Have Emile Griffith and Ted Wright ever fought each other?

Yes. Emile Griffith and Ted Wright met once on October 17, 1962, and Emile Griffith won by PTS.

Who has the better record, Griffith or Wright?

Emile Griffith is 85-24-2 and Ted Wright is 4-5 across the 9 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 Wright?

Emile Griffith has 23 knockout wins and Ted Wright has 1. Emile Griffith has more.

Do Griffith and Wright have any common opponents?

Emile Griffith and Ted Wright share 5 common opponents: Luis Manuel Rodríguez, Nino Benvenuti and Don Fullmer (and 2 others). Emile Griffith fared better against 2 of them.

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

This comparison is drawn from 112 bouts tracked for Emile Griffith and 9 bouts tracked for Ted Wright. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Emile Griffith vs Ted Wright — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Emile Griffith

Ted Wright

Emile Griffith (85-24-2) and Ted Wright (4-5 across 9 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 5 common opponents.

Griffith

Wins23 KO · 27%

Losses

Draws112 tracked bouts

Wright

Tracked record

4–5

counted from 9 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 Ted Wright have met 1 time; Griffith leads 1–0.
Met	1962Oct 17	Series
Emile GriffithFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Ted WrightFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	PTSGriffith vs Wright	1Meeting

Griffith vs Wright · Oct 17, 1962

The Numbers

Griffith 6 · Wright 1 of 7 measurable rows

GriffithEdge = longer wingWright

Record^†: 85-24-2 (edge)4-5
Win %0–100%: 77.5% (edge)
44.4%
Wins by knockoutmax 23: 23 (edge)
1
KO ratenot comparable: 27.06%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 27% (edge)
25%
Times stopped^‡max 2: 2
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 14: 14 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^§max 5.8: 5.8 (edge)
0.9
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 112: 112
9

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

Emile Griffith left, Ted Wright 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%

Ted Wright4 wins · from 9 tracked bouts

1 by KO/TKO 25%3 on the cards 75%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Emile Griffith 112, Ted Wright 9 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

5 shared

5 shared · Griffith better on 2 · Wright better on 1 · even on 25 shared · Emile Griffith better on 2 · Ted Wright better on 1 · even on 2

GriffithEmile Griffith

Opponent

WrightTed Wright

Emile Griffith
3–1 against
Win, SD
1964Jun 1964
Win, SD
1963Jun 1963
Loss, UD
1963Mar 1963
Win, SD
1960Dec 1960
RodríguezLuis Manuel RodríguezCuba 107–13Griffith betterEmile Griffith better — 3–1 to 0–1
Ted Wright
Loss, UD
1968May 1968
Emile Griffith
1–2 against
Loss, UD
1968Mar 1968
Win, MD
1967Sep 1967
Loss, UD
1967Apr 1967
BenvenutiNino BenvenutiItaly 82–7–1Wright betterTed Wright better — 0–1 to 1–2
Ted Wright
Loss, PTS
1963Dec 1963
Emile Griffith
1–1 against
Loss, UD
1965Aug 1965
Win, UD
1962Oct 1962
FullmerDon FullmerUnited States 54–20–5 · MiddleweightEvenEven — 1–1 both
Ted Wright
1–1 against
Loss, UD
1967Sep 1967
Win, TKO 7
1961Aug 1961
Emile Griffith
Win, TKO 9
1963Feb 1963
ChristensenChristian ChristensenDenmark 56–19–4EvenEven — 1–0 both
Ted Wright
Win, PTS
1958Oct 1958
Emile Griffith
2–1 against
Win, SD
1962Aug 1962
Loss, SD
1960Apr 1960
Win, SD
1960Mar 1960
MoyerDenny MoyerUnited States 98–38–4 · Super WelterweightGriffith betterEmile Griffith better — 2–1 to 1–1
Ted Wright
1–1 against
Loss, UD
1962Jul 1962
Win, SD
1962Jun 1962

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

Ted Wright last boxed on May 5, 1968 — 21,350 days ago. Wright had lost five straight.LLLLL

Moyer Jul 1962Griffith Oct 1962Benvenuti Dec 1963Fullmer Sep 1967Rodríguez May 19680.9 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Emile Griffith and Ted Wright ever fought each other?: Yes. Emile Griffith and Ted Wright met once on October 17, 1962, and Emile Griffith won by PTS.
Who has the better record, Griffith or Wright?: Emile Griffith is 85-24-2 and Ted Wright is 4-5 across the 9 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 Wright?: Emile Griffith has 23 knockout wins and Ted Wright has 1. Emile Griffith has more.
Do Griffith and Wright have any common opponents?: Emile Griffith and Ted Wright share 5 common opponents: Luis Manuel Rodríguez, Nino Benvenuti and Don Fullmer (and 2 others). Emile Griffith fared better against 2 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Griffith and Wright?: This comparison is drawn from 112 bouts tracked for Emile Griffith and 9 bouts tracked for Ted Wright. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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