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Brian Curvis vs Emile Griffith — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Brian Curvis

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Emile Griffith

Brian Curvis (37-4) 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 2 common opponents.

Curvis

37

Wins22 KO · 59%

4

Losses

0

Draws3 tracked bouts

Griffith

85

Wins23 KO · 27%

24

Losses

2

Draws112 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Griffith leads 1–0

Brian Curvis and Emile Griffith have met 1 time; Griffith leads 1–0.

Brian Curvis and Emile Griffith have met 1 time; Griffith leads 1–0.
Met1964Sep 22Series
Brian CurvisFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Emile GriffithFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Curvis 4 · Griffith 4 of 8 measurable rows
CurvisGriffith
Record
37-4 (edge)85-24-2
Win %0–100%
90.2% (edge)
77.5%
Wins by knockoutmax 23
22
23 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
59.46% (edge)
27.06%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
0%
27% (edge)
Times stopped†max 2
0 (edge)
2
Title reignsmax 14
0
14 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 5.8
1.2
5.8 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 112
3
112

† 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
Brian Curvis: No height on file
Emile Griffith: 5′7″
Reachnot held
Brian Curvis: No reach on file
Emile Griffith: 72″
Agenot comparable
Brian Curvis: Died aged 74
Emile Griffith: Died aged 75
Stance
Brian Curvis: Southpaw
Emile Griffith: Orthodox

Brian Curvis 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
Brian Curvis2 wins · from 3 tracked bouts

Brian Curvis: 2 tracked wins — 1 on the cards (50%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (50%). Counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 50%1 by another method or unrecorded 50%

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 — Brian Curvis 3, Emile Griffith 112 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Griffith better on 2

Curvis

Opponent

Griffith

  • Brian Curvis

    Win, PTS

    1965

    OrtegaGriffith better

    Emile Griffith

    2–0 against

    Win, TKO 12

    1961

    Win, SD

    1960

  • Brian Curvis

    Win, DQ 6

    1962

    DupasGriffith better

    Emile Griffith

    2–0 against

    Win, KO 3

    1964

    Win, UD

    1962

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Brian Curvis has won once since losing a decision to Emile Griffith. Curvis last boxed on Feb 23, 1965.WLW

Dupas Sep 1962Griffith Sep 1964Ortega Feb 19651.2 tracked bouts per year

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 Brian Curvis and Emile Griffith ever fought each other?
Yes. Brian Curvis and Emile Griffith met once on September 22, 1964, and Emile Griffith won by UD.
The meeting

LSep 22, 1964 · Griffith · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Curvis or Griffith?
Brian Curvis is 37-4 and Emile Griffith is 85-24-2. Brian Curvis has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Curvis37–490.2%

Griffith85–24–277.5%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Curvis or Griffith?
Brian Curvis has 22 knockout wins and Emile Griffith has 23. Emile Griffith has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Curvis2259.5%

Griffith2327.1%

The Numbers ↓
Do Curvis and Griffith have any common opponents?
Brian Curvis and Emile Griffith share 2 common opponents: Gaspar Ortega and Ralph Dupas. Emile Griffith fared better against 2 of them.
2 shared opponents

Gaspar OrtegaWW

Ralph DupasWW

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Curvis and Griffith?
This comparison is drawn from 3 bouts tracked for Brian Curvis and 112 bouts tracked for Emile Griffith. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Curvis3bouts

Griffith112bouts

How They Win ↓

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