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Emile Griffith vs Leo Saenz — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Emile Griffith

Leo Saenz

Emile Griffith (85-24-2) and Leo Saenz (0-2 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

Draws112 tracked bouts

Saenz

Tracked record

0–2

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 Leo Saenz have met 1 time; Griffith leads 1–0.

Emile Griffith and Leo Saenz have met 1 time; Griffith leads 1–0.
Met1975Jul 23Series
Emile GriffithFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Leo SaenzFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Griffith 5 · Saenz 1 of 6 measurable rows
GriffithSaenz
Record†
85-24-2 (edge)0-2
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)
0.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 112
112
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″
Leo Saenz: No height on file
Reachnot held
Emile Griffith: 72″
Leo Saenz: No reach on file
Agenot held
Emile Griffith: Died aged 75
Leo Saenz: No date of birth
Stance
Emile Griffith: Orthodox
Leo Saenz: Not recorded

Emile Griffith left, Leo Saenz 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%

Leo Saenz0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

Leo Saenz: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Saenz yet.

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

Leo Saenz last boxed on Jul 17, 1979 — 17,261 days ago. Saenz had lost two straight.LL

Griffith Jul 1975Hamsho Jul 19790.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Emile Griffith and Leo Saenz ever fought each other?
Yes. Emile Griffith and Leo Saenz met once on July 23, 1975, and Emile Griffith won by UD.
The meeting

WJul 23, 1975 · Griffith · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Griffith or Saenz?
Emile Griffith is 85-24-2 and Leo Saenz is 0-2 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%

Saenz0–20%

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

Griffith2327.1%

Saenz0

The Numbers ↓
Do Griffith and Saenz have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Emile Griffith and Leo Saenz have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Griffith and Saenz?
This comparison is drawn from 112 bouts tracked for Emile Griffith and 2 bouts tracked for Leo Saenz. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Griffith112bouts

Saenz2bouts

How They Win ↓

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