Emile Griffith vs. Christian Christensen
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Emile Griffith 152 lbs beat Chris Christensen 150 lbs by TKO in round 9 of 15
- Date: 1963-02-03
- Location: Forum, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Referee: Robert Seidel
Emile Griffith celebrated his 25th birthday by successfully defending his World Junior middleweight title in Copenhagen. He stopped the 36-year old Dane, Christian Christensen in the 9th, after "Gentleman Chris" had been down twice in that round. The towel came flying in. Christensen had also been down in the 3rd.
Griffith moved in and out on the Dane, he even could take some extra seconds off to admire the effect of his combinations. The first two knockdowns were from right crosses, the final attack was a two fisted volley.
Prior to the fight, in January 1963, Boxing News reported that a member of the Danish parlament intended to stop the event, fearing that Christensen would get seriously hurt.