Emile Griffith Thread

#1. I do.

#2. I always thought his fight with Tiger was a particularly noteworthy performance. As were Paret I & III, Ortega II and I thought he looked very impressive in Rodriguez I, despite getting the impression he lost the series.

#3. My favourites are Tiger I, Ortega I, Paret III. In that order.

 

Just what I found most entertaining. You could possibly put Rodriguez I at #3.

 

I'm still recovering from the Rodriguez series marathon. I have the three Paret fights on my watchlist but haven't got round to them yet.

 

1. Someone else
2. Some of his earlier fights where he was a killer inside. The Paret fights are the most famous. His magnum opus, though, was his beatdown of Gaspar Ortega.
3. The Rodríguez and Paret series, I suppose.

 

No, I didn't - tough to score but even tougher to watch.

 

People always say that a muscular physique is bad for a boxer ......and then there’s Emile Griffith

 

I do and I think he was a good man and it is a shame how he ended!
Those who beat him wjen he was 80 years old are lucky because it was not prime Griffith who would beat them badly!
When they asked is he really a gay he answered:I liked man and woman both but I like girls more...