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

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Emile Griffith

Joe DeNucci

Emile Griffith (85-24-2) and Joe DeNucci (2-4-2 across 8 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 2 common opponents.

Griffith

85

Wins23 KO · 27%

24

Losses

2

Draws112 tracked bouts

DeNucci

Tracked record

2–4–2

counted from 8 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 2–0

Emile Griffith and Joe DeNucci have met 2 times; Griffith leads 2–0.

Emile Griffith and Joe DeNucci have met 2 times; Griffith leads 2–0.
Met1972Sep 161972Oct 11Series
Emile GriffithFighter AWWonWWon2–0W–L
Joe DeNucciFighter BLLostLLost0–2W–L
ResultSDSD2Meetings

The Numbers

Griffith 6 · DeNucci 1 of 7 measurable rows
GriffithDeNucci
Record†
85-24-2 (edge)2-4-2
Win %0–100%
77.5% (edge)
37.5%
Wins by knockoutmax 23
23 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
27.06%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
27% (edge)
0%
Times stopped‡max 2
2
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 14
14 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 5.8
5.8 (edge)
0.6
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 112
112
8

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

Emile Griffith left, Joe DeNucci 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%

Joe DeNucci2 wins · from 8 tracked bouts

Joe DeNucci: 2 tracked wins — 2 on the cards (100%). Counted from 8 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

2 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Emile Griffith 112, Joe DeNucci 8 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Griffith better on 1 · DeNucci better on 1

Griffith

Opponent

DeNucci

  • Emile Griffith

    1–1 against

    Loss, UD

    1965

    Win, UD

    1962

    FullmerGriffith better

    Joe DeNucci

    Loss, UD

    1962

  • Emile Griffith

    2–1 against

    Win, SD

    1962

    Loss, SD

    1960

    Win, SD

    1960

    MoyerDeNucci better

    Joe DeNucci

    Win, SD

    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

Joe DeNucci last boxed on Oct 11, 1972 — 19,731 days ago. DeNucci had lost two straight, after one straight win.WLWLL

Jones Jan 1962Fullmer Mar 1962Moyer Apr 1964Griffith Sep 1972Griffith Oct 19720.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Emile Griffith and Joe DeNucci ever fought each other?
Yes. Emile Griffith and Joe DeNucci have met 2 times and Emile Griffith leads the series 2-0.
The 2 meetings

WOct 11, 1972 · Griffith · SD

WSep 16, 1972 · Griffith · SD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Griffith or DeNucci?
Emile Griffith is 85-24-2 and Joe DeNucci is 2-4-2 across the 8 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%

DeNucci2–4–237.5%

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

Griffith2327.1%

DeNucci0

The Numbers ↓
Do Griffith and DeNucci have any common opponents?
Emile Griffith and Joe DeNucci share 2 common opponents: Don Fullmer and Denny Moyer. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
2 shared opponents

Don Fullmer1–1L

Denny Moyer2–1W

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Griffith and DeNucci?
This comparison is drawn from 112 bouts tracked for Emile Griffith and 8 bouts tracked for Joe DeNucci. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Griffith112bouts

DeNucci8bouts

How They Win ↓

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