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Dick DiVeronica vs Emile Griffith — record, stats and common opponents compared

Dick DiVeronica

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Emile Griffith

Dick DiVeronica (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.

DiVeronica

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

Dick DiVeronica and Emile Griffith have met 1 time; Griffith leads 1–0.

Dick DiVeronica and Emile Griffith have met 1 time; Griffith leads 1–0.
Met1969Jul 11Series
Dick DiVeronicaFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Emile GriffithFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR71Meeting

The Numbers

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

Dick DiVeronica 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
Dick DiVeronica0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Dick DiVeronica: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for DiVeronica 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 — Dick DiVeronica 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

Dick DiVeronica last boxed on Jul 11, 1969 — 20,920 days ago. DiVeronica had lost the most recent, to Emile Griffith.L

Griffith Jul 1969

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 Dick DiVeronica and Emile Griffith ever fought each other?
Yes. Dick DiVeronica and Emile Griffith met once on July 11, 1969, and Emile Griffith won by TKO in round 7.
The meeting

LJul 11, 1969 · Griffith · TKO R7

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, DiVeronica or Griffith?
Dick DiVeronica 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 %

DiVeronica0–10%

Griffith85–24–277.5%

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

DiVeronica0

Griffith2327.1%

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

DiVeronica1bout

Griffith112bouts

How They Win ↓

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