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.

Career

Amateur

Griffith was born on February 3, 1938. As a teen he was working at a hat factory on a steamy day when his boss, the factory owner, agreed to Griffith's request to work shirtless. When the owner, a former amateur boxer, noticed his frame, he took Griffith to trainer Gil Clancy's gym.

Professional

Griffith turned professional in 1958 and fought frequently in New York City. He captured the Welterweight title from Cuban Benny "The Kid" Paret by knocking him out in the 13th round on April 1, 1961. Six months later, Griffith lost the title to Paret in a narrow split decision. Griffith regained the title from Paret on March 24, 1962, in the controversial bout after which Paret died (see below).

Griffith waged a classic four-fight series with Luis Rodríguez, losing their second fight and winning the other three. He defeated middleweight contender Holley Mims but was knocked out in one round by Rubin "Hurricane" Carter. Three years later, on April 25, 1966, he faced middleweight champion Dick Tiger and won a 15-round unanimous decision and the middleweight title. He also lost, regained and then lost the middleweight crown in three classic fights with Nino Benvenuti.

But many boxing fans After the sixth round Griffith's trainer, Gil Clancy, later said he told him, "When you go inside I want you to keep punching until Paret holds you or the referee breaks you! But you keep punching until he does that!".

Trainer

Griffith trained other boxers, including Wilfred Benítez and Juan Laporte of Puerto Rico. Both won world championships. Griffith is a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame. In 1979–80, he was in Denmark serving as the coach of the Danish Olympic boxing team.

Personal life

thumb|Luis Rodrigo Griffith, Emile's adopted son and caretaker, at the after party of the world premiere of [[Terence Blanchard's opera Champion on June 15, 2013.]]

In 1971, two months after they met, Griffith married another Virgin Islander, Mercedes "Sadie" Donastorg, who was then a member of the dance troupe "Prince Rupert and the Slave Girls". Griffith adopted Donastorg's daughter, but the marriage only lasted a few months.

Griffith was bisexual. He was quoted in Sports Illustrated as saying "I like men and women both. But I don't like that word: homosexual, gay or faggot. I don't know what I am. I love men and women the same, but if you ask me which is better ... I like women." Griffith died July 23, 2013, at a care facility in Hempstead, New York. In his final years, he suffered from dementia pugilistica and required full-time care. His lover, whom he had adopted as a son, He was buried in St. Michael's Cemetery, Queens, New York City.

Media representations

  • Griffith's December 20, 1963 bout with Rubin Carter (which Griffith lost) is depicted in the opening scene of the 1999 motion picture The Hurricane. Griffith is portrayed by former boxer Terry Claybon, while actor Denzel Washington stars as Carter.
  • In January 2005, filmmakers Dan Klores and Ron Berger premiered their documentary Ring of Fire: The Emile Griffith Story at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah. It was broadcast on television on USA Network.
  • His life was the subject of Nine...Ten...and Out!: The Two Worlds of Emile Griffith, a 2008 biography written by Ron Ross which was the first time Griffith candidly addressed his sexuality and remaining closeted in an era when being bi- or homosexual ended an athlete’s career.
  • In May 2012 it was announced that trumpeter Terence Blanchard and playwright Michael Cristofer were working on the opera Champion, based on Griffith's story. It premiered at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis on June 15, 2013 and made its Metropolitan Opera debut on 10 April 2023.
  • A stage play based on Griffith's story, titled Brown Girl in the Ring, premiered on September 26, 2016, in Chicago. It was commissioned and produced by the Court Theatre.
  • A stage play based on Griffith's story, titled Man in the Ring, premiered on November 16, 2018, at the Huntington Theater in Boston.
  • Irish director Lenny Abrahamson is working on a biopic focusing on Griffith's rivalry with Paret, originally intended to be released in 2019 but subsequently delayed.

Professional boxing record

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!

!Result

!Record

!Opponent

!Type

!Round, time

!Date

!Location

!Notes

|-

|112

|Loss

|

|align=left| Alan Minter

|PTS

|10

|Jul 30, 1977

|align=left|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|111

|Loss

|85–23–2

|align=left| Mayfield Pennington

|SD

|10

|Jul 16, 1977

|align=left|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|110

|Loss

|85–22–2

|align=left| Joel Bonnetaz

|PTS

|10

|Apr 15, 1977

|align=left|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|109

|Win

|85–21–2

|align=left| Christy Elliott

|MD

|10

|Feb 2, 1977

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|108

|Win

|84–21–2

|align=left| Frank Reiche

|TKO

|10 (10)

|Dec 4, 1976

|align=left|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|107

|Win

|83–21–2

|align=left| Dino Del Cid

|TKO

|4 (10)

|Oct 24, 1976

|align=left|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|106

|Loss

|82–21–2

|align=left| Eckhard Dagge

|MD

|15

|Sep 18, 1976

|align=left|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|105

|Draw

|82–20–2

|align=left| Bennie Briscoe

|PTS

|10

|Jun 26, 1976

|align=left|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|104

|Loss

|82–20–1

|align=left| Loucif Hamani

|UD

|10

|Feb 9, 1976

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|103

|Win

|82–19–1

|align=left| Jose Roberto Chirino

|UD

|10

|Nov 7, 1975

|align=left|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|102

|Loss

|81–19–1

|align=left| Elijah Makathini

|PTS

|10

|Aug 9, 1975

|align=left|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|101

|Win

|81–18–1

|align=left| Leo Saenz

|UD

|10

|Jul 23, 1975

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|100

|Loss

|80–18–1

|align=left| Jose Luis Duran

|UD

|10

|May 31, 1974

|align=left|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|99

|Win

|80–17–1

|align=left| Donato Paduano

|UD

|10

|Dec 10, 1974

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|98

|Loss

|79–17–1

|align=left| Vito Antuofermo

|UD

|10

|Nov 22, 1974

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|97

|Win

|79–16–1

|align=left| Bennie Briscoe

|MD

|10

|Oct 9, 1974

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|96

|Win

|78–16–1

|align=left| Renato Garcia

|PTS

|10

|May 25, 1974

|align=left|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|95

|Loss

|77–16–1

|align=left| Tony Licata

|UD

|12

|Feb 5, 1974

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|94

|Loss

|77–15–1

|align=left| Tony Mundine

|UD

|12

|Nov 19, 1973

|align=left|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|93

|Win

|77–14–1

|align=left| Manuel González

|MD

|10

|Nov 1, 1973

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|92

|Loss

|76–14–1

|align=left| Carlos Monzón

|UD

|15

|Jun 2, 1973

|align=left|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|91

|Draw

|76–13–1

|align=left| Nessim Max Cohen

|PTS

|10

|Mar 12, 1973

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|90

|Loss

|76–13

|align=left| Jean-Claude Bouttier

|DQ

|7 (10)

|Dec 18, 1972

|style="text-align:left;"|

|style="text-align:left;"|

|- align=center

|89

|Win

|76–12

|align=left| Joe DeNucci

|SD

|12

|Oct 11, 1972

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|88

|Win

|75–12

|align=left| Joe DeNucci

|SD

|10

|Sep 16, 1972

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|87

|Win

|74–12

|align=left| Ernie Lopez

|UD

|10

|Mar 30, 1972

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|86

|Win

|73–12

|align=left| Jacques Kechichian

|PTS

|10

|Feb 21, 1972

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|85

|Win

|72–12

|align=left| Armando Muñíz

|UD

|10

|Jan 31, 1972

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|84

|Win

|71–12

|align=left| Danny McAloon

|UD

|10

|Dec 10, 1971

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|83

|Loss

|70–12

|align=left| Carlos Monzón

|TKO

|14 (15), 2:32

|Sep 25, 1971

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|82

|Win

|70–11

|align=left| Nessim Max Cohen

|UD

|10

|Jul 26, 1971

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|81

|Win

|69–11

|align=left| Ernie Lopez

|MD

|10

|May 3, 1971

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|80

|Win

|68–11

|align=left| Rafael Gutierrez

|UD

|10

|Mar 23, 1971

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|79

|Win

|67–11

|align=left| Juan Ramos

|TKO

|7 (10)

|Mar 5, 1971

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|78

|Win

|66–11

|align=left| Nate Collins

|UD

|10

|Nov 10, 1970

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|77

|Win

|65–11

|align=left| Danny Perez

|UD

|12

|Oct 17, 1970

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|76

|Win

|64–11

|align=left| Dick Tiger

|UD

|10

|Jul 15, 1970

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|75

|Win

|63–11

|align=left| Tom Bogs

|PTS

|10

|Jun 4, 1970

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|74

|Win

|62–11

|align=left| Carlos Marks

|UD

|12

|Mar 11, 1970

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|73

|Win

|61–11

|align=left| Doyle Baird

|UD

|10

|Jan 28, 1970

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|72

|Loss

|60–11

|align=left| José Nápoles

|UD

|15

|Oct 17, 1969

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|71

|Win

|60–10

|align=left| Art Hernandez

|SD

|10

|Aug 15, 1969

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|70

|Win

|59–10

|align=left| Dick DiVeronica

|TKO

|7 (10), 1:28

|Jul 11, 1969

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|69

|Win

|58–10

|align=left| Stanley Hayward

|UD

|12

|May 12, 1969

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|68

|Win

|57–10

|align=left| Andy Heilman

|UD

|10

|Feb 3, 1969

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|67

|Loss

|56–10

|align=left| Stanley Hayward

|SD

|10

|Oct 29, 1968

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|66

|Win

|56–9

|align=left| Gypsy Joe Harris

|UD

|12

|Aug 6, 1968

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|65

|Win

|55–9

|align=left| Andy Heilman

|MD

|12

|Jun 11, 1968

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|64

|Loss

|54–9

|align=left| Nino Benvenuti

|UD

|15

|Mar 4, 1968

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|63

|Win

|54–8

|align=left| Remo Golfarini

|TKO

|6 (10)

|Dec 15, 1967

|style="text-align:left;"|

|

|- align=center

|62

|Win

|53–8

|align=left| Nino Benvenuti

|MD

|15

|Sep 29, 1967

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|61

|Loss

|52–8

|align=left| Nino Benvenuti

|UD

|15

|Apr 17, 1967

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|60

|Win

|52–7

|align=left| Joey Archer

|UD

|15

|Jan 23, 1967

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|59

|Win

|51–7

|align=left| Joey Archer

|MD

|15

|Jul 13, 1966

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|58

|Win

|50–7

|align=left| Dick Tiger

|UD

|15

|Apr 25, 1966

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|57

|Win

|49–7

|align=left| Johnny Brooks

|UD

|10

|Feb 3, 1966

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|56

|Win

|48–7

|align=left| Manuel González

|UD

|15

|Dec 10, 1965

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|55

|Win

|47–7

|align=left| Harry Scott

|RTD

|7 (10)

|Oct 4, 1965

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|54

|Win

|46–7

|align=left| Gabe Terronez

|TKO

|4 (10), 2:45

|Sep 14, 1965

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|53

|Loss

|45–7

|align=left| Don Fullmer

|UD

|12

|Aug 19, 1965

|style="text-align:left;"|

|style="text-align:left;"|

|- align=center

|52

|Win

|45–6

|align=left| Eddie Pace

|UD

|10

|Jun 14, 1965

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|51

|Win

|44–6

|align=left| Jose Stable

|UD

|15

|Mar 30, 1965

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|50

|Loss

|43–6

|align=left| Manuel González

|SD

|10

|Jan 26, 1965

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|49

|Win

|43–5

|align=left| Dave Charnley

|TKO

|9 (10), 1:56

|Dec 1, 1965

|style="text-align:left;"|

|

|- align=center

|48

|Win

|42–5

|align=left| Brian Curvis

|UD

|15

|Sep 22, 1964

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|47

|Win

|41–5

|align=left| Luis Manuel Rodríguez

|SD

|15

|Jun 12, 1964

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|46

|Win

|40–5

|align=left| Stan Harrington

|KO

|4 (10), 1:40

|Apr 14, 1964

|style="text-align:left;"|

|

|- align=center

|45

|style="background: #DDD"|NC

|39–5

|align=left| Juan Carlo Duran

|NC

|7 (10)

|Mar 11, 1964

|style="text-align:left;"|

|style="text-align:left;"|

|- align=center

|44

|Win

|39–5

|align=left| Ralph Dupas

|KO

|3 (12)

|Feb 10, 1964

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|43

|Loss

|38–5

|align=left| Rubin Carter

|TKO

|1 (10), 2:13

|Dec 20, 1963

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|42

|Win

|38–4

|align=left| Jose Monon Gonzalez

|MD

|10

|Oct 5, 1963

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|41

|Win

|37–4

|align=left| Holly Mims

|UD

|10

|Aug 10, 1963

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|40

|Win

|36–4

|align=left| Luis Manuel Rodríguez

|SD

|15

|Jun 8, 1963

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|39

|Loss

|35–4

|align=left| Luis Manuel Rodríguez

|UD

|15

|Mar 21, 1963

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|38

|Win

|35–3

|align=left| Christian Christensen

|TKO

|9 (15)

|Feb 3, 1963

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|37

|Win

|34–3

|align=left| Jorge Fernandez

|TKO

|9 (15)

|Dec 8, 1962

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|36

|Win

|33–3

|align=left| Ted Wright

|PTS

|15

|Oct 17, 1962

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|35

|Win

|32–3

|align=left| Don Fullmer

|UD

|10

|Oct 6, 1962

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|34

|Win

|31–3

|align=left| Denny Moyer

|SD

|10

|Aug 18, 1962

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|33

|Win

|30–3

|align=left| Ralph Dupas

|UD

|15

|Jul 13, 1962

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|32

|Win

|29–3

|align=left| Benny Paret

|TKO

|12 (15), 2:09

|Mar 24, 1962

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|31

|Win

|28–3

|align=left| Johnny Torres

|UD

|10

|Feb 3, 1962

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|30

|Win

|27–3

|align=left| Isaac Logart

|MD

|10

|Dec 23, 1961

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|29

|Win

|26–3

|align=left| Stanford Bulla

|KO

|4 (10), 2:35

|Nov 4, 1961

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|28

|Loss

|25–3

|align=left| Benny Paret

|SD

|15

|Sep 30, 1961

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|27

|Win

|25–2

|align=left| Yama Bahama

|UD

|10

|Jul 29, 1961

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|26

|Win

|24–2

|align=left| Gaspar Ortega

|TKO

|12 (15), 0:48

|Jun 3, 1961

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|25

|Win

|23–2

|align=left| Benny Paret

|KO

|13 (15), 1:11

|Apr 1, 1961

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|24

|Win

|22–2

|align=left| Luis Manuel Rodríguez

|SD

|10

|Dec 17, 1960

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|23

|Win

|21–2

|align=left| Willie Toweel

|TKO

|8 (10), 3:00

|Oct 22, 1960

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|22

|Win

|20–2

|align=left| Florentino Fernández

|UD

|10

|Aug 25, 1960

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|21

|Win

|19–2

|align=left| Jorge Fernandez

|UD

|10

|Jul 25, 1960

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|20

|Win

|18–2

|align=left| Jorge Fernandez

|SD

|10

|Jun 3, 1960

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|19

|Loss

|17–2

|align=left| Denny Moyer

|SD

|10

|Apr 26, 1960

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|18

|Win

|17–1

|align=left| Denny Moyer

|SD

|10

|Mar 11, 1960

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|17

|Win

|16–1

|align=left| Gaspar Ortega

|SD

|10

|Feb 12, 1960

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|16

|Win

|15–1

|align=left| Roberto Peña

|UD

|10

|Jan 8, 1960

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|15

|Win

|14–1

|align=left| Ray Lancaster

|TKO

|7 (10), 1:44

|Nov 23, 1959

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|-

|14

|Loss

|13–1

|align=left| Randy Sandy

|SD

|10

|Oct 26, 1959

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|13

|Win

|13–0

|align=left| Kid Fichique

|UD

|10

|Aug 7, 1959

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|12

|Win

|12–0

|align=left| Willie Stevenson

|UD

|10

|May 25, 1959

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|11

|Win

|11–0

|align=left| Mel Barker

|UD

|10

|Apr 27, 1959

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|10

|Win

|10–0

|align=left| Bobby Shell

|UD

|10

|Mar 23, 1959

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|9

|Win

|9–0

|align=left| Barry Allison

|TKO

|5 (10), 2:44

|Feb 23, 1959

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|8

|Win

|8–0

|align=left| Willie Joe Johnson

|TKO

|5 (6), 1:52

|Feb 9, 1959

|style="text-align:left;"|

|align=left|

|- align=center

|7

| Win

|7–0

|align=left| Gaylord Barnes

|TKO

|5 (6), 1:46

|Jan 26, 1959

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| Win

|6–0

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|KO

|5 (6), 2:17

|Dec 15, 1958

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| Win

|5–0

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|KO

|3 (6), 1:01

|Nov 17, 1958

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| Win

|4–0

|align=left| Artie Cunningham

|PTS

|6

|Oct 6, 1958

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| Win

|3–0

|align=left| Tommy Leaks

|PTS

|4

|Jul 21, 1958

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|2

| Win

|2–0

|align=left| Bruce Gibson

|PTS

|4

|Jun 23, 1958

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| Win

|1–0

|align=left| Joe Parham

|PTS

|4

|Jun 2, 1958

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Titles in boxing

Major world titles

  • NYSAC welterweight champion (147 lbs) (3×)
  • NBA (WBA) welterweight champion (147 lbs) (3×)
  • WBC welterweight champion (147 lbs) (2×)
  • WBA middleweight champion (160 lbs) (2×)
  • WBC middleweight champion (160 lbs) (2×)

The Ring magazine titles

  • The Ring welterweight champion (147 lbs) (3×)
  • The Ring middleweight champion (160 lbs) (2×)

Undisputed titles

  • Undisputed welterweight champion (3×)
  • Undisputed middleweight champion

Honorary titles

  • Austrian Boxing Board of Control World light middleweight champion (154 lbs)

Honors

  • Named The Ring Fighter of the Year for 1964.
  • A park has been named in Griffith's honor in his native US Virgin Islands.

Recording artist

Emile Griffith had a brief career as a recording artist between 1966 and 1969. He recorded two 45s released on the Columbia Records and 'Going, Going Gone' , a moderately successful record for Ray Charles's Tangerine label.

See also

  • List of welterweight boxing champions
  • List of light middleweight boxing champions
  • List of middleweight boxing champions
  • List of WBC world champions
  • List of WBA world champions
  • List of undisputed boxing champions
  • List of boxing triple champions

Notes and references

Notes

References

Further reading

  • Lance Pugmire, "Emile Griffith dies at 75; champion boxer struggled with his sexuality" "LA Times", July 23, 2013
  • Ron Ross, ""Nine...Ten...and Out! The Two Worlds of Emile Griffith" 2008
  • Donald McRae, "The Night Boxer Emile Griffith Answered Gay Taunts with a Deadly Cortege of Punches," The Guardian, September 10, 2015.
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  • Ring Memorabilia
  • 'Ring of Fire' Connects With True Story of A Fatal Blow Washington Post article April 20, 2005
  • Emile Griffith – CBZ Profile
  • World Boxing Association History
  • National Boxing Association's Quarterly Ratings: 1961 – BoxRec
  • National Boxing Association's Quarterly Ratings: 1962 – BoxRec
  • NYSAC World Welterweight Title (Boxing)

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