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...

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...

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

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...

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...

naturalist Edward H. Griffith (1894–1975), American film director Elisabeth Griffith, American historian, educator, and activist Emile Griffith (1938–2013), U...

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...

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

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...

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...

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

The name Emil, Emile, or Émile is a male given name of Indo-European origin. This name has multiple meanings: laborious, rival, or eager, which are derived...

Jimmy Ellis, Jerry Quarry, and Jimmy Young, Bobby Chacon, Mike Quarry, Emile Griffith, Willie Pep, and Billy Conn. Other cases of Boxers who have been speculated...

1967-04-17 Emile Griffith Universal (WBA/WBC) 1967-04-17 1967-09-29 Nino Benvenuti Universal (WBA/WBC) 1967-09-29 1968-03-04 Emile Griffith Universal (WBA/WBC)...

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

1965 – 25 Apr 1966 0 33 Emile Griffith 25 Apr 1966 – 17 Apr 1967 2 34 Nino Benvenuti 17 Apr – 29 Sep 1967 0 35 Emile Griffith (2) 29 Sep 1967 – 4 Mar...

upsetting the former World Welterweight and Light Middleweight Champion Emile Griffith with a ten-round decision win in Monte Carlo, but then he lost his European...

September 1961 Emile Griffith NBA/NYSAC 30 September 1961 24 March 1962 Benny 'Kid' Paret NBA/NYSAC 24 March 1962 21 March 1963 Emile Griffith NBA/NYSAC—WBA/WBC...

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...

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

1960 – 1 Apr 1961 1 31 Emile Griffith 1 Apr – 30 Sep 1961 1 32 Benny Paret (2) 30 Sep 1961 – 24 Mar 1962 0 33 Emile Griffith (2) 24 Mar 1962 – Feb 1963...

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...

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...

Harry Greb Allan Green Danny Green Dave Green Mitch Green Harold Grey Emile Griffith Robert Guerrero Bobby Gunn Dominick Guinn Yoko Gushiken Joan Guzmán...

Tap' Makhatini over the world welterweight and middleweight champion Emile Griffith. On 16 June 1976, thousands of black students marched to Orlando Stadium...

Ossian Sweet, published in 2009, A Man’s World: The Double Life of Emile Griffith (Simon & Schuster, 2015), Steven Gerrard: My Story (Joseph/Penguin,...

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...

Joe Brown 1962: Dick Tiger 1963: Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) 1964: Emile Griffith 1965: Dick Tiger (2) 1966: Muhammad Ali (2) (originally not awarded;...