Emile Griffith

Name: Emile Griffith

    • 1958 NYC 147-Pound Open Golden Gloves Champ
    • Held World Welterweight Champion intermittently from 1961-1968.
    • Beat Benny "Kid" Paret (Twice).
    • Dick Tiger (Twice).
    • Joey Archer.
    • Nino Benvenuti.
    • Don Fullmer.
    • Gaspar Ortega.
    • Denny Moyer (Twice).
    • Isaac Logart.
    • Luis Manuel Rodrigues (Three Times).
    • Florentino Fernandez.
    • Holly Mims.
    • Gypsy Joe Harris.
    • won 85 (KO 23) + lost 24 (KO 2) + drawn 2 = 112
  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fpx-sY4m2Os

Favorite Book: Sports Illustrated

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