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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, undisputed welterweight, and middleweight titles. His best-known contest was a 1962 title match with Benny Paret. Griffith won the bout by ...
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 · A new opera production at the Met explores the life and tragic career of the gay boxer Emile Griffith, a welterweight champion.
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.
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 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...
Mar 31, 2012 · Fifty years ago at Madison Square Garden, Emile Griffith delivered a pummeling to Benny Paret, who died after 10 days in a coma. Griffith was able to walk out, but not unscathed.
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