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Dave Charnley vs Emile Griffith — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Dave Charnley

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Emile Griffith

Dave Charnley (48-12-1) 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.

Charnley

48

Wins27 KO · 56%

12

Losses

1

Draw7 tracked bouts

Griffith

85

Wins23 KO · 27%

24

Losses

2

Draws112 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Griffith leads 1–0

Dave Charnley and Emile Griffith have met 1 time; Griffith leads 1–0.

Dave Charnley and Emile Griffith have met 1 time; Griffith leads 1–0.
Met1965Dec 1Series
Dave CharnleyFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Emile GriffithFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR91Meeting

The Numbers

Charnley 5 · Griffith 2 of 7 measurable rows
CharnleyGriffith
Record
48-12-1 (edge)85-24-2
Win %0–100%
79.5% (edge)
77.5%
Wins by knockoutmax 27
27 (edge)
23
KO rate0–100%
56.25% (edge)
27.06%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
33% (edge)
27%
Times stopped†levelmax 2
2
2
Title reignsmax 14
0
14 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 5.8
0.9
5.8 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 112
7
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
Dave Charnley: No height on file
Emile Griffith: 5′7″
Reachnot held
Dave Charnley: No reach on file
Emile Griffith: 72″
Agenot comparable
Dave Charnley: Died aged 76
Emile Griffith: Died aged 75
Stance
Dave Charnley: Southpaw
Emile Griffith: Orthodox

Dave Charnley 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
Dave Charnley3 wins · from 7 tracked bouts

Dave Charnley: 3 tracked wins — 1 by KO/TKO (33%) and 2 on the cards (67%). Counted from 7 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 33%2 on the cards 67%

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 — Dave Charnley 7, 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

Dave Charnley had won two in a row before losing by stoppage to Emile Griffith. Charnley last boxed on Dec 1, 1965.LLWWL

Brown Dec 1959Brown Apr 1961Brown Feb 1963Lane Jun 1964Griffith Dec 19650.9 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 Dave Charnley and Emile Griffith ever fought each other?
Yes. Dave Charnley and Emile Griffith met once on December 1, 1965, and Emile Griffith won by TKO in round 9.
The meeting

LDec 1, 1965 · Griffith · TKO R9

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Charnley or Griffith?
Dave Charnley is 48-12-1 and Emile Griffith is 85-24-2. Dave Charnley has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Charnley48–12–179.5%

Griffith85–24–277.5%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Charnley or Griffith?
Dave Charnley has 27 knockout wins and Emile Griffith has 23. Dave Charnley has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Charnley2756.3%

Griffith2327.1%

The Numbers ↓
Do Charnley and Griffith have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Dave Charnley and Emile Griffith have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Charnley and Griffith?
This comparison is drawn from 7 bouts tracked for Dave Charnley and 112 bouts tracked for Emile Griffith. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Charnley7bouts

Griffith112bouts

How They Win ↓

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