Emile Griffith
American boxer (1938–2013)
埃米尔·格里菲斯 · エミール・グリフィス · 에밀 그리피스
- Born
- 3 February 1938, Saint Thomas
- Died
- 23 July 2013, Hempstead
- Citizenship
- United States
- Sport
- boxing
- Discipline
- middleweight, welterweight
- Occupation
- boxer
- Height
- 171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
- Recorded fight record
- 85 wins, 24 losses
Emile Alphonse Griffith (February 3, 1938 – July 23, 2013) was an American professional boxer who won world titles in three weight divisions. He held the world light middleweight, undisputed welterweight, and middleweight titles. His best-known contest was a 1962 title match with Benny Paret. Griffith won the bout by knockout; Paret never recovered consciousness and died in the hospital 10 days later.
In 1963 and 1964, Griffith was voted Fighter of the Year by The Ring magazine and the Boxing Writers Association of America. In 2002, he was listed #33 on Ring Magazine's list of 80 greatest fighters of the past 80 years. Griffith currently ranks #127 in BoxRec's ranking of the greatest pound for pound boxers of all time. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in the inaugural class of 1990.
Awards and honours
- Sugar Ray Robinson Award 1963
- The Ring magazine Fighter of the Year 1964
- International Boxing Hall of Fame 1990
- The Ring World Middleweight Champion
- The Ring World Welterweight Champion
- WBA World Middleweight Champion
- WBA World Welterweight Champion
- WBC World Middleweight Champion
- WBC World Welterweight Champion
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q59051 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.