Sport & Note

Emile Griffith

Male

(Emile Alphonse Griffith)
Welterweight, US Virgin Islands
Based in USA, New York City, New York
Born: February 3, 1938, Saint Thomas, US Virgin Islands
Died: July 23, 2013, Hemspead, Long Island, New York, USA
Height: 5ft 7 1/2in, mt 1,70

as an amateur:
1958 New York Golden Gloves champion 147 lbs open

No amateur results

Professional record

Date	Opponent	Place	Result
1958
+ June 2	Joe Parham	New York, USA	W 4
+ June 23	Bruce Gibson	New York, USA	W 4
+ July 21	Tommy Leaks	New York, USA	W 4
+ Oct. 6	Artie Cunningham	New York, USA	W 6
+ Nov. 17	Sergio Rios	New York, USA	KO 3
+ Dec. 15	Larry Jones	New York, USA	KO 5
1959
+ Jan. 26	Gaylord Barnes	New York, USA	TKO 5
+ Feb. 9	Willie Joe Johnson	New York, USA	TKO 5
+ Feb. 23	Barry Allison	New York, USA	TKO 5
+ Mar. 23	Bobby Shell	New York, USA	W 10
+ Apr. 27	Mel Barker	New York, USA	W 10
+ May 25	Willie Stevenson	New York, USA	W 10
+ Aug. 7	Kid Fichique	New York, USA	W 10
- Oct. 26	Randy Sandy	New York, USA	L 10
+ Nov. 23	Ray Lancaster	New York, USA	TKO 7
1960
+ Jan. 8	Roberto Pena	New York, USA	W 10
+ Feb. 12	Gaspar Ortega	New York, USA	W 10
+ Mar. 11	Denny Moyer	New York, USA	W 10
- Apr. 26	Denny Moyer	Portland, USA	L 10
+ June 3	Jorge Fernandez	New York, USA	W 10
+ July 25	Jorge Fernandez	New York, USA	W 10
+ Aug. 25	Florentino Fernandez	New York, USA	W 10
+ Oct. 22	Willie Toweel	New York, USA	TKO 8
+ Dec. 17	Luis Manuel Rodriguez	New York, USA	W 10
1961
+ Apr. 1	Benny Paret	Miami Beach, USA	KO 13
World Welterweight Title
+ June 3	Gaspar Ortega	Los Angeles, USA	TKO 12
World Welterweight Title
+ July 29	Yama Bahama	New York, USA	W 10
- Sept. 30	Benny Paret	New York, USA	L 15
World Welterweight Title
+ Nov. 4	Stanford Bulla	Hamilton, Bermuda	KO 4
+ Dec. 23	Isaac Logart	New York, USA	W 10
1962
+ Feb. 3	Johnny Torres	Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands	W 10
+ Mar. 24	Benny Paret	New York, USA	TKO 12
World Welterweight Title
+ July 13	Ralph Dupas	Las Vegas, USA	W 15
World Welterweight Title
+ Aug. 18	Denny Moyer	Tacoma, USA	W 10
+ Oct. 6	Don Fullmer	New York, USA	W 10
+ Oct. 17	Ted Wright	Vienna, Austria	W 15
World Super-Welterweight Title
+ Dec. 8	Jorge Fernandez	Las Vegas, USA	TKO 9
World Welterweight Title
1963
+ Feb. 3	Christian Christensen	Copenhagen, Denmark	TKO 9
World Super-Welterweight Title
- Mar. 21	Luis Manuel Rodriguez	Los Angeles, USA	L 15
World Welterweight Title
+ June 8	Luis Manuel Rodriguez	New York, USA	W 15
World Welterweight Title
+ Aug. 10	Holly Mims	Saratoga Springs, USA	W 10
+ Oct. 5	Jose Monon Gonzalez	San Juan, Puerto Rico	W 10
- Dec. 20	Rubin Carter	Pittsburgh, USA	TKO by 1
1964
+ Feb. 10	Ralph Dupas	Sydney, Australia	KO 3
* Mar. 11	Carlo Duran	Roma, Italy	NC 7
+ Apr. 14	Stan Harrington	Honolulu, USA	KO 4
+ June 12	Luis Manuel Rodriguez	Las Vegas, USA	W 15
World Welterweight Title
+ Sept. 22	Brian Curvis	Wembley, Great Britain	W 15
World Welterweight Title
+ Dec. 1	Dave Charnley	Wembley, Great Britain	TKO 9
1965
- Jan. 26	Manuel Gonzalez	Houston, USA	L 10
+ Mar. 30	Jose Stable	New York, USA	W 15
World Welterweight Title
+ June 14	Eddie Pace	Honolulu, USA	W 10
- Aug. 19	Don Fullmer	Salt Lake City, USA	L 12
vacant WBA American Middleweight Title
+ Sept. 14	Gabe Terronez	Fresno, USA	TKO 4
+ Oct. 4	Harry Scott	Kensington, Great Britain	TKO 7
+ Dec. 10	Manuel Gonzalez	New York, USA	W 15
World Welterweight Title
1966
+ Feb. 3	Johnny Brooks	Las Vegas, USA	W 10
+ Apr. 25	Dick Tiger	New York, USA	W 15
World Middleweight Title
+ July 13	Joey Archer	New York, USA	W 15
World Middleweight Title
1967
+ Jan. 23	Joey Archer	New York, USA	W 15
World Middleweight Title
- Apr. 17	Nino Benvenuti	New York, USA	L 15
World Middleweight Title
+ Sept. 29	Nino Benvenuti	Flushing,Queens, USA	W 15
World Middleweight Title
+ Dec. 15	Remo Golfarini	Roma, Italy	TKO 6
1968
- Mar. 4	Nino Benvenuti	New York, USA	L 15
World Middleweight Title
+ June 11	Andy Heilman	Oakland, USA	W 12
+ Aug. 6	Gypsy Joe Harris	Philadelphia, USA	W 12
- Oct. 29	Stanley Hayward	Philadelphia, USA	L 10
1969
+ Feb. 3	Andy Heilman	New York, USA	W 10
+ May 12	Stanley Hayward	New York, USA	W 12
+ July 11	Dick DiVeronica	Syracuse, USA	TKO 7
+ Aug. 15	Art Hernandez	Sioux Falls, USA	W 10
- Oct. 17	Jose Napoles	Inglewood, USA	L 15
World Welterweight Title
1970
+ Jan. 28	Doyle Baird	Cleveland, USA	W 10
+ Mar. 11	Carlos Marks	New York, USA	W 12
+ June 4	Tom Bogs	Copenhagen, Denmark	W 10
+ July 15	Dick Tiger	New York, USA	W 10
+ Oct. 17	Danny Perez	Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands	W 12
+ Nov. 10	Nate Collins	San Francisco, USA	W 10
1971
+ Mar. 23	Rafael Gutierrez	San Francisco, USA	W 10
+ Apr. 10	Juan Ramos	Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands	KO 2
+ May 3	Ernie Lopez	Las Vegas, USA	W 10
+ July 26	Nessim Max Cohen	New York, USA	W 10
- Sept. 25	Carlos Monzon	Buenos Aires, Argentina	TKO by 14
World Middleweight Title
+ Dec. 10	Danny McAloon	New York, USA	W 10
1972
+ Jan. 31	Armando Muniz	Anaheim, USA	W 10
+ Feb. 21	Jacques Kechichian	Paris, France	W 10
+ Mar. 30	Ernie Lopez	Los Angeles, USA	W 10
+ Sept. 16	Joe DeNucci	Boston, USA	W 10
+ Oct. 11	Joe DeNucci	Boston, USA	W 12
- Dec. 18	Jean Claude Bouttier	Paris, France	LDQ 7
1973
= Mar. 12	Nessim Max Cohen	Paris, France	Draw 10
- June 2	Carlos Monzon	Monte Carlo, Monaco	L 15
World Middleweight Title
+ Nov. 1	Manuel Gonzalez	Tampa, USA	W 10
- Nov. 19	Tony Mundine	Paris, France	L 12
1974
- Feb. 5	Tony Licata	Boston, USA	L 12
NABF Middleweight Title
+ May 25	Renato Garcia	Monte Carlo, Monaco	W 10
+ Oct. 9	Bennie Briscoe	Philadelphia, USA	W 10
- Nov. 22	Vito Antuofermo	New York, USA	L 10
+ Dec. 10	Donato Paduano	Montreal, Canada	W 10
1975
- May 31	Jose Luis Duran	Cali, Colombia	L 10
+ July 23	Leo Saenz	Largo, USA	W 10
- Aug. 9	Elijah Makathini	Soweto, South Africa	L 10
+ Nov. 7	Jose Roberto Chirino	Latham, USA	W 10
1976
- Feb. 9	Loucif Hamani	Paris, France	L 10
= June 26	Bennie Briscoe	Monte Carlo, Monaco	Draw 10
- Sept. 18	Eckhard Dagge	Charlottenburg, Germany	L 15
WBC Super-Welterweight Title
+ Oct. 24	Dino Del Cid	Cartagena, Colombia	KO 4
+ Dec. 4	Frank Reiche	Hamburg, Germany	TKO 10
1977
+ Feb. 2	Christy Elliott	New York, USA	W 10
- Apr. 15	Joel Bonnetaz	Perigueux, France	L 10
- July 16	Mayfield Pennington	Louisville, USA	L 10
- July 30	Alan Minter	Monte Carlo, Monaco	L 10

Summary

Total bouts: 112, Won: 85 (23 inside the limit), Lost: 24 (2 inside the limit), Draw: 2, NC: 1