Difference between revisions of "Emile Griffith"
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Revision as of 13:14, 14 September 2017
Contents
Country
United States
Birth - Death
1938 - 2013
Occupation
Sports
Notable Achievements
World Champion
Description
Former World middleweight boxing champion, with many wins in three divisions Identified as bisexual. Severely beaten when he left a gay bar in New York City, New York in 1992.