Paret Defeats Emile Griffith
September 30, 1961-and dies six months later in rematch
September 30, 2008 Video
of fatal 12th Round!
(SEPT 30) Forty-seven years ago, on
September 30, 1961, Benny ‘Kid’ Paret, 35-12-3 (10KO), fought Emile
Griffith in a world title welterweight bout, defeating Griffith on
points in New York. Paret then rematched Griffith on April 3, 1962, and
was stopped in the 12th round, after taking on a barrage of punishment
from Griffith.
It was truly a grudge match going into
the rematch. Paret had taunted Griffith about being gay, which did not
set well with Griffith. It was reported that in the 12th round, Griffith
hit Parent twenty-nine times in a row, and eighteen times in six
seconds. Paret went into a coma after the fight, and he passed away nine
days later. [Record
on Boxrec]
