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Emile Griffith vs Larry Jones — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Emile Griffith

Larry Jones

Emile Griffith (85-24-2) and Larry Jones (0-1-1 across 3 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

Draws112 tracked bouts

Jones

Tracked record

0–1–1

counted from 3 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 Larry Jones have met 1 time; Griffith leads 1–0.

Emile Griffith and Larry Jones have met 1 time; Griffith leads 1–0.
Met1958Dec 15Series
Emile GriffithFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Larry JonesFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR51Meeting

The Numbers

Griffith 5 · Jones 1 of 6 measurable rows
GriffithJones
Record†
85-24-2 (edge)0-1-1
Win %0–100%
77.5% (edge)
25%
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)
0.1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 112
112
3

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

Emile Griffith left, Larry Jones 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%

Larry Jones0 wins · from 3 tracked bouts

Larry Jones: no tracked wins in the 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Jones yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Emile Griffith 112, Larry Jones 3 — 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 19775.8 tracked bouts per year

Larry Jones last boxed on Dec 15, 1958 — 24,788 days ago. Jones had lost the most recent, to Emile Griffith.DNCL

Shade May 1919Shade Apr 1920Griffith Dec 19580.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Emile Griffith and Larry Jones ever fought each other?
Yes. Emile Griffith and Larry Jones met once on December 15, 1958, and Emile Griffith won by KO in round 5.
The meeting

WDec 15, 1958 · Griffith · KO R5

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Griffith or Jones?
Emile Griffith is 85-24-2 and Larry Jones is 0-1-1 across the 3 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%

Jones0–1–125%

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

Griffith2327.1%

Jones0

The Numbers ↓
Do Griffith and Jones have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Emile Griffith and Larry Jones have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Griffith and Jones?
This comparison is drawn from 112 bouts tracked for Emile Griffith and 3 bouts tracked for Larry Jones. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Griffith112bouts

Jones3bouts

How They Win ↓

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