HEAVYWEIGHT division
TUFFY GRIFFITHS
RetiredBorn GERALD AMBROSE GRIFFITHS
Born 1907-01-01, MACY, NE. (died aged 61)· Died 1968-11-15, SHERIDAN, WY.· USA
Residence: SIOUX CITY, IA.· Stance: orthodox· Height: 180 cm (5'11")· aka JERRY GRIFFITH, THE PENDER POUNDER, THE TERROR FROM OUT WEST
Debut: 1920-08-30· Career: 1920–1933 (14 years)
Wins (Official)
71
Losses (Official)
27
Draws (Official)
5
NC
0
Rated Fights
88
We have 6 records for this boxer that are unconfirmed — excluded from the record and rating while we research them.
Gerald Ambrose Griffiths was born in Macy, Nebraska, the son of James Alfred Griffiths (1875 – 1933) and Rose Jane Girardot (1874 – 1956). He had three brothers and two sisters. His brother Buzz Saw Griffiths was also a boxer.
After his boxing career ended he was stationed at the San Diego Marine Corps base as a boxing instructor.
Ran Tuffy Griffiths's Tavern for many years in Chicago after his retirement.
He is a member of the Greater Sioux City Athletic Association Hall of Fame.
Was a patient at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Sheridan, WY for many years before his death.
Head-to-Head Comparison
Compare TUFFY GRIFFITHS's career against any other fighter on record — records, ratings, common opponents, and any direct bouts.
Complete Record — 103 Bouts
| Date | Result | Opponent | Rds | Div. | Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🔒 06 SEP 1933 | LOSS | TONY SHUCCO | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 09 AUG 1933 | TKO | AL KEEGAN | 8 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 02 JUN 1933 | LOSS | KING LEVINSKY | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 24 FEB 1933 | KO | OTTO VON PORAT | 8 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 17 JAN 1933 | LOSS | LEE RAMAGE | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 26 SEP 1932 | LOSS | MAX BAER | 7 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | TITLE |
| 🔒 01 AUG 1932 | LOSS | JOHNNY RISKO | 12 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 30 MAY 1932 | KO | JACK ROPER | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 23 SEP 1931 | LOSS | ERNIE SCHAAF | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 31 AUG 1931 | KO | EMMETT ROCCO | 5 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 24 AUG 1931 | DEC | YOUNG CON O'KELLY | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 20 JUL 1931 | DEC | PAUL PANTALEO | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 27 MAR 1931 | LOSS | TOMMY LOUGHRAN | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 06 MAR 1931 | DEC | KING LEVINSKY | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 12 DEC 1930 | LOSS | YOUNG STRIBLING | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 31 OCT 1930 | DEC | GEORGE NERON | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 29 SEP 1930 | KO | EMMETT ROCCO | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 30 JUL 1930 | TKO | TOM HEENEY | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 02 JUL 1930 | UD | JOHNNY RISKO | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 05 JUN 1930 | KO | COWBOY BILLY OWENS | 5 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 30 APR 1930 | DEC | JACK GAGNON | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 08 APR 1930 | KO | SULLY MONTGOMERY | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 31 MAR 1930 | LOSS | JACK GAGNON | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 07 MAR 1930 | DEC | AL FRIEDMAN | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 17 FEB 1930 | KO | AL COSTELLO | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 27 DEC 1929 | DEC | JOHNNY RISKO | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 29 NOV 1929 | MD | PAULINO UZCUDUN | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 21 OCT 1929 | KO | JACK STANLEY | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 20 SEP 1929 | TKO | GEORGE COOK | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 12 SEP 1929 | KO | LUDWIG HAYMANN | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 29 AUG 1929 | KO | BIG BOY PETERSON | 5 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 14 AUG 1929 | KO | SANDY SEIFERT | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 06 AUG 1929 | KO | JACK MURPHY | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 27 JUN 1929 | DQ | JOHNNY RISKO | 7 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 19 JUN 1929 | KO | JOHNNY KRIEGER | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 03 JUN 1929 | KO | BILLY FREAS | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 24 MAY 1929 | DEC | AL FRIEDMAN | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 28 MAR 1929 | DEC | LEO LOMSKI | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 15 FEB 1929 | LOSS | LEO LOMSKI | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 04 FEB 1929 | TKO | BILLY FREAS | 7 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 08 JAN 1929 | KO | GEORGE GEMAS | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 28 DEC 1928 | KO | CHUCK DORIS | 2 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 26 DEC 1928 | DEC | GARFIELD JOHNSON | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 21 DEC 1928 | DEC | CHARLEY BELANGER | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 30 NOV 1928 | LOSS | JAMES J BRADDOCK | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 20 NOV 1928 | KO | JACKIE WILLIAMS | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 15 NOV 1928 | KO | JIMMY MAHONEY | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 09 NOV 1928 | TKO | JOE ANDERSON | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 29 OCT 1928 | DEC | HARRY DILLON | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 11 OCT 1928 | NWS-W | KO WHITE | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 27 SEP 1928 | TKO | MIKE MCTIGUE | 1 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 27 AUG 1928 | DEC | KO WHITE | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 22 AUG 1928 | KO | TONY MARULLO | 1 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 13 AUG 1928 | KO | DEL FONTAINE | 2 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 12 JUL 1928 | DEC | HAAKON HANSEN | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 21 JUN 1928 | DEC | WALCOTT LANGFORD | 6 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 08 JUN 1928 | DEC | TOMMY O'BRIEN | 8 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 30 APR 1928 | DEC | JACK ELKHART | 6 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 02 APR 1928 | DEC | LOWELL BOBBY BROWN | 8 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 23 MAR 1928 | DEC | TOMMY O'BRIEN | 5 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 16 MAR 1928 | DEC | ARTHUR FLYNN | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 12 MAR 1928 | KO | GEORGE BARNA | 5 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 27 FEB 1928 | DEC | HARRY ROBERTS | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 20 FEB 1928 | TKO | JOE MILLER | 5 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 07 FEB 1928 | DEC | JOHNNY DECOURSEY | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 21 OCT 1927 | DEC | GEORGE BARNA | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 16 SEP 1927 | DEC | TED ROSS | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 12 SEP 1927 | KO | JOE CORRADO | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 05 AUG 1927 | NWS-W | ALBERT KNIPP | 8 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 04 JUL 1927 | KO | FRANKIE FARR | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 10 JUN 1927 | KO | WASHIE HENDRICKS | 2 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 01 APR 1927 | KO | TED ROSSUNCONFIRMED | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 01 MAR 1927 | KO | JOE CORRADOUNCONFIRMED | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 24 JAN 1927 | NWS-W | LOUIS MAYS | 8 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 20 DEC 1926 | NWS-W | GLENN LAGE | 8 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 06 SEP 1926 | DEC | LOUIS MAYSUNCONFIRMED | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 29 JUL 1926 | DEC | TOMMY MCGUIRE | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 05 JUL 1926 | DRAW | JACK O'TOOLE | 8 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 01 JUL 1926 | KO | JIMMY KELLEYUNCONFIRMED | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 11 JUN 1926 | NWS-W | DONNIE DUNDEE | 8 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 03 MAY 1926 | LOSS | ROLLIE FRENCH | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 16 APR 1926 | NWS-W | BILLY HOON | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 01 MAR 1926 | KO | JAKE MCROBERTSUNCONFIRMED | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 10 FEB 1926 | DEC | SAMMY SACCOUNCONFIRMED | 8 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 29 JAN 1926 | NWS-L | MY SULLIVAN | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 11 DEC 1925 | DEC | DONNIE DUNDEE | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 19 SEP 1925 | NWS-L | FRANK LARRABEE | 8 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 01 SEP 1925 | DRAW | ROLLIE FRENCH | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 22 AUG 1925 | KO | JOHNNY VALARDI | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 18 AUG 1925 | DEC | FRANK LARRABEE | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 10 JUN 1925 | DEC | PAT SWEENEY | 6 | FEATHERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 30 APR 1925 | DEC | JAKIE SNOOK | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 23 APR 1925 | TKO | LEE KIMBERLY | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 06 FEB 1925 | NWS-W | GEORGE ATWOOD | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 18 OCT 1924 | NWS-D | GEORGE ATWOOD | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 26 SEP 1924 | DRAW | GEORGE ATWOOD | 4 | FLYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 01 SEP 1924 | NWS-W | GEORGE ATWOOD | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 23 AUG 1924 | NWS-L | SPIDER KELLY | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 02 NOV 1922 | NWS-L | SAMMY SACCO | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 29 JUL 1922 | NWS-W | TOMMY ROBINSON | 4 | FLYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 24 JUN 1922 | NWS-D | SAMMY SACCO | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 01 JAN 1921 | DRAW | HARLAN MILES | — | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 30 AUG 1920 | DRAW | STANLEY KELSO | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — |
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