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Emile Griffith (85-24-2) and Willie Toweel (1-1-1 across 3 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Emile Griffith vs Willie Toweel — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇺🇸UNITED STATES

Emile Griffith

85–24–2

112 tracked bouts

🇿🇦SOUTH AFRICA

Willie Toweel

Tracked record

1–1–1

3 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

Emile Griffith leads 1–0

The Numbers

85-24-2 (edge)
Record
1-1-1

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
1 (edge)

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

14 (edge)
Title reigns
0
5.8 (edge)
Bouts per year
0.6

Across each fighter's tracked career span.

112
Bouts tracked
3

Tale of the Tape

5′7″ (169 cm)
Height
72″ (183 cm)
Reach
88
Age
92
Orthodox
Stance
United States
Nationality
South Africa

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Emile Griffith · 85 wins

KO/TKO
23
Decision
62
Other
0

Willie Toweel · 1 wins

KO/TKO
0
Decision
1
Other
0

Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (112 and 3 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Emile Griffith

LLLWW

L3 streak · last fought Jul 30, 1977

Willie Toweel

LWD

L1 streak · last fought Oct 22, 1960

Common Questions

Have Emile Griffith and Willie Toweel ever fought each other?
Yes. Emile Griffith and Willie Toweel met once on October 22, 1960, and Emile Griffith won by TKO in round 8.
Who has the better record, Emile Griffith or Willie Toweel?
Emile Griffith is 85-24-2 and Willie Toweel is 1-1-1 across the 3 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 Willie Toweel?
Emile Griffith has 23 knockout wins and Willie Toweel has 0. Emile Griffith has more.
Do Emile Griffith and Willie Toweel have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Emile Griffith and Willie Toweel have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Emile Griffith and Willie Toweel?
This comparison is drawn from 112 bouts tracked for Emile Griffith and 3 bouts tracked for Willie Toweel. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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