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.
Barry Allison (0-4 across 4 tracked bouts) 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 1 common opponent.
Barry Allison vs Emile Griffith — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Emile Griffith leads 1–0- Emile Griffith wonGriffith vs AllisonFeb 23, 1959 · TKO · R5
The Numbers
- 0-4
- Record
- 85-24-2 (edge)
- 0%
- Win %
- 77.5% (edge)
- 0
- Wins by knockout
- 23 (edge)
- —
- KO rate
- 27.06%
- —
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 27%
- 1 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 2
- 0
- Title reigns
- 14 (edge)
- 1.6
- Bouts per year
- 5.8 (edge)
- 4
- Bouts tracked
- 112
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
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- Height
- 5′7″ (169 cm)
- —
- Reach
- 72″ (183 cm)
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- Age
- 88
- —
- Stance
- Orthodox
- —
- Nationality
- United States
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyBarry Allison · 0 wins
No tracked wins yet.
Emile Griffith · 85 wins
KO/TKO
23
Decision
62
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (4 and 112 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
1 sharedBarry Allison
LUD · Nov 1958Emile Griffith
WTKO R12 · Mar 1962LSD · Sep 1961WKO R13 · Apr 1961
Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Barry Allison
LLLL
L4 streak · last fought Feb 23, 1959
Emile Griffith
LLLWW
L3 streak · last fought Jul 30, 1977
Common Questions
- Have Barry Allison and Emile Griffith ever fought each other?
- Yes. Barry Allison and Emile Griffith met once on February 23, 1959, and Emile Griffith won by TKO in round 5.
- Who has the better record, Barry Allison or Emile Griffith?
- Barry Allison is 0-4 across the 4 bouts 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.
- Who has more knockouts, Barry Allison or Emile Griffith?
- Barry Allison has 0 knockout wins and Emile Griffith has 23. Emile Griffith has more.
- Do Barry Allison and Emile Griffith have any common opponents?
- Barry Allison and Emile Griffith share 1 common opponent: Benny Paret. Emile Griffith fared better against 1 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Barry Allison and Emile Griffith?
- This comparison is drawn from 4 bouts tracked for Barry Allison and 112 bouts tracked for Emile Griffith. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.