Emile Griffith has 24 losses against 22 opponents on his boxing record. For a list of Griffith's best fights, refer to "Best fights of Emile Griffith".
On July 30, 1977 Emile Griffith faced off against Alan Minter at age 39. He was coming in with a record of 85-24-2 (22), and Minter was 25 years old and with a record of 27-5 (17). Griffith lost the fight via 10-round points decision.
On July 16, 1977 Emile Griffith faced off against Mayfield Pennington at age 39. He was coming in with a record of 85-23-2 (22). Griffith lost the fight via 10-round split decision.
On April 15, 1977 Emile Griffith faced off against Joel Bonnetaz at age 39. He was coming in with a record of 85-22-2 (22). Griffith lost the fight via 10-round points decision.
On September 18, 1976 Emile Griffith fought Eckhard Dagge in a super-welterweight world-title fight for Dagge's WBC title. Griffith was 38 years old and with a record of 82-21-2 (20). Griffith lost the fight via 15-round majority decision.
On February 9, 1976 Emile Griffith faced off against Loucif Hamani at age 38. He was coming in with a record of 82-20-1 (20). Griffith lost the fight via 10-round points decision.
On August 9, 1975 Emile Griffith faced off against Elijah Makathini at age 37. He was coming in with a record of 81-19-1 (20). Griffith lost the fight via 10-round points decision.
On May 31, 1975 Emile Griffith faced off against Jose Luis Duran at age 37. He was coming in with a record of 80-18-1 (20). Griffith lost the fight via 10-round unanimous decision.
On November 22, 1974 Emile Griffith faced off against Vito Antuofermo at age 36. He was coming in with a record of 79-17-1 (20), and Antuofermo was 21 years old and with a record of 26-1-1 (11). Griffith lost the fight via 10-round unanimous decision.
On February 5, 1974 Emile Griffith faced off against Tony Licata in a middleweight bout at age 36. He was coming in with a record of 77-16-1 (20). Griffith lost the fight via 12-round unanimous decision.
On November 19, 1973 Emile Griffith faced off against Tony Mundine at age 35. He was coming in with a record of 77-15-1 (20). Griffith lost the fight via 12-round unanimous decision.
On June 2, 1973 Emile Griffith fought Carlos Monzón in a middleweight world-title fight for Monzón's WBA, WBC and The Ring titles. Griffith was 35 years old and with a record of 76-14-1 (20), and Monzón was 30 years old and with a record of 79-3-9 (55). Griffith lost the fight via 15-round unanimous decision.
On December 18, 1972 Emile Griffith faced off against Jean-Claude Bouttier at age 34. He was coming in with a record of 76-13 (20). Griffith lost the fight via 7-round disqualification.
On September 25, 1971 Emile Griffith fought Carlos Monzón in a middleweight world-title fight for Monzón's WBA, WBC and The Ring titles. Griffith was 33 years old and with a record of 70-12 (20), and Monzón was 29 years old and with a record of 72-3-9 (49). Griffith lost the fight via 14th-round TKO.
On October 17, 1969 Emile Griffith fought José Nápoles in a welterweight world-title fight for Nápoles' WBA, WBC and The Ring titles. Griffith was 31 years old and with a record of 60-11 (19), and Nápoles was 29 years old and with a record of 61-4 (41). Griffith lost the fight via 15-round unanimous decision.
On October 29, 1968 Emile Griffith faced off against Stanley Hayward at age 30. He was coming in with a record of 56-10 (18). Griffith lost the fight via 10-round split decision.
On March 4, 1968 Emile Griffith met Nino Benvenuti in a middleweight (WBA, WBC, The Ring) world-title defense fight. Griffith was 30 years old and with a record of 54-9 (18), and Benvenuti was 29 years old and with a record of 73-2 (30). Griffith lost the fight via 15-round unanimous decision and lost the titles.
On April 17, 1967 Emile Griffith met Nino Benvenuti in a middleweight (WBA, WBC, The Ring) world-title defense fight. Griffith was 29 years old and with a record of 52-8 (17), and Benvenuti was 28 years old and with a record of 71-1 (30). Griffith lost the fight via 15-round unanimous decision and lost the titles.
On August 19, 1965 Emile Griffith faced off against Don Fullmer at age 27. He was coming in with a record of 45-7 (15). Griffith lost the fight via 12-round unanimous decision.
On January 26, 1965 Emile Griffith faced off against Manuel González at age 26. He was coming in with a record of 43-6 (15). Griffith lost the fight via 10-round split decision.
On December 20, 1963 Emile Griffith faced off against Rubin Carter at age 25. He was coming in with a record of 38-5 (12). Griffith lost the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On March 21, 1963 Emile Griffith met Luis Manuel Rodríguez in a welterweight (WBA, WBC, The Ring) world-title defense fight. Griffith was 25 years old and with a record of 35-4 (12). Griffith lost the fight via 15-round unanimous decision and lost the titles.
On September 30, 1961 Emile Griffith met Benny Paret in a welterweight (The Ring) world-title defense fight. Griffith was 23 years old and with a record of 25-3 (8), and Paret was 24 years old and with a record of 34-10-3 (11). Griffith lost the fight via 15-round split decision and lost the title.
On April 26, 1960 Emile Griffith faced off against Denny Moyer at age 22. He was coming in with a record of 17-2 (5), and Moyer was 20 years old and with a record of 24-2 (7). Griffith lost the fight via 10-round split decision.
On October 26, 1959 Emile Griffith faced off against Randy Sandy at age 21. He was coming in with a record of 13-1 (5). Griffith lost the fight via 10-round split decision.
