Emile Griffith vs. Armando Muniz

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Emile Griffith 154 lbs beat Armando Muniz 152 lbs by UD in round 10 of 10

"32 year old Emile Griffith showed age was no barrier as he scored a unanimous 10 round decision over 25 year old Armando Muniz. Muniz was hopelessly outclassed by the veteran Griffith. Griffith's rapid-fire jabs, which were his tempo of the fight, commenced in the 2nd round when he peppered Muniz constantly both to the head and body. Muniz stayed on fairly even terms with Griffith in the 3rd and 4th heats, but Emile took command in the 5th when he jabbed Muniz's left eye and started a swelling beneath the orb. The 6th round was a toe-to-toe battle, but Griffith schooled the Latin in the fine art of boxing through the following three heats. Knowing he needed a knockout in the final round, Muniz left his stool firing all his artillery. Griffith was equal to the barrage and the crowd of 8,100 was on it's feet at the end cheering both battlers even though none doubted the outcome." -Independent Press-Telegram

  • The contracted weight for this bout was 152 lbs., however, Griffith weighed in at 154 claiming he could not get any lower.
  • Attendance - 8,100
  • Gate: $61,047
  • Purses: Muniz - 30% of the net gate, Griffith - 27 1/2%

Post fight comments

  • "Mando was in the best shape of his life and there are no excuses. But when Griffith showed his complete disdain for the contract, it upset us all. We insisted at the weigh-in that Griffith get down to the weight agreed upon. He said he couldn't get any lower. The State Athletic Commission said all it could do was fine Griffith and his manager $100 apiece. We could have refused to fight, but so many tickets had been sold that we felt it unfair to the fans to back out. We would never have agreed to 154 lbs. A contract should be honored. -Jake Horn, Muniz' co-manager
  • "We miscalculated, that's all. Emile's best weight is 157 and we couldn't get him lower than 154, though we dried him out on Friday." -Gil Clancy, Griffith's manager
  • "Boy, I learned alot tonight. I was hoping he'd make a few mistakes and he did, but I just couldn't capitalize on them. This Griffith is a great fighter and I didn't realize how fine he was until tonight." -Armando Muniz
  • "Muniz is a wonderful fighter. he really tried to make a go of it. He just didn't have the experience with two years professional boxing to go against what I've learned for a dozen more years." -Emile Griffith
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