Emile Griffith vs. Ernie Lopez (2nd meeting)
Emile Griffith 153 lbs beat Ernie Lopez 153 lbs by UD in round 10 of 10
- Date: 1972-03-30
- Location: Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Referee: Larry Rozadilla 5-4
- Judge: John Thomas 5-4
- Judge: George Latka 5-2
"Former five time champion Emile Griffith of New York pounded out a close but unanimous decision Thursday night over Ernie "Indian Red" Lopez of Los Angeles in their 10 round bout at the Olympic Auditorium. After dropping the first round, Griffith, 153, came back to take an edge in the next three rounds on his effective left hooks with which he caught Lopez coming in repeatedly. Lopez, 152 1/2, forced the action in the 5th round to take a slight margin but Griffith then piled up an edge in the 6th and 7th as he repeatedly caught Lopez boring in. The game Lopez, trying to cut the margin, won the 8th and 9th rounds but Griffith landed three hard left hooks to the head in the 10th to take that round. There were no knockdowns and neither fighter was cut although both landed hard blows." -United Press International
- Unofficial UPI scorecard - 6-4 Griffith
- Unofficial L.A. Times scorecard - 6-4 Griffith
- Unofficial International Boxing scorecard - 5-4 Griffith
- Attendance - 7,283
- Gate - $62,255.00
Post fight comments
- "I knew we would get the decision because Emile won big." -Gil Clancy, Griffith's manager
- "Red won it all the way. I don't see how the verdict could have gone the other way." -Howie Steindler, Lopez's manager