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Emile Griffith was a boxer, born on February 3, 1938 in Saint Thomas, United States. Death is recorded on July 23, 2013, at the age of 75. Recorded honors include International Boxing Hall of Fame (1990), WBC World Middleweight Champion, WBC World Welterweight Champion and 2 more. The listed height was 171 cm.
My Take
Emile Griffith is one of those fighters whose story cuts so deep it goes way beyond boxing. Born in the Virgin Islands, he carved out a career that saw him win world titles at welterweight and middleweight multiple times — a rare kind of champion who kept fighting his way back to the top. But the shadow that followed him was the 1962 bout with Benny Paret, who died days after their brutal title fight; Griffith carried that weight for the rest of his life, and knowing that gives everything about him a bittersweet gravity. On top of that, he was bisexual in an era when that was genuinely dangerous, especially inside the hypermasculine world of professional boxing. He passed in 2013, inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame back in 1990, and honestly the sport has never produced a figure quite as complex, as human, or as quietly courageous as him.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Emile Griffith
- Name (Japanese)
- エミール・グリフィス
- Reading
- えみーる・ぐりふぃす
- Born
- February 3, 1938 – July 23, 2013
- Origin
- Saint Thomas, United States
- Height
- 171 cm
- Occupation
- boxer
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Tiger
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- 1990 International Boxing Hall of Fame
- WBC World Middleweight Champion
- WBC World Welterweight Champion
- WBA World Middleweight Champion
- WBA World Welterweight Champion
3. Links
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Emile Griffith born?
Emile Griffith was born on February 3, 1938.
When did Emile Griffith die?
Emile Griffith died on July 23, 2013, aged 75.
Where was Emile Griffith from?
Emile Griffith was from Saint Thomas, United States.
What did Emile Griffith do?
Emile Griffith worked as boxer.
How tall was Emile Griffith?
Emile Griffith was 171 cm tall.
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