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Emile Griffith (85-24-2) and Tony Licata (2-2 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 3 common opponents.

Emile Griffith vs Tony Licata — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Emile Griffith

85–24–2

112 tracked bouts

Tony Licata

Tracked record

2–2

4 tracked bouts

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

Tony Licata leads 1–0

The Numbers

85-24-2 (edge)
Record
2-2

One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.

77.5% (edge)
Win %
50%
23 (edge)
Wins by knockout
0
27.06%
KO rate
27% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
0%

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

2
Times stopped
2

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

14 (edge)
Title reigns
0
5.8 (edge)
Bouts per year
1.3

Across each fighter's tracked career span.

112
Bouts tracked
4

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 only

Emile Griffith · 85 wins

KO/TKO
23
Decision
62
Other
0

Tony Licata · 2 wins

KO/TKO
0
Decision
2
Other
0

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

3 shared
  • Emile Griffith

    LPTS · Jul 1977

    Alan Minter

    Tony Licata

    LTKO R6 · Nov 1976
  • Emile Griffith

    LUD · Jun 1973LTKO R14 · Sep 1971

    Carlos Monzón

    Tony Licata

    LTKO R10 · Jun 1975
  • Emile Griffith

    WSD · Aug 1962LSD · Apr 1960WSD · Mar 1960

    Denny Moyer

    Tony Licata

    WUD · Oct 1973

Shared 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

Tony Licata

LLWW

L2 streak · last fought Nov 9, 1976

Common Questions

Have Emile Griffith and Tony Licata ever fought each other?
Yes. Emile Griffith and Tony Licata met once on February 5, 1974, and Tony Licata won by UD.
Who has the better record, Emile Griffith or Tony Licata?
Emile Griffith is 85-24-2 and Tony Licata is 2-2 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 Tony Licata?
Emile Griffith has 23 knockout wins and Tony Licata has 0. Emile Griffith has more.
Do Emile Griffith and Tony Licata have any common opponents?
Emile Griffith and Tony Licata share 3 common opponents: Alan Minter, Carlos Monzón and Denny Moyer. Tony Licata fared better against 2 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Emile Griffith and Tony Licata?
This comparison is drawn from 112 bouts tracked for Emile Griffith and 4 bouts tracked for Tony Licata. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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