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Emile Griffith vs Gypsy Joe Harris — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Emile Griffith

Gypsy Joe Harris

Emile Griffith (85-24-2) and Gypsy Joe Harris (1-1 across 2 tracked bouts) 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.

Griffith

85

Wins23 KO · 27%

24

Losses

2

Draws113 tracked bouts

Harris

Tracked record

1–1

counted from 2 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 Gypsy Joe Harris have met 1 time; Griffith leads 1–0.

Emile Griffith and Gypsy Joe Harris have met 1 time; Griffith leads 1–0.
Met1968Aug 6Series
Emile GriffithFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Gypsy Joe HarrisFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Griffith 6 · Harris 1 of 7 measurable rows
GriffithHarris
Record†
85-24-2 (edge)1-1
Win %0–100%
77.5% (edge)
50%
Wins by knockoutmax 23
23 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
27.06%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
28% (edge)
0%
Times stopped‡max 2
2
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 14
14 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 5.9
5.9 (edge)
1.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 113
113
2

† 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″
Gypsy Joe Harris: No height on file
Reachnot held
Emile Griffith: 72″
Gypsy Joe Harris: No reach on file
Agenot held
Emile Griffith: Died aged 75
Gypsy Joe Harris: No date of birth
Stance
Emile Griffith: Orthodox
Gypsy Joe Harris: Not recorded

Emile Griffith left, Gypsy Joe Harris 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 Griffith86 wins · from 113 tracked bouts

Emile Griffith: 86 tracked wins — 24 by KO/TKO (28%) and 62 on the cards (72%). Counted from 113 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

24 by KO/TKO 28%62 on the cards 72%

Gypsy Joe Harris1 win · from 2 tracked bouts

Gypsy Joe Harris: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Emile Griffith 113, Gypsy Joe Harris 2 — 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

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 19775.9 tracked bouts per year

Gypsy Joe Harris last boxed on Aug 6, 1968 — 21,260 days ago. Harris had won one in a row before losing a decision to Emile Griffith.WL

Cokes Mar 1967Griffith Aug 19681.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Emile Griffith and Gypsy Joe Harris ever fought each other?
Yes. Emile Griffith and Gypsy Joe Harris met once on August 6, 1968, and Emile Griffith won by UD.
The meeting

WAug 6, 1968 · Griffith · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Griffith or Harris?
Emile Griffith is 85-24-2 and Gypsy Joe Harris is 1-1 across the 2 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%

Harris1–150%

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

Griffith2327.1%

Harris0

The Numbers ↓
Do Griffith and Harris have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Emile Griffith and Gypsy Joe Harris have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Griffith and Harris?
This comparison is drawn from 113 bouts tracked for Emile Griffith and 2 bouts tracked for Gypsy Joe Harris. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Griffith113bouts

Harris2bouts

How They Win ↓

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