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, Griffith or González?

Emile Griffith is 85-24-2 and Manuel González is 5-16 across the 21 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, Griffith or González?

Emile Griffith has 23 knockout wins and Manuel González has 0. Emile Griffith has more.

Do Griffith and González have any common opponents?

Emile Griffith and Manuel González share 6 common opponents: Eckhard Dagge, Armando Muñíz and Ernie Lopez (and 3 others). Emile Griffith fared better against 3 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Griffith and González?

This comparison is drawn from 112 bouts tracked for Emile Griffith and 21 bouts tracked for Manuel González. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Emile Griffith vs Manuel González — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Emile Griffith

Manuel González

Emile Griffith (85-24-2) and Manuel González (5-16 across 21 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 3 times. They share 6 common opponents.

Griffith

Wins23 KO · 27%

Losses

Draws112 tracked bouts

González

Tracked record

5–16

counted from 21 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 2–1

Emile Griffith and Manuel González have met 3 times; Griffith leads 2–1.
Met	1965Jan 26	1965Dec 10	1973Nov 1	Series
Emile GriffithFighter A	LLost	WWon	WWon	2–1W–L
Manuel GonzálezFighter B	WWon	LLost	LLost	1–2W–L
Result	SDGriffith vs González	UDGriffith vs González	MDGriffith vs González	3Meetings

The Numbers

Griffith 6 · González 0 of 6 measurable rows

GriffithEdge = longer wingGonzález

Record^†: 85-24-2 (edge)5-16
Win %0–100%: 77.5% (edge)
23.8%
Wins by knockoutmax 23: 23 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable: 27.06%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 27% (edge)
0%
Times stopped^‡levelmax 2: 2
2
Title reignsmax 14: 14 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^§max 5.8: 5.8 (edge)
0.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 112: 112
21

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

Emile Griffith left, Manuel González 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

23 by KO/TKO 27%62 on the cards 73%

Manuel González5 wins · from 21 tracked bouts

5 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Emile Griffith 112, Manuel González 21 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

6 shared

6 shared · Griffith better on 3 · González better on 1 · even on 26 shared · Emile Griffith better on 3 · Manuel González better on 1 · even on 2

GriffithEmile Griffith

Opponent

GonzálezManuel González

Emile Griffith
Loss, MD
1976Sep 1976
DaggeEckhard DaggeGermany 26–5–1EvenEven — 0–1 both
Manuel González
Loss, PTS
1974May 1974
Emile Griffith
Win, UD
1972Jan 1972
MuñízArmando MuñízUnited States 44–14–1 · Super Welterweight, WelterweightGriffith betterEmile Griffith better — 1–0 to 0–1
Manuel González
Loss, MD
1973May 1973
Emile Griffith
2–0 against
Win, UD
1972Mar 1972
Win, MD
1971May 1971
LopezErnie LopezUnited States 51–10–1 · WelterweightGriffith betterEmile Griffith better — 2–0 to 0–1
Manuel González
Loss, RTD
1972Oct 1972
Emile Griffith
Loss, UD
1969Oct 1969
NápolesJosé NápolesMexico 81–7EvenEven — 0–1 both
Manuel González
Loss, KO 6
1971Mar 1971
Emile Griffith
2–0 against
Win, TKO 12
1961Jun 1961
Win, SD
1960Feb 1960
OrtegaGaspar OrtegaMexico 131–39–6 · Super Welterweight, WelterweightGriffith betterEmile Griffith better — 2–0 to 1–0
Manuel González
Win, PTS
1965Mar 1965
Emile Griffith
2–1 against
Win, SD
1962Aug 1962
Loss, SD
1960Apr 1960
Win, SD
1960Mar 1960
MoyerDenny MoyerUnited States 98–38–4 · Super WelterweightGonzález betterManuel González better — 1–0 to 2–1
Manuel González
Win, UD
1964Sep 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

Manuel González last boxed on Aug 17, 1974 — 19,056 days ago. González had lost ten straight.LLLLL

Lopez Oct 1972Muñíz May 1973Griffith Nov 1973Dagge May 1974Csandl Aug 19740.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

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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, Griffith or González?: Emile Griffith is 85-24-2 and Manuel González is 5-16 across the 21 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, Griffith or González?: Emile Griffith has 23 knockout wins and Manuel González has 0. Emile Griffith has more.
Do Griffith and González have any common opponents?: Emile Griffith and Manuel González share 6 common opponents: Eckhard Dagge, Armando Muñíz and Ernie Lopez (and 3 others). Emile Griffith fared better against 3 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Griffith and González?: This comparison is drawn from 112 bouts tracked for Emile Griffith and 21 bouts tracked for Manuel González. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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