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
WBC World welterweight title WBA World welterweight title BoxRec © 2017
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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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