Emile Alphonse Griffith is a professional boxer from the US Virgin Islands who became a world champion in the Korean, middle and middle weight classes. His most famous contest was his 1962 title match against Benny Paret. In the weight session, Paret angered Griffith, a bisexual man, by touching his buttocks and saying homosexual obscenity. Griffith wins by knockout; Paret never regained consciousness and died in hospital 10 days later. In 1963 and 1964, Griffith magazine was selected by The Ring magazine and the American Association of Boxing Writers as Fighter of the Year. In 2002, he was ranked 33rd in Ring Magazine's list of 80 Greatest Warriors of the Past 80 Years. Griffith is currently ranked 127th in BoxRec's best book for boxers of all time.
| Real name | Emile Alphonse Griffith |
| Nationality | American |
| Born | February 3, 1938, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| Died | July 23, 2013, Hempstead, New York, U.S. |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Total fights | 112 |
| Wins | 85 |
| Wins by KO | 23 |
| Losses | 24 |
| Draws | 2 |
| No contests | 1 |
Boxer Emile Griffith was born in Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands, United States on February 3, 1938. He dies at the age of 75, on July 23, 2013.
Former professional boxer who competed in the welterweight and middleweight divisions and won titles in both.
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Emile Griffith was born in the Zodiac sign Aquarius (The Water-Bearer), and 1938 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Tiger (兎).
He had no intention of becoming a boxer and was instead discovered by chance while working at a hat factory.
He KO'd Benny Paret during a 1962 title match for calling him a gay. Paret never awoke after the fight and died 10 days later.
He was born in the US Virgin Islands, on the island of St. Thomas.
In 1990, he and Boxer Muhammad Ali were both inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame for the first time.
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