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Artie Cunningham vs Emile Griffith — record, stats and common opponents compared

Artie Cunningham

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Emile Griffith

Artie Cunningham (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) and Emile Griffith (85-24-2) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Cunningham

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested

Griffith

85

Wins23 KO · 27%

24

Losses

2

Draws112 tracked bouts

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Griffith leads 1–0

Artie Cunningham and Emile Griffith have met 1 time; Griffith leads 1–0.

Artie Cunningham and Emile Griffith have met 1 time; Griffith leads 1–0.
Met1958Oct 6Series
Artie CunninghamFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Emile GriffithFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultPTS1Meeting

The Numbers

Cunningham 1 · Griffith 4 of 5 measurable rows
CunninghamGriffith
Record†
0-185-24-2 (edge)
Win %0–100%
0%
77.5% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 23
0
23 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—27.06%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—27%
Times stopped‡max 2
0 (edge)
2
Title reignsmax 14
0
14 (edge)
Bouts per year§not comparable
—5.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 112
1
112

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · § Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Heightnot held
Artie Cunningham: No height on file
Emile Griffith: 5′7″
Reachnot held
Artie Cunningham: No reach on file
Emile Griffith: 72″
Agenot held
Artie Cunningham: No date of birth
Emile Griffith: Died aged 75
Stance
Artie Cunningham: Not recorded
Emile Griffith: Orthodox

Artie Cunningham left, Emile Griffith right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Artie Cunningham0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Artie Cunningham: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Cunningham yet.

Emile Griffith85 wins · from 112 tracked bouts

Emile Griffith: 85 tracked wins — 23 by KO/TKO (27%) and 62 on the cards (73%). Counted from 112 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

23 by KO/TKO 27%62 on the cards 73%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Artie Cunningham 1, Emile Griffith 112 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Artie Cunningham last boxed on Oct 6, 1958 — 24,861 days ago. Cunningham had lost the most recent, to Emile Griffith.L

Griffith Oct 1958

Emile Griffith has lost three straight, after two straight wins. Griffith last boxed on Jul 30, 1977.WWLLL

Reiche Dec 1976Elliott Feb 1977Bonnetaz Apr 1977Pennington Jul 1977Minter Jul 19775.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Artie Cunningham and Emile Griffith ever fought each other?
Yes. Artie Cunningham and Emile Griffith met once on October 6, 1958, and Emile Griffith won by PTS.
The meeting

LOct 6, 1958 · Griffith · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Cunningham or Griffith?
Artie Cunningham is 0-1 across the 1 bout Kill The Body has tracked and Emile Griffith is 85-24-2. Emile Griffith has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Cunningham0–10%

Griffith85–24–277.5%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Cunningham or Griffith?
Artie Cunningham has 0 knockout wins and Emile Griffith has 23. Emile Griffith has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Cunningham0

Griffith2327.1%

The Numbers ↓
Do Cunningham and Griffith have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Artie Cunningham and Emile Griffith have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Cunningham and Griffith?
This comparison is drawn from 1 bout tracked for Artie Cunningham and 112 bouts tracked for Emile Griffith. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Cunningham1bout

Griffith112bouts

How They Win ↓

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