Emile Griffith

Emile Griffith Birth name Emile Alphonse Griffith Country

U.S. Virgin Islands

Residence New York, New York, USA Birth place Solberg, U.S. Virgin Islands Division

welterweight

Age

78

Born

born 1938-02-03

Stance

orthodox

Height

5' 7½" / 171cm

Reach

72" / 183cm

Record to date 112 bouts, 1122 rounds Won Lost

85 (KO 23) 24(KO 2)

Drawn

2

KO%

21%

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Opponent

W-L-D

Location

Result

1977-07-30 Alan Minter

27-5-0

Stade Louis II, Fontvieille, Monaco

L PTS 10

1977-07-16 Mayfield Pennington

2-3-0

Commonwealth Convention Center, Louisville, Kentucky, USA

L SD 10

1977-04-15 Joel Bonnetaz

25-3-1

Perigueux, Dordogne, France

L PTS 10

1977-02-02 Christy Elliott

22-2-2

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA

W MD 10

1976-12-04 Frank Reiche

25-7-3

Ernst Merck Halle, Hamburg, Germany

W TKO 9

1976-10-24 Dino Del Cid

7-16-2

Cartagena, Colombia

W TKO 4

1976-09-18 Eckhard Dagge

19-3-0

Deutschlandhalle, Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany L MD 15

WBC World super welterweight title 1976-06-26 Bennie Briscoe

54-14-3

Stade Louis II, Fontvieille, Monaco

D 10

1976-02-09 Loucif Hamani

10-1-0

Palais des Sports, Paris, Paris, France

L UD 10

1975-11-07 Jose Roberto Chirino

20-10-4

Coliseum Theatre, Latham, New York, USA

W UD 10

1975-08-09 Elijah Makhathini

28-4-2

Orlando Stadium, Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa

L PTS 10

1975-07-23 Leo Saenz

22-1-1

Capitol Centre, Largo, Maryland, USA

W UD 10

1975-05-31 Jose Luis Duran

13-2-1

Coliseo El Pueblo, Cali, Colombia

L UD 10

1974-12-10 Donato Paduano

40-6-1

Forum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

W UD 10

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Emile Griffith 1974-11-22 Vito Antuofermo

26-1-1

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA

L UD 10

1974-10-09 Bennie Briscoe

49-13-1

Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

W MD 10

1974-05-25 Renato Garcia

24-0-0

Stade Louis II, Fontvieille, Monaco

W PTS 10

1974-02-05 Tony Licata

38-0-3

Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

L UD 12

1973-11-19 Tony Mundine

42-2-1

Palais des Sports Porte de Versailles, Paris XV, Paris, France

L UD 12

1973-11-01 Manuel Gonzalez

60-29-6

Curtis Hixon Hall, Tampa, Florida, USA

W MD 10

1973-06-02 Carlos Monzon

79-3-9

Stade Louis II, Fontvieille, Monaco

L UD 15

NABF middleweight title

WBC World middleweight title WBA World middleweight title 1973-03-12 Nessim Max Cohen

31-7-7

Palais des Sports, Paris, Paris, France

D 10

1972-12-18 Jean Claude Bouttier

57-4-1

Parc des Expositions, Paris, Paris, France

L DQ 7

1972-10-11 Joe DeNucci

54-13-4

Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

W SD 12

1972-09-16 Joe DeNucci

54-12-4

Hynes Auditorium, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

W SD 10

1972-03-30 Ernie Lopez

47-7-1

Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA

W UD 10

1972-02-21 Jacques Kechichian

21-2-0

Paris, Paris, France

W PTS 10

1972-01-31 Armando Muniz

16-0-1

Convention Center, Anaheim, California, USA

W UD 10

1971-12-10 Danny McAloon

22-4-0

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA

W UD 10

1971-09-25 Carlos Monzon

72-3-9

Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina

L TKO 14

WBC World middleweight title WBA World middleweight title 1971-07-26 Nessim Max Cohen

22-5-7

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA

W UD 10

1971-05-03 Ernie Lopez

43-6-1

Nevada Sports Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

W MD 10

1971-03-23 Rafael Gutierrez

42-5-3

Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, USA

W UD 10

1971-03-05 Juan Ramos

14-34-2

Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands

W TKO 7

1970-11-10 Nate Collins

21-13-0

Cow Palace, Daly City, California, USA

W UD 10

1970-10-17 Danny Perez

22-17-2

Lionel Roberts Stadium, Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands

W UD 12

1970-07-15 Dick Tiger

60-18-3

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA

W UD 10

1970-06-04 Tom Bogs

53-0-1

Valby Hallen, Valby, Denmark

W PTS 10

1970-03-11 Carlos Marks

18-7-1

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA

W UD 12

1970-01-28 Doyle Baird

28-2-1

Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

W UD 10

1969-10-17 Jose Napoles

61-4-0

Forum, Inglewood, California, USA

L UD 15

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Emile Griffith 1969-08-15 Art Hernandez

36-12-2

Arena, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA

W SD 10

1969-07-11 Dick DiVeronica

41-11-0

War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, New York, USA

W TKO 7

1969-05-12 Stanley Hayward

27-4-3

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA

W UD 12

1969-02-03 Andy Heilman

38-4-3

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA

W UD 10

1968-10-29 Stanley Hayward

26-3-3

Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

L SD 10

1968-08-06 Gypsy Joe Harris

24-0-0

Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

W UD 12

1968-06-11 Andy Heilman

37-3-3

Oakland Arena, Oakland, California, USA

W MD 12

1968-03-04 Nino Benvenuti

73-2-0

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA

L UD 15

WBC World middleweight title WBA World middleweight title 1967-12-15 Remo Golfarini

15-1-0

Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Lazio, Italy

W TKO 6

1967-09-29 Nino Benvenuti

72-1-0

Shea Stadium, Queens, New York, USA

W MD 15

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA

L UD 15

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA

W UD 15

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA

W MD 15

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA

W UD 15

WBC World middleweight title WBA World middleweight title 1967-04-17 Nino Benvenuti

71-1-0

WBC World middleweight title WBA World middleweight title 1967-01-23 Joey Archer

45-3-0

WBC World middleweight title WBA World middleweight title 1966-07-13 Joey Archer

45-2-0

WBC World middleweight title WBA World middleweight title 1966-04-25 Dick Tiger

53-16-3

WBC World middleweight title WBA World middleweight title 1966-02-03 Johnny Brooks

27-9-4

Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

W UD 10

1965-12-10 Manuel Gonzalez

38-12-6

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA

W UD 15

WBC World welterweight title WBA World welterweight title 1965-10-04 Harry Scott

23-15-4

Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, United Kingdom

W RTD 7

1965-09-14 Gabe Terronez

28-7-0

Kearney Bowl, Fresno, California, USA

W TKO 4

1965-08-19 Don Fullmer

35-11-3

Fairgrounds Coliseum, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

L UD 12

1965-06-14 Eddie Pace

23-14-0

International Center Arena, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

W UD 10

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Emile Griffith 1965-03-30 Jose Stable

26-2-1

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA

W UD 15

WBC World welterweight title WBA World welterweight title 1965-01-26 Manuel Gonzalez

33-12-6

Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas, USA

L SD 10

1964-12-01 Dave Charnley

48-11-1

Empire Pool, Wembley, London, United Kingdom

W TKO 9

1964-09-22 Brian Curvis

30-1-0

Empire Pool, Wembley, London, United Kingdom

W UD 15

Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

W SD 15

WBC World welterweight title WBA World welterweight title 1964-06-12 Luis Manuel Rodriguez

56-3-0

WBC World welterweight title WBA World welterweight title 1964-04-14 Stan Harrington

48-13-1

International Center Arena, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

W KO 4

1964-03-11 Juan Carlos Duran

25-3-4

Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Lazio, Italy

NC 7

1964-02-10 Ralph Dupas

101-20-6 Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

W KO 3

1963-12-20 Rubin Carter

17-4-0

Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

L TKO 1

1963-10-05 Jose Gonzalez

26-7-1

Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico

W MD 10

1963-08-10 Holly Mims

60-24-6

Convention Center, Saratoga Springs, New York, USA

W UD 10

1963-06-08 Luis Manuel Rodriguez

51-2-0

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA

W SD 15

Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California, USA

L UD 15

WBC World welterweight title WBA World welterweight title 1963-03-21 Luis Manuel Rodriguez

50-2-0

WBC World welterweight title WBA World welterweight title 1963-02-03 Chris Christensen

51-15-3

Forum, Copenhagen, Denmark

W TKO 9

1962-12-08 Jorge Jose Fernandez

83-5-1

Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

W TKO 9

WBA World welterweight title WBC World welterweight title 1962-10-17 Ted Wright

40-9-5

Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria

W PTS 15

1962-10-06 Don Fullmer

28-6-1

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA

W UD 10

1962-08-18 Denny Moyer

32-7-0

Sports Arena, Tacoma, Washington, USA

W SD 10

1962-07-13 Ralph Dupas

94-15-6

Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

W UD 15

1962-03-24 Benny Kid Paret

35-11-3

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA

W TKO 12

1962-02-03 Johnny Torres

10-10-5

Lionel Roberts Stadium, Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands

W UD 10

1961-12-23 Isaac Logart

60-17-8

St. Nicholas Arena, New York, New York, USA

W MD 10

1961-11-04 Stanford Bulla

3-9-0

Hamilton, Bermuda

W KO 4

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Emile Griffith 1961-09-30 Benny Kid Paret

34-10-3

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA

L SD 15

1961-07-29 Yama Bahama

67-11-3

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA

W UD 10

1961-06-03 Gaspar Ortega

58-21-2

Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA

W TKO 12

1961-04-01 Benny Kid Paret

34-9-3

Convention Center, Miami Beach, Florida, USA

W KO 13

1960-12-17 Luis Manuel Rodriguez

35-0-0

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA

W SD 10

1960-10-22 Willie Toweel

46-5-2

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA

W TKO 8

1960-08-25 Florentino Fernandez

27-1-0

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA

W UD 10

1960-07-25 Jorge Jose Fernandez

75-4-1

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA

W UD 10

1960-06-03 Jorge Jose Fernandez

75-3-1

St. Nicholas Arena, New York, New York, USA

W SD 10

1960-04-26 Denny Moyer

24-2-0

Pacific Livestock Pavilion, Portland, Oregon, USA

L SD 10

1960-03-11 Denny Moyer

24-1-0

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA

W SD 10

1960-02-12 Gaspar Ortega

51-17-2

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA

W SD 10

1960-01-08 Roberto Pena

44-4-2

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA

W UD 10

1959-11-23 Ray Lancaster

31-9-1

Academy of Music, New York, New York, USA

W TKO 7

1959-10-26 Randy Sandy

22-15-2

Academy of Music, New York, New York, USA

L SD 10

1959-08-07 Kid Fichique

44-11-4

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA

W UD 10

1959-05-25 Willie Stevenson

32-7-0

St. Nicholas Arena, New York, New York, USA

W UD 10

1959-04-27 Mel Barker

24-8-4

St. Nicholas Arena, New York, New York, USA

W UD 10

1959-03-23 Bobby Shell

6-8-1

St. Nicholas Arena, New York, New York, USA

W UD 10

1959-02-23 Barry Allison

40-18-2

St. Nicholas Arena, New York, New York, USA

W TKO 5

1959-02-09 Willie Joe Johnson

2-3-0

St. Nicholas Arena, New York, New York, USA

W TKO 5

1959-01-26 Gaylord Barnes

2-0-0

St. Nicholas Arena, New York, New York, USA

W TKO 5

1958-12-15 Larry Jones

2-2-2

St. Nicholas Arena, New York, New York, USA

W KO 5

1958-11-17 Sergio Rios

21-21-3

St. Nicholas Arena, New York, New York, USA

W TKO 3

1958-10-06 Artie Cunningham

2-0-0

St. Nicholas Arena, New York, New York, USA

W PTS 6

1958-07-21 Tommy Leaks

1-1-0

St. Nicholas Arena, New York, New York, USA

W PTS 4

1958-06-23 Bruce Gibson

1-1-1

St. Nicholas Arena, New York, New York, USA

W PTS 4

1958-06-02 Joe Parham

0-1-0

St. Nicholas Arena, New York, New York, USA

W PTS 4

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