MIDDLEWEIGHT division

EMILE GRIFFITH

Retired

IBHOF · Class of 1990(Modern)

Debut: 1958-06-02· Career: 1958–1977 (20 years)

Wins

85

Losses

24

Draws

2

NC

1

Rated Fights

111

Belts heldWBCWBA

Head-to-Head Comparison

Compare EMILE GRIFFITH's career against any other fighter on record — records, ratings, common opponents, and any direct bouts.

Title Reigns — 2

world

WBC

welterweight

1963-06-08 → 1969-04-18 · 5y 10m · 2 defences

Lost to JOSE NAPOLES · TKO

world

WBA

welterweight

1963-06-08 → 1969-04-18 · 5y 10m · 2 defences

Lost to JOSE NAPOLES · TKO

Complete Record — 112 Bouts

DateResultOpponentRdsDiv.Rate
🔒 30 JUL 1977LOSSALAN MINTER10MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 16 JUL 1977LOSSMAYFIELD PENNINGTON10MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 15 APR 1977LOSSJOEL BONNETAZ10MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 02 FEB 1977DECCHRISTY ELLIOTT10MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 04 DEC 1976TKOFRANK REICHE10MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 24 OCT 1976TKODINO DEL CID4MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 18 SEP 1976LOSSECKHARD DAGGE15MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 26 JUN 1976DRAWBENNIE BRISCOE10MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 09 FEB 1976LOSSLOUCIF HAMANI10MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 07 NOV 1975UDJOSE CHIRINO10SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 09 AUG 1975LOSSELIJAH MAKHATHINI10MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 23 JUL 1975DECLEO SAENZ10MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 31 MAY 1975LOSSJOSE LUIS DURAN10MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 10 DEC 1974DECDONATO PADUANO10MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 22 NOV 1974LOSSVITO ANTUOFERMO10MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 09 OCT 1974DECBENNIE BRISCOE10MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 25 MAY 1974DECRENATO GARCIA10MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 05 FEB 1974LOSSTONY LICATA12MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 19 NOV 1973LOSSTONY MUNDINE12MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 01 NOV 1973MDMANUEL GONZALEZ10MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 02 JUN 1973LOSSCARLOS MONZON15MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 12 MAR 1973DRAWNESSIM MAX COHEN10MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 18 DEC 1972LOSSJEAN-CLAUDE BOUTTIER7MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 11 OCT 1972DECJOE DENUCCI12MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 16 SEP 1972DECJOE DENUCCI10MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 30 MAR 1972DECERNIE LOPEZ10MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 21 FEB 1972DECJACQUES KECHICHIAN10MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 31 JAN 1972UDARMANDO MUNIZ10LIGHT MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 10 DEC 1971DECDANNY MCALOON10MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 25 SEP 1971LOSSCARLOS MONZON14MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 26 JUL 1971DECNESSIM MAX COHEN10MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 03 MAY 1971DECERNIE LOPEZ10MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 23 MAR 1971DECRAFAEL GUTIERREZ10MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 05 MAR 1971TKOJUAN RAMOS7MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 10 NOV 1970DECNATE COLLINS10MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 16 OCT 1970UDDANNY PEREZ12SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 15 JUL 1970DECDICK TIGER10MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 04 JUN 1970DECTOM BOGS10MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 11 MAR 1970DECCARLOS MARKS12MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 28 JAN 1970DECDOYLE BAIRD10MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 17 OCT 1969LOSSJOSE NAPOLES15WELTERWEIGHT— TITLE
🔒 15 AUG 1969DECART HERNANDEZ10MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 11 JUL 1969TKODICK DIVERONICA7MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 12 MAY 1969DECSTANLEY HAYWARD12MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 03 FEB 1969DECANDY HEILMAN10MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 29 OCT 1968LOSSSTANLEY HAYWARD10MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 06 AUG 1968DECGYPSY JOE HARRIS12MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 11 JUN 1968DECANDY HEILMAN12MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 04 MAR 1968LOSSNINO BENVENUTI15MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 15 DEC 1967TKOREMO GOLFARINI6MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 29 SEP 1967DECNINO BENVENUTI15MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 17 APR 1967LOSSNINO BENVENUTI15MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 23 JAN 1967DECJOEY ARCHER15MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 13 JUL 1966DECJOEY ARCHER15MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 25 APR 1966DECDICK TIGER15MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 03 FEB 1966DECJOHNNY BROOKS10MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 10 DEC 1965UDMANUEL GONZALEZ15WELTERWEIGHT— TITLE
🔒 04 OCT 1965TKOHARRY SCOTT7MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 14 SEP 1965TKOGABE TERRONEZ4MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 19 AUG 1965LOSSDON FULLMER12MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 14 JUN 1965DECEDDIE PACE10MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 30 MAR 1965DECJOSE STABLE15MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 26 JAN 1965LOSSMANUEL GONZALEZ10LIGHT MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 01 DEC 1964TKODAVE CHARNLEY9MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 22 SEP 1964DECBRIAN CURVIS15MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 12 JUN 1964SDLUIS RODRIGUEZ15WELTERWEIGHT— TITLE
🔒 14 APR 1964KOSTAN HARRINGTON4MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 11 MAR 1964NCCARLO DURAN7MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 10 FEB 1964KORALPH DUPAS3MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 20 DEC 1963LOSSRUBIN CARTER1MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 05 OCT 1963MDJOSE GONZALEZ10MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 10 AUG 1963DECHOLLY MIMS10MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 08 JUN 1963SDLUIS RODRIGUEZ15WELTERWEIGHT— TITLE
🔒 21 MAR 1963LOSSLUIS RODRIGUEZ15WELTERWEIGHT— TITLE
🔒 03 FEB 1963TKOCHRIS CHRISTENSEN9MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 08 DEC 1962TKOJORGE FERNANDEZ9MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 17 OCT 1962DECTED WRIGHT15MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 06 OCT 1962DECDON FULLMER10MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 18 AUG 1962DECDENNY MOYER10MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 13 JUL 1962DECRALPH DUPAS15MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 24 MAR 1962TKOBENNY PARET12MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 03 FEB 1962DECJOHNNY TORRES10MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 23 DEC 1961DECISAAC LOGART10MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 04 NOV 1961KOSTANFORD BULLA4MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 30 SEP 1961LOSSBENNY PARET15MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 29 JUL 1961DECYAMA BAHAMA10MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 03 JUN 1961TKOGASPAR ORTEGA12MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 01 APR 1961KOBENNY PARET13MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 17 DEC 1960SDLUIS RODRIGUEZ10LIGHT MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 22 OCT 1960TKOWILLIE TOWEEL8MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 25 AUG 1960DECFLORENTINO FERNÁNDEZ10MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 25 JUL 1960DECJORGE FERNANDEZ10MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 03 JUN 1960DECJORGE FERNANDEZ10MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 26 APR 1960LOSSDENNY MOYER10MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 11 MAR 1960DECDENNY MOYER10MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 12 FEB 1960DECGASPAR ORTEGA10MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 08 JAN 1960UDROBERTO PENA10LIGHT MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 23 NOV 1959TKORAY LANCASTER7MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 26 OCT 1959LOSSRANDY SANDY10MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 07 AUG 1959DECKID FICHIQUE10MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 25 MAY 1959DECWILLIE STEVENSON10MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 27 APR 1959DECMEL BARKER10MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 23 MAR 1959DECBOBBY SHELL10MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 23 FEB 1959TKOBARRY ALLISON5MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 09 FEB 1959TKOWILLIE JOE JOHNSON5MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 26 JAN 1959TKOGAYLORD BARNES5MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 15 DEC 1958KOLARRY JONES5MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 17 NOV 1958KOSERGIO RIOS3MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 06 OCT 1958DECARTIE CUNNINGHAM6MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 21 JUL 1958DECTOMMY LEAKS4MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 23 JUN 1958DECBRUCE GIBSON4MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 02 JUN 1958DECJOE PARHAM4MIDDLEWEIGHT—

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