All boxersEmile Griffith
Boxing · Deceased85-24-2 (1 NC)RECORD
23WINS BY KO / TKO
62WINS BY DECISION
112PRO FIGHTS
Profile
| Full name | Emile Alphonse Griffith |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Not added yet |
| Date of birth | 3 Feb 1938 |
| Died | 23 Jul 2013 |
| Nationality | U.S. Virgin Islander |
| Birthplace | Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| Based in | Not added yet |
| Weight classes | Welterweight, Light middleweight, Middleweight |
| Trainers | Gil Clancy |
| Height | 169 cm (5′7″) |
| Reach | 183 cm (72″) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Years active | 1958-1977 |
| Status | Deceased |
| Pro debut | 2 Jun 1958 |
| Last fight | Loss vs Alan Minter, 30 Jul 1977 |
Details on this page were compiled from public information on 8 Oct 2026 (the record is as of that date).
Titles and honours
- World welterweight champion (1961, 1962-1963, 1963-1966)
- World light middleweight champion (1962-1963)
- World middleweight champion (1966-1967, 1967-1968)
- Won the middleweight title from Dick Tiger in 1966 and from Nino Benvenuti in 1967
Background
Raised in New York after emigrating from the Virgin Islands, he was a champion in three weight classes and fought 112 professional bouts, including a famous trilogy with Benny Paret and Nino Benvenuti.
Fight history
112 professional fights. Newest first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Alan Minter | Decision (points) | 10 | 30 Jul 1977 | Monaco | ||
| Loss | Mayfield Pennington | Decision (split) | 10 | 16 Jul 1977 | Louisville, Kentucky, USA | ||
| Loss | Joel Bonnetaz | Decision (points) | 10 | 15 Apr 1977 | Perigueux, France | ||
| Win | Christy Elliott | Decision (majority) | 10 | 2 Feb 1977 | New York, New York, USA | ||
| Win | Frank Reiche | TKO | 10 | 4 Dec 1976 | Hamburg, West Germany | ||
| Win | Dino Del Cid | TKO | 4 | 24 Oct 1976 | Cartagena, Colombia | ||
| Loss | Eckhard Dagge | Decision (majority) | 15 | 18 Sep 1976 | West Berlin, West Germany | For WBC light middleweight title | |
| Draw | Bennie Briscoe | Decision (points) | 10 | 26 Jun 1976 | Monaco | ||
| Loss | Loucif Hamani | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 9 Feb 1976 | Paris, France | ||
| Win | Jose Roberto Chirino | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 7 Nov 1975 | Latham, New York, USA | ||
| Loss | Elijah Makathini | Decision (points) | 10 | 9 Aug 1975 | Soweto, South Africa | ||
| Win | Leo Saenz | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 23 Jul 1975 | Largo, Maryland, USA | ||
| Loss | Jose Luis Duran | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 31 May 1975 | Cali, Colombia | ||
| Win | Donato Paduano | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 10 Dec 1974 | Montreal, Canada | ||
| Loss | Vito Antuofermo | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 22 Nov 1974 | New York, New York, USA | ||
| Win | Bennie Briscoe | Decision (majority) | 10 | 9 Oct 1974 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | ||
| Win | Renato Garcia | Decision (points) | 10 | 25 May 1974 | Monaco | ||
| Loss | Tony Licata | Decision (unanimous) | 12 | 5 Feb 1974 | Boston, Massachusetts, USA | ||
| Loss | Tony Mundine | Decision (unanimous) | 12 | 19 Nov 1973 | Paris, France | ||
| Win | Manuel Gonzalez | Decision (majority) | 10 | 1 Nov 1973 | Tampa, Florida, USA | ||
| Loss | Carlos Monzon | Decision (unanimous) | 15 | 2 Jun 1973 | Monaco | For world middleweight title | |
| Draw | Nessim Max Cohen | Decision (points) | 10 | 12 Mar 1973 | Paris, France | ||
| Loss | Jean-Claude Bouttier | Disqualification | 7 | 18 Dec 1972 | Paris, France | Disqualified for a low blow | |
| Win | Joe DeNucci | Decision (split) | 12 | 11 Oct 1972 | Boston, Massachusetts, USA | ||
| Win | Joe DeNucci | Decision (split) | 10 | 16 Sep 1972 | Boston, Massachusetts, USA | ||
| Win | Ernie Lopez | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 30 Mar 1972 | Los Angeles, California, USA | ||
| Win | Jacques Kechichian | Decision (points) | 10 | 21 Feb 1972 | Paris, France | ||
| Win | Armando Muniz | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 31 Jan 1972 | Anaheim, California, USA | ||
| Win | Danny McAloon | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 10 Dec 1971 | New York, New York, USA | ||
| Loss | Carlos Monzon | TKO | 14 | 2:32 | 25 Sep 1971 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | For world middleweight title |
| Win | Nessim Max Cohen | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 26 Jul 1971 | New York, New York, USA | ||
| Win | Ernie Lopez | Decision (majority) | 10 | 3 May 1971 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | ||
| Win | Rafael Gutierrez | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 23 Mar 1971 | San Francisco, California, USA | ||
| Win | Juan Ramos | TKO | 7 | 5 Mar 1971 | Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands | ||
| Win | Nate Collins | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 10 Nov 1970 | Daly City, California, USA | ||
| Win | Danny Perez | Decision (unanimous) | 12 | 17 Oct 1970 | Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands | ||
| Win | Dick Tiger | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 15 Jul 1970 | New York, New York, USA | ||
| Win | Tom Bogs | Decision (points) | 10 | 4 Jun 1970 | Valby, Denmark | ||
| Win | Carlos Marks | Decision (unanimous) | 12 | 11 Mar 1970 | New York, New York, USA | ||
| Win | Doyle Baird | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 28 Jan 1970 | Cleveland, Ohio, USA | ||
| Loss | Jose Napoles | Decision (unanimous) | 15 | 17 Oct 1969 | Inglewood, California, USA | For world welterweight title | |
| Win | Art Hernandez | Decision (split) | 10 | 15 Aug 1969 | Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA | ||
| Win | Dick DiVeronica | TKO | 7 | 1:28 | 11 Jul 1969 | Syracuse, New York, USA | |
| Win | Stanley Hayward | Decision (unanimous) | 12 | 12 May 1969 | New York, New York, USA | ||
| Win | Andy Heilman | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 3 Feb 1969 | New York, New York, USA | ||
| Loss | Stanley Hayward | Decision (split) | 10 | 29 Oct 1968 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | ||
| Win | Gypsy Joe Harris | Decision (unanimous) | 12 | 6 Aug 1968 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | ||
| Win | Andy Heilman | Decision (majority) | 12 | 11 Jun 1968 | Oakland, California, USA | ||
| Loss | Nino Benvenuti | Decision (unanimous) | 15 | 4 Mar 1968 | New York, New York, USA | Lost world middleweight title | |
| Win | Remo Golfarini | TKO | 6 | 15 Dec 1967 | Rome, Italy | ||
| Win | Nino Benvenuti | Decision (majority) | 15 | 29 Sep 1967 | New York, New York, USA | Won world middleweight title | |
| Loss | Nino Benvenuti | Decision (unanimous) | 15 | 17 Apr 1967 | New York, New York, USA | Lost world middleweight title | |
| Win | Joey Archer | Decision (unanimous) | 15 | 23 Jan 1967 | New York, New York, USA | Retained world middleweight title | |
| Win | Joey Archer | Decision (majority) | 15 | 13 Jul 1966 | New York, New York, USA | Retained world middleweight title | |
| Win | Dick Tiger | Decision (unanimous) | 15 | 25 Apr 1966 | New York, New York, USA | Won world middleweight title | |
| Win | Johnny Brooks | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 3 Feb 1966 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | ||
| Win | Manuel Gonzalez | Decision (unanimous) | 15 | 10 Dec 1965 | New York, New York, USA | Retained world welterweight title | |
| Win | Harry Scott | TKO (corner retirement) | 7 | 4 Oct 1965 | London, England | ||
| Win | Gabe Terronez | TKO | 4 | 2:45 | 14 Sep 1965 | Fresno, California, USA | |
| Loss | Don Fullmer | Decision (unanimous) | 12 | 19 Aug 1965 | Salt Lake City, Utah, USA | ||
| Win | Eddie Pace | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 14 Jun 1965 | Honolulu, Hawaii, USA | ||
| Win | Jose Stable | Decision (unanimous) | 15 | 30 Mar 1965 | New York, New York, USA | Retained world welterweight title | |
| Loss | Manuel Gonzalez | Decision (split) | 10 | 26 Jan 1965 | Houston, Texas, USA | ||
| Win | Dave Charnley | TKO | 9 | 1:56 | 1 Dec 1964 | London, England | |
| Win | Brian Curvis | Decision (unanimous) | 15 | 22 Sep 1964 | London, England | Retained world welterweight title | |
| Win | Luis Manuel Rodriguez | Decision (split) | 15 | 12 Jun 1964 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | Retained world welterweight title | |
| Win | Stan Harrington | KO | 4 | 1:40 | 14 Apr 1964 | Honolulu, Hawaii, USA | |
| No contest | Juan Carlos Duran | No contest | 7 | 11 Mar 1964 | Rome, Italy | Stopped when fans threw objects into the ring | |
| Win | Ralph Dupas | KO | 3 | 10 Feb 1964 | Sydney, Australia | ||
| Loss | Rubin Carter | TKO | 1 | 2:13 | 20 Dec 1963 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA | |
| Win | Jose Monon Gonzalez | Decision (majority) | 10 | 5 Oct 1963 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | ||
| Win | Holly Mims | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 10 Aug 1963 | Saratoga Springs, New York, USA | ||
| Win | Luis Manuel Rodriguez | Decision (split) | 15 | 8 Jun 1963 | New York, New York, USA | Won world welterweight title | |
| Loss | Luis Manuel Rodriguez | Decision (unanimous) | 15 | 21 Mar 1963 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Lost world welterweight title | |
| Win | Christian Christensen | TKO | 9 | 3 Feb 1963 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Retained world light middleweight title | |
| Win | Jorge Fernandez | TKO | 9 | 8 Dec 1962 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | Retained world welterweight title | |
| Win | Ted Wright | Decision (points) | 15 | 17 Oct 1962 | Vienna, Austria | Won inaugural world light middleweight title | |
| Win | Don Fullmer | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 6 Oct 1962 | New York, New York, USA | ||
| Win | Denny Moyer | Decision (split) | 10 | 18 Aug 1962 | Tacoma, Washington, USA | ||
| Win | Ralph Dupas | Decision (unanimous) | 15 | 13 Jul 1962 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | Retained world welterweight title | |
| Win | Benny Paret | TKO | 12 | 2:09 | 24 Mar 1962 | New York, New York, USA | Won world welterweight title |
| Win | Johnny Torres | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 3 Feb 1962 | Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands | ||
| Win | Isaac Logart | Decision (majority) | 10 | 23 Dec 1961 | New York, New York, USA | ||
| Win | Stanford Bulla | KO | 4 | 2:35 | 4 Nov 1961 | Hamilton, Bermuda | |
| Loss | Benny Paret | Decision (split) | 15 | 30 Sep 1961 | New York, New York, USA | Lost world welterweight title | |
| Win | Yama Bahama | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 29 Jul 1961 | New York, New York, USA | ||
| Win | Gaspar Ortega | TKO | 12 | 0:48 | 3 Jun 1961 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Retained world welterweight title |
| Win | Benny Paret | KO | 13 | 1:11 | 1 Apr 1961 | Miami Beach, Florida, USA | Won world welterweight title |
| Win | Luis Manuel Rodriguez | Decision (split) | 10 | 17 Dec 1960 | New York, New York, USA | ||
| Win | Willie Toweel | TKO | 8 | 3:00 | 22 Oct 1960 | New York, New York, USA | |
| Win | Florentino Fernandez | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 25 Aug 1960 | New York, New York, USA | ||
| Win | Jorge Fernandez | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 25 Jul 1960 | New York, New York, USA | ||
| Win | Jorge Fernandez | Decision (split) | 10 | 3 Jun 1960 | New York, New York, USA | ||
| Loss | Denny Moyer | Decision (split) | 10 | 26 Apr 1960 | Portland, Oregon, USA | ||
| Win | Denny Moyer | Decision (split) | 10 | 11 Mar 1960 | New York, New York, USA | ||
| Win | Gaspar Ortega | Decision (split) | 10 | 12 Feb 1960 | New York, New York, USA | ||
| Win | Roberto Pena | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 8 Jan 1960 | New York, New York, USA | ||
| Win | Ray Lancaster | TKO | 7 | 1:44 | 23 Nov 1959 | New York, New York, USA | |
| Loss | Randy Sandy | Decision (split) | 10 | 26 Oct 1959 | New York, New York, USA | ||
| Win | Kid Fichique | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 7 Aug 1959 | New York, New York, USA | ||
| Win | Willie Stevenson | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 25 May 1959 | New York, New York, USA | ||
| Win | Mel Barker | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 27 Apr 1959 | New York, New York, USA | ||
| Win | Bobby Shell | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 23 Mar 1959 | New York, New York, USA | ||
| Win | Barry Allison | TKO | 5 | 2:44 | 23 Feb 1959 | New York, New York, USA | |
| Win | Willie Joe Johnson | TKO | 5 | 1:52 | 9 Feb 1959 | New York, New York, USA | |
| Win | Gaylord Barnes | TKO | 5 | 1:46 | 26 Jan 1959 | New York, New York, USA | |
| Win | Larry Jones | KO | 5 | 2:17 | 15 Dec 1958 | New York, New York, USA | |
| Win | Sergio Rios | KO | 3 | 1:01 | 17 Nov 1958 | New York, New York, USA | |
| Win | Artie Cunningham | Decision (points) | 6 | 6 Oct 1958 | New York, New York, USA | ||
| Win | Tommy Leaks | Decision (points) | 4 | 21 Jul 1958 | New York, New York, USA | ||
| Win | Bruce Gibson | Decision (points) | 4 | 23 Jun 1958 | New York, New York, USA | ||
| Win | Joe Parham | Decision (points) | 4 | 2 Jun 1958 | New York, New York, USA |