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Bruce Gibson vs Emile Griffith — record, stats and common opponents compared

Bruce Gibson

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Emile Griffith

Bruce Gibson (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.

Gibson

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

Bruce Gibson and Emile Griffith have met 1 time; Griffith leads 1–0.

Bruce Gibson and Emile Griffith have met 1 time; Griffith leads 1–0.
Met1958Jun 23Series
Bruce GibsonFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Emile GriffithFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultPTS1Meeting

The Numbers

Gibson 1 · Griffith 4 of 5 measurable rows
GibsonGriffith
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
Bruce Gibson: No height on file
Emile Griffith: 5′7″
Reachnot held
Bruce Gibson: No reach on file
Emile Griffith: 72″
Agenot held
Bruce Gibson: No date of birth
Emile Griffith: Died aged 75
Stance
Bruce Gibson: Not recorded
Emile Griffith: Orthodox

Bruce Gibson 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
Bruce Gibson0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Bruce Gibson: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Gibson 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 — Bruce Gibson 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

Bruce Gibson last boxed on Jun 23, 1958 — 24,963 days ago. Gibson had lost the most recent, to Emile Griffith.L

Griffith Jun 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 Bruce Gibson and Emile Griffith ever fought each other?
Yes. Bruce Gibson and Emile Griffith met once on June 23, 1958, and Emile Griffith won by PTS.
The meeting

LJun 23, 1958 · Griffith · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Gibson or Griffith?
Bruce Gibson 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 %

Gibson0–10%

Griffith85–24–277.5%

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

Gibson0

Griffith2327.1%

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

Gibson1bout

Griffith112bouts

How They Win ↓

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