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Emile Griffith vs Gaylord Barnes — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Emile Griffith

Gaylord Barnes

Emile Griffith (85-24-2) and Gaylord Barnes (0-4 across 4 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Griffith

85

Wins23 KO · 27%

24

Losses

2

Draws112 tracked bouts

Barnes

Tracked record

0–4

counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

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

Emile Griffith and Gaylord Barnes have met 1 time; Griffith leads 1–0.

Emile Griffith and Gaylord Barnes have met 1 time; Griffith leads 1–0.
Met1959Jan 26Series
Emile GriffithFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Gaylord BarnesFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR51Meeting

The Numbers

Griffith 5 · Barnes 1 of 6 measurable rows
GriffithBarnes
Record†
85-24-2 (edge)0-4
Win %0–100%
77.5% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 23
23 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
27.06%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
27%—
Times stopped‡max 2
2
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 14
14 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 5.8
5.8 (edge)
0.7
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 112
112
4

† 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
Emile Griffith: 5′7″
Gaylord Barnes: No height on file
Reachnot held
Emile Griffith: 72″
Gaylord Barnes: No reach on file
Agenot held
Emile Griffith: Died aged 75
Gaylord Barnes: No date of birth
Stance
Emile Griffith: Orthodox
Gaylord Barnes: Not recorded

Emile Griffith left, Gaylord Barnes 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%

Gaylord Barnes0 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

Gaylord Barnes: no tracked wins in the 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Barnes yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Emile Griffith 112, Gaylord Barnes 4 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Griffith better on 1

Griffith

Opponent

Barnes

  • Emile Griffith

    2–0 against

    Win, UD

    1967

    Win, MD

    1966

    ArcherGriffith better

    Gaylord Barnes

    0–2 against

    Loss, UD

    1964

    Loss, UD

    1964

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

Gaylord Barnes last boxed on Jul 30, 1964 — 22,729 days ago. Barnes had lost four straight.LLLL

Griffith Jan 1959Robinson May 1964Archer May 1964Archer Jul 19640.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Emile Griffith and Gaylord Barnes ever fought each other?
Yes. Emile Griffith and Gaylord Barnes met once on January 26, 1959, and Emile Griffith won by TKO in round 5.
The meeting

WJan 26, 1959 · Griffith · TKO R5

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

Griffith85–24–277.5%

Barnes0–40%

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

Griffith2327.1%

Barnes0

The Numbers ↓
Do Griffith and Barnes have any common opponents?
Emile Griffith and Gaylord Barnes share 1 common opponent: Joey Archer. Emile Griffith fared better against 1 of them.
Shared opponent

Joey ArcherWL

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Griffith and Barnes?
This comparison is drawn from 112 bouts tracked for Emile Griffith and 4 bouts tracked for Gaylord Barnes. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Griffith112bouts

Barnes4bouts

How They Win ↓

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