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.
Emile Griffith (85-24-2) and Manuel González (5-10 across 15 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 3 times. They share 3 common opponents.
Emile Griffith vs Manuel González — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Emile Griffith leads 2–1- Emile Griffith wonGriffith vs GonzálezNov 1, 1973 · MD
- Emile Griffith wonGriffith vs GonzálezDec 10, 1965 · UD
- Manuel González wonGriffith vs GonzálezJan 26, 1965 · SD
The Numbers
- 85-24-2 (edge)
- Record
- 5-10
- 77.5% (edge)
- Win %
- 33.3%
- 23 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 0
- 27.06%
- KO rate
- —
- 27% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 0%
- 2
- Times stopped
- 1 (edge)
- 14 (edge)
- Title reigns
- 0
- 5.8 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 0.3
- 112
- Bouts tracked
- 15
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- 5′7″ (169 cm)
- Height
- —
- 72″ (183 cm)
- Reach
- —
- 88
- Age
- —
- Orthodox
- Stance
- —
- United States
- Nationality
- —
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyEmile Griffith · 85 wins
KO/TKO
23
Decision
62
Other
0
Manuel González · 5 wins
KO/TKO
0
Decision
5
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (112 and 15 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
3 sharedShared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Emile Griffith
LLLWW
L3 streak · last fought Jul 30, 1977
Manuel González
LLLLL
L6 streak · last fought Nov 1, 1973
Common Questions
- Have Emile Griffith and Manuel González ever fought each other?
- Yes. Emile Griffith and Manuel González have met 3 times and Emile Griffith leads the series 2-1.
- Who has the better record, Emile Griffith or Manuel González?
- Emile Griffith is 85-24-2 and Manuel González is 5-10 across the 15 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.
- Who has more knockouts, Emile Griffith or Manuel González?
- Emile Griffith has 23 knockout wins and Manuel González has 0. Emile Griffith has more.
- Do Emile Griffith and Manuel González have any common opponents?
- Emile Griffith and Manuel González share 3 common opponents: José Nápoles, Gaspar Ortega and Denny Moyer. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Emile Griffith and Manuel González?
- This comparison is drawn from 112 bouts tracked for Emile Griffith and 15 bouts tracked for Manuel González. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.