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Emile Alphonse Griffith (February 3, 1938 – July 23, 2013) was a professional boxer from the U.S. Virgin Islands who won world titles in three weight divisions. He held the world light middleweight, [1] undisputed welterweight, [2] and middleweight titles. [3] . His best-known contest was a 1962 title match with Benny Paret.
Jul 24, 2013 · Revered in retirement perhaps more than during his fighting days, Griffith died Tuesday at 75 after a long battle with pugilistic dementia. The first fighter to be crowned world champion from the...
Apr 11, 2023 · April 11, 2023. In the 1960s, Emile Griffith was a boxing star, known for his speed and punching power, with a regular presence at Madison Square Garden. But in neighborhoods near the Garden,...
Jul 24, 2013 · Associated Press. By Richard Goldstein. July 23, 2013. It was the night of March 24, 1962, a nationally televised welterweight title fight at Madison Square Garden between Emile Griffith and...
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 public’s...
Jul 23, 2013 · The first fighter to be crowned world champion from the U.S. Virgin Islands, Griffith required full-time care late in life and died at an extended care facility in Hempstead, N.Y. ''Emile was a...
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Awards And Honors: Golden Gloves. 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.
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