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Young Griffo

68″ reach · +6.21% reach advantage · 91st percentile

Boxing record

118–12–68

Young Griffo has a reach of 68″ against a height of 64″ — a reach advantage of +6.21%, exceptional for lightweight boxing and the 91st percentile of the 120 compared here.

188018901900draw v Ambrose Taylor, 1889, decisionwin v Bill Doolan, 1889win v Dick Murphy, 1889, kowin v Bill Holden, 1890win v Jack Nicholson, 1890draw v Australian Jim Ryan, 1890, drawwin v Paddy Moran, 1890, kodraw v Chiddy Ryan, 1890, drawwin v Jack Bateman, 1890win v Sandy Ross, 1890win v Billy Williams, 1890result not stated v Pat McShane, 1890win v Jack King, 1890win v Torpedo Billy Murphy, 1890, kowin v Joe McLeod, 1890, kodraw v Abe Willis, 1890, drawwin v Doss Patterson, 1890, kowin v Richard Deerfoot Rose, 1890, kowin v Jim Burge, 1890draw v Porter, 1890, drawdraw v George McKenzie, 1890, drawdraw v Young Fred Smith, 1890, drawwin v Harry Mason, 1890, kowin v Dallas, 1890win v Duneef, 1890, kowin v Midnight Godfrey, 1890, kodraw v Unknown, 1890, drawwin v Bill Horner, 1890win v Will Brummy Fuller, 1890win v Billy Williams, 1891, decisionwin v Young Pluto, 1891result not stated v Chiddy Ryan, 1891result not stated v Ned Burden, 1891win v Torpedo Billy Murphy, 1891, dqwin v Joe Molloy, 1891result not stated v George Powell, 1891result not stated v Maurice (Dummy) Winters, 1891win v Jerry Marshall, 1892, decisionresult not stated v Sandy Ross, 1892draw v Martin Denny, 1892, decisionwin v Charlie Murphy, 1892win v Jack Melaney, 1892win v Australian Jim Ryan, 1892result not stated v George Donnelly, 1892draw v Jim Barron, 1892, decisionresult not stated v Abe Willis, 1892result not stated v Chiddy Ryan, 1892result not stated v Jim Bogie, 1892result not stated v Charlie Dunn, 1892loss v Mick Ryan, 1892, decisionresult not stated v Mick McCarthy, 1892result not stated v Ned Burden, 1892win v Al Jansen, 1893, decisiondraw v Reg Kid Agnew, 1893, decisiondraw v Tommy White, 1893, decisionwin v Young Scotty, 1893win v Maurice (Dummy) Winters, 1893, decisionwin v Jerry Marshall, 1893, dqwin v Jack Hanley, 1894win v Kentucky Rosebud, 1894draw v Charles Bull McCarthy, 1894, decisionwin v Eddie Loeber, 1894, koloss v Alf Tompkins, 1894, decisionloss v Jack McAuliffe, 1894, decisionresult not stated v Walter Campbell, 1894draw v George Dixon, 1894, decisionwin v Torpedo Billy Murphy, 1894, decisiondraw v Johnny Griffin, 1894, decisiondraw v Ike Weir, 1894, drawwin v Ed McCabe, 1894, decisiondraw v George Lavigne, 1894, decisiondraw v Johnny Van Heest, 1894, decisiondraw v Solly Smith, 1894, decisiondraw v Frank Erne, 1895, decisiondraw v Joe Gans, 1895, decisionwin v Jack Hanley, 1895draw v Jack Randall, 1895, drawdraw v George Dixon, 1895, decisiondraw v George Lavigne, 1895, decisionwin v Billy (Shadow) Maber, 1895, kowin v Charley Barnett, 1895, kowin v George Reynolds, 1895win v Eddie Curry, 1895, decisionwin v Joe Harmon, 1895, decisionwin v Jerome Quigley, 1895win v Charles Bull McCarthy, 1895draw v Jimmy Dime, 1895, decisionwin v Horace Leeds, 1895, decisiondraw v Joe Powers, 1896, decisiondraw v Billy Ernst, 1896, decisiondraw v Jack Everhardt, 1896, decisionwin v Sam Tonkins, 1896, decisionloss v Charlie McKeever, 1896, decisionwin v Billy Starr, 1897, koresult not stated v Tom Tracey, 1897draw v Frank Garrard, 1897, decisionwin v Wilmington Jack Daly, 1897draw v Joe Gans, 1897, decisiondraw v Charlie McKeever, 1897, decisionloss v Horace Leeds, 1897win v Owen Ziegler, 1897win v Martin Judge, 1897loss v Philadelphia Tommy Ryan, 1897, kowin v Joseph K Devitt, 1898, kowin v Young Peter Jackson, 1898, dqloss v Frank McConnell, 1898, decisionwin v Billy Lewis, 1898, decisionloss v Joe Gans, 1900, kodraw v Jack Lewis, 1900, decisionwin v Charley Kenney, 1900, decisionwin v Jim Popp, 1901, decisionwin v Kid Ash, 1901, decisionwin v Ole Olsen, 1901, decisionwin v Jack Kid Bain, 1902, koloss v Joe Tipman, 1902, koloss v Joe Bernstein, 1902, decisionwin v Tommy Daly, 1902, decisiondraw v George Memsic, 1903, decisionloss v Tommy White, 1904, kowin v Martin Judge, 1904, decision
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 1889–1904 · EARLIEST 50 NOT SHOWN

SOURCE·Young Griffo — English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)·derived figures computed here·REVIEWED 2026-07-25

How this record is compiled

  1. Measurements come from the fighter's English Wikipedia infobox; the bout list is parsed from the results table on the same article, read on 2026-07-25. Boxing tables are read by header name and MMA records by the fixed column order of the MMA record template — two different parsers, because reading MMA rows as a boxing table returns a fighter's boxing record in place of their real one.
  2. A bout enters the ledger with whatever fields the source states: result, opponent, method, round, year. Any field the source leaves empty stays empty here. A date that cannot be established is left blank rather than inferred, and the bout is still counted.
  3. A no contest is counted and printed as a no contest. It is never folded into the wins, the losses or the draws, and it never disappears to make a total balance.
  4. Where the article's infobox total disagrees with its own results table, both figures are published and each is labelled with where it came from. Nothing is averaged and nothing is reconciled against a second database.
  5. Percentiles rank this fighter among the 120 lightweight boxing fighters in the dataset — the most specific group of at least 30 that this fighter belongs to.
reach advantage = (reach − height) ÷ height × 100

Sources, exclusions and known limits →

Bout record

Every bout the article's own results table lists, in order. A dash is a field the source leaves empty — it is not a zero and it is not a guess.

Bout-by-bout recordAUG 2026
YearResultOpponentMethodRd
1904 L Tommy White KO/TKO1
1904 W Martin Judge Decision6
1903 D George Memsic Decision6
1902 W Jack Kid Bain KO/TKO9
1902 L Joe Tipman KO/TKO5
1902 L Joe Bernstein Decision20
1902 W Tommy Daly Decision20
1901 W Jim Popp Decision6
1901 W Kid Ash Decision10
1901 W Ole Olsen Decision6
1900 L Joe Gans KO/TKO8
1900 D Jack Lewis Decision6
1900 W Charley Kenney Decision6
1898 W Joseph K Devitt KO/TKO20
1898 W Young Peter Jackson DQ4
1898 L Frank McConnell Decision15
1898 W Billy Lewis Decision10
1897 W Billy Starr KO/TKO4
1897 ? Tom Tracey —1
1897 D Frank Garrard Decision6
1897 W Wilmington Jack Daly —6
1897 D Joe Gans Decision15
1897 D Charlie McKeever Decision15
1897 L Horace Leeds —4
1897 W Owen Ziegler —6
1897 W Martin Judge —6
1897 L Philadelphia Tommy Ryan KO/TKO3
1896 D Joe Powers Decision4
1896 D Billy Ernst Decision12
1896 D Jack Everhardt Decision20
1896 W Sam Tonkins Decision10
1896 L Charlie McKeever Decision20
1895 D Frank Erne Decision4
1895 D Joe Gans Decision10
1895 W Jack Hanley —4
1895 D Jack Randall Draw4
1895 D George Dixon Decision10
1895 D George Lavigne Decision20
1895 W Billy (Shadow) Maber KO/TKO—
1895 W Charley Barnett KO/TKO4
1895 W George Reynolds —6
1895 W Eddie Curry Decision4
1895 W Joe Harmon Decision6
1895 W Jerome Quigley —4
1895 W Charles Bull McCarthy —4
1895 D Jimmy Dime Decision8
1895 W Horace Leeds Decision12
1894 W Jack Hanley —4
1894 W Kentucky Rosebud —4
1894 D Charles Bull McCarthy Decision4
1894 W Eddie Loeber KO/TKO1
1894 L Alf Tompkins Decision15
1894 L Jack McAuliffe Decision10
1894 ? Walter Campbell —10
1894 D George Dixon Decision20
1894 W Torpedo Billy Murphy Decision8
1894 D Johnny Griffin Decision8
1894 D Ike Weir Draw3
1894 W Ed McCabe Decision3
1894 D George Lavigne Decision8

Showing 60 of 170 recorded bouts, most recent first.

16 of these opponents have their own page here.

SOURCE·Young Griffo — English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)·derived figures computed here·REVIEWED 2026-07-25

Reach in context

Reach advantage

+6.21%

68″ reach on a 64″ frame

Compared against 120 lightweight boxing fighters. Median 3.02%.

-2.3%lightweight boxing reach advantage8.9%
Measurements
Reach68″ (172.7 cm)27th pct
Height64″ (162.6 cm)3rd pct
Stance—
DivisionLightweight Boxing
competed at 2: featherweight, lightweight — compared here against the last
Most active decade1890s — 104 of 170 dated bouts
CountryAustralia

Record

Boxing record

118–12

229 bouts on record

Finish rate

28%

of wins ended inside the distance — lightweight boxing median 51%, 13th percentile

By knockout: 33 (28%)By decision: 85 (72%)
  • By knockout 28%
  • By decision 72%

The career, bout by bout

170 recorded bouts from 1886 to 1904. Every incumbent shows this as a table you have to read; here it is as a shape you can see.

1890 1900 win vs Frank Silver (1886)win vs Bill Griffiths (1886)? vs Bill Scott (1886)win vs Bob O'Neill (1887)win vs Ben Francis (1887)win vs Tom Whalen (1887)win vs Matt Ritchie (1888)win vs Torpedo Billy Murphy (1888)draw vs Frank Burns (1888)draw vs Jones (1888)win vs Frank Young McShane (1888)draw vs Young Pluto (1888)draw vs Alf Lawrence (1888)win vs Dick Cook (1888)win vs Sam McLeod (1888)win vs George Fogg (1888)win vs Dick Corbett (1888)win vs Young Dalley (1888)win vs Chappie Chapman (1888)win vs Jack Smith (1888)draw vs Michis (1888)win vs Young Dutchy (1888)draw vs Jack King (1888)win vs Essy McGuire (1888)win vs Jack Heaney (1888)loss vs Bill Oates (1888)draw vs Jim Donnelly (1888)win vs Jack Poultney (1888)draw vs Arthur Aitken (1888)draw vs Flemming (1888)? vs Binks (1888)win vs Nipper Peakes (1889)draw vs Young Pluto (1889)draw vs Martin Denny (1889)win vs Jem Dempsey (1889)win vs Dave Lewis (1889)win vs Bill Holden (1889)win vs Mick McCarthy (1889)win vs Will Sullivan (1889)win vs Bill Horner (1889)win vs Dodger Ryan (1889)draw vs Abe Willis (1889)win vs Doss Patterson (1889)win vs Unknown (1889)win vs Duneef (1889)win vs Mick O'Brien (1889)win vs Kiama Pet (1889)win vs Alf Lane (1889)draw vs Horden (1889)win vs Jack Adamson (1889)draw vs Ambrose Taylor (1889)win vs Bill Doolan (1889)win vs Dick Murphy (1889)win vs Bill Holden (1890)win vs Jack Nicholson (1890)draw vs Australian Jim Ryan (1890)win vs Paddy Moran (1890)draw vs Chiddy Ryan (1890)win vs Jack Bateman (1890)win vs Sandy Ross (1890)win vs Billy Williams (1890)? vs Pat McShane (1890)win vs Jack King (1890)win vs Torpedo Billy Murphy (1890)win vs Joe McLeod (1890)draw vs Abe Willis (1890)win vs Doss Patterson (1890)win vs Richard Deerfoot Rose (1890)win vs Jim Burge (1890)draw vs Porter (1890)draw vs George McKenzie (1890)draw vs Young Fred Smith (1890)win vs Harry Mason (1890)win vs Dallas (1890)win vs Duneef (1890)win vs Midnight Godfrey (1890)draw vs Unknown (1890)win vs Bill Horner (1890)win vs Will Brummy Fuller (1890)win vs Billy Williams (1891)win vs Young Pluto (1891)? vs Chiddy Ryan (1891)? vs Ned Burden (1891)win vs Torpedo Billy Murphy (1891)win vs Joe Molloy (1891)? vs George Powell (1891)? vs Maurice (Dummy) Winters (1891)win vs Jerry Marshall (1892)? vs Sandy Ross (1892)draw vs Martin Denny (1892)win vs Charlie Murphy (1892)win vs Jack Melaney (1892)win vs Australian Jim Ryan (1892)? vs George Donnelly (1892)draw vs Jim Barron (1892)? vs Abe Willis (1892)? vs Chiddy Ryan (1892)? vs Jim Bogie (1892)? vs Charlie Dunn (1892)loss vs Mick Ryan (1892)? vs Mick McCarthy (1892)? vs Ned Burden (1892)win vs Al Jansen (1893)draw vs Reg Kid Agnew (1893)draw vs Tommy White (1893)win vs Young Scotty (1893)win vs Maurice (Dummy) Winters (1893)win vs Jerry Marshall (1893)win vs Jack Hanley (1894)win vs Kentucky Rosebud (1894)draw vs Charles Bull McCarthy (1894)win vs Eddie Loeber (1894)loss vs Alf Tompkins (1894)loss vs Jack McAuliffe (1894)? vs Walter Campbell (1894)draw vs George Dixon (1894)win vs Torpedo Billy Murphy (1894)draw vs Johnny Griffin (1894)draw vs Ike Weir (1894)win vs Ed McCabe (1894)draw vs George Lavigne (1894)draw vs Johnny Van Heest (1894)draw vs Solly Smith (1894)draw vs Frank Erne (1895)draw vs Joe Gans (1895)win vs Jack Hanley (1895)draw vs Jack Randall (1895)draw vs George Dixon (1895)draw vs George Lavigne (1895)win vs Billy (Shadow) Maber (1895)win vs Charley Barnett (1895)win vs George Reynolds (1895)win vs Eddie Curry (1895)win vs Joe Harmon (1895)win vs Jerome Quigley (1895)win vs Charles Bull McCarthy (1895)draw vs Jimmy Dime (1895)win vs Horace Leeds (1895)draw vs Joe Powers (1896)draw vs Billy Ernst (1896)draw vs Jack Everhardt (1896)win vs Sam Tonkins (1896)loss vs Charlie McKeever (1896)win vs Billy Starr (1897)? vs Tom Tracey (1897)draw vs Frank Garrard (1897)win vs Wilmington Jack Daly (1897)draw vs Joe Gans (1897)draw vs Charlie McKeever (1897)loss vs Horace Leeds (1897)win vs Owen Ziegler (1897)win vs Martin Judge (1897)loss vs Philadelphia Tommy Ryan (1897)win vs Joseph K Devitt (1898)win vs Young Peter Jackson (1898)loss vs Frank McConnell (1898)win vs Billy Lewis (1898)loss vs Joe Gans (1900)draw vs Jack Lewis (1900)win vs Charley Kenney (1900)win vs Jim Popp (1901)win vs Kid Ash (1901)win vs Ole Olsen (1901)win vs Jack Kid Bain (1902)loss vs Joe Tipman (1902)loss vs Joe Bernstein (1902)win vs Tommy Daly (1902)draw vs George Memsic (1903)loss vs Tommy White (1904)win vs Martin Judge (1904)
winlossdraw / NC1886–1904

Career span

19y

1886–1904

Longest unbeaten run

44

without a loss — draws do not break it

Busiest year

1890

26 bouts

Recorded bouts

170

170 with a date

Standing questions

What this record does and does not say

What is Young Griffo's record?
118–12–68 in boxing. That is the aggregate stated in the English Wikipedia infobox; the results table on the same article lists 170 bouts individually.
Does a no contest change a record here?
No. A no contest is not a win, a loss or a draw, and it is never folded into one. It is counted and printed separately, so a 20–0 record with two no contests is shown as exactly that rather than as 22–0 or as 20–0 with the no contests dropped. The same applies to a bout overturned after the fact where the source records the change.
What happens when sources disagree about a fight?
This site publishes one source — the fighter's English Wikipedia article, read on the date printed under every table — and it does not silently reconcile that against anyone else's database. Where the article's own infobox total and its own results table disagree, both are shown and the page says which one each figure came from. Nothing is averaged, and no field is filled in from a second source to make a total balance.

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