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Emile Griffith grave (2013)

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Emile Griffith

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[2] and middleweight[3] 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 homosexual slur. Griffith won the bout by knockout; Paret never recovered consciousness and died in the hospital 10 days later.[4]

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