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Emile Griffith vs Stanley Hayward — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Emile Griffith

Stanley Hayward

Emile Griffith (85-24-2) and Stanley Hayward (3-4 across 7 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 1 common opponent.

Griffith

85

Wins23 KO · 27%

24

Losses

2

Draws112 tracked bouts

Hayward

Tracked record

3–4

counted from 7 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

Series level 1–1

Emile Griffith and Stanley Hayward have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.

Emile Griffith and Stanley Hayward have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.
Met1968Oct 291969May 12Series
Emile GriffithFighter ALLostWWon1–1W–L
Stanley HaywardFighter BWWonLLost1–1W–L
ResultSDUD2Meetings

The Numbers

Griffith 5 · Hayward 2 of 7 measurable rows
GriffithHayward
Record†
85-24-2 (edge)3-4
Win %0–100%
77.5% (edge)
42.9%
Wins by knockoutmax 23
23 (edge)
1
KO ratenot comparable
27.06%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
27%
33% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 2
2
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 14
14 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 5.8
5.8 (edge)
0.6
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 112
112
7

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

Emile Griffith left, Stanley Hayward 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%

Stanley Hayward3 wins · from 7 tracked bouts

Stanley Hayward: 3 tracked wins — 1 by KO/TKO (33%) and 2 on the cards (67%). Counted from 7 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 33%2 on the cards 67%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Emile Griffith 112, Stanley Hayward 7 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Griffith better on 1

Griffith

Opponent

Hayward

  • Emile Griffith

    1–0–1 against

    Draw, PTS

    1976

    Win, MD

    1974

    BriscoeGriffith better

    Stanley Hayward

    1–1 against

    Loss, UD

    1975

    Win, SD

    1965

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

Stanley Hayward last boxed on Jun 16, 1975 — 18,753 days ago. Hayward had lost four straight, after one straight win.WLLLL

Griffith Oct 1968Little Mar 1969Griffith May 1969Hart May 1971Briscoe Jun 19750.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Emile Griffith and Stanley Hayward ever fought each other?
Yes. Emile Griffith and Stanley Hayward have met 2 times and the series is level at 1-1.
The 2 meetings

WMay 12, 1969 · Griffith · UD

LOct 29, 1968 · Hayward · SD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Griffith or Hayward?
Emile Griffith is 85-24-2 and Stanley Hayward is 3-4 across the 7 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%

Hayward3–442.9%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Griffith or Hayward?
Emile Griffith has 23 knockout wins and Stanley Hayward has 1. Emile Griffith has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Griffith2327.1%

Hayward1

The Numbers ↓
Do Griffith and Hayward have any common opponents?
Emile Griffith and Stanley Hayward share 1 common opponent: Bennie Briscoe. Emile Griffith fared better against 1 of them.
Shared opponent

Bennie Briscoe1–0–11–1

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Griffith and Hayward?
This comparison is drawn from 112 bouts tracked for Emile Griffith and 7 bouts tracked for Stanley Hayward. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Griffith112bouts

Hayward7bouts

How They Win ↓

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