Six months later, Griffith lost the title to Paret in a narrow split decision.
He captured the Welterweight title from Cuban Benny "The Kid" Paret by knocking him out in the 13th round on April 1, 1961. Griffith turned professional in 1958 and fought frequently in New York City. Griffith trained at the West 28th Street Parks Department Gym in New York City. In 1957 Griffith advanced to the finals of the 147-lb Sub-Novice division and was defeated by Charles Wormley of the Salem Crescent Athletic Club. Griffith won the 1958 New York Golden Gloves 147 lb Open Championship, defeating Osvaldo Marcano of the Police Athletic Leagues Lynch Center in the final. When the owner, a former amateur boxer, noticed his frame, he took Griffith to trainer Gil Clancy's gym. Career Amateur Īs a teen he was working at a hat factory on a steamy day when his boss, the factory owner, agreed to Griffith's request to work shirtless. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in the inaugural class of 1990. Griffith currently ranks #127 in BoxRec's ranking of the greatest pound for pound boxers of all time.
In 2002, he was listed #33 on Ring Magazine's list of 80 greatest fighters of the past 80 years. In 19, Griffith was voted Fighter of the Year by The Ring magazine and the Boxing Writers Association of America. Griffith won the bout by knockout Paret never recovered consciousness and died in the hospital 10 days later. His best-known contest was a 1962 title match with Benny Paret. He held the world light middleweight, undisputed welterweight, and middleweight titles. Virgin Islands who won world titles in three weight divisions. Emile Alphonse Griffith (Febru– July 23, 2013) was a professional boxer from the U.S.
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