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Donato Paduano (1-2 across 3 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.

Donato Paduano vs Emile Griffith — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇨🇦CANADIAN

Donato Paduano

Tracked record

1–2

3 tracked bouts

🇺🇸UNITED STATES

Emile Griffith

85–24–2

112 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

Emile Griffith leads 1–0

The Numbers

1-2
Record
85-24-2 (edge)

One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.

33.3%
Win %
77.5% (edge)
0
Wins by knockout
23 (edge)
KO rate
27.06%
0%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
27% (edge)

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

0 (edge)
Times stopped
2

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

0
Title reigns
14 (edge)
0.7
Bouts per year
5.8 (edge)

Across each fighter's tracked career span.

3
Bouts tracked
112

Tale of the Tape

5′6″ (167 cm)
Height
5′7″ (169 cm) (edge)
Reach
72″ (183 cm)
77
Age
88
Stance
Orthodox
Canadian
Nationality
United States

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Donato Paduano · 1 wins

KO/TKO
0
Decision
1
Other
0

Emile Griffith · 85 wins

KO/TKO
23
Decision
62
Other
0

Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (3 and 112 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared
  • Donato Paduano

    WSD · Apr 1971

    Luis Manuel Rodríguez

    Emile Griffith

    WSD · Jun 1964WSD · Jun 1963LUD · Mar 1963WSD · Dec 1960

Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Donato Paduano

LWL

L1 streak · last fought Dec 10, 1974

Emile Griffith

LLLWW

L3 streak · last fought Jul 30, 1977

Common Questions

Have Donato Paduano and Emile Griffith ever fought each other?
Yes. Donato Paduano and Emile Griffith met once on December 10, 1974, and Emile Griffith won by UD.
Who has the better record, Donato Paduano or Emile Griffith?
Donato Paduano is 1-2 across the 3 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, Donato Paduano or Emile Griffith?
Donato Paduano has 0 knockout wins and Emile Griffith has 23. Emile Griffith has more.
Do Donato Paduano and Emile Griffith have any common opponents?
Donato Paduano and Emile Griffith share 1 common opponent: Luis Manuel Rodríguez. Donato Paduano fared better against 1 of them.
Who is bigger, Donato Paduano or Emile Griffith?
Emile Griffith is the taller fighter at 169 cm, 2 cm above the other.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Donato Paduano and Emile Griffith?
This comparison is drawn from 3 bouts tracked for Donato Paduano and 112 bouts tracked for Emile Griffith. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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