Emile Alphonse Griffith (February 3, 1938 – July 23, 2013) was an American professional boxer who won world titles in three weight divisions. He held...

Benny Paret vs. Emile Griffith III was the third meeting between Benny "Kid" Paret and Emile Griffith, for the welterweight boxing championship, held...

after injuries sustained in a March 24, 1962, title defense against Emile Griffith, televised live and seen by millions on ABC's Fight of the Week. Paret...

Ali. Among significant boxers in lower weights, were middleweights Emile Griffith, Nino Benvenuti and Dick Tiger, and lightweights Joe Brown, Carlos Ortiz...

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occurred in on March 24, 1962, when he refereed the Benny "Kid" Paret-Emile Griffith world welterweight championship fight, which was televised live by American...

1965 (by unanimous decision) and fought Hall of Fame boxers such as Emile Griffith and Dick Tiger. “Irish” Joey Archer began his career in 1956 at 18 years...

and concentrate on the middleweight division instead. Benvenuti beat Emile Griffith by decision in fifteen rounds at New York City's Madison Square Garden...

fight between Emile Griffith and Teddy Wright for the "world" championship. The fight, which took place on October 17, was won by Griffith via a 15-round...

Cristofer. Based on the life of African-American welterweight boxer Emile Griffith, this opera is a joint co-commission by Opera Theatre of Saint Louis...

Vicente Rondon, Tony Mundine, Vito Antuofermo, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, Emile Griffith, and Cyclone Hart. Cus D'Amato regarded Briscoe much higher than most...

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Emile Griffith in a 1960 non-title fight. In 1963, Rodriguez and Griffith fought twice for the lineal welterweight title. Rodriguez defeated Griffith...

retirement to do so. Another fighter who Clancy trained was Emile Griffith. Clancy was Griffith's only trainer and guided him to world championships in the...

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around the world, facing four past or future world champions, including Emile Griffith and Alan Minter. But he is best known for his two contests in 1965 at...

heavyweight Middleweight 9 Mike Tyson WBA, WBC, IBF Heavyweight 12. Emile Griffith WBA, WBC Middleweight Welterweight 8 Nino Benvenuti WBA, WBC Middleweight...

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championships in 2 divisions and 2 wins in 3 bouts vs all-time great Emile Griffith. He had lost the year before to American Tom Bethea in Australia, but...

surprised the boxing world by flooring past and future world champion Emile Griffith twice in the first round and scoring a technical knockout. That win...

consciousness, despite brain surgery. 24 Mar 1962 Benny Paret Emile Griffith See Benny Paret vs. Emile Griffith III; Paret died of brain injuries 10 days later. 21...

toward securing Archer a title fight. Tiger had already signed to fight Emile Griffith, and an Archer ad admonished, "The Middleweight Champion should meet...

to last the full 15-round distance against Marciano. July 13, 1966: Emile Griffith vs. Joey Archer — Had this middleweight championship not gone the 15-round...

1965 – 25 Apr 1966 0 26 Emile Griffith 25 Apr 1966 – 17 Apr 1967 2 27 Nino Benvenuti 17 Apr – 20 Sep 1967 0 28 Emile Griffith (2) 29 Sep 1967 – 4 Mar...

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activist Emile Griffith (1938–2013), U.S. Virgin Islands boxer Eva Kinney Griffith (1852–1918), American journalist, temperance activist Forrest Griffith (1928–2007)...

Benny Paret (1937–1962), Cuban boxer who died after a match against Emile Griffith Davey Moore (1933–1963), another boxer who famously died from an injury...

Chuvalo 1966 –  José Torres W 15 Eddie Cotton 1967 –  Nino Benvenuti W 15 Emile Griffith I 1968 –  Dick Tiger W 10 Frank DePaula 1969 –  Joe Frazier KO 7 Jerry...

original on 26 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024. "Commission Upheld On Griffith Title Ban". Daily News. New York, New York. 2 August 1966. Retrieved 19...

boxers he beat included world champions Eckhard Dagge, Denny Moyer and Emile Griffith. In 1992, Michael Franzese, a Caporegime of the Colombo crime family...