5 |
5 | Nov 17, 1958 | 20 | Sergio Rios | Win | KO3 |
4 | Oct 6, 1958 | 20 | Artie Cunningham | Win | PTS |
3 | Jul 21, 1958 | 20 | Tommy Leaks | Win | PTS |
2 | Jun 23, 1958 | 20 | Bruce Gibson | Win | PTS |
1 | Jun 2, 1958 | 20 | Joe Parham | Win | PTS |
* World-title fight
Emile Griffith was an American professional boxer. He was born in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands on February 3, 1938. He was a two-weight-class world champion. He died on July 23, 2013 at the age of 75 years. Griffith was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 1990. His professional boxing career spanned more than 19 years — from 1958 to 1977.
Griffith made his professional boxing debut against Joe Parham at the age of 20 on June 2, 1958, defeating Parham via 4 round PTS. He went on to win 12 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 5 wins via stoppage.
He had his first world title fight at the age of 23 on April 1, 1961 after 24 professional fights, against Benny Paret for the welterweight NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring titles. He defeated Paret via 13th round KO to become the welterweight champion of the world.
Emile Griffith was a three-time undisputed world champion — at middleweight (2x) and welterweight, and won 11 world titles at two weight classes. He was elevated as world champion twice. For all the details about Griffith's world title wins and defenses refer to the "Championships" section below.
Griffith had a total of 24 losses in his professional boxing career.
His last professional fight was a non-title bout against British boxer Alan Minter at 39 years of age, on July 30, 1977. Griffith lost the fight via 10 round PTS.
Griffith had a total of 23 world-title fights, which includes winning 15 world titles and 10 successful title defenses. He won 15 of these fights and lost eight.
Emile Griffith fought for world titles in nine fights and won five of these fights, two of these victories coming via way of stoppage. In total, he won 11 belts across two weight classes. He was elevated as world champion twice, by WBA and WBC.
Date | Opponent | Division | Titles Won | Method |
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Sep 29, 1967+ | Nino Benvenuti | Middleweight | WBA, WBC, The Ring | MD |
Apr 25, 1966+ | Dick Tiger | Middleweight | WBA, WBC, The Ring | UD |
Jun 8, 1963+ | Luis Manuel Rodríguez | Welterweight | WBA, WBC, The Ring | SD |
Mar 24, 1962 | Benny Paret | Welterweight | NBA, NYSAC, The Ring | TKO |
Apr 1, 1961 | Benny Paret | Welterweight | NBA, NYSAC, The Ring | KO |
Emile Griffith had 14 world-title defense fights across two weight classes — welterweight (x10) and middleweight (x4). He won 10 of them and lost four times.
Following is the table of his successful title defense fights, the next section has the fights where he lost his titles.
Date | Opponent | Division | Titles Defended | Method |
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Jan 23, 1967 | Joey Archer | Middleweight | WBA, WBC, The Ring | UD |
Jul 13, 1966 | Joey Archer | Middleweight | WBA, WBC, The Ring | MD |
Dec 10, 1965 | Manuel González | Welterweight | WBA, WBC, The Ring | UD |
Mar 30, 1965 | Jose Stable | Welterweight | WBA, WBC, The Ring | UD |
Dec 1, 1964 | Dave Charnley | Welterweight | WBA, WBC, The Ring | TKO |
Sep 22, 1964 | Brian Curvis | Welterweight | WBA, WBC, The Ring | UD |
Jun 12, 1964 | Luis Manuel Rodríguez | Welterweight | WBA, WBC, The Ring | SD |
Dec 8, 1962 | Jorge Fernandez | Welterweight | WBA, WBC, The Ring | TKO |
Jul 13, 1962 | Ralph Dupas | Welterweight | NBA, NYSAC, The Ring | UD |
Jun 3, 1961 | Gaspar Ortega | Welterweight | NBA, NYSAC, The Ring | TKO |
Emile Griffith lost four world-title defense fights, and lost a total of 12 titles in these fights.
Date | Opponent | Division | Titles Lost | Method |
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Mar 4, 1968 | Nino Benvenuti | Middleweight | WBA, WBC, The Ring | UD |
Apr 17, 1967 | Nino Benvenuti | Middleweight | WBA, WBC, The Ring | UD |
Mar 21, 1963 | Luis Manuel Rodríguez | Welterweight | WBA, WBC, The Ring | UD |
Sep 30, 1961 | Benny Paret | Welterweight | NBA, NYSAC, The Ring | SD |
Griffith fought a total of 112 times during his professional career, which includes 23 world-title fights at three weight divisions. He was among the very best of his generation and put on some great performances in his fights. These seven fights are the highlight of his career.
April 1, 1961: Griffith wins his first world titles by defeating Benny Paret via 13th round KO. He is now the NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring welterweight world champion.
March 24, 1962: Griffith wins the NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring welterweight titles from Benny Paret, by beating Paret via 12th round TKO.
August 18, 1962: Emile Griffith beats Denny Moyer via 10th round split decision.
June 8, 1963: Griffith becomes the undisputed welterweight world champion by defeating Luis Manuel Rodríguez via 15 round split decision. He now holds the WBA, WBC, and The Ring welterweight world-champion belts.
April 25, 1966: Griffith becomes the undisputed middleweight world champion by defeating Dick Tiger via 15 round unanimous decision. He now holds the WBA, WBC, and The Ring middleweight world-champion belts.
September 29, 1967: Griffith becomes the undisputed middleweight world champion by defeating Nino Benvenuti via 15 round majority decision. He now holds the WBA, WBC, and The Ring middleweight world-champion belts.
July 15, 1970: Emile Griffith beats Dick Tiger via 10th round unanimous decision.
Griffith knocked out 22 of his 112 opponents. By his last fight, his KO ratio was at 19.8%. Of his total 85 wins, 22 of them were via KO (25.9%).
Griffith's first world-title win were the NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring belts at welterweight. He defeated Benny Paret via 13 round KO to win the titles.
Griffith won 11 world titles at two weight classes.
Griffith had a total of 14 title defense fights. He was successful 10 times and lost four times.