Record & Stats
Record85-24-2, 1 NC (22 KOs)Born
Feb 3, 1938
Died
Jul 23, 2013
Stance
Orthodox
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stoppages
22 (20%)
Title Fights
17-9 (6 KOs)
Divisions
3
Analytics
Major Titles
Wins13Record15-8 (5 KOs)| WBA | WBC | IBF | WBO | Ring | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MID160 | Γ2 | Γ2 | Γ2 | ||
| WEL147 | Γ2 | Γ2 | Γ3 |
Emile Griffith boxing record
Emile Griffith's professional boxing record is 85-24-2, 1 NC (22 KOs). The complete fight record below covers all 112 bouts, including age, opponent, result, method, round, and date. Griffith's most recent fight was a loss to Alan Minter on Jul 30, 1977.
Griffith won major world championships across welterweight and middleweight, with 13 title captures spanning the WBA, WBC, and The Ring, including three undisputed reigns across welterweight and middleweight. He went 15-8 in major title fights, with five wins by stoppage.
Complete Fight Record
| No | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via | Rd | Title | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 112 | Jul 30, 1977 | 39 | Alan Minter | L | PTS | 10 | β | Super Welterweight |
| 111 | Jul 16, 1977 | 39 | Mayfield Pennington | L | SD | 10 | β | β |
| 110 | Apr 15, 1977 | 39 | Joel Bonnetaz | L | PTS | 10 | β | β |
| 109 | Feb 2, 1977 | 38 | Christy Elliott | W | MD | 10 | β | β |
| 108 | Dec 4, 1976 | 38 | Frank Reiche | W | TKO | 10 | β | β |
| 107 | Oct 24, 1976 | 38 | Dino Del Cid | W | TKO | 4 | β | β |
| 106 | Sep 18, 1976 | 38 | Eckhard Dagge | L | MD | 15 | ~ WBC | Super Welterweight |
| 105 | Jun 26, 1976 | 38 | Bennie Briscoe | D | PTS | 10 | β | β |
| 104 | Feb 9, 1976 | 38 | Loucif Hamani | L | PTS | 10 | β | β |
| 103 | Nov 7, 1975 | 37 | Jose Roberto Chirino | W | UD | 10 | β | β |
| 102 | Aug 9, 1975 | 37 | Elijah Makathini | L | PTS | 10 | β | β |
| 101 | Jul 23, 1975 | 37 | Leo Saenz | W | UD | 10 | β | β |
| 100 | May 31, 1975 | 37 | Jose Luis Duran | L | UD | 10 | β | β |
| 99 | Dec 10, 1974 | 36 | Donato Paduano | W | UD | 10 | β | β |
| 98 | Nov 22, 1974 | 36 | Vito Antuofermo | L | UD | 10 | β | β |
| 97 | Oct 9, 1974 | 36 | Bennie Briscoe | W | MD | 10 | β | β |
| 96 | May 25, 1974 | 36 | Renato Garcia | W | PTS | 10 | β | β |
| 95 | Feb 5, 1974 | 36 | Tony Licata | L | UD | 12 | ~ WBC-NABF | Middleweight |
| 94 | Nov 19, 1973 | 35 | Tony Mundine | L | UD | 12 | β | Middleweight |
| 93 | Nov 1, 1973 | 35 | Manuel GonzΓ‘lez | W | MD | 10 | β | β |
| 92 | Jun 2, 1973 | 35 | Carlos MonzΓ³n | L | UD | 15 | ~ WBA~ WBC~ The Ring | Middleweight |
| 91 | Mar 12, 1973 | 35 | Nessim Max Cohen | D | PTS | 10 | β | β |
| 90 | Dec 18, 1972 | 34 | Jean-Claude Bouttier | L | DQ | 7 | β | β |
| 89 | Oct 11, 1972 | 34 | Joe DeNucci | W | SD | 12 | β | β |
| 88 | Sep 16, 1972 | 34 | Joe DeNucci | W | SD | 10 | β | β |
| 87 | Mar 30, 1972 | 34 | Ernie Lopez | W | UD | 10 | β | Welterweight |
| 86 | Feb 21, 1972 | 34 | Jacques Kechichian | W | PTS | 10 | β | β |
| 85 | Jan 31, 1972 | 33 | Armando MuΓ±Γz | W | UD | 10 | β | Welterweight |
| 84 | Dec 10, 1971 | 33 | Danny McAloon | W | UD | 10 | β | β |
| 83 | Sep 25, 1971 | 33 | Carlos MonzΓ³n | L | TKO | 14 | ~ WBA~ WBC~ The Ring | Middleweight |
| 82 | Jul 26, 1971 | 33 | Nessim Max Cohen | W | UD | 10 | β | β |
| 81 | May 3, 1971 | 33 | Ernie Lopez | W | MD | 10 | β | Welterweight |
| 80 | Mar 23, 1971 | 33 | Rafael Gutierrez | W | UD | 10 | β | β |
| 79 | Mar 5, 1971 | 33 | Juan Ramos | W | TKO | 7 | β | β |
| 78 | Nov 10, 1970 | 32 | Nate Collins | W | UD | 10 | β | β |
| 77 | Oct 17, 1970 | 32 | Danny Perez | W | UD | 12 | β | β |
| 76 | Jul 15, 1970 | 32 | Dick Tiger | W | UD | 10 | β | Welterweight |
| 75 | Jun 4, 1970 | 32 | Tom Bogs | W | PTS | 10 | β | β |
| 74 | Mar 11, 1970 | 32 | Carlos Marks | W | UD | 12 | β | β |
| 73 | Jan 28, 1970 | 31 | Doyle Baird | W | UD | 10 | β | β |
| 72 | Oct 17, 1969 | 31 | JosΓ© NΓ‘poles | L | UD | 15 | ~ WBA~ WBC~ The Ring | Welterweight |
| 71 | Aug 15, 1969 | 31 | Art Hernandez | W | SD | 10 | β | β |
| 70 | Jul 11, 1969 | 31 | Dick DiVeronica | W | TKO | 7 | β | β |
| 69 | May 12, 1969 | 31 | Stanley Hayward | W | UD | 12 | β | β |
| 68 | Feb 3, 1969 | 31 | Andy Heilman | W | UD | 10 | β | β |
| 67 | Oct 29, 1968 | 30 | Stanley Hayward | L | SD | 10 | β | β |
| 66 | Aug 6, 1968 | 30 | Gypsy Joe Harris | W | UD | 12 | β | β |
| 65 | Jun 11, 1968 | 30 | Andy Heilman | W | MD | 12 | β | β |
| 64 | Mar 4, 1968 | 30 | Nino Benvenuti | L | UD | 15 | β WBAβ WBCβ The Ring | Middleweight |
| 63 | Dec 15, 1967 | 29 | Remo Golfarini | W | TKO | 6 | β | β |
| 62 | Sep 29, 1967 | 29 | Nino Benvenuti | W | MD | 15 | + WBA+ WBC+ The Ring | Middleweight |
| 61 | Apr 17, 1967 | 29 | Nino Benvenuti | L | UD | 15 | β WBAβ WBCβ The Ring | Middleweight |
| 60 | Jan 23, 1967 | 28 | Joey Archer | W | UD | 15 | ! WBA! WBC! The Ring | Middleweight |
| 59 | Jul 13, 1966 | 28 | Joey Archer | W | MD | 15 | ! WBA! WBC! The Ring | Middleweight |
| 58 | Apr 25, 1966 | 28 | Dick Tiger | W | UD | 15 | + WBA+ WBC+ The Ring | Middleweight |
| 57 | Feb 3, 1966 | 28 | Johnny Brooks | W | UD | 10 | β | β |
| 56 | Dec 10, 1965 | 27 | Manuel GonzΓ‘lez | W | UD | 15 | ! WBA! WBC! The Ring | Welterweight |
| 55 | Oct 4, 1965 | 27 | Harry Scott | W | RTD | 7 | β | β |
| 54 | Sep 14, 1965 | 27 | Gabe Terronez | W | TKO | 4 | β | β |
| 53 | Aug 19, 1965 | 27 | Don Fullmer | L | UD | 12 | β | β |
| 52 | Jun 14, 1965 | 27 | Eddie Pace | W | UD | 10 | β | β |
| 51 | Mar 30, 1965 | 27 | Jose Stable | W | UD | 15 | ! WBC! WBA! The Ring | Welterweight |
| 50 | Jan 26, 1965 | 26 | Manuel GonzΓ‘lez | L | SD | 10 | β | β |
| 49 | Dec 1, 1964 | 26 | Dave Charnley | W | TKO | 9 | ! WBA! WBC! The Ring | Welterweight |
| 48 | Sep 22, 1964 | 26 | Brian Curvis | W | UD | 15 | ! WBA! WBC! The Ring | Welterweight |
| 47 | Jun 12, 1964 | 26 | Luis Manuel RodrΓguez | W | SD | 15 | ! WBA! WBC! The Ring | Welterweight |
| 46 | Apr 14, 1964 | 26 | Stan Harrington | W | KO | 4 | β | β |
| 45 | Mar 11, 1964 | 26 | Juan Carlo Duran | NC | NC | 7 | β | β |
| 44 | Feb 10, 1964 | 26 | Ralph Dupas | W | KO | 3 | β | β |
| 43 | Dec 20, 1963 | 25 | Rubin Carter | L | TKO | 1 | β | β |
| 42 | Oct 5, 1963 | 25 | Jose Monon Gonzalez | W | MD | 10 | β | β |
| 41 | Aug 10, 1963 | 25 | Holly Mims | W | UD | 10 | β | β |
| 40 | Jun 8, 1963 | 25 | Luis Manuel RodrΓguez | W | SD | 15 | + WBA+ WBC+ The Ring | Welterweight |
| 39 | Mar 21, 1963 | 25 | Luis Manuel RodrΓguez | L | UD | 15 | β WBAβ WBCβ The Ring | Welterweight |
| 38 | Feb 3, 1963 | 25 | Christian Christensen | W | TKO | 9 | ! World | Super Welterweight |
| 37 | Dec 8, 1962 | 24 | Jorge Fernandez | W | TKO | 9 | + Inaugural WBC! WBA! The Ring | Welterweight |
| 36 | Oct 17, 1962 | 24 | Ted Wright | W | PTS | 15 | + World | Super Welterweight |
| 35 | Oct 6, 1962 | 24 | Don Fullmer | W | UD | 10 | β | β |
| 34 | Aug 18, 1962 | 24 | Denny Moyer | W | SD | 10 | β | Welterweight |
| 33 | Jul 13, 1962 | 24 | Ralph Dupas | W | UD | 15 | ! NBA! NYSAC! The Ring | Welterweight |
| 32 | Mar 24, 1962 | 24 | Benny Paret | W | TKO | 12 | + NBA+ NYSAC+ The Ring | Welterweight |
| 31 | Feb 3, 1962 | 24 | Johnny Torres | W | UD | 10 | β | β |
| 30 | Dec 23, 1961 | 23 | Isaac Logart | W | MD | 10 | β | β |
| 29 | Nov 4, 1961 | 23 | Stanford Bulla | W | KO | 4 | β | β |
| 28 | Sep 30, 1961 | 23 | Benny Paret | L | SD | 15 | β NBAβ NYSACβ The Ring | Welterweight |
| 27 | Jul 29, 1961 | 23 | Yama Bahama | W | UD | 10 | β | β |
| 26 | Jun 3, 1961 | 23 | Gaspar Ortega | W | TKO | 12 | ! NBA! NYSAC! The Ring | Welterweight |
| 25 | Apr 1, 1961 | 23 | Benny Paret | W | KO | 13 | + NBA+ NYSAC+ The Ring | Welterweight |
| 24 | Dec 17, 1960 | 22 | Luis Manuel RodrΓguez | W | SD | 10 | β | β |
| 23 | Oct 22, 1960 | 22 | Willie Toweel | W | TKO | 8 | β | β |
| 22 | Aug 25, 1960 | 22 | Florentino FernΓ‘ndez | W | UD | 10 | β | β |
| 21 | Jul 25, 1960 | 22 | Jorge Fernandez | W | UD | 10 | β | β |
| 20 | Jun 3, 1960 | 22 | Jorge Fernandez | W | SD | 10 | β | β |
| 19 | Apr 26, 1960 | 22 | Denny Moyer | L | SD | 10 | β | β |
| 18 | Mar 11, 1960 | 22 | Denny Moyer | W | SD | 10 | β | β |
| 17 | Feb 12, 1960 | 22 | Gaspar Ortega | W | SD | 10 | β | β |
| 16 | Jan 8, 1960 | 21 | Roberto PeΓ±a | W | UD | 10 | β | β |
| 15 | Jan 8, 1960 | 21 | Ray Lancaster | W | UD | 10 | β | β |
| 14 | Oct 26, 1959 | 21 | Randy Sandy | L | SD | 10 | β | β |
| 13 | Aug 7, 1959 | 21 | Kid Fichique | W | UD | 10 | β | β |
| 12 | May 25, 1959 | 21 | Willie Stevenson | W | UD | 10 | β | β |
| 11 | Apr 27, 1959 | 21 | Mel Barker | W | UD | 10 | β | β |
| 10 | Mar 23, 1959 | 21 | Bobby Shell | W | UD | 10 | β | β |
| 9 | Feb 23, 1959 | 21 | Barry Allison | W | TKO | 5 | β | β |
| 8 | Feb 9, 1959 | 21 | Willie Joe Johnson | W | TKO | 5 | β | β |
| 7 | Jan 26, 1959 | 20 | Gaylord Barnes | W | TKO | 5 | β | β |
| 6 | Dec 15, 1958 | 20 | Larry Jones | W | KO | 5 | β | β |
| 5 | Nov 17, 1958 | 20 | Sergio Rios | W | KO | 3 | β | β |
| 4 | Oct 6, 1958 | 20 | Artie Cunningham | W | PTS | 6 | β | β |
| 3 | Jul 21, 1958 | 20 | Tommy Leaks | W | PTS | 4 | β | β |
| 2 | Jun 23, 1958 | 20 | Bruce Gibson | W | PTS | 4 | β | β |
| 1 | Jun 2, 1958 | 20 | Joe Parham | W | PTS | 4 | β | β |