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Elijah 'Tap Tap' Makhatini vs Emile Griffith — record, stats and common opponents compared

Elijah 'Tap Tap' Makhatini

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Emile Griffith

Elijah 'Tap Tap' Makhatini (4-0 across 4 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 no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Makhatini

Tracked record

4–0

counted from 4 bouts 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

Makhatini leads 1–0

Elijah 'Tap Tap' Makhatini and Emile Griffith have met 1 time; Makhatini leads 1–0.

Elijah 'Tap Tap' Makhatini and Emile Griffith have met 1 time; Makhatini leads 1–0.
Met1975Aug 9Series
Elijah 'Tap Tap' MakhatiniFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Emile GriffithFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultPTS1Meeting

The Numbers

Makhatini 3 · Griffith 4 of 7 measurable rows
MakhatiniGriffith
Record†
4-0 (edge)85-24-2
Win %0–100%
100% (edge)
77.5%
Wins by knockoutmax 23
0
23 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—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
0.7
5.8 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 112
4
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
Elijah 'Tap Tap' Makhatini: No height on file
Emile Griffith: 5′7″
Reachnot held
Elijah 'Tap Tap' Makhatini: No reach on file
Emile Griffith: 72″
Agenot comparable
Elijah 'Tap Tap' Makhatini: 84
Emile Griffith: Died aged 75
Stance
Elijah 'Tap Tap' Makhatini: Not recorded
Emile Griffith: Orthodox

Elijah 'Tap Tap' Makhatini 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
Elijah 'Tap Tap' Makhatini4 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

Elijah 'Tap Tap' Makhatini: 4 tracked wins — 4 on the cards (100%). Counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

4 on the cards 100%

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 — Elijah 'Tap Tap' Makhatini 4, 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

Elijah 'Tap Tap' Makhatini last boxed on Oct 10, 1978 — 17,546 days ago. Makhatini had won four straight, the most recent against Bonifacio Ávila.WWWW

Cokes Sep 1972Douglas Dec 1973Griffith Aug 1975Ávila Oct 19780.7 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 Elijah 'Tap Tap' Makhatini and Emile Griffith ever fought each other?
Yes. Elijah 'Tap Tap' Makhatini and Emile Griffith met once on August 9, 1975, and Elijah 'Tap Tap' Makhatini won by PTS.
The meeting

WAug 9, 1975 · Makhatini · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Makhatini or Griffith?
Elijah 'Tap Tap' Makhatini is 4-0 across the 4 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Emile Griffith is 85-24-2. Elijah 'Tap Tap' Makhatini has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Makhatini4–0100%

Griffith85–24–277.5%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Makhatini or Griffith?
Elijah 'Tap Tap' Makhatini has 0 knockout wins and Emile Griffith has 23. Emile Griffith has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Makhatini0

Griffith2327.1%

The Numbers ↓
Do Makhatini and Griffith have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Elijah 'Tap Tap' Makhatini and Emile Griffith have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Makhatini and Griffith?
This comparison is drawn from 4 bouts tracked for Elijah 'Tap Tap' Makhatini and 112 bouts tracked for Emile Griffith. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Makhatini4bouts

Griffith112bouts

How They Win ↓

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