Emile Griffith

World title reigns and bouts

WBA
WBC
RING
WBC
NYSAC
WBA
WBC
RING
Middleweight
Super Welterweight
Welterweight
1962
(23 years old)
1964
(25 years old)
1966
(27 years old)
1968
(29 years old)
1970
(31 years old)
1972
(33 years old)
1974
(35 years old)
1976
(37 years old)

Timeline of world title events

    1 Apr 1961

    Emile Griffith beats Benny Paret via knockout 13/15

    Welterweight (147 lb)

    Emile Griffith becomes the NYSAC, RING and WBA Welterweight world champion

    3 Jun 1961

    Emile Griffith beats Gaspar Ortega via knockout 12/15

    Welterweight (147 lb)

    30 Sep 1961

    Benny Paret beats Emile Griffith via split decision 15/15

    Welterweight (147 lb)

    24 Mar 1962

    Emile Griffith beats Benny Paret via knockout 12/15

    Welterweight (147 lb)

    Emile Griffith becomes the NYSAC, RING and WBA Welterweight world champion

    13 Jul 1962

    Emile Griffith beats Ralph Dupas via unanimous decision 15/15

    Welterweight (147 lb)

    8 Dec 1962

    Emile Griffith beats Jorge Fernandez via knockout 9/15

    Welterweight (147 lb)

    14 Feb 1963

    Emile Griffith becomes the WBC Welterweight world champion

    21 Mar 1963

    Luis Rodriguez beats Emile Griffith via unanimous decision 15/15

    Welterweight (147 lb)

    8 Jun 1963

    Emile Griffith beats Luis Rodriguez via split decision 15/15

    Welterweight (147 lb)

    Emile Griffith becomes the NYSAC, RING, WBA and WBC Welterweight world champion

    12 Jun 1964

    Emile Griffith beats Luis Rodriguez via split decision 15/15

    Welterweight (147 lb)

    22 Sep 1964

    Emile Griffith beats Brian Curvis via unanimous decision 15/15

    Welterweight (147 lb)

    1 Dec 1964

    Emile Griffith beats Dave Charnley via knockout 9/10

    Welterweight (147 lb)

    30 Mar 1965

    Emile Griffith beats Jose Stable via unanimous decision 15/15

    Welterweight (147 lb)

    10 Dec 1965

    Emile Griffith beats Manuel Gonzalez via unanimous decision 15/15

    Welterweight (147 lb)

    25 Apr 1966

    Emile Griffith beats Dick Tiger via unanimous decision 15/15

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    Emile Griffith becomes the RING, WBA and WBC Middleweight world champion

    11 Jun 1966

    Emile Griffith's WBA Welterweight world title reign ends

    13 Jul 1966

    Emile Griffith beats Joey Archer via majority decision 15/15

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    1 Aug 1966

    Emile Griffith's NYSAC Welterweight world title reign ends

    23 Jan 1967

    Emile Griffith beats Joey Archer via unanimous decision 15/15

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    17 Apr 1967

    Nino Benvenuti beats Emile Griffith via unanimous decision 15/15

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    29 Sep 1967

    Emile Griffith beats Nino Benvenuti via majority decision 15/15

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    Emile Griffith becomes the RING, WBA and WBC Middleweight world champion

    4 Mar 1968

    Nino Benvenuti beats Emile Griffith via unanimous decision 15/15

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    17 Oct 1969

    Jose Napoles beats Emile Griffith via unanimous decision 15/15

    Welterweight (147 lb)

    25 Sep 1971

    Carlos Monzon beats Emile Griffith via knockout 14/15

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    2 Jun 1973

    Carlos Monzon beats Emile Griffith via unanimous decision 15/15

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    18 Sep 1976

    Eckhard Dagge beats Emile Griffith via majority decision 15/15

    Super Welterweight (154 lb)