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.
Bobby Shell (0-1-1 across 2 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.
Bobby Shell vs Emile Griffith — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Emile Griffith leads 1–0- Emile Griffith wonGriffith vs ShellMar 23, 1959 · UD
The Numbers
- 0-1-1
- Record
- 85-24-2 (edge)
- 25%
- Win %
- 77.5% (edge)
- 0
- Wins by knockout
- 23 (edge)
- —
- KO rate
- 27.06%
- —
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 27%
- 0 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 2
- 0
- Title reigns
- 14 (edge)
- —
- Bouts per year
- 5.8
- 2
- 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)
- —
- Age
- 88
- —
- Stance
- Orthodox
- —
- Nationality
- United States
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyBobby Shell · 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 (2 and 112 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
1 sharedBobby Shell
DPTS · May 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
Bobby Shell
LD
L1 streak · last fought Mar 23, 1959
Emile Griffith
LLLWW
L3 streak · last fought Jul 30, 1977
Common Questions
- Have Bobby Shell and Emile Griffith ever fought each other?
- Yes. Bobby Shell and Emile Griffith met once on March 23, 1959, and Emile Griffith won by UD.
- Who has the better record, Bobby Shell or Emile Griffith?
- Bobby Shell is 0-1-1 across the 2 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, Bobby Shell or Emile Griffith?
- Bobby Shell has 0 knockout wins and Emile Griffith has 23. Emile Griffith has more.
- Do Bobby Shell and Emile Griffith have any common opponents?
- Bobby Shell and Emile Griffith share 1 common opponent: Benny Paret. Bobby Shell fared better against 1 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Bobby Shell and Emile Griffith?
- This comparison is drawn from 2 bouts tracked for Bobby Shell and 112 bouts tracked for Emile Griffith. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.