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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 , [1] undisputed welterweight , [2] and middleweight titles. [3]
Apr 11, 2023 · A new opera production at the Met explores the life and tragic career of the gay boxer Emile Griffith, a welterweight champion.
Jul 24, 2013 · In this Oct. 18, 1969, file photo, challenger Emile Griffith, right, battles welterweight champion Jose Napoles in a title fight at the Forum in Los Angeles.
Emile Griffith (born February 3, 1938, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands—died July 23, 2013, Hempstead, New York, U.S.) was a professional American boxer who won five world boxing championships—three times as a welterweight and twice as a middleweight.
World Welterweight Title. Griffith took an 8-count in round six, but was well ahead on points going into the 12th round, in which Paret took "an unmerciful beating" (The Ring, page 7, June 1962 issue), leaving Benny unconscious and in a coma when the fight was stopped. Paret was taken immediately to Roosevelt Hospital, never regaining ...
Jul 24, 2013 · Emile Griffith, Boxer Who Unleashed a Fatal Barrage, Dies at 75. Emile Griffith pummeled Benny Paret in a fight at Madison Square Garden on March 24, 1962. Associated Press. It was the night of...
Jul 23, 2013 · Emile Griffith, an elegant world champion whose career was overshadowed by the fatal beating he gave Bennie Paret in a 1962 title bout that darkened all of boxing, died on Tuesday. He was 75.
Jul 23, 2013 · Former world-class boxer Emile Griffith, who won five titles during the 1960s, died Tuesday just east of New York City, the International Boxing Hall of Fame announced. He was 75. Griffith died...
EMILE GRIFFITH was a consummate fighter. He combined speed, aggressiveness and determination to post 85 career victories. Griffith was born in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands and moved to New York City and discovered boxing.
Jul 24, 2013 · Emile Griffith, a former world welterweight and middleweight boxing champion who spent decades haunted by his fatal beating of then-champion Benny Paret in the ring and bothered by the...
