Emile Griffith
(1938-2013)
American boxer
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Emile Alphonse Griffith (February 3, 1938 – July 23, 2013) was a professional boxer from the U.S. Virgin Islands who became a World Champion in the welterweight, junior middleweight and middleweight classes. His best known contest was a 1962 title match with Benny Paret. At the weigh in, Paret infuriated Griffith, a bisexual man, by touching his buttocks and making a homophobic slur. Griffith won the bout by knockout; Paret never recovered consciousness and died in the hospital 10 days later.
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3 February 1938 Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
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| Died |
23 July 2013 (aged 75) Town of Hempstead, New York, United States
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| Zodiac | Aquarius |
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