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Emile Griffith vs Florentino Fernández — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Emile Griffith

🇨🇺CUBA

Florentino Fernández

Emile Griffith (85-24-2) and Florentino Fernández (50-16-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 4 common opponents.

Griffith

85

Wins23 KO · 27%

24

Losses

2

Draws112 tracked bouts

Fernández

50

Wins43 KO · 86%

16

Losses

1

Draw9 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Griffith leads 1–0

Emile Griffith and Florentino Fernández have met 1 time; Griffith leads 1–0.

Emile Griffith and Florentino Fernández have met 1 time; Griffith leads 1–0.
Met1960Aug 25Series
Emile GriffithFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Florentino FernándezFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Griffith 4 · Fernández 3 of 7 measurable rows
GriffithFernández
Record
85-24-2 (edge)50-16-1
Win %0–100%
77.5% (edge)
75.4%
Wins by knockoutmax 43
23
43 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
27.06%
86% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
27%
40% (edge)
Times stopped†levelmax 2
2
2
Title reignsmax 14
14 (edge)
0
Bouts per year‡max 5.8
5.8 (edge)
2.2
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 112
112
9

† 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
Emile Griffith: 5′7″
Florentino Fernández: No height on file
Reachnot held
Emile Griffith: 72″
Florentino Fernández: No reach on file
Agenot comparable
Emile Griffith: Died aged 75
Florentino Fernández: Died aged 76
Stance
Emile Griffith: Orthodox
Florentino Fernández: Orthodox

Emile Griffith left, Florentino Fernández right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
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%

Florentino Fernández5 wins · from 9 tracked bouts

Florentino Fernández: 5 tracked wins — 2 by KO/TKO (40%) and 3 on the cards (60%). Counted from 9 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

2 by KO/TKO 40%3 on the cards 60%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Emile Griffith 112, Florentino Fernández 9 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

4 shared

4 shared · Griffith better on 2 · even on 2

Griffith

Opponent

Fernández

  • Emile Griffith

    2–0 against

    Win, UD

    1970

    Win, UD

    1966

    TigerGriffith better

    Florentino Fernández

    Loss, TKO 6

    1962

  • Emile Griffith

    2–0 against

    Win, KO 3

    1964

    Win, UD

    1962

    DupasGriffith better

    Florentino Fernández

    Win, MD

    1960

  • Emile Griffith

    Loss, TKO 1

    1963

    CarterEven

    Florentino Fernández

    Loss, KO 1

    1962

  • Emile Griffith

    2–0 against

    Win, TKO 12

    1961

    Win, SD

    1960

    OrtegaEven

    Florentino Fernández

    2–0 against

    Win, SD

    1959

    Win, UD

    1959

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

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

Florentino Fernández has won once since four straight losses. Fernández last boxed on May 25, 1963.LLLLW

Griffith Aug 1960Fullmer Aug 1961Tiger Jan 1962Carter Oct 1962Torres May 19632.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Emile Griffith and Florentino Fernández ever fought each other?
Yes. Emile Griffith and Florentino Fernández met once on August 25, 1960, and Emile Griffith won by UD.
The meeting

WAug 25, 1960 · Griffith · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Griffith or Fernández?
Emile Griffith is 85-24-2 and Florentino Fernández is 50-16-1. Emile Griffith has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Griffith85–24–277.5%

Fernández50–16–175.4%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Griffith or Fernández?
Emile Griffith has 23 knockout wins and Florentino Fernández has 43. Florentino Fernández has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Griffith2327.1%

Fernández4386%

The Numbers ↓
Do Griffith and Fernández have any common opponents?
Emile Griffith and Florentino Fernández share 4 common opponents: Dick Tiger, Ralph Dupas and Rubin Carter (and 1 other). Emile Griffith fared better against 2 of them.
4 shared opponents

Dick TigerWL

Ralph DupasWW

Rubin CarterLL

Gaspar OrtegaWW

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Griffith and Fernández?
This comparison is drawn from 112 bouts tracked for Emile Griffith and 9 bouts tracked for Florentino Fernández. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Griffith112bouts

Fernández9bouts

How They Win ↓

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