Here is a list of Griffith's best fights. For a list of Griffith's losses, refer to "Emile Griffith Losses".
On April 25, 1966 Emile Griffith fought Dick Tiger in a middleweight world-title fight for Tiger's WBA, WBC and The Ring titles. Griffith was 28 years old and with a record of 50-7 (17), and Tiger was 36 years old and with a record of 53-16-3 (25). Griffith won the fight via 15-round unanimous decision and is crowned the new middleweight world champion.
On September 29, 1967 Emile Griffith fought Nino Benvenuti in a middleweight world-title fight for Benvenuti's WBA, WBC and The Ring titles. Griffith was 29 years old and with a record of 53-8 (17), and Benvenuti was 29 years old and with a record of 72-1 (30). Griffith won the fight via 15-round majority decision and is crowned the new middleweight world champion.
On July 15, 1970 Emile Griffith faced off against Dick Tiger at age 32. He was coming in with a record of 64-11 (19), and Tiger was 40 years old and with a record of 60-18-3 (27). Griffith won the fight via 10-round unanimous decision.
On March 11, 1960 Emile Griffith faced off against Denny Moyer at age 22. He was coming in with a record of 17-1 (5), and Moyer was 20 years old and with a record of 24-1 (7). Griffith won the fight via 10-round split decision.
On April 1, 1961 Emile Griffith fought Benny Paret in a welterweight world-title fight for Paret's The Ring title. Griffith was 23 years old and with a record of 23-2 (7), and Paret was 24 years old and with a record of 34-9-3 (11). Griffith stopped Benny Paret via 13th-round KO and is crowned the new welterweight world champion.
On August 18, 1962 Emile Griffith faced off against Denny Moyer at age 24. He was coming in with a record of 31-3 (10), and Moyer was 23 years old and with a record of 32-7 (8). Griffith won the fight via 10-round split decision.
On March 24, 1962 Emile Griffith fought Benny Paret in a welterweight world-title fight for Paret's The Ring title. Griffith was 24 years old and with a record of 29-3 (10), and Paret was 25 years old and with a record of 35-11-3 (11). Griffith stopped Benny Paret via 12th-round TKO and is crowned the new welterweight world champion.
On December 8, 1962 Emile Griffith, the WBA and The Ring champion, met Jorge Fernandez, the WBC champion, in a welterweight world-title unification fight. Griffith was 24 years old and with a record of 34-3 (11). Griffith stopped Jorge Fernandez via 9th-round TKO and is crowned the unified WBA, The Ring and WBC champion.
On February 3, 1963 Emile Griffith faced off against Christian Christensen in a super-welterweight bout at age 25. He was coming in with a record of 35-3 (12). Griffith stopped Christian Christensen via TKO.
