Narrowing The Field For Canastota Oct 31, 2008
it must be voting season. Stay on top of breaking news. (ABC 7 News, DC)
Champion Pavlik has to 'win convincingly' against Lockett May 30, 2008
As the first and only trainer of Emile Griffith (85-24, 23 KOs) for 14 years, the former champion who won the welterweight title in 1964 and the middleweight title two years later, Clancy maintains he "had no idea" that Griffith is a homosexual despite years of rumors and innuendo ... The Two Worlds of Emile Griffith. (USA Today -- Sports)
Hall of Famer Dupas dies at 72 Jan 28, 2008
In 1962, Ralph lost a close 15-round decision to Emile Griffith for the world welterweight championship in Las Vegas. In 1963, Ralph lost a controversial 10-round decision to eventual welterweight and middleweight champion Sugar Ray Robinson. (Nola.com -- Sports)
Wall Street Traders Set to Knock Each Other Out: Bear Stearns Vs. Goldman Nov 2, 2007
Judges tapped to hand out honors for the top fighter as well as the best bout include Holmes, former heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis, top middleweight brawler Iran ``The Blade'' Barkley, International Boxing Hall of Fame members Lou Duva and Emile Griffith. With all the pressure to perform in front of the rich, famous and curious, boxers may struggle to maintain composure in the ring. (Bloomberg)
New on DVD: There's no 'Love' crazier than Riss and Pugach's Oct 19, 2007
The only knock here is that director Dan Klores' two 2005 sports docs are even better: Ring of Fire about boxer Emile Griffith, and Viva Baseball. Extras, extras: Klores commentary; Burt, Linda, more interviewed. (USA Today -- Life)
Boxing: Madison Square Garden retires a boxing ring replete with history Sep 22, 2007
Emile Griffith, standing, with Joe Frazier and Frazier's son Marvis, reminiscing about boxing and Madison Square Garden's ring ... A who's who of boxing greats and world champions attended the ring's retirement ceremony at the square Wednesday, including Joe Frazier, Emile Griffith, Bernard Hopkins, Mark Breland, Joey Giardello, Buddy McGirt, Carlos Ortiz and Virgil Hill, and they swapped stories at a luncheon beforehand. (International Herald Tribune)
Hatton joins Mayweather for HBO Sports' '24/7' sequel Sep 21, 2007
Along with former champions Smokin' Joe Frazier, Emile Griffith and Iran Barkley, Maskaev and Peter joined a group of fighters in New York on Wednesday to officially retire the ring that had been used at the Garden since 1925. Frazier, Maskaev and Peter led a ceremonial 10-count by striking the arena's original 82-year-old brass bell, which will continue in service. (USA Today -- Sports)
ESPN marches into documentary Mar 8, 2007
In addition to "Crazy Love," Klores directed and produced the Latin-baseball docu "Viva Baseball!," which aired on Spike TV, and "Ring of Fire," the story of boxer Emile Griffith, which aired on USA.. He also wrote one-act play "Myrtle Beach," which he's producing with Naked Angels. (Variety)
