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 Mel Barker (0-4 across 4 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.
Emile Griffith vs Mel Barker — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Emile Griffith leads 1–0- Emile Griffith wonGriffith vs BarkerApr 27, 1959 · UD
The Numbers
- 85-24-2 (edge)
- Record
- 0-4
- 77.5% (edge)
- Win %
- 0%
- 23 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 0
- 27.06%
- KO rate
- —
- 27%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- —
- 2
- Times stopped
- 1 (edge)
- 14 (edge)
- Title reigns
- 0
- 5.8 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 0.6
- 112
- Bouts tracked
- 4
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
Mel Barker · 0 wins
No tracked wins yet.
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (112 and 4 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
2 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
Mel Barker
LLLL
L4 streak · last fought Nov 15, 1962
Common Questions
- Have Emile Griffith and Mel Barker ever fought each other?
- Yes. Emile Griffith and Mel Barker met once on April 27, 1959, and Emile Griffith won by UD.
- Who has the better record, Emile Griffith or Mel Barker?
- Emile Griffith is 85-24-2 and Mel Barker is 0-4 across the 4 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 Mel Barker?
- Emile Griffith has 23 knockout wins and Mel Barker has 0. Emile Griffith has more.
- Do Emile Griffith and Mel Barker have any common opponents?
- Emile Griffith and Mel Barker share 2 common opponents: Ralph Dupas and Gaspar Ortega. Emile Griffith fared better against 2 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Emile Griffith and Mel Barker?
- This comparison is drawn from 112 bouts tracked for Emile Griffith and 4 bouts tracked for Mel Barker. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.